The Lyrics
Complete Lyrics to the Musical (Contain Spoilers)
01 The Great Baboo
BARKER:
WHO BIT THE HEAD OFF A CHICKEN WHEN HE READ
THE CHICKEN CAN STILL RUN AROUND?
AND WHO WAS BLAMED WHEN THE MAYOR CLAIMED
THAT SHE WAS GAGGED AND BOUND?
YEAH AND WHO LED A CULT AS A YOUNG ADULT
‘CAUSE HE WANTED TO BE CROWNED?
THEN WHO CROSSED ‘EM OFF WITH A MOLOTOV
JUST TO WATCH ‘EM BURN TO THE GROUND?
CAN YOU GUESS WHO?
CROWD:
WHO?
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
CROWD:
BABOO!
BARKER:
I SAID GUESS WHO!
CROWD:
WHO?
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
CROWD:
BABOO!
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
BARKER:
WHO SLASHED THE THROAT OF A FERAL GOAT
AND DRANK UP ALL IT BLED?
AND WHO NAILED HIS MOM LIKE A GREEK ROM-COM
WHEN HE LEFT HIS DAD FOR DEAD?
WHO SENT A BOMB TO A HIGH SCHOOL PROM
AND LAUGHED AS THEY ALL FLED? AND WHO WAS STOPPED WHEN HE WANTED TO ADOPT
THE KID HE STOLE FROM HIS BED?
TELL ME WHO!
CROWD:
WHO?
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
CROWD:
BABOO!
BARKER:
CAN YOU SAY WHO?
CROWD:
WHO?
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
CROWD:
BABOO! BABOO! BABOO!
BARKER:
THE GREAT BABOO!
BARKER:
NOW TELL ME WHO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
COME ON, TELL ME WHO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
LET ME…
LET ME HEAR YOU MAKE SOME NOISE!
THE GREAT BABOO!
CROWD:
BABOO! BABOO! BABOO!
BARKER:
I SAID GUESS WHO!
YOU HOLD THEM TIGHT
WHEN THEY FEAR THE NIGHT.
YOU PROMISE IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
BUT IF INSTEAD,
UNDERNEATH THEIR BED,
BABOO IS THERE, THEY’RE GOOD AS DEAD!
WHO HELD HIS BREATH WHILE HE FAKED HIS DEATH?
WHO COULDN’T HEAR ‘CAUSE HE CUT OFF HIS EAR?
WHO HEARD A VOICE, SAID IT WASN’T HIS CHOICE?
WHO?
CROWD:
WHO!
BARKER:
WHO?
BARKER & CROWD:
WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO!
CROWD:
WE’LL TELL YOU WHO!
BARKER:
WHO?
CROWD:
THE GREAT BABOO!
BARKER:
WHO?
CROWD:
THE GREAT BABOO!
BARKER:
THAT’S WHO!
CROWD:
THE GREAT BABOO!
BARKER:
LET ME HEAR IT!
CROWD (overlapping):
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
THE GREAT BABOO!
02 Deus Neurotica
PSYCHIAPRIESTS (male chorus):
DEUS NEUROTICA
NEUROTICA
DEUS NEUROTICA
DEUS, DEUS M.
03 You Walk In
HENRY:
YOU WALK IN,
AND YOU QUIET MY RACING MIND
IT’S LIKE THERAPY, BUT A KIND
THAT I GET FOR FREE.
I WAS HOPELESS TILL
YOU WALKED IN.
I’M DIAGNOSED AND UNDERSTOOD
AND YOU SEE ALL THE GOOD HIDDEN IN ME
HIDDEN IN ME
HIDDEN IN ME
AND YOU SEE ALL THE GOOD HIDDEN IN ME
MABEL:
YOU WALK IN.
YOU’RE LIKE SANITY COME UNDONE,
AND I’VE SUDDENLY FOUND THE ONE
WHO SEES WHAT I HIDE.
I WASN’T LOOKING WHEN
YOU WALKED IN.
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED THAT I COULD MISS
MY PSYCHIATRIC BLISS
BURIED INSIDE?
HENRY & MABEL:
BURIED INSIDE!
MABEL:
IF I’M FEELING NEUROTIC,
HENRY:
I’LL FIND IT EROTIC!
