Starship Act 1 Part 1

The Future Is Now! On a far off world, Bug longs to be a Starship Ranger, but there's one thing they are he's not... human! But Bug's Bug-World is about to be turned on its thorax and he's in for the adventure of his six-day life span in this sci-fi musical extravaganza!

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"Starship" copyright 2011 StarKid Productions

"I Wanna Be" Lyrics (by Darren Criss):

BUG:
I wanna be a Starship Ranger
I wanna have the things they've got
I could be a Starship Ranger
But there's just one little thing they are
That I'm not

All of my life I've pictured them out there
Keeping the peace in outer space
I may not be up there with 'em
But I've got what it takes

I've got a hunger & thirst for adventure
I wanna travel the galaxy
The future is now, so I don't see how
The time isn't right for me

And I'll admit
It's all in my head
But who says it can't be real
They may be far away, but I can safely say
It doesn't change the way I feel

I wanna be a Starship Ranger
Even if it might sound strange
Maybe now, I'm not a Ranger
But all of that is right about to change

ROACH:
All of your life
You've had your head stuck up in the gaseous atmosphere
Don't forget that dirt is solid
And clouds can disappear

When you're an insect
You have a purpose, like it or not, from a fly to a flea
Need I remind you, leave that stuff behind so you can find what yours can be?

'Cause the needs of
The many bugs-

ROACH & BUG: they outweigh the few

ROACH:
And everybody knows it's just the way it goes
And there's nothing you can do

You wanna be a Starship Ranger?
Discover worlds far and near
Who gives a crap about Starship Rangers?
The greatest life to live is found right here

Now come on! Last one there is a delicious rotten egg!

CHORUS OF BUGS:
Dirt eater!




Exoskeleton Polisher!
I wanna build honeycombs!
The Bug that ruins your picnic!
.... A fly on the wall!

We've all got a job to do
And it's how we all survive
By giving our life to the hive

'Cause the needs of
The many bugs
They outweigh the few

BUG: I know today's the day
CHORUS: (Today's the day)

EVERYONE: I/we will find what we're meant to do...

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Closed Caption:

