Heart (Broken). (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) Commentary)
A CAVEMAN PAINTED ON A CAVE IT WAS A BISON, WAS A FAVE THE OTHER CAVE-PEOPLE WOULD RAVE – THEY DIDN’T ASK “WHY?” WHY PAINT A BISON IF IT’S DEAD WHEN DID YOU CHOOSE THE COLOR RED WHAT WAS THE PROCESS IN YOUR HEAD HE TOLD THEIR STORY WHAT CAME BEFORE HE DIDN’T SHOW WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
HOMER’S ODYSSEY WAS SWELL A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT WENT THROUGH HELL HE TOLD THE TALE BUT DIDN’T TELL THE AUDIENCE WHY HE DIDN’T SAY, HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS AND HERE’S A FEW DELETED SCENES CHARYBDIS TESTED WELL WITH TEENS HE’S NOT THE STORY HE’S JUST A DOOR WE OPEN IF OUR LIVES NEED LIFTING
BUT NOW WE PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK IT APART OPEN IT UP TO FIND THE TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART A HEART, BROKEN
IT’S BROKEN BY THE ENDLESS LOADS OF MAKING-OFS AND MOBISODES THE TIE-INS, PREQUELS, GAMES AND CODES THE AUDIENCE BUYS THE NARRATIVE DIES STRETCHED AND TORN HEY, SPOILER WARNING:
WE’RE GONNA PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK IT APART OPEN IT UP TO FIND THE TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART A HEART, BROKEN
Jed: JOSS, WHY DO YOU RAIL AGAINST THE BIZ YOU KNOW THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS YOU’RE MAKING EVERYBODY MIZ
Zack: THESE OUT-OF-DATE PHILOSOPHIES ARE FOR THE DINNER TABLE, PLEASE WE HAVE TO SELL SOME DVD’S
Jed, Maurissa, Zack: WITHOUT THESE THINGS YOU SPIT UPON YOU’D FIND YOUR FAME AND FANBASE GONE
Maurissa: YOU’D BE IGNORED AT COMIC-CON
Joss: I SANG SOME THINGS I DIDN’T MEAN OKAY, LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS SCENE I THINK IT’S GREAT HOW RYAN GREEN - OH THIS IS NO GOOD I THOUGHT J-MO WOULD BACK MY PLAY NOW ZACK AND THEY ALL SAY
WE’RE GONNA PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK YOU APART OPEN YOU UP AND STOP THE TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART