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Lyric: Dang, dang, diggety-dang-a-dang
 Dang-dang, diggety-dang-a-dang
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PROPOSED SUGGESTION: TikTok aside, this song is a direct reference to Grease – specifically “We Go Together”.

Lyric: We’re up ’til dawn
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Highschool parties are usually very long and i’m pretty sure this party started at night time too.

Lyric: It’s exciting, right?
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This most likely implies Martha’s never been to a party and it’s really cool. or idk

Lyric: Ain’t nobody home tonight
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On one hand,the parents literally aren’t home. The way I interpret this personally is since they’re all drunk or high as fuck,nobody’s home mentally.

Lyric: Where the hell are those freshmen?
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this is implying that there were no freshmen breaking in in the first place, it was just a ruse set up by Veronica to help Heather Duke, who Ram was…i have no idea how to describe it. anyways, yeah.

Lyric: Why do you gotta be so weird all the time?
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this was probably a breaking point of some sorts for martha, because we see in “Kindergarten Boyfriend” that Ram used to treat Martha as a friend, or a lover alternatively. until the first grade, up to now when Ram’s peers forced him to act rude or bully others who aren’t like his colleagues.

Lyric: Razorbacks
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The “Razorback” are the opposing team of Westerberg. Their mascot belongs to Jefferson high school https://pin.it/72Zxbgj6I

Lyric: What note?
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Ram doesn’t know about the note that Veronica had forged.

Lyric: Oh, I wanna say hello to Ram
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Martha wants desperately to be a good houseguest and greet the host, who she is under the impression sent her a direct invitation.

Lyric: The party’s hot, hot, hot
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Perhaps a reference to The Merrymen’s 1988 hit, “Feeling Hot Hot Hot”, a self-described party song.

Lyric: Why are they surprised?
 Whenever we’re unsupervised
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Mentioning how parents believe that ttens are more responsible than they really are.

Lyric: [HEATHER CHANDLER]
 Ha
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this is a very rare moment when h.chandler actually laughs at something h.duke says.

Lyric: Drink, smoke, it’s all cool
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This sentiment of doing what’s “cool” is seen clearly throughout the musical, as the popular kids are struggling to keep up a facade of doing what they need to remain popular. Kurt, Ram and Heather McNamara all express that they feel trapped in their lives- flawless as they may seem on the outside. Though Veronica views them as thoughtless bullies, Kurt and Ram display more depth, as in “Beautiful” they question their actions as they fulfil their archetypes- what the hierarchy expects of them. McNamara’s song “Lifeboat”  https://genius.com/Heathers-the-musical-ensemble-lifeboat-lyrics expresses her hatred of the cut-throat hierarchy that she is trapped in- even if she is popular she is lost in a world where she feels she cannot be herself, and is always teetering on the edge of being outcasted.

Lyric: [KURT]
 His folks got a waterbed
 Come upstairs and rest your head
 
 [RAM]
 Let’s rub each other’s backs
 While watchin’ porn on Cinemax
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Although this isn’t clear in the album Kurt and Ram say this to the Heathers. This is where their personalities as typical sex-crazed teenagers is shown, as their idea of a party is shown to be mostly about drinking and trying to sleep with as many pretty girls as possible. It is important that they be established as girl-crazy so that when Veronica writes them a suicide note claiming Kurt & Ram are gay the audience understands that they definitely weren’t.  While the above is true of the original off-Broadway production, several productions of the play have implied that Ram and Kurt are at least bisexual in their choreography. Being “girl-crazy” is often seen as a cover for being gay, avoiding any accusation by parading interest in the opposite sex.

Lyric: [HEATHER DUKE]
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This is one of the rare special moments during the play when Heather Duke can say something and Heather Chandler doesn’t shut her up!

Lyric: [VERONICA, spoken]
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In the off-broadway version she says the correct version and the conversation goes like this. Veronica: Ok, ok, ok. So, it’s salt and then shot, and then lime? Heather C.: Ya! You’re a natural! Just like my mother!

Lyric: I can’t believe you actually came
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There’s a little regret in Veronica’s voice at this point, as if she wishes Martha hadn’t come to save her from the embarrassment. Later, she might wish the same thing, because the Heathers nearly get Martha to whack a pig dressed like her, which Veronica prevents, therefore sapping her of all her popularity.

Lyric: Our folks got no clue
 ’Bout all the shit their children do
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This could also be a reference to the idea in the musical that grownups don’t understand kids, or don’t know them or, as the kids put it, know about “all the shit their children do.” Also, Big Bud Dean probably had no idea about JD’s later plan to blow up Westerburg.

Lyric: I hate freshmen
 Where are you little pricks? I’m comin’ for you
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In high school, it’s common for upperclassmen to hate the freshman as a collective group, often excluding them and making them feel unwelcome. Sometimes seniors make the freshmen do cruel or demeaning activities, known as  hazing.

