The More You Ruv Someone
Original Broadway Cast Lyrics

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KATE MONSTER
Why can't people get along and love each other, Christmas Eve?

CHRISTMAS EVE
You think getting along same as loving? Sometimes love
right where you hating most, Kate Monster.

KATE MONSTER

Huh?

(sung)
CHRISTMAS EVE
The more you love someone,
the more you want to kill 'em.
The more you love someone
the more he make you cry.

Though you are try
for making peace
with them and loving,
that's why you love
so strong you like to
make him die!

The more you love someone
the more he make you crazy.
The more you love someone
the more you wishing him dead!

Sometime you look at
him and only see fat and lazy.
And wanting baseball bat
for hitting him on his head!

Love...
KATE MONSTER
Love...

CHRISTMAS EVE
And hate...

KATE MONSTER
And hate...

CHRISTMAS EVE
They like two brothers...

KATE MONSTER
Brothers...

CHRISTMAS EVE
Who go on a date.

KATE MONSTER
Who... what?

CHRISTMAS EVE
Where one of them goes,
other one follows.
You inviting love
he also bringing sorrows.

KATE MONSTER
Ah, yes.

CHRISTMAS EVE
The more you love someone,
the more you want to kill 'em.
Loving and killing
fit like hand in glove!

So if there someone
you are wanting
so to kill 'em,
you go and find him,
and you get him,
and you no kill him,
cause chances good...

CHRISTMAS EVE AND KATE MONSTER
He is your love.

Overall Meaning

The song The More You Ruv Someone from the musical Avenue Q is a humorous and ironic take on the complexities of love and hate. The song is sung by Kate Monster and Christmas Eve, the latter being a Japanese therapist who is married to an American man. Kate asks Christmas Eve why people can't simply get along and love each other. However, Christmas Eve responds with a surprising reply that getting along is not the same as loving and that sometimes love can be found in the places where one hates the most.

The song continues with Christmas Eve singing about how the more you love someone, the more you want to kill them, and the more they make you cry and crazy. She acknowledges that this contradiction exists but still urges the listener to find that love since it's a strong emotion that makes one want to kill the person they love. She sarcastically adds that sometimes you may see the person you love as fat and lazy and want to hit them on their head with a baseball bat.

The song's message is clear: the contradiction between love and hate is part of human nature. Love and hate are like two brothers who go on a date; they are inseparable. Therefore, the more someone loves another, the more they will feel the urge to kill them. This is not to be taken literally but as a metaphor for the complexity of relationships. The song ultimately brings the characters to the realization that if there is someone they want to kill, the chances are that person is simply someone they love.

Line by Line Meaning

You think getting along same as loving? Sometimes love right where you hating most, Kate Monster.
Christmas Eve questions Kate Monster's belief that getting along equals loving. Sometimes, love is found in the places where one hates the most.

The more you love someone, the more you want to kill 'em. The more you love someone the more he make you cry.
The more one loves another, the more they may have violent thoughts about them. Additionally, the more someone loves another, the more they may experience emotional pain through that relationship.

Though you are try for making peace with them and loving, that's why you love so strong you like to make him die!
One may try to make peace and love someone, but intense love can lead to aggressive feelings towards them.

The more you love someone the more he make you crazy. The more you love someone the more you wishing him dead!
Loving someone can drive one to madness, and may even make one wish for their death.

Sometime you look at him and only see fat and lazy. And wanting baseball bat for hitting him on his head!
Sometimes, loving someone can cloud one's perception and make them only see the negative qualities in that person, which can lead to violent thoughts.

And hate... And hate... They like two brothers... Who go on a date.
Love and hate are intertwined and can coexist like two brothers going on a date together.

Where one of them goes, other one follows. You inviting love he also bringing sorrows.
Love and hate are inseparable, and while one may invite love, it can also bring about sorrow and pain.

Loving and killing fit like hand in glove!
Intense love and violent thoughts can go hand in hand, fitting together like hand in glove.

So if there someone you are wanting so to kill 'em, you go and find him, and you get him, and you no kill him, cause chances good...
If someone has feelings of wanting to kill someone they love, they should confront them and not give in to those feelings because there is a good chance that person is the one they truly love.

He is your love.
The person one wants to kill because of their intense feelings of love is likely the person they truly love.

Lyrics © IMAGEM MUSIC INC
Written by: JEFF MARX, ROBERT LOPEZ

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