Twelfth Night - Greatness Lyrics

2018 Public Works musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy
Twelfth Night the Musical - Greatness Lyrics

(Music & Lyrics by Shaina Taub)

Malvolio:
I hate the dark
I’m not crazy
Is that a bat?!
Am I crazy?

I did exactly what she said to do
I should’ve known this was too good to be true
Is this what I get for doing everything right?
Is this my due?

If some are born great
And some achieve greatness
And some have greatness thrust upon them
Then I can’t help that I was born great!
I didn’t ask to be the best
Things would be much easier being average like the rest

No one’s ever understood me
It’s nothing really new
In middle school they locked me in a locker
Always picked me last in gym class soccer
I think everyone was scared because
Of how virtuous and smart I was
Cause my mom said:
‘don’t let the bullies get you down, malvolio.
You’re a very special boy, malvolio.
And someday they’ll all see
So why has no one realized my greatness but me?

They say I’m snobby
But I just have high standards for my precious time
Is that a crime?
They say I’m power hungry
But I’m just following my dream of rising strong
Is that so wrong?

They say I’m vain
But loving yourself is a healthy thing!

They say I’m strict
But someone’s got to keep things running!
I’m crazy, so they say

Well call me crazy,
But if being me is crazy
Then let them laugh away!

Yes, I was born great
And I will achieve greatness
And I won’t be afraid of my own fate
I’ll write them all a letter
Saying I deserve much better
And mom, I’ll make you proud, just you wait

Sometimes it’s lonely being great


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Twelfth Night the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Play On
Word on the Street Is
Tell Her
If You Were My Beloved
If You Were My Beloved (Reprise)
Viola's Soliloquy
You're the Worst
Is This Not Love
Count Malvolio
Word on the Street II
Count Malvolio (Reprise)
What Kind Of Man Are You Gonna Be?
Viola's Soliloquy (Reprise)
Greatness
Sebastian's Soliloquy
Word on the Street III
Viola's Soliloquy (2nd Reprise)
Tell Her (Reprise)
Malvolio's Exit
Is This Not Love (Reprise)
Eyes of Another