Lyric: Dang, dang, diggety-dang-a-dang
 Dang, dang, diggety-dang-a-dang
 Dang, dang, diggety-dang-a-dang
 Diggety-dang-a-dang
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These lyrics were sung by the Heathers earlier in the song. The fact that all of the other kids are joining in shows just how much they  idolize (and want to be like) the Heathers. It’s also a reference to “ We Go Together” from Grease, exactly the type of high school musical this song seems to be making fun of.

Lyric: Martha Dumptruck
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Veronica’s (former?) best friend, the sweet, kind Martha Dunnstock is known around Westerburg High as “Martha Dumptruck”. The cruel nickname, which mocks her weight, was originated by Kurt Kelly in “ Beautiful”.

Lyric: Look who’s with her – Oh my God
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At this moment, the Heathers spot Veronica as she approaches Martha at the party. Although the Heathers gave Veronica a way to be popular, Veronica still talks to Martha, the most unpopular girl in school.

Lyric: Sorry, Heather
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This seems to have a couple of layers. The first and most obvious is that Duke just obeys Chandler without question, despite actually being characterized as the smartest. But underneath that, Duke can be heard as sounding sarcastic or irritated, much like a child apologizing to their parents. This again goes back to Duke being the smartest in the Heathers. She’s probably frustrated that Chandler never heard her out, and might even feel that she should be the leader or at least have more leeway in the group.

Lyric: People wouldn’t hate you so much if you acted normal
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Ram doesn’t hate Martha, or even dislike her. This is the only time he openly insults her, and from his standpoint, might just be brutal honesty. He might even think he’s helping her, giving her a suggestion on how to improve.

Lyric: Here comes the cootie squad
 We should—
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This may show the immaturity of the Heathers, as only kids really believe in “cooties.” More likely, however, H. Duke is trying to say how baby-ish Martha is. In most productions Martha wears a brightly colored sweater with a unicorn it.

Lyric: I’m not alone, I’m not afraid
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Reference to: Veronica, in both the musical and the movie, only really having one friend before becoming popular The epidemic of teenage loneliness. Also, teenagers far and wide are afraid of the popular kids. Veronica was at the beginning of “Beautiful,” but now she is no longer afraid of the popular kids because she now  is a popular kid (and it’s shown that she gains confidence when drunk). This line is also ironic, because Veronica quickly becomes  very afraid of Heather Chandler after vomiting on her.

Lyric: Everyone’s high as a kite
 Ain’t nobody home tonight
 
 [VERONICA]
 Stoned, zoned, I should quit
 Hey, is that weed? I want a hit
 
 [KIDS]
 Fill that joint and roll it tight
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Especially scandalous in 1989, since the  National Drug Control Policy had only just been created.

Lyric: So let the speakers blow
 They’ll buy another stereo
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Since both Ram and Kurt are pretty much spoiled brats, their parents wouldn’t punish them, they’d just buy something in its place. This could also explain their personailty in the play. They don’t think about what anyone says (like Veronica telling Kurt that he’s a “high school has been waiting to happen”) because what Veronica’s telling them is a consequence, but Kurt pushes it off like he doesn’t care since his parents never punish him therefore he has never dealt with consequences.

Lyric: Yo, Ram, emergency
 I just saw some freshmen sneaking over the pool fence
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She says this as a way to get Ram off of Heather Duke, a hint that either she cares for her, or she’s just drunk. For the record, she was never repaid for this favor.

Lyric: [HEATHER CHANDLER, spoken]
 You’re doing it wrong
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The difference between Heather Chandler and Heather McNamara here could be compared to the difference of Purgatory and Hell. Turning to the Classic Comedy, specifically Dante’s Purgatorio, we see a noteworthy comparison between Hell and Purgatory. Heather Chandler outright tells Veronica that she’s taking it in the wrong order, while on the other hand, Heather McNamara is giving helpful advice on which order to do it. This is similar to Hell vs Purgatory in Dante’s Inferno. In Hell, there is no hope of doing anything correctly. You’re constantly in pain. However, in Purgatory, you’re shown what you’ll become once you strip yourself of your sins. You’re shown statues of joyous people, and there’s motivational speeches depending on what terrace you’re on. McNamara could represent Purgatory, hinting towards her redemption, while Chandler could represent Hell, hinting towards her ultimate (And soon to come) demise.

Lyric: Are you trying to poison me?
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Not sure if it’s irony or foreshadowing, but this particular line is probably alluding to the way Heather Chandler dies later on. Or, it might simply be the fact that Ram Sweeney has been drinking alcoholic beverages a while, and developed a disliking of any “age appropriate” drink.

Lyric: Wait, really?
 ’Cause I feel great
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She says this with a VERY slurred voice—implying that she’s already drunk, or at least tipsy.

Lyric: I think that’s what they call third base
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This refers to when Veronica sees a couple making out in the corner. However, third base is the act of oral sex which may indicate Veronica’s lack of experience.