IF I’M GOING BALLISTIC,
HENRY & MABEL:
THEN I’LL BE VOYEURISTIC!
YOU WALK IN!
HENRY:
I’M UNHINGED AND I’M REBORN!
MABEL:
SUDDENLY, WE’RE REBORN.
HENRY:
IT’S LIKE PSYCHIATRIC PORN,
HENRY & MABEL:
AND I’D GO CRAZY FOR YOU!
IT’S CATHARSIS WHEN
YOU WALK IN!
MABEL:
AND I FEEL MY HEARTBEAT RACE!
HENRY (overlapping):
FEEL MY HEART RACE
HENRY & MABEL:
TO A WILD AND CRAZY PLACE.
LOOSEN THE SCREW,
MABEL:
I’M FALLING FOR YOU.
HENRY:
I’M FALLING FOR YOU.
MABEL:
I’M LETTING YOU IN.
HENRY:
I’M LETTING YOU IN.
HENRY & MABEL:
I FEEL MY LIFE BEGIN
WHEN YOU WALK IN.
04 You Walk In (Reprise)
HENRY:
YOU WALKED IN.
WHEN I LOOKED UPON YOUR FACE,
FOR A MOMENT I SAW GRACE.
I SAW A WAY THROUGH
WHEN I FELL FOR YOU.
BUT I GUESS IT COULDN’T LAST,
SO YOU WALKED PAST.
05 Deus Neurotica (Reprise)
DR. RORSCHACH:
All right now, Johnny. I’m going to say a word and you say the first word that pops into your head, OK?
JOHNNY:
OK.
DR. RORSCHACH:
Now, there are no wrong answers. Just the first thing to pop into your head. Through the following, Dr. Rorschach grows increasingly inpatient with each of Johnny’s normal answers to his phallic prompts.
JOHNNY:
OK.
DR. RORSCHACH:
BANANA.
JOHNNY:
EAT.
DR. RORSCHACH:
SNAKE.
JOHNNY:
BITE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
CIGAR.
JOHNNY:
SMOKE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
ROCKET.
JOHNNY:
SHIP.
DR. RORSCHACH:
MISSILE.
JOHNNY:
FIRE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
THROBBING.
JOHNNY:
HEADACHE?
DR. RORSCHACH:
KNOB.
JOHNNY:
DOOR.
DR. RORSCHACH:
COCK.
JOHNNY:
A-DOODLE-DOO?
PSYCHIAPRIESTS:
DEUS NEUROTICA
NEUROTICA
DEUS NEUROTICA
DEUS, DEUS M.
DR. RORSCHACH:
JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.
JOHNNY:
I SEE…
DR. RORSCHACH:
GO ON.
JOHNNY:
A MONSTER.
DR. RORSCHACH:
A MONSTER?
JOHNNY:
YEAH, A GREAT SCARY MONSTER.
AN UGLY, SCARY LOOKING THING.
DR. RORSCHACH:
HMM…
JOHNNY:
WHAT? WHAT SHOULD I SEE?
DR. RORSCHACH:
NO, IT’S WHAT YOU SEE, BUT…
JOHNNY:
WHAT? WHAT DO YOU SEE?
DR. RORSCHACH:
WELL, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON’T SEE…
JOHNNY:
WHAT?
DR. RORSCHACH:
A TWAT?
JOHNNY:
A WHAT?
DR. RORSCHACH:
A HOO-HOO.
JOHNNY:
A HOO-HOO??
DR. RORSCHACH:
A KNOB GOBBLER?
JOHNNY:
NO, I SEE A MONSTER.
DR. RORSCHACH:
A MONSTER? NO, NO…
JOHNNY:
YEAH! SEE, HERE ARE ITS TENTACLES,
AND A HUGE MOUTH WITH TEETH THAT CAN SWALLOW YOU WHOLE!
DON’T YOU SEE THAT?
DR. RORSCHACH:
WELL NOW I DO!
PSYCHIAPRIESTS:
DEUS NEUROTICA
NEUROTICA
DEUS NEUROTICA
DEUS, DEUS M.
DR. RORSCHACH:
FOR EACH STATEMENT, REPLY WITH EITHER “TRUE” OR “FALSE.”
JOHNNY:
OK.
DR. RORSCHACH:
I ENJOY MYSTERY BOOKS.
