Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

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It seems like I can’t go a week without some ancient prophecy
Tripping me up… (Xander shut up)
Thought I might get to have some fun, but now there’s this anointed one
Threatening to rise from the ashes of five

And I know I should stay focused and the world depends on me
But who can think about that stuff when a cute boy’s reading poetry?

Being Chosen is a thing that’s easy to hate
But I know who I am and I know it’s my fate
You might be a slayer if you can relate:
It’s hard to never kill a boy on the first date
Never kill a boy on the first date

Cordelia you’re no threat to me, but Angel’s looking jealously
At Owen - oh no, the secrets they grow
The gang’s all here, we have to go to the romantic funeral home
Where Giles is trapped, with guilt I am wracked

And I know he’s not my dad, but he still looks after me
Which is nice since no one’s seen my mom since back in episode three

Being Chosen is a thing that’s easy to hate
But I know who I am and I know it’s my fate
You might be a slayer if you can relate:
It’s hard to never kill a boy on the first date
Never kill a boy on the first date

By the way, I’ll wear whatever I want, and Xander it’s uncool
To try to slut shame all your friends just because they won’t go out with you

Being Chosen is a thing that’s easy to hate
But I know who I am and I know it’s my fate
You might be a slayer if you can relate:
It’s hard to never kill a boy on the first date
Never kill a boy on the first date

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from Songs From Season One, released December 5, 2016

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Buffering the Vampire Slayer is an episodic rewatch podcast hosted by Jenny Owen Youngs & Kristin Russo following the 90s' TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Featured on Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Time, and listed as one of the top 30 podcasts of the decade by Paste Magazine!

Every ep of the podcast also includes a new original song recapping each glorious Buffy episode!

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