Loser Geek Whatever

## Synopsis

This song was added for the off-Broadway production of Be More Chill in 2018, performed by Will Roland for the first time on July 26th, 2018. It takes the place of Upgrade as the act one finale, cutting in after the line, "We gotta get stoned in my basement!". Jeremy considers his past and how he's spent his life as the "loser, geek, or whatever". After weighing his options, he ultimately decides to optic nerve block Michael in favor of giving in to the Squip's promises to make him cool and get Christine to like him, just like the end of Upgrade.

## Lyrics

[JEREMY]
I already know what it’s like to
Be the loser
I should find out what it’s like to
Not be the loser, or the geek, or the whatever

I think I felt inconsequential
Since middle school began
I knew I had no potential
To be the leading man

But based on how today’s going
I'm finally gaining ground
I even got some blood flowing
With no computer screen around

Which was cool
But what really felt good
Was doing something that
I never thought that I could

It’s not only school that’s rough
Being lonely’s stupid tough
Now, I think I’ve had enough
Of being the loser, the geek, or whatever

Michael thinks that weird is rad
But feeling weird just makes me sad
And I deserve to not feel bad
From being the loser, the geek, or whatever
Sick of being in the loser, the geek or whatever - yeah!

Woah! Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh!
Woah! Uh huh, uh huh!

Dad taught me
“Follow your instincts!
Trust your inner voice!
Listen to your heart!”
And such

My whole life I've followed my instincts

[JEREMY, spoken]
Well guess what!?
My instincts suck so much!

[JEREMY, sung]
So now I’m taking direction
From another place
If my instincts have an objection
Then that means I’m making the right choice!

Behaving this way feels bizarre
But if things keep up the way they are
Then soon enough I’ll get real far
From being the loser, the geek, or whatever

If Brooke can look me in the eye
Like I’m some normal handsome guy
I owe it to myself to try not being the loser, the geek, or whatever
Sick of being the loser, geek, or whatever - yeah!

Woah! Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh!
Woah! Uh huh, uh huh!

Prompt me, command me and I’ll obey!
I have the band width to do as you say!
Especially now, since I clearly see
The problem has always been me

Take a breath
And get prepared
But still I’m just a little scared
For who gets cut
And who gets spared
When I'm the cool dude, the hero, or whatever

If Christine likes me in the end
Will I be able to pretend
I didn’t fail my one real friend?

But that’s the shit I normally would think
Get over it, get priorities in sync
Just mute the voice inside your head
And connect to another source instead

I’ve earned a right to selfishly
Be all for one and one for me
I’ve wasted all eternity
Just being the loser, the geek, or whatever

I'm steady and the game's begun
I’m ready, set, I’m player one!
The future’s now, I'm freakin done
With being the weirdo, the wuss, the underdog
Being the misfit, the old school analog
Being the odd-ball, the weakling freak
The failure, the sucker, the “please don’t speak!”

Oh, I can hardly wait for the moment when
I’m not the loser, the geek, or whatever
Oh, I’m not the loser, the geek, no never!
No! I’m not the loser, the geek, or whatever
Ever again!

[MICHAEL, spoken]
Jeremy?

[JEREMY, spoken]
Optic nerve blocking, on

[SQUIP, spoken]
Now, let’s get to work