JOHNNY:
TRUE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
I HAVE FITS OF LAUGHING OR CRYING THAT I CAN’T CONTROL.
JOHNNY:
FALSE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
MY SLEEP IS UNEASY.
JOHNNY:
FALSE.
DR. RORSCHACH:
I OFTEN WISH I WERE A GIRL.
JOHNNY:
FALSE!
DR. RORSCHACH:
I THINK THAT EVERYTHING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IS BEING CONTROLLED BY ONE UNSEEN CREATOR, WHO WILL HEAR MY EV…
JOHNNY (overlapping):
FALSE, FALSE, FALSE!
PSYCHIAPRIESTS:
DEUS NEUROTICA
NEUROTICA
DEUS NEUROTICA
DEUS, DEUS M.
DR. RORSCHACH:
I have completed my Insanity Quotient assessment of Johnny. I’m sorry, but I have to report that Johnny is entirely sane.
06 I Could Be Gay
HENRY:
I WOULD CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN.
I WOULD BATTLE THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND I WOULD PLUCK THE STARS FROM HEAVEN
AND DELIVER YOU THEIR LIGHT.
I WOULD GATHER EVERY FLOWER. I WOULD LAY THEM AT YOUR DOOR.
I WOULD SPEND MY EVERY HOUR
MAKING LIFE WORTH LIVING FOR.
I GUESS WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY
IS FOR YOU, MY LOVE,
FOR YOU, MY LOVE, I COULD BE…
GAY!
I WOULD LET A DOZEN SEAMEN
BRING THEIR VESSELS TO MY DOCK.
I WOULD LET A LOAD OF LOCKSMITHS
STICK THEIR PICKS INTO MY LOCK.
I WOULD LET A LEAGUE OF BOWLERS TOSS THEIR BALLS INTO MY LANE.
I WOULD LET A HORDE OF THIRSTY MEN
COME GUZZLE MY CHAMPAGNE.
I COULD DO IT, MY LOVE.
LEAVE ME TO IT, MY LOVE,
AND YOU WILL WATCH ME CONQUERING THE DAY,
BECAUSE, I KNOW, FOR YOU, MY LOVE,
I COULD BE GAY!
I COULD HIT THE GYM AND SIT AND WATCH
THOSE BULGING MUSCLES GLEAM.
I COULD BUMP EACH BROMANCE UP A NOTCH
AND TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.
I WOULD LET A CREW OF CARPENTERS
COME HAMMER, SCREW, AND NAIL.
I WOULD GO OUT ON A QUEST
TO FIND THE TIGHTEST HOLY GRAIL.
(Dance Break)
HENRY:
I WOULD WAIT TO HEAR THE WEATHERMEN
DECLARE IT’S RAINING MEN.
EVEN IF I’M WALKIN’ FUNNY,
I WOULD WEATHER IT AGAIN.
(Dance Break)
HENRY:
JUST TO BE THE ONE YOU’RE SEEKING, JUST TO BE YOUR ONE AND ALL, I WOULD EVEN GO ANTIQUING, I WOULD BRAVE A SHOPPING MALL.
I COULD DO IT, MY LOVE.
LEAVE ME TO IT, MY LOVE,
AND YOU WILL WATCH ME CONQUERING THE DAY,
BECAUSE I KNOW FOR YOU, MY LOVE, I COULD BE GAY!
SO VERY GAY!
WOAH-OH-OH!
I’D SEE A MUSICAL PLAY,
BACKUP SINGERS:
HEY!
HENRY:
BE QUEEN FOR A DAY,
CHECK OUT ALL THE PACKAGES AT THE BALLET.
FOR A CHANCE TO BE WITH YOU, I’D GLADLY PORTRAY
THE QUEEREST OF QUEERS RIFE WITH EVERY CLICHE.
FOR YOU, I COULD BE GAY!
SO VERY
Y-M-C-GAY!
Y-M-C-GAY-AY-AY!
Y-M-C-GAY!
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-O
I COULD BE GAY!
07 The Day I Lost My Child
CASSANDRA:
THE MONTH? A BALMY MAY.
THE SKY? A PERFECT BLUE.
WE SPENT THAT PERFECT DAY
DOING WHATEVER WE WANTED TO.
I KNEW THE SPELL WOULD BREAK.
I KNEW IT WOULDN’T LAST.
I KNEW WHAT WAS AT STAKE.
I NEVER KNEW IT WOULD COME SO FAST.
I KNEW THAT HE COULD CHANGE.
I HOPED TO BRING HIM JOY.
IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN
IT WAS THE DAY I LOST MY BOY.
(Instrumental)
THE DAYS? THE PERFECT SHOW
THE NIGHTS? THE PERFECT STORM
I WONDER DID HE KNOW
I’D GIVE HIS LIFE IF HE’D CONFORM?
I KNEW WHAT WE MUST DO I KNEW WE HAD ONE TRY I KNEW HE WOULD PULL THROUGH
I NEVER EVEN SAID GOOD-BYE.
I HOPED THAT I MIGHT SEE
THE BOY WHO ONCE HAD SMILED.
BUT IT WOULD NEVER BE.
IT WAS THE DAY I LOST MY CHILD.
(Instrumental)
THE MONTH? IT WAS JULY.
THE SKY? IT WAS SO BLEAK.
I THOUGHT IT WORTH THE TRY
THEN SUDDENLY HE COULDN’T SPEAK.
I KNEW HE WOULD PULL THROUGH.
I KNEW HE’D COME HOME AT LAST.
I KNEW WHAT I MUST DO.
I NEVER KNEW MY CHANCE HAD PASSED.
I RAN INTO HIS ROOM.
I SAW THE FALLEN GUN.
I SAT THERE IN HIS TOMB.
IT WAS THE DAY I LOST MY SON.
08 Fucked Up
HENRY:
YOU THINK THAT YOU’RE CRAZY?
YOU KNOW I’VE GOT YOU BEAT!
LET’S SAY “AMEN!”
I’M BORN AGAIN
IN THE DEUS M ELITE!
I’M FUCKED UP,
AND THE WORLD IS MINE!
I KNEW THAT I’M A HOMO,
BUT NOW I’M VIRTUALLY DIVINE!
BECAUSE I’M FUCKED UP!
LOOK AT ME AND SCREAM.
THIS TANGLE OF NEUROSES
IS LIKE A FREUDIAN’S WET DREAM.
MABEL:
SUDDENLY, HE’S GIFTED
AND I’M STILL ONLY ME.
GO WATCH HIM FLY
TO BE THE GUY
WHO’S WAY OUT OF MY LEAGUE!
‘CAUSE I FUCKED UP.
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED?
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE EQUALS,
BUT I’M STILL JUST SECOND BEST
BECAUSE I FUCKED UP
AND SEALED OUR FATE.
HE’S A NEWFOUND GENIUS
AND I’M HIS HAPLESS DATE.
DR. SMITH:
PERSONALITY DISORDER PAGEANTRY. PSYCHIATRY CAN SET YOU FREE!
DR. SMITH, HENRY, AND MABEL:
TURN THE PAGE AND FIND
DISEASES OF THE MIND,
THE BEST ASSIGNED TO HUMANKIND.
CASSANDRA:
COUNT HIS TOES AND FINGERS.
COUNT UP ALL YOUR DREAMS.
YOU SEE THE WAY
HE’LL BE SOMEDAY,
BUT HE’S NOT WHAT HE SEEMS.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
LOOKS LIKE I FUCKED UP.
CASSANDRA:
THAT’S WHEN I FUCKED UP.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
CASSANDRA:
AND IT WAS DONE.
CASSANDRA AND MRS. CRAGSMAN:
I RAISED A PERFECT PSYCHO,
BUT I GOT A NORMAL SON!
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
AND NOW IT’S FUCKED UP.
CASSANDRA:
AND IT WAS FUCKED UP.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
IT’S ONE LAST TRY.
CASSANDRA:
I SAID GOOD-BYE!
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
IT’S HALF A CHANCE AT LIVING
AND HALF A CHANCE HE’LL DIE.
CASSANDRA:
THERE WAS EV’RY CHANCE HE’D DIE.
MABEL:
AND WHILE I’M FUCKED UP!
HENRY:
AND NOW I’M
HENRY AND CASSANDRA:
FUCKED UP!
MABEL:
IT’S NOT ENOUGH.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
HE’LL HAVE IT ROUGH.
HENRY, DR. SMITH, & MRS. CRAGSMAN:
I FEARED I COULDN’T DO THIS,
BUT I’M MADE OF TOUGHER STUFF!
HENRY (simultaneously):
AND NOW I’M FUCKED UP!
MABEL (simultaneously):
AND NOW I’VE FUCKED UP!
CASSANDRA (simultaneously):
AND NOW SHE FUCKED UP!
MABEL AND MRS. CRAGSMAN:
FUCKED UP!
HENRY & DR. SMITH:
I NEVER KNEW.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
AND HE’LL BE TOO.
HENRY AND MABEL:
I THOUGHT WE BOTH WERE NORMAL.
ALL WOMEN:
I HOPED WE MIGHT MAKE DO.
ALL:
LABEL ALL THE CRAZY,
SEARCH YOUR INNER MIND.
YOU’VE GOT ONE CHANCE,
AND YOU’LL ADVANCE,
BUT ONLY IF YOU FIND
THAT YOU’RE FUCKED UP!
09 Look At It
DR. SMITH:
LOOK AT IT.
SO PERFECT AND NEAT
AND FINALLY COMPLETE
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
SO, LOOK AT IT.
IT’S ONE OF A KIND
A MAGNIFICENT FIND
AFTER ALL OUR FEARS
WE NEVER AGAIN WOULD FIND WHAT WE LOST,
WE NEVER WOULD KNOW THE TERRIBLE COST
OF HAVING THE TRUTH HIDDEN FROM OUR VIEW,
NEVER TO KNOW WHAT’S REALLY TRUE.
BUT NOW IT’S JUST PERFECT, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT.
LOOK AT IT:
THE HOLY WRIT.
LOOK AT IT.
EVERY WORD, EVERY PAGE.
FEEL THE DAWN OF AN AGE
AND IT STARTS RIGHT NOW.
SO, LOOK AT IT.
WITH THIS BOOK IN HAND
WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND
AND FIND OUR WAY SOMEHOW.
WE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH BUT LIVE LIKE WE KNOW,
JUST LIKE HOW WE “KNEW” NOT THAT LONG AGO,
AND SUDDENLY KNOWLEDGE IS NO LONGER TRUE.
WE’RE FORCED TO UNCOVER A NEW POINT OF VIEW.
BUT THIS ONE IS SPECIAL, IF JUST FOR A BIT.
LOOK AT IT:
THE HOLY WRIT.
(Instrumental)
LOOK AT IT.
YOU WORK AND YOU SWEAT
NEVER THINK YOU MIGHT GET
THE CHANCE TO GET TO
LOOK AT IT.
EVERY CHAPTER AND VERSE
AND FOR BETTER OR WORSE
WE GET THE CHANCE TO
SEE A NEW WORLD STRETCH BEFORE OUR EYES,
BE IT AWESOME OR FRIGHTENING, FOOLISH OR WISE,
AND WE GET TO LIVE THROUGH THE START OF AN AGE.
WE GET TO TURN THIS LOOSE ON THE STAGE, AND NOTHING IS MISSING, NOT EVEN ONE BIT.
IT’S HERE. IT’S READY. IT’S WAITING, SO
LOOK AT IT:
THE HOLY WRIT.
10 I’m Right Here
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
NOT A PEEP,
LITTLE SHEEP.
NOW I WAIT AND I WORRY AND WEEP
WHILE YOU SLEEP.
THEY’RE ALL BLIND.
WAKE TO FIND
THAT YOU’VE LEFT ALL YOUR WORRIES BEHIND.
CHANGE YOUR MIND.
THEY’D HAVE YOU BE AN OUTCAST.
THEY CAN’T SEE WHAT I SEE.
BUT ALL YOUR FEAR WILL DISAPPEAR
AND YOU’LL COME HOME TO ME.
HAVE NO FEAR.
MOMMY’S HERE.
THERE’S A YOU THAT’S ALL SET TO APPEAR
AND IT’S NEAR.
HAVE NO FEAR
I’M RIGHT HERE.
11 The Hallowed Halls of Menta
ENSEMBLE:
HERE, IN THE HALLOWED HALLS OF MENTA,
WE HONOR THOSE OF GLORIOUS IQ.
OUR DOOR IS FOR THE HIGHEST ONE PERCENTA,
SO BE MAD OR YOU’LL NEVER MAKE IT THROUGH.
HERE, IN THE HALLOWED HALLS OF MENTA,
WE HAVE A GLORIOUS HIST’RY TO UPHOLD
SO LEAVE BEHIND THE LOWLY MALCONTENTA
AND COME AND MAKE YOUR WAY INTO THE FOLD.
HERE, IN THE HALLOWED HALLS OF MENTA,
YOUR MADNESS, OVER TIME, WE SHALL PERFECT.
WE SEARCH THE WORLD FOR PSYCHOS TO COLLECTA
AND WELCOME YOU, AT LAST, TO THE ELECT.
12 Look At It (Reprise)
DR. SMITH:
LOOK AT IT.
THE PERFECT ADVICE
PREPARED AND PRECISE
WITH NO MORE GUESSING.
LOOK AT IT.
WE WORKED YEAR UPON YEAR.
NOW IT’S FINALLY HERE.
THERE’S NO EXPRESSING
THE WAY THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FINISH THE TASK,
THE WAY THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FIN’LLY UNMASK
THE TRUTH THAT LAY BURIED WAITING TO RISE,
WAITING TO HAVE US OPEN OUR EYES,
AND NOW IT’S MY HONOR TO FINALLY SUBMIT.
LOOK AT IT:
THE HOLY WRIT.
(Instrumental)
HIGH INQUISITOR:
WE MUST BURY IT.
IT’S FINALLY COMPLETE
BE PROUD OF THIS FEAT;
STILL NOW, WE NEED TO
BURY IT.
THE TIME ISN’T RIGHT
TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT.
FOR NOW, TAKE HEED TO
SEE THAT THIS BOOK NEVER MAKES IT TO PRESS.
THE PUBLIC’S NOT READY; THEY CANNOT POSSESS
THE CHANGES THIS BOOK HAS SO CLEARLY DEFINED,
THESE CHANGES THAT VASTLY AFFECT ALL MANKIND.
IDEAS CAN BE DANGEROUS, SO WE CAN’T PERMIT THEM TO
LOOK AT IT.
THIS HOLY WRIT.
13 Johnny’s Vision
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 1 (repeated):
DEUS, DEUS M-EH, DEUS, DEUS M.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 2 (simultaneously, repeated):
DEUS NEUROTICA, NEU-NEUROTICA.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 3:
Oh!
JOHNNY:
THERE’S A GREAT BIG MAN UP IN THE SKY
AND HE SENT HIS ONLY SON TO DIE.
IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE, THEN YOU’RE GONNA FRY.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 1:
DEUS NEUROTICA, NEU-NEUROTICA.
DEUS NEUROTICA, NEU-NEUROTI…SSH!
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 2 (simultaneously):
DEUS, DEUS M-EH, DEUS, DEUS M.
DEUS, DEUS M-EH, DEUS, DEUS M. SSH!
JOHNNY:
SO WE DRINK THE WINE AND WE EAT THE BREAD
BUT WE’RE REALLY EATING HIM INSTEAD.
IT’S ALL RIGHT ‘CAUSE HE’S NOT REALLY DEAD.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 1:
DEUS NEUROTICA, NEU-NEUROTICA.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 2 (simultaneously):
DEUS, DEUS M-EH, DEUS, DEUS M.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 3 (simultaneously):
AH!
JOHNNY:
AND HE MADE A MAN AND HE GAVE HIM LIFE THEN HE TOOK A RIB AND HE MADE A WIFE
BUT SHE ATE SOME FRUIT AND SHE BORE MAN’S STRIFE.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 1:
DEUS, NEUROTI…SSH!
MALE PSYCHIAPRIESTS 2 (simultaneously):
DEUS, DEUS…SSH!
JOHNNY:
AND HE TOLD A DAD TO GO KILL HIS SON
BUT HE STAYED HIS HAND, AND IT WASN’T DONE,
AND THEN GOD DECLARED HIM THE CHOSEN ONE.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 1:
DEUS, NEUROTICA, NEU-NEUROTICA
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 2 (simultaneously):
DEUS, DEUS M-EH, DEUS, DEUS M.
PSYCHIAPRIESTS 3 (simultaneousl):
OH!
JOHNNY (overlapping):
AND HE’S KING OF KINGS, BUT HE HATES TO BOAST.
HE’S THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST,
AND OUR GOD IS ONE; WELL, HE’S THREE AT MOST,
AND HE MADE A WOMAN A HOLY HOST
AND HIS SON WOULD DIE ON THE ROMAN POST.
Mom!!
14 I Can’t Be Straight
HENRY:
YOU WERE ALL I EVER WANTED
AND YOUR HAND WAS ALL I’D NEED
AND I SWORE I’D BE UNDAUNTED
UNTIL YOU, AT LAST, AGREED.
BUT I’M NOT THE MAN WHO WAITED
AND I’M NOT THE MAN YOU KNEW.
YOU DESERVE SOMEONE WHO’S SATED
JUST TO BE IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I KNOW YOU WERE HAPPY TO WAIT,
BUT FOR YOU, MY LOVE,
FOR YOU, MY LOVE, I CAN’T BE
STRAIGHT.
15 You Walk In (Second Reprise)
MABEL:
YOU WALKED IN.
WHEN I LOOKED UPON YOUR FACE,
FOR A MOMENT I SAW GRACE.
I SAW A WAY THROUGH
WHEN I FELL FOR YOU.
BUT I GUESS IT’S ALL A LIE,
SO YOU WALKED BY.
16 The Ball
CASSANDRA:
THE BALLROOM OPENS WIDE
AND PULLS YOU BOTH INSIDE
AND ALL AROUND, THE COUPLES GENTLY GLIDE,
AND YOU COULD USE HIM.
THE PARTS THAT YOU DESPISE,
HE SEES THEM IN YOUR EYES.
AND STILL, WHEN THEY HOLD UP THE PRIZE,
YOU CHOOSE HIM.
HE’D NEVER LEAVE YOU STANDING THERE.
SO, TRYING NOT TO TRIP,
HE BRACES FOR THE COMING DANCE–
EV’RY LIFT, EV’RY DIP.
YOU HEAR THE MUSIC START.
YOU KNOW THIS ONE BY HEART.
BUT ONCE THE DANCING’S DONE, THE DANCERS PART,
AND YOU WILL LOSE HIM.
(Instrumental)
YOU STAND OUTSIDE THE BALL
AND PEER INTO THE HALL
AND KNOWING THAT YOU WEREN’T ABOVE IT ALL,
EVEN AS YOU WATCH THE DANCERS FALL,
YOU EXCUSE THEM.
YOU EXCUSE THEM.
17 You’ll Do Fine
HENRY:
YOU’LL DO FINE.
WHEN YOUR OTHER PLANS FALL THROUGH,
THERE’S A PADDED ROOM FOR TWO.
I THINK YOU’LL AGREE
HENRY AND MABEL:
IT’S NOT THRILLING, BUT
MABEL:
YOU’LL DO FINE.
THOUGH IT NEVER WAS MY PLAN
TO SETTLE FOR THE MAN WHO SETTLED ON ME,
THERE’S WORSE THINGS TO BE
THAN SETTLING AND WED.
HENRY:
THERE’S LONELINESS AND DREAD
OR COUPLING INSTEAD.
MABEL (overlapping):
YOU’LL DO FINE.
AND WE’LL HAVE SOME CHILDREN TOO
HENRY:
WITH A DOG, THE KIDS, AND YOU
AND FORTY YEARS MORE—
MABEL:
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
YOU’LL DO FINE.
WHEN YOU’VE HAD YOUR FILL OF HOPE
HENRY:
THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL ELOPE
HENRY AND MABEL:
YOU HOPED FOR MUCH MORE
THAN LIFE HAS IN STORE.
BUT YOU WILL BE MINE.
HENRY:
YOU’RE COMFORTABLE
MABEL:
BENIGN.
HENRY AND MABEL:
YOU’LL DO JUST FINE.
18 I’m Right Here (Reprise)
BABOO:
THEY INTEND
TO DEFEND
THE IDEA YOU’LL BE FINE IN THE END.
THEY PRETEND.
I DECLARE
THEY’RE AWARE
THAT YOU’RE SINKING AND HAVEN’T A PRAYER,
BUT I CARE.
YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN’T BEAR THIS.
HOW COULD YOU? NO ONE COULD.
THEY’RE MAKING YOU A PROMISE
YOU KNOW THEY CAN’T MAKE GOOD.
YOU ADMIT
NOT ONE WHIT
OF ALL THAT THEY’RE SELLING’S LEGIT.
TIME TO QUIT.
YOU CAN FIGHT.
HOLD ON TIGHT,
BUT YOU’LL SEE THAT IT’S BLACK OR IT’S NIGHT,
AND I’M RIGHT.
WHAT CHOICES HAVE THEY LEFT YOU?
YOU’RE SINKING FAR TOO DEEP.
SO CHOOSE TO LIVE THE NIGHTMARE
OR SLEEP THE DREAMLESS SLEEP.
MOMMY WON.
GOT THE SON
THAT SHE DREAMED OF. WHO CARES HOW IT’S DONE?
TIME TO RUN.
TIME TO BREAK.
TIME TO LEAVE THEM WITH NOTHING TO TAKE.
FOR YOUR SAKE.
YOU CAN SEE,
SAME AS ME,
THAT YOU’RE TRAPPED AND YOU’VE GOT TO BREAK FREE.
HERE’S THE KEY.
THINGS NEVER WILL GET BETTER.
YOU NEVER WILL BE WHOLE.
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT
THAT YOU CAN STILL CONTROL.
HEAR THE TICK.
YOU’VE BEEN SICK,
AND THERE’S ONLY ONE CURE THAT WILL STICK,
AND IT’S QUICK.
I’M RIGHT HERE.
SHED A TEAR,
AND THEN DO IT AND YOU’LL DISAPPEAR.
HAVE NO FEAR.
I’M RIGHT HERE.
19 A Bright New Day
HENRIETTE:
THE QUIET WORLD IS SLEEPING.
THE SUN IS ON ITS WAY.
AND FAR DOWN BELOW,
THE WORLD STARTS TO GLOW,
AS IT READIES FOR A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
(Instrumental)
DR. MOUNTEBANK
OUR DRUGS CAN’T JUST BE GUESSWORK,
OR OTHERS WILL DIE THE SAME WAY.
SO, WE’LL PUT AN END
TO THIS SICKENING TREND,
AS WE WELCOME A BRIGHT NEW DAY.
(Instrumental)
HIGH INQUISITOR:
THE MASS OF MEN ARE PUPPETS.
IN TRUTH, THEY PREFER IT THAT WAY.
THEY DON’T SEE THE KINGS
WHO PULL AT THEIR STRINGS,
AS THEY WELCOME A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
(Instrumental)
CASSANDRA:
I TRY TO CHANGE THE ENDING.
THAT’S NOT MY PART TO PLAY.
AND AGAIN I REPEAT THIS HOPELESS DEFEAT,
AND GET READY FOR ANOTHER DAY!
ANOTHER DAY!
ANOTHER DAY!
DR. SMITH:
THERE’S NO MORE USE PRETENDING.
MRS. CRAGSMAN:
I FEEL SO FAR AWAY.
HENRY AND MABEL:
WE’LL WRITE OUR HAPPY ENDING.
DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA:
WE’LL FACE ANOTHER DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
BARKER:
WHO IN A CRAZE SET THIS BUILDING ABLAZE?
DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA (overlapping):
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
BARKER (overlapping):
WHO HEARD A VOICE, SAID IT WASN’T HIS CHOICE?
DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA (overlapping):
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
BARKER (overlapping):
WHO CAME TO CHEER, AS THEY RUN OUT IN FEAR?
DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA (overlapping):
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
BARKER (overlapping) WHO WATCHED ‘EM BURN, SAYIN’—
BARKER, DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA:
IT WAS THEIR, IT WAS THEIR TURN!
TURN!
BARKER:
GET—
BARKER, DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA:
READY
BARKER:
FOR A—
BARKER, DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA:
BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA:
A BRIGHT NEW
PSYCHIAPRIESTS (simultaneously):
DEUS M!
DEUS M!
BARKER, DR. SMITH, MRS. CRAGSMAN, HENRY, MABEL, AND CASSANDRA (simultaneously):
FOR A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
A BRIGHT NEW—
FOR A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
ALL:
A BRIGHT NEW
A BRIGHT NEW DAY!
DEUS M!
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