feat. Kristin Chenoweth [GLINDA] Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical... [ELPHABA] My dear Father... [BOTH] THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ... [ELPHABA] BUT OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA ... [GLINDA] BUT OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT ... [BOTH] FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION FOR YOU SEE, MY ROOM-MATE IS ... [GLINDA] UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PECULIAR AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ... [ELPHABA] BLONDE. [GLINDA] WHAT IS THIS FEELING SO SUDDEN AND NEW? [ELPHABA] I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU ... [GLINDA] MY PULSE IS RUSHING ... [ELPHABA] MY HEAD IS REELING ... [GLINDA] MY FACE IS FLUSHING ... [BOTH] WHAT IS THIS FEELING? FERVID AS A FLAME DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES!... LOATHING UNADULTERATED LOATHING ... [GLINDA] FOR YOUR FACE... [ELPHABA] YOUR VOICE ... [GLINDA] YOUR CLOTHING ... [BOTH] LET'S JUST SAY -- I LOATHE IT ALL! EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG! THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST AND I WILL BE LOATHING LOATHING YOU MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! [STUDENTS] DEAR GLINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD! HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COULD! SHE'S A TERROR! SHE'S A TARTAR! WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS BUT GLINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR! [GLINDA] WELL ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US! [STUDENTS] POOR GLINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU ... WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE! WE SHARE YOUR ... [GLINDA AND ELPHABA sing simultaneously with students (see their part below)] WHAT IS THIS FEELING SO SUDDEN AND NEW? I FELT THE MOMENT I LAID EYES ON YOU MY PULSE IS RUSHING MY HEAD IS REELING OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES... [STUDENTS:] LOATHING UNADULTERATED LOATHING FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE HER CLOTHING LET'S JUST SAY: WE LOATHE IT ALL! EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT HOWEVER SMALL MAKES OUR VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL.. [ALL:] AHHH... LOATHING! [GLINDA AND ELPHABA:] [Here students sing "Loathing" in counter point a number of times] THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION SO PURE, SO STRONG! [STUDENTS] SO STRONG! [GLINDA AND ELPHABA] [Students sing back-up "loathing"] THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST ALL AND I WILL BE LOATHING FOR FOREVER LOATHING TRULY, DEEPLY LOATHING YOU LOATHING YOU FOR MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! [STUDENTS:] UNADULTERATED LOATHING [ELPHABA] BOO!