*music*
NARRATOR: The future is now!
Mankind has reached the stars.
And leading us into this new frontier is.....
YOU!
Join the Galactic League of Extraterrestrial Exploration today
and be a Starship Ranger! Just like these ensigns here.
Hello, boys!
ENSIGNS: We're here to get the job done!
NARRATOR: They sure are.
See new worlds!
RANGER: We come to conquer...
In peace!
NARRATOR: Meet strange and fascinating new creatures!
ALIEN: Well, I wouldn't say strange...
NARRATOR: Escape the horrible Robot Wars of Earth.
ROBOT: Annihilate human enslavers!
NARRATOR: Boldly go where no man...
WOMAN: Hey!
NARRATOR: Woman
DOG: Bark! Woof!
NARRATOR: Haha! Or data dog has gone before.
Sorry, K90X.
*wink chime*
The Starship Rangers!
Leading humankind into the future,
for the past 900 years.
ENSIGN 1: We're here
ENSIGN 2: We're here
RANGER 1: I'm here
RANGER 2: I'm here
DOG: I'm here
RANGER 3: I'm here
RANGER 4: We're here
ALL: We're here to get the job-
*static*
Get the job-
*static*
Get the job-
*static*
*sirens* CAPTAIN: Captain's Log...
Ca- Ca- Captain's Log...
During our approach to an uncharted alien planet...
an unanticipated meteor shower...
gamma radiation space storm...
Our outer hall
exploded...
*crash*
Someone really f***ed up big time!
WE'RE GOING DOWN!
*static*
Starship crashed into this alien planet.
We ran into something else out there.
Hostile natives...
THEY'RE MONSTERS! BUGS!
IT'S LIKE AN ALIEN! AHHH!
NARRATOR: The future-
The future
The future is-
CAPTAIN: AHHH!!!
NARRATOR: The fu-fu-future is no-now!
Be a Starship Ranger!
The future is now!
BUG (singing): I wanna be a Starship Ranger
I wanna have the things they've got
I could be a Starship Ranger
But there's just one little
thing they are
that I'm not
BUG: Yeah!
Beep beep beep beep, Captain's Log!
Hit the meteor showers, K90X!
I'll fight off this gamma radiation if it's the last thing I ever do!
WE'RE GOING DOWN! This is the last thing I'll ever do!
I'm here to get the job done, because the future is now!
*singing* All of my life, I've pictured them out there
*singing* keeping the peace in outer space
*singing* I may not be up there with 'em, but I've got what it takes
*singing* I've got a hunger, a thirst for adventure. I wanna travel the galaxy
*singing* The future is now, so I don't see how the time isn't right for me
*singing* And I'll admit it's all in my head. But who says it can't be real?
*singing* They may be far away, but I can safely say it doesn't change the way I feel
*singing* I wanna be a Starship Ranger, even if it might sound strange.
*singing* Maybe now, I'm not a Ranger, but all of that is right about to change.
ROACH: Bug?
Bug??
Bug? Are you in here?
BUG: No, but I am!
A Starship Ranger!
Take this, you hostile native! Pew pew pew! Pew pew pew!
ROACH: Aw, how'd I know you'd be here?
BUG: Can you pretend to die?
ROACH: ...okay
*Roach makes choking noises*
BUG: Yeah!
Pretend direct hit! Mission complete! My best friend Roach is dead.
ROACH: Ugh. Ok. Bug, can we get outta here? You know this old alien wreck gives me the willies.
And no one even knows where it came from.
BUG: I do! It came from Earth!
ROACH: Whatever. It's not from our planet, so I DON'T LIKE IT!
BUG: Oh, come on, Roach!
Hey! I've got a great idea! Let's watch some videos. I'll pull them up on the viewscreen.
ROACH: No, no, no, no, no. Those things scare me, and I can't understand a thing they say.
BUG: Well, that's because the humans are speaking human language.
But, it's okay. I can translate. I've watched these videos a million times.
ROACH: Oh, Bug, can we please just go back to the hive?
We're not even supposed to leave the hive unless we're doing our job.
BUG: But I don't have a job!
ROACH: Yeah, but you're getting one today!
You, me, and a million other bugs who are going before the Overqueen.
BUG: Oh...yeah. Roach, I don't know.
I don't wanna go into the Overqueen's slime pit and have her just TELL me what I'm supposed to do for the rest of my life.
Well, maybe I'm crazy, but, I feel like I'm meant for something...more.
ROACH: Of course you're crazy! Every bug in the hive goes before the Overqueen to get their job. That's how it works.
Everybody does their part for the greater good. You know:
"The needs of the many bugs outweigh the needs of the few bugs."
BUG: Or the ONE bug. Yeah, I know.
ROACH: Besides, I hear it's not that bad. Eh, at least that's what my ten million older brothers always said.
BUG: But Roach, it's not what I want!
ROACH: Oh yeah.
*singing* All of your life you've had your head stuck up in the gaseous atmosphere.
*singing* Don't forget that dirt is solid, and clouds can disappear.
*singing* When you're an insect, you have a purpose. Like it or not, from a fly to a flea.
*singing* Need I remind you, leave that stuff behind so you can find what yours can be
*singing* Because the needs of the many bugs-
BOTH: *singing* they outweigh the few
ROACH: *singing* and everybody knows that's just the way it goes, and there's nothing you can do
*singing* You wanna be a Starship Ranger-
BUG: Yeah!
ROACH: *singing* Discover worlds, far and near
*singing* Who gives a crap about Starship Rangers? The greatest life to live is found right here
Come on! Last one there is a delicious rotten egg!
CHORUS: *singing* Dirt eater! Exoskeleton polisher! The bug that ruins your picnic! A fly on the wall!
*singing* We've all got a job to do, and it's how we all survive - by giving our lives to the hive!
*singing* Cause the needs of the many bugs- they outweigh the few
BUG: *singing* I know today's the day
INSECTS: *singing* Today's the day
ALL: *singing* I will find what I'm meant to do
*buzzing*