Lyric: Showing up here took some guts
 Time to rip ’em out
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This is intensely vicious of Heather Chandler, which is a part of character, but it really speaks to the nature of Westerberg. Similar grotesque wording is used in  “Dead Girl Walking”: They’ll hunt me down in study hall Stuff and mount me on the wall It suggests that the high school environment is far from kind or safe, which is asserted very obviously throughout the musical and movie.

Lyric: I brought sparkling cider
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Martha is mainly outcast from the other children because she still acts at her maturity level, while Kurt, Ram, and the Heathers act beyond their age. Sparkling cider is a non-alcoholic drink, and Martha bringing it shows how at a distance she is from the way other kids her age are acting. Though they are all still kids, the popular ones make attempts to act like adults, even condemning people like Martha for being childish when the only difference between them is how they choose to act on their immaturity.

Lyric: Okay, okay, okay, so, it’s salt, and then lime, and then shot
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The implication here is that they’re doing shots of tequila, which are usually accompanied by salt and a lime or lemon chaser. For the record, the correct order is salt, then shot, then lime.

Lyric: Pff, there’s no alcohol in here
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Ram takes a swig of the cider and immediately spits it out.

Lyric: Well, who’s this pig remind you of?
 Especially the snout
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This refers to the pig pinata that the Heathers bring out (it’s the very same one that Ram was recently humping). They’ve dressed the pig up to look like Martha, and they intend to bully her with it. This may also refer to the fact that Martha is plump and has a small but pig-like nose.

Lyric: Hey, are you okay?
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“Hey, are you okay?” is something Veronica says often, and with genuine feeling, which shows that she cares a lot about her classmates, even when they rebuff her like Heather Duke does here (or like the nerd in ‘Beautiful’).

Lyric: [PREPPY STUD, spoken]
 Veronica, you are lookin’ good tonight
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Someone had finally noticed Veronica in a positive way, something Veronica was new to. To have someone compliment her, cemented Veronica’s belief that she was better off with the Heathers. Although this line is spoken by Ram’s actor, Jon Eidson, in the cast recording, it’s not Ram saying it.

Lyric: Hi, Ram
 I— I wasn’t gonna come, but since you took the time to write that sweet note
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Martha thanks Ram for the note forged by Veronica before  “Candy Store,” of which Ram has no knowledge.

Lyric: You need a jello shot
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This line is spoken to Heather Duke after she’s been left enraged by both Ram’s antics and Veronica ‘saving’ her. She happily accepts the shot.

Lyric: Quit it jackass, get off of me
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This line is urgently spoken by Heather Duke after Ram grabs ahold of her and ruts against her as he did to the pig piñata—this is foreshadowing for  “Blue”.

Lyric: Way to show maturity
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Heather Duke, the object of Ram’s desire throughout the first act, is unimpressed by his antics with the piñata. Duke is the only one at the party not having fun as she considers everyone sloppy. She’s way too smart to be at a house party. Her inactive and snobby behavior is her way of being a wallflower since she’d much rather be at home with a book.

Lyric: Gonna make ’em go whee, whee, whee, whee
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Razorbacks are half-wild pigs which are common in the United States.  It is also the team name of Westerberg High’s rivals, explaining why there is a piñata of a pig at the party. Ram proceeds to hump said piñata when Kurt brings it on stage, simulated what they are going to do to their opponents. In some productions Kurt can be seen humping the piñata’s head while Ram humps its backside. It might also be a reference to “ This Little Piggy, a common nursery rhyme: This little piggy cried whee whee whee all the way home

Lyric: Dreams are comin’ true
 When people laugh, but not at you
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To Veronica, it feels like the dream that she expressed in  “Beautiful” has finally come true. But in reality, even if they’re not laughing at her, they’re still probably laughing at  somebody else. Veronica has also changed since the beginning of the musical: where  once she was apologizing for running into random classmates and  standing up for her friend, she now watches others be laughed at without blinking an eye because it isn’t at her anymore.

Lyric: No, it’s salt, then shot—
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In a few short words, a kinder side of Heather McNamara’s personality starts to come through. However, it is quickly stifled again when Heather Chandler interupts her by putting Veronica down instead of helping her as H. McNamara was trying to do.

Lyric: Shut up, Heather
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The way Heather C. acts towards Heather D. in the musical is much different from the movie, but it’s possible that in order for the musical writers to communicate Chandler and Duke’s complicated relationship, they had Chandler repeatedly say ‘Shut up, Heather,’ in order to insinuate the eventual rise of Duke as the new Heather. In the movie, Chandler knocks Duke out in croquet and says ‘why not?’ This was a way for her to show her power over Duke—in the musical, Chandler simply shuts her up.

Lyric: [VERONICA, spoken]
 Woah
 
 [VERONICA]
 A hot guy smiled at me
 Without a trace of mockery
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This is another instance in the show where we see inside Veronica’s past experience in high school, once again showing us how being in the Heathers has opened the door to the candy store, a euphemism for popular life.

Lyric: I feel like Bono at LiveAid
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Here is Bono feeling himself at Live Aid in 1985. Bono was also known to be a weed smoker.

