SONG DEMOS
(c) 2019, Ira Marlowe/Slow Reveal Music (BMI)
These are initial recordings performed by the writer using only MIDI instruments. This allows for easy adjustment of the songs' keys before creating more polished backing tracks.
ACT ONE
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY
(COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY)
YOU’RE GETTING A PEEK AHEAD
IT’S A HUSH-HUSH SITUATION
DEEP STATE INFORMATION
OFF LIMITS TO THE LOUSY LIKES OF YOU
BUT YOU PAID FOR A TICKET SO WE’RE LETTIN’ YA THROUGH
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY(COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY)
REALLY A BREED APART
ALL THE HISTORY OF HUMAN KIND
LOST IN MYSTERY, STUMBLING BLIND
NOW A CHANCE TO GLANCE BENEATH THE HOOD
BETTER BUTTON YOUR LIP IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD!
YOU DON’T KNOW TOM, DICK OR HARRY
‘BOUT THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY
SERIES OF EVENTS THAT FOLLOWS GIVING UP THE GHOST
YOU’VE HEARD LIES AND DISTORTIONS
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS
NOW SIT BACK IN YOUR SEATS AND GROW ENGROSSED!
GROW ENGROSSED!
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY
(COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY)
BUT MAYBE NOT ALL THAT MUCH
ONCE YOU’VE SEEN, YOU CAN’T UNSEE IT
YOU’LL REGRET IT, GUARANTEE IT
KNOWING WHAT THE REAPER HAS IN STORE
JUST BEYOND THE CREAKY DOOR
STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
FOR MORE!
FOR MORE!
THIS IS SO NOT COOL
JUST TELL ME WHAT I’VE DONE
TELL ME WHAT I’M DOIN’ HERE
AND WHAT THE HELL’S “STAGE ONE”?
HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS, JUST LOOK AT ME NOW
LAST THING I REMEMBER,
I’D JUST GOTTEN TAKE-OUT
FROM LI FOOK CHOW
LAST THING I REMEMBER I WAS STANDING ON THE CORNER
OF LAFAYETTE AND GRAND
I WAS THINKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GUY
HOW HE GAVE ME HIS LOVE AND HE GAVE ME HIS HAND
BUT LIFE’S SO STRANGE
HOW QUICK THINGS CHANGE
I FORGOT MY LOSER’S LUCK
NOW WHAT CAN I DO?
EVERYTHING’S NEW
EVERYTHING’S BLUE!
WHAT THE FUCK?
MIRI
I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF
BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED
I WAS UP THERE, UP THERE LOOKING DOWN,
BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED
IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE, SEE HOW HARD I'VE TRIED, MAYBE YOU'D GET IT
THIS CRUEL AND STUPID PLACE THAT WANTS TO WIPE YOU OFF ITS FACE
SO WHY NOT LET IT?
SIXTEEN STORIES HIGH
LOOKING AT THE CITY UNDERNEATH ME
I CLIMBED ACROSS THE RAIL
TO SAY GOODBYE AND LET THIS WORLD RELEASE ME
THEN I HEARD A VOICE,
THEN I HEARD A VOICE
ON HIGH...
BRYCE
Please don’t say it was an angel.
MIRI
No. It was this homeless guy.
CALLING FROM THE BALCONY ABOVE
HE SAID, “EVERYTHING IS REALLY MADE OF LOVE
WE CAN'T SEE IT
BUT I THINK I'M GETTIN' CLOSE
ALL THAT YOU CAN TASTE AND TOUCH AND FEEL
IT'S JUST A TINY PART OF ALL THAT'S REAL
YOU CAN'T SEE IT
IT'S LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A GHOST
IT ALL JUST SHINES FROM THE UNIVERSAL MIND
TWELVE OR MORE DIMENSIONS, NOT TO EVEN MENTION TIME
ENERGY IS NOTHING MORE THAN SPIRIT”
THEN HE SAID SOME OTHER STUFF THAT WASN'T SO COHERENT
I TOOK THE STAIRS DOWN, HE WAS WAITING FOR ME
I TRIED TO THANK HIM, AND OFFERED HIM SOME MONEY
HE JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD AND BACKED AWAY
HE SAID, "MEET ME TOMORROW AT THE ARTEMIS CAFE!
MEET ME TOMORROW AT THE ARTEMIS CAFE!
I'VE GOT THIS THING! I'VE GOT THIS THING! I'VE GOT THIS THING!"
BRYCE
Don't tell me you went to meet him!
MIRI
HE NEVER SAID WHAT TIME -- HE WASN'T THERE,
NOT THE NEXT DAY NOR THE
NEXT, I ASKED AROUND, BY NOW I WAS TOTALLY
OBSESSED, TO HAVE SOME GUY FALL FROM THE SKY,
SAVE MY LIFE AND DISAPPEAR
THEN I TALKED TO A COP...
BRYCE
And the cop said he was here.
IT’S THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
SO PUT AWAY THAT FACE
THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO
NO ONE LEFT IT UP TO YOU
A CHILD WAS BORN TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
THE WORLD YOU LEFT WAS A B-GRADE JOKE
CHEAP AND POORLY MADE
WHEN GOD WAS JUST A WANNABE
THE LAUGHINGSTOCK OF ETERNITY
BE GLAD YOU GOT AWAY...
TO BLUE BLUE HEAVEN
SO LOVELY YOU’RE HERE
EVERYTHINGS’S FINE
EVERYTHING’S CLEAR
WE KNOW THAT IT’S TRUE
YOU’LL LOVE WHAT WE DO
IN BLUE, BLUE HEAVEN
IT’S SO SORRY AND CONFUSED
THAT PLACE YOU USED TO LIVE
YOU CAN’T THROW IN ALL THOSE SHADES
ALL THOSE COLORS IN ONE PLACE
TIL SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
GOD HAS LOST ALL INTEREST THERE
ANYONE CAN TELL
A BOLD EXPERIMENT I GUESS
BUT WHAT A MONUMENTAL MESS
WELCOME OUT OF HELL
TO BLUE, BLUE HEAVEN
YOU FORTUNATE SOUL
EVERYTHING’S PURE, EVERYTHING’S WHOLE
AND YOU’LL LOVE THE VIEW
YOU’LL LOVE WHAT WE DO
IN BLUE, BLUE HEAVEN
IN BLUE, BLUE HEAVEN
COPS
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE PUNK, PUNK?
OR A TOUGH GUY?
WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO TREAT YOU NICE AND ROUGH, GUY.
YOU GOT SOME GUFF, GUY?
RALPHIE
No.
MORGAN
Didn’t think so.
COPS
YOU SEEM A BIT PERPLEXED
SO HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:
WE'LL DO SOME ODD THINGS
SOME OH-MY-GOD THINGS
WHILE THROWING IN A FEW MARQUIS DE SADE THINGS
DO YOU LIKE TO FEEL THE TICKLE OF A MACE ON YOUR FACE?
OR REMOVAL OF SOME ORGANS ONLY GRUDGINGLY REPLACED?
WE'RE HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW IT'S GONNA BE
WHAT TO EXPECT
WHEN WE COME TO COLLECT
WE'RE THE WORST OF THE WORST
AND WE'RE CURSED
TO STAY AND PAY OUR DEBT
TIL WE GET
TO GO BACK TO THE SPECTRUM, THE UNIVERSE'S RECTUM
AN OVERACTIVE ORIFICE OF MORE OF THAT AND MORE OF THIS
THE SHITHOLE YOU COME FROM...!
LEE
So what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
RALPHIE
I dunno. I was a halfway decent guy.
MORGAN
Don’t be shy.
LEE
We’ll identify.
GODARD
Give us a try...
COPS
WERE YOU A DOG KICKER?
OR A DOORKNOB LICKER?
A FRATBOY BUGGER?
OR A COMMON MUGGER?
(WITH A LOUSIVILLE SLUGGER)
EVER BEAT UP WINOS?
OR TEASE ALBINOS?
OR MAYBE KNOCK UP NUNS?
WHAT'S THE WORST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE?
RALPHIE
This is a trick.
LEE
This guy’s quick.
GODARD
WE'LL DO SOME LEE STUFF
MORGAN
AND THEN SOME ME STUFF
LEE
AND MAYBE THEN A LITTLE JEFFREY D. STUFF
GODARD
IT’S ALL WHAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU KICK ZE BUCK-ET
COPS
AND YOU’LL BE BEGGING AND PLEADING
AND SCREAMING AND CRYING
AND DREAMING OF THE MIRACLE OF DYING
RALPHIE
W-wait! And I dead or not?!?
COPS
WE'RE THE WORST
OF THE WORST
AND WE'RE CURSED
TO STAY AND WORK AS COPS
TILL IT STOPS
AND WE GET TO BE REBORN AGAIN
AND MAKE SADISTIC PORN AGAIN
WHILE LIGAMENTS ARE TORN AGAIN
AND VICTIM’S FAMILIES MOURN AGAIN
BUT FOR THE MOMENT THIS WILL HAVE TO DO:
LEE
We get to torture you...
PEARL
LISTEN HOW YOU TALK!
THIS DOOR! THAT DOOR!
THERE ARE THINGS BEHIND THEM
YOU HAD BETTER BE A MATCH FOR
THERE ARE ROOMS AND ROOMS AND ROOMS
AND STAIRWAYS THAT WIND
WHAT WILL YOU FIND
IN THE MANSIONS OF THE MIND?
GET READY, GET READY
FOR THE UNSEEN WORLD!
SOME SAY THERE’S A REASON WE’RE LOCKED ON THIS SIDE
ANCIENT RULES OF ORDER, NOT TO BE DEFIED
BUT SOME WILL HEAR A VOICE THAT CALLS THEM ON A
WILD RIDE
BRYCE
What kind of ride are you talking about?
PEARL
LISTEN HOW YOU TALK!
SCRATCHING WITH WORDS
BUT TRUTH CANNOT BE FOUND IN ALL YOUR ADJECTIVES AND VERBS
TRUTH IS LIKE A CHASM WHERE YOU FALL
AND FALL AND FALL AND FALL
UNTIL YOU’RE HIGH ABOVE IT ALL!
GET READY, GET READY
FOR THE UNSEEN WORLD!
SET OUT ON THE SEA OF PARTICLES AND WAVES
ECHOED IN THE VOICES, MIRRORED IN THE MAZE
YOU BECOME THE INSTRUMENT
AS IT PLAYS
THE UNSEEN WORLD
BRYCE
Do you have training of some kind?
KATIE
Are you a shaman?
PEARL
DON’T CALL ME A SHAMAN, DON’T CALL ME A GURU
DON’T CALL ME A SAINT
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM
SO HOW ‘BOUT A FEW MORE THINGS I AIN’T
I AIN’T DRIVIN’ NO MORE BUSES
I AIN’T PUNCHIN’ NO MORE CLOCKS
I AIN’T HAVIN’ NO MORE BOSSES
TALK LIKE DOGS AND SMELL LIKE GYM SOCKS
LIFE IS CALLING NOW
WITH SOMETHING MORE IN MIND
SO SIT DOWN IN THAT CHAIR
AND CLOSE YOUR EYES
CLOSE YOUR EYES
IMAGINE YOU ARE FLOATING
ON A RIVER OF LIGHT
FLOATING
FLOATING
EVERYTHING IS SLOWER NOW
FLOATING
FLOATING
EVERYTHING IS SOFTER NOW
DRIFTING
DRIFTING
GENTLY LETTING GO
SLOWER
SOFTER
SOFTER
DARKER
DARKER
DARKER
SCHRODINGER’S CAT
JUMPED IN MY LAP
I TICKLED HIM UNDER HIS CHIN AND SAID
“YOU MADE IT BACK”
BACK FROM THAT BOX WHERE THAT MAN HAD YOU LOCKED
HE WAS TRYING TO SEE...
TO TELL YOU TRUTH, I’M NOT EVEN SURE
BUT I SURE BET YOU’RE HUNGRY
SCHRODINGER’S CAT
I PICTURE HIM BLACK
LIVING AND DEAD AT THE VERY SAME TIME
IMAGINE THAT
I’D LIVED WITH SO MANY FAMILIES
BY THE AGE OF THIRTEEN
SISTERS AND BROTHERS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ALL NOTHING LIKE ME
IS THERE SOMEONE LIKE ME?
MOTHER
I WOULD HEAR YOUR VOICE AT NIGHT
SAYING YOU WERE COMING
AND IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT
MOTHER
I’D PRETEND THAT YOU WERE THERE
I’D JUMP IN YOUR LAP
YOU’D SING ME SONGS AND BRUSH MY HAIR
THEN THE DOOR WOULD OPEN
AND THEY’D ASK WHO I WAS TALKING TO
I DON’T KNOW, I’D SAY
THEN YOU’D GO AWAY.
CALLING FROM THE BALCONY ABOVE
YOU SAID EVERYTHING IS REALLY MADE OF LOVE
WE CAN’T SEE IT
BUT I THINK I’M GETTING CLOSE
EVERYTHING YOU TASTE AND TOUCH AND FEEL
IT’S JUST THE SMALLEST PART OF ALL THAT’S REAL
WE CAN’T SEE IT
IT’S LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A GHOST
PEARL
THERE ARE CRACKS
IN THIS WORLD
AND THEY SAY
THAT’S HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN
BUT THE CRACKS
HAVE GROWN WIDER
WHILE THE LIGHT
GROWS DIM
BRYCE
EVERYBODY’S ON EDGE THESE DAYS
EVERYBODY CAN FEEL IT
BUT LOOK AT HER THERE
SLUMPED IN A CHAIR
THIS IS THE MIGHTY GIRL
WHO'S S'POSED TO HEAL IT?
LOOK WHAT YOU DID
TO A LOST LITTLE KID
ARE YOU ONLY A DANGEROUS FRAUD?
DO THE STARS REVEAL IT?
PEARL
YOU CAN TALK
FROM YOUR MOUTH
WHILE YOUR SPIRIT IS CRYING
I CAN HEAR IT IN YOUR VOICE
THERE'S A SECRET YOU’RE HIDING
BRYCE
HERE’S WHAT I’M HIDING
A NUMBER I’M DIALING
JUST THREE DIGITS AND THEY’RE SO BEGUILING
THIS TIME THERE’LL BE NO FINE
YOU’LL JUST BE DOING TIME
WHEN THEY SEE HOW YOU GET YOUR KICKS
PEARL
"9-1-1 and black people do not mix!"
DID YOU BEG
AT MY DOOR?
DID YOU PLEAD FOR MY SERVICE?
DID I EVEN VALIDATE YOUR CARD?
I DID NOT!
AND NOW YOU GONNA CALL THE COPS?
BRYCE
I AM UNDER TERRIBLE STRESS
I’M DEALING WITH PRESSURE, I’M DEALING WITH DEATH
AND SOMETHING ELSE NO MORTAL MAN SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR
I’VE GOT A PLANE TO CATCH AND THEN A LOVER TO INTER
SO SAY SOME MAGIC WORDS
AND MAKE THINGS LIKE THEY WERE!
PEARL
WE ARE SWIMMING
IN THE DEEP END OF THE POOL
SO IT WOULD HELP IF YOU COULD PLEASE SIT DOWN
AND STOP FLAILIN’ AROUND LIKE A GODDAMN FOOL!
DID YOU SOMEHOW MISS THE MEMO?
FIND A WAY TO MISCONSTRUE IT?
THIS IS TRICKY!
THIS IS RISKY!
THIS IS WHY--
BRYCE
THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO IT???
YOU HAD JUST ONE JOB !
FIND THAT LADY PEARL AND GET IT BACK!
YOU HAD JUST ONE JOB!
HOW CAN ANYBODY BE SO SLACK?
YOU DON’T KNOW HOW BUMMED I AM, HOW BUMMED I AM RIGHT NOW
I KEEP SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN AROUND!
THE UNIVERSE IS SYSTEMS, MAN
ALL THESE FREAKY SYSTEMS INTERMINGLED!
BUT LATELY, AT THESE RANDOM TIMES
MY THROAT GETS TIGHT, MY EAR LOBES START TO TINGLE
EVERY THING GETS SHAKY
THERE’S NO LEFT OR RIGHT OR UP OR DOWN
I START SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN AROUND!
SEE OUR BRAINS ARE LIKE RADIOS, DON’T YOU GET IT?
WE PICK UP SIGNALS FROM THE COSMIC MIND
MOST FOLKS ARE TUNED TO JUST ONE BORING STATION ALL THE TIME!
BUT YOU AND ME ARE DIFFERENT, MAN!
WE’RE THE ONES WHO WALK OUT ON THE LEDGE
THEN WE FIRE A GREAT BIG DOOBIE AND SNORT SOME POPPERS
LACED WITH LEMON PLEDGE!
IT’S HOW WE SEE NEW COLORS, GLOWIN’ IN THE BLACKLIGHT
BUT WHEN YOU BLOW YOUR MIND
IT DOESN’T ALWAYS GO BACK RIGHT!!!
I’M SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN’ AROUND, SLIPPIN AROUND, SLIPPIN’ AROUND--
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
HOLD ON FOR A RIDE
THROBBING LIGHTS AND MUSIC FLASHING
PALMS ARE SWEATY, TEETH ARE GNASHING
EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WAS WRONG
YOU SHOULD KNOW, NOT TO GO, WHERE YOU DON’T
BELONG!
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
WATCH YOUR SCIENCE QUICKLY VANISH
SO ADVANCED YET SO CAVEMANISH
(*THREE GRUNTS*)
MANKIND
DRAGGED BEHIND
BY THE HAIR
DON’T SCRAPE YOUR ASS ON THE GROUND DOWN THERE!
NO, IT’S NOT REALLY CORDIAL
WHEN WE’RE CALLING YOU PRIMORDIAL
BUT YOUR ENDLESS SPATE OF ANTIQUATED HOKUM MAKES US GROAN
WITH ITS ONGOING SERIES
OF KINDERGARTEN THEORIES
YOUR TESTAMENT TO EXCREMENT OF WHICH NO JACK IS KNOWN
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!
YOU’RE GETTIN’ A PEAK AHEAD
STICK AROUND TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
TIGHTEN UP YOUR THINKING CAP AN’
STRUGGLE TO UNRAVEL WHAT IS REAL
BUT NO REFUNDS IF YOU JUST CAN’T DEAL
ALL SHALL BE REVEALED
BRYCE
RALPH WAS VERY SWEET AND FRANKLY VERY HOT
BUT HE WAS NOT MY EQUAL
(I KNOW IT SOUNDS AWFUL)
I WAS TRAINED AT JULLIARD AND OBERLIN
AND RALPH WAS RATHER DIM
BUT AN ASS LIKE THE ASS ON HIM
SHOULD NOT BE LAWFUL
STILL PASSION ONLY GOES SO FAR AND I BEGAN TO DRIFT AWAY
INTO THE ARMS OF DRAKE MULDOON
ERUDITE FIRST CHAIR BASSOON
EACH TIME HE QUOTED PROUST I’D SWOON
I SHARED HIS TASTE IN WINE AND LOVE OF LIT!
PEARL
You two-timin’ bastard.
BRYCE
I FEEL LIKE SHIT...
FOR RALPH HAD SOMETHING LIKE NO OTHER LOVER
A GIFT MERE EDUCATION CANNOT BRING
A QUALITY OF WHICH THE ANGELS SING
PEARL
Must be some ass...
BRYCE
GOODNESS
JUST GOODNESS
A GOLDEN RAY OF SPIRIT
A HEART THAT’S WARM AND KIND
THERE IS MUSIC IN THE SPHERES IF YOU CAN HEAR IT
AND THERE IS LOVE...
IF YOU CAN FEEL IT WHEN IT SHINES
PEARL
So you were having this affair... and you think Ralphie knew.
BRYCE
GOODNESS
PEARL
So he jumped in front of that car.
BRYCE
IT ISN'T THAT I STRAYED...
PEARL
Such a good man, but ynot good enough for you.
BRYCE
GOODNESS
PEARL
You had to find someone better, someone classier!
BRYCE
I MEAN, WHO DOESN'T STRAY?
PEARL
And all the while you looked down your nose at Ralphie.
BRYCE
BUT NOW I'VE DONE SUCH HARM
THAT INNOCENCE, THAT PUNKY CHARM...
ACT TWO
DEVELOPERS
TO ORCHESTRATE A PERFECT WORLD
TAKES ACUMEN
AND EXPERTISE
AND DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
TO BUILD A TRUE UTOPIAN REALM
TAKES VISION
AND MISSION STATEMENTS
AND SUCH A GIFTED LEADER AT THE HELM
GOD LIVES IN THE BLUE
THE HOLIEST OF PLACES
AND WE ALL SEE GOD
ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS
BUT GOD CAN SEE US, TOO
AND SEE RIGHT THROUGH
A SOUL WORTH SAVING
GOD KNOWS WHAT WE’RE CRAVING...
ACTION! TRACTION!
TITILATION! TRAUMA!
YOU GOT NO CONFLICT, YOU GOT NO DRAMA
YOU GOT NO DRAMA, YOU GOT NO VIEWERS
WE KNOW WHO TO SEND TO THE SEWERS--
THAT WAS THERE BUT NOW YOU’RE HERE
AND THINGS ARE IS SO MUCH BETTER
(to Miri)
YOU’LL PUT ON A PARTY DRESS
(to Halo)
AND DID YOU GUESS? YOUR VERY OWN SLEEVELESS SWEATER!
THE GREEN... IS MEAN... AND I’M SORRY TO HEAR
YOU WERE UNDER THE CURSE OF THAT
BUT THE PERFECTLY POSITIVE PURPLE IS QUITE THE REVERSE OF THAT
MIRI
So how exactly do we get back?
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
MIRI
But you said we could, right?
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
THIS IS WHERE THE POSITIVE ENERGY GOES
AS IT FLOWS, IT’S CONCENTRATED
PLEASURE BEYOND ANY MEASURE AND ANYONE KNOWS
THOSE IN THE PURPLE CONCUR
THAT THEY NEVER WERE
SO ELATED
MIRI
Is that really true? For everyone here? This is the place where--
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
HALO
Dude, I got this thing--
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
HALO
I got this condition and I really need--
LANCE
HIGHBALLS! FROM AN INFINITE OPEN BAR
ALL THE BEST AND SOME YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
TROUBLE AND PAIN, WHATEVER THEY ARE
ARE NEVER
EVER
SPOKEN A SINGLE WORD OF
MIRI
You’re taking us to the place we can leave from, right?
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
HALO
So, like... is Prince here?
LANCE
IT’S GONNA BE FINE
MIRI
How far is it?
LANCE
HERE
EVERY DISTANCE IS NEAR
EVERY BURDEN IS LIGHT
EVERY ANSWER IS RIGHT
MIRI
But you haven’t given me any answers...
LANCE
EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT, A MIGHTY CELEBRATION!
YOU’LL FLIP YOUR WIG, AT A SHINDIG, THE TALK OF ALL CREATION
A CHANCE TO DANCE IN THE LAVENDER LIGHT
IT’S THE TIP-TOP SOCK HOP
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK-HOP
AND NEVER A , AND NEVER A, AND NEVER A, AND NEVER A,
AND NEVER
AND NEVER A CHAPERONE IN SIGHT!
IN YOUR LIFE
DID YOU EVER SEE
A MIRACLE?
IMPOSSIBLE
‘CEPT IT’S TRUE
CUZ IT HAPPENED TO YOU
AND IT CHANGED YOU
AND IT SAVED YOU
IN YOUR LIFE
WERE YOU JUST WALKIN’ AROUND?
LOOKIN’ DOWN
NOTHIN’ TO BE FOUND
AND THEN ONE DAY
IN SOME STRANGE WAY
IT HAPPENS
CUZ IT HAPPENS
AND I...
NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE
SOMEBODY LIKE THAT
LOOK AT SOMEONE LIKE ME
AND SAY, “HEY, YOU’RE NOT A FREAK
YOU’RE NOT SOME SORRY LITTLE QUEER
NO, WHAT WE HAVE HERE...”
HE SAID, “WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A MIRACLE
A MIRACLE, A MIRACLE”
IN MY LIFE
THIS CHURCH I USED TO GO
IT SAID, “GOD IS LOVE”
IT WAS WRITTEN IN STONE
AND I KNOW THAT LOVE
ENDED BADLY
BUT WHEN I SEE MY LORD
I WILL WALK IN PROUDLY
I WILL FALL... ON MY KNEES
AND I’LL SAY, “PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
MAY I THANK YOU?
MAY I THANK YOU?
FOR A MIRACLE
FOR A MIRACLE”
I GOT A KEY FOR YOUR LOCKET
YOU GOT A WELL FOR MY PEN
I GOT A BALL FOR YOUR SOCKET
YOU GOT A BARBIE AND I GOT A KEN
I GOT A TRAIN AND YOU GOT A TRACK
AND ONCE YOU GO PURPLE YOU NEVER GO BACK
ONCE YOU GO PURPLE YOU NEVER GO BACK
I GOT A HELLUVA HUNGER
YOU GOT A HUNGER, TOO
YOU GONNA FEEL THE THUNDER
RUMBLIN’ WEHRE YOU’RE TENDER AND NEW
GET YOURSELF READY FOR A LOVE ATTACK
ONCE YOU GO PURPLE YOU NEVER GO BACK
ONCE YOU GO PURPLE YOU NEVER GO BACK
I GOT A LOVE LIKE A MONSTER
HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S GOTTA DO
NO ESCAPIN’ FACTS
THE CYCLOPS IN MY SLACKS
HAS GOT HIS EYE ON YOU!
ONCE YOU GO PURPLE, YOU NEVER GO BACK
ONCE YOU GO PURPLE, YOU NEVER GO BACK
VORTEX OF LOVE!
MOTHER?
GUESS IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
WE NEVER SAID HELLO
NOW IT’S TOO LATE TO TRY
MOTHER
DID YOU KNOW HOW I HATED YOU?
FOR LETTING ME GO
NEVER WANTING TO KNOW
WHERE I WENT, OR WHO I WAS,
HOW I GREW, WHAT I LOVED
THEY USED TO TELL ME GOD WAS LIKE A PARENT
THE ONE I ALWAYS PRAYED I’D FIND
TO CATCH ME WHEN I STUMBLE
HOLD ME WHILE I CRUMBLE
THROW ME A LINE
STAND TALL ABOVE ME
LOVE ME
LOVE ME
BUT THIS IS ALL WE GET
THIS IS ALL THERE IS
THIS MINDLESS, ENDLESS SPACE
WHERE WE’RE SUPPOSED TO LIVE
MOLECULES THAT GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
AN ACCIDENT
WE CHANCED TO WITNESS
MOTHER
I CAN SEE YOU EVEN NOW
I IMAGINE YOUR FACE
YOUR SAD, SWEET EYES, YOUR GENTLE MOUTH
MOTHER
I CAN SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD
THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING LIKE LOVE
JUST A PRETTY LIE WE ALL MADE UP
AND THIS IS ALL THERE IS
THIS IS ALL WE GET
ALL WE GET ARE STORIES
TO LET OURSELVES FORGET
AND MOTHER, I KNOW WHY
YOU DIDN’T WANT TO KNOW ME
YOU DID IT OUT OF KINDNESS
YOU WERE ONLY TRYING TO SHOW ME
NOT TO WANT TOO MUCH
NOT TO REACH FOR YOUR TOUCH
THIS IS ALL WE GET
THIS IS ALL WE GET
DEVELOPERS
THIS IS A CRISIS
(CHRIST, IT’S A CRISIS!)
AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO ALL WE KNOW
WE HAVE HAD PEACE HERE
(FOR MILLENIA AT LEAST HERE!)
BY MOVING ALL OUR TROUBLE DOWN BELOW
AND NOW THEY’RE SNEAKING IN?
SOMEHOW LEAKING IN?
DEIRDRE
Is it true what they said?
RATHBONE
They’re not even dead.
COPS
THERE’S A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO COME HERE
THERE ARE LAWS THAT GOVERN OUR LAND
IT IS CLEARLY WRITTEN
THE BIG ONE MUST BE BITTEN
A PALE HORSE MUST BE RIDDEN
YOU CAN’T TRY THE FARM BEFORE YOU BUY THE FARM
IT’S FORBIDDEN!
DEVELOPERS
THERE’S A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO DO THIS!
THERE ARE RULES ONLY FOOLS DISREGARD
AND THERE’S NOTHING MORE REPULSIVE THAN A PULSE
MORE DISGUSTING THAN A GUST OF AIR
FROM A MOUTH RIGHT THERE
GODARD
IF YOU CAN FOG A MIRROR
YOU CANNOT COME HERE
MON FRERE!
ALL
THEY CLEARLY GET PUMP
THEY CLEARLY GET THE PUMP
THERE’S A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO COME HERE!
GODARD AND LEE
LISTEN UP, LISTEN UP
MAYBE DO A LITTLE KISSIN’ UP
SORRY DEAR, THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO HELP YOU
LISTEN UP, YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED
YOUR TICKET TO NOWHERE’S ALREADY BOOKED
SO LET’S TAKE THIS FOR A RIDE LIKE THE ONE YOU JUST TOOK!
LEE
TELL US HOW TO USE THE BOX, TUTI-FRUITI
GODARD
FLY BOY!
LEE
YOU’VE CAUGHT US IN BARGAINING MOOD
GODARD
ARE YOU PURELY GIRLY-GIRLY? OR MORE OF A BI-BOY?
LEE
FORGIVE MY FRIEND, BUT YES, HE INTENDS TO BE RUDE
GODARD
SEE, WE’RE LOOKING FOR A CHANGE OF SCENE
LEE
WE CHAFE BENEATH RESTRICTIONS
GODARD
AND WE’D LIKE TO LEAVE
LEE
USING YOUR MACHINE
GODARD
INDULGE OUR PREDiLECTIONS
GODARD AND LEE
SO LISTEN UP
LISTEN UP
BABY, THERE’S NO PRISON UP
HERE
JUST A NICE DEVICE
AND IT HUMS TIL YOUR SPIRIT RUNS CLEAR
LEE
Are you scared?
PEARL
What’s this pump?
GODARD
No one is talking to you, -- illegal merde!
PEARL
Say what...?
LEE
LIVING FLESHY PULP IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE BLUE
YET LOOK AT YOU TWO
LOOK AT YOU TWO
OOH, THE THINGS THAT I COULD DO
GODARD
MY FRIEND MR. LEE IS A SADIST
BUT I’M JUST A VERY CRUEL GUY
WHICH OF YOU TWO IS AFRAIDEST?
WHO WANTS TO GIVE US A TRY?
GODARD AND LEE
SO LISTEN UP, LISTEN UP
LET’S START THIS MISSION UP
GET THIS GADGET IN THE AIR
AND WE WON’T TOUCH A HAIR
PEARL
PLEASE FORGIVE ME
YOU FILL ME FULL OF FRIGHT
I AM SIMPLE GYPSY WOMAN
CANNOT READ OR, HOW YOU SAY?
BRYCE
Write.
PEARL
WE WERE TRY TO GO TO GREEN
BUT CRASH INTO BLUE
CANNOT GO BACK
WITHOUT REST OF CREW
BRYCE
WE WERE LOOKING
FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO WE LOVE
YOU MIGHT NEVER UNDERSTAND
WE WERE-
GODARD AND LEE
Shaddup!!!
PEARL
PLEASE FORGIVE ME
I AM NOT SO GOOD WITH WORD
MACHINE HAS CERTAIN “GIZMO”
(a cranking motion)
ONLY WORK WHEN WHEEL IS STIRRED
ONLY WORK WITH FINGERPRINT
FROM ALL THREE IN TEAM
BRYCE
It’s a biometric interface.
PEARL
(pointing to Bryce)
IS WHAT I MEAN
GODARD
And why should we believe you?
BRYCE
BECAUSE WE WANT TO LEAVE HERE
PEARL
AND YOU LEAVE, TOO
BRYCE
YOU PROVIDE SAFE TRANSIT
PEARL
MACHINE KNOW WHAT TO DO
BRYCE
WE’LL BE ON OUR WAY
ONCE WE GRAB THE OTHER TWO
GOD
I DO NOT RUN A NANNY STATE, LOVE
AND THAT IS HOW I SHOW MY GREAT LOVE
YOU ALONE CONTROL YOUR FATE, LOVE
IF I MAY ARTICULATE, LOVE:
I DON’T CARE
WHAT MADE YOU THINK I’D BE SO NAMBY PAMBY?
GODZILLA DOESN’T GIVE A DAMN FOR BAMBI
A LITTLE ROUGH? WELL, I SUPPOSE IT CAN BE
I DON'T CARE
DID YOU PICTURE A SWEET SEMINARIAN?
A VEGETARIAN?
KIDDO, I’M NO LIBERAL—
I’M... A LIBERTARIAN!
GOD AND DEVELOPERS
YOU'RE FREE!
TO DO EXACTLY AS YOU LIKE!
YOU'RE FREE!
TO STRIKE WHATEVER POSE YOU STRIKE!
ANGELIC DEMONIC
BEATIFIC BUBONIC
MORE BRILLIANT MORONIC
GOD
I DON’T CARE!
DEVELOPERS
SHE DOESN’T CARE, SHE DOESN’T CARE,
SHE DOESN’T CARE!
GOD AND DEVELOPERS
YOU CAN SWIM WITH THE WHALES IN THE SALTON SEA
SHOOT UP CHINA WHITE DOWN ON AVENUE D
DANCE TO THE FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES
OR FLY RIGHT OFF A BALCONY
MIRI
No. This can’t be possible.
GOD
All things are possible.
MIRI
Then why not something kind?
GOD
You’re ignorance is laughable.
RALPHIE
(rising)
But what about Jesus? The Sermon on the Mount?
GOD
THERE ARE MORE SILLY MYTHS THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY COUNT
BRYCE
Well, Buddha’s not a myth, he taught a path to inner peace.
GOD
AH, THE WONDEROUS WISDOM OF THE MORBIDLY OBESE
PEARL
Then what about Gandhi? Or Martin Luther King?
GOD
The ywere just down there doin’ there thing.
DEVELOPERS
YOU’RE FREE!
TO DO WHATEVER YOU WOULD DO
YOU FREE!
NOBODY'S STOPPING YOU BUT YOU
GOD AND DEVELOPERS
WE'RE AT LIBERTY TO BE SO FREE, SO FREE, SO FREE
AND THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THE POWER OF POWER
POURING OIL FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER
GOD
I CAN TAKE IT ALL IN
GOD AND DEVELOPERS
AS THE CYCLONES SPIN
AND THE WATERS RISE AND THE CROPS GROW THIN
YOU LOVELY SPECKS OF DUST CAN LOVE
AND FIGHT AND FUCK AND SHINE AND SHOVE
DESTROY AND DEBAUCH, IT’S HARDLY NEW
GOD
SEE, I LIKE TO WATCH... AND YOU DO, TOO
GOD AND DEVELOPERS
HORRIFIC IS TERRIFIC
AND IT'S PURELY SCIENTIFIC
IF IT'S ICKY THEN IT'S STICKY
SOMETHING YOU DISCOVER QUICKLY
GOD
THERE’S A KITTY IN THE WINDOW SO ADORABLE AND SOFT
BUT THE KITTY IN THE BOX IS THE ONE THAT GETS US OFF
DEVELOPERS
SO WE ELEVATE THE SCUM...
AND PROMOTE THE EVILDOERS
GOD
(acknowledging the audience)
MY ONLY OBLIGATION’S TO MY VIEWERS
I GUESS I DID OKAY...
MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL
THEY SAY YOU GOTTA PAY YOUR DUES
THEY SAY YOU GOTTA SELL YOUR SOUL
BUT NEVER SOLD OUT
I STUCK TO MY GUNS
I NEVER GOT A RECORD DEAL
BUT THEY USUALLY SUCK, ANYWAY...
YEAH, WE GOT A BAND TOGETHER
AND I LEARNED A FEW LICKS
SOON WE HAD OUR IMAGE DOWN
AND WE PLAYED A FEW GIGS
AND IF NOBODY CAME
WELL, THEY JUST DIDN’T GET IT
BUT I WAS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
THE OTHERS WENT TO COLLEGE...
BUT THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED
I WOULDN’T TRADE FOR NUTHIN'
AND THE STRIPES THAT I EARNED
GOT ME THAT GIG AT GUITAR CENTER
AND IF I DIED YOUNG
I’M STILL A SURVIVOR
CUT DOWN IN MY PRIME
BY A SPACED OUT UBER DRIVER
BUT ROCK AND ROLL
IS HEAR TO STAY
AND IF YOU WANT MY FINAL WORDS I’LL SAY…
CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY! CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY!
CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY! CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY!
CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY! CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY!
CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY! CHUGGA CHUGGA HEY!
GOD LIVES IN THE BLUE
THIS PRECIOUS PLOT OF REALTY
GOD LIVES IN THE BLUE
LET US SHOW OUR FEALTY
HALO
SEE, I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE GREATEST TRIP
OH, JUST PIPE DOWN, YOU BIG-HAIR BITCH!
WAS TIPPIN’, I WAS SLIPPIN’, I WAS LOSIN’ MY GRIP
THEN I WENT TO THE YELLOW AND EVERYTHING FLIPPED
NOW I’M DONE! I’M DONE!
SEE, I WENT TO THE YELLOW AND WHO DID I SEE?
JUST THE GREATEST GENIUS IN GENIUS HISTORY!
NOW I GOT THE POWER! I GOT THE KEY!
AND JUST WAIT’LL YOU SEE WHAT HE GAVE ME
I’M DONE! I’M SO DONE!
GETTIN’ DICKED AROUND, LAUGHED AT AND LEFT OUT
LAST IN LINE WHEN THE GOOD SHIT GETS PASSED OUT
THIS UNIVERSE IS LIKE A REALLY BAD BATCH
BUT NOW WE GET TO START FROM SCRATCH!
IT’S BEEN A LONG, STRANGE BUMPY RIDE
BUT NOW I’VE GOT THE USER GUIDE
I DON’T NEED THIS! OR YOU! OR ANY OF THEM!
YEAH, MOTHERFUCKERS, R.T.F.M.!!!
IT’S BEEN A BRUTAL BAKE, MORE THAN I CAN TAKE
SO I’M GIVING THIS MAGIC 8 BALL A SHAKE
LIKE A WHOLE NEW DOSE, IT’S GONNA BE GREAT
I CAN’T FUCKIN’ WAIT...
KATIE
A new big bang?!?! Is that what you’re saying?!?!
HALO
CORRECTAMUNDO! AND I KNOW HOW!
HOLD YOUR EARS, CUZ IT’S GONNA BE LOUD!
WHEN I SAY I’M DONE, I MEAN SQUARE ONE
WE’RE STARTIN’ ALL OVER! IT’S GONNA BE FUN!
RATHBONE
What have you got against the Universe?
HALO
IT CAN LICK MY LEFT BUN!
MIRI
YES, I GUESS, I BELIEVE
THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON
IS THAT REALLY SO PARANOID?
AND YES, I CONFESS
I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS IT’S ALL GOING WRONG
IS THAT REALLY SO PARANOID?
MIRI, PEARL, BRYCE
WE’RE HERE... ON A TRIP... ON A SHIP
ON AN UNCHARTED SEA
LARGER CAST
LOOKING UP TO THE STARS TO TRY TO STEER
WHILE WE’RE TOSSED AROUND HERE
SO LOST AND SO FREE
SO WHAT IS IT GONNA BE?
(WHAT IS IT GONNA BE?)
DO WE LET IT ALL DROWN?
AND THRASH EACH OTHER ON THE WAY DOWN?
IS THERE SOMETHING MORE
THAT WE CAN FIND
SOME GREATER MIND
TO TURN THIS AROUND?
FULL CAST
IS IT REALLY A MIRACLE?
THIS RAINBOW OF LIGHT
THESE COLORS WE’RE GIVEN
THIS LAND OF THE LIVING
THIS LOST PARADISE
IS IT REALLY SO CRAZY
TO SOMEHOW BELIEVE
IT COULD ALL BE SO DIFFERENT
(THESE COLORS WE'RE GIVEN)
AND WE’RE CRAZY NOT TO SEE?
SEE, SEE, SEE
THE UNSEEN WORLD
PEARL
AND THERE’S PLENTY HERE TO GO AROUND
FULL CAST
THE UNSEEN WORLD
MIRI
WE CAN TURN THIS LEAKY SHIP AROUND
FULL CAST
THE UNSEEN WORLD
CAN YOU SEE IT? CAN YOU SEE IT?
DO YOU BELIEVE?
PEARL
CAN YOU CLAP YOUR HANDS AND SING?
FULL CAST
YES, I BELIEVE
YES, I BELIEVE
YES, I BELIEVE
YES, I BELIEVE
MIRI
YES, I GUESS, I BELIEVE.