Life Support – Rent

I’LL COVER YOU REPRISE (Angel’s memorial)

COLLINS:

LIVE IN MY HOUSE

• I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER

  JUST PAY ME BACK WITH ONE THOUSAND KISSES

  BE MY LOVER AND I’LL COVER YOU

  OPEN YOUR DOOR — I’LL BE YOUR TENANT

  DON’T GOT MUCH BAGGAGE TO LAY AT YOUR FEET

  BUT SWEET KISSES I’VE GOT TO SPARE

  I’LL BE THERE — AND I’LL COVER YOU

  I THINK THEY MEANT IT

  WHEN THEY SAID YOU CAN’T BUY LOVE

  NOW I KNOW YOU CAN RENT IT

  A NEW LEASE YOU WERE, MY LOVE, ON LIFE

  ALL MY LIFE I’VE LONGED TO DISCOVER

  SOMETHING AS TRUE AS THIS IS

JOANNE & SOLOISTS: SO WITH A THOUSAND SWEET KISSES I’LL COVER YOU WITH A THOUSAND SWEET KISSES I’LL COVER YOU WITH A THOUSAND SWEET KISSES I’LL COVER YOU WITH A THOUSAND SWEET KISSES I’LL COVER YOU

COLLINS: IF YOU’RE COLD AND YOU’RE LONELY YOU’VE GOT ONE NICKEL ONLY WHEN YOU’RE WORN OUT AND TIRED WHEN YOUR HEART HAS EXPIRED

COMPANY:

FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES

• FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MOMENTS SO DEAR

  FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES

  FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED —

  MEASURE A YEAR

  OH LOVER I’LL COVER YOU

  OH LOVER I’LL COVER YOU

COLLINS & COMPANY:

OH LOVER I’LL COVER YOU

• OH LOVER

COLLINS:

I’LL COVER YOU

COMPANY:

FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MINUTES

• FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SEASONS OF LOVE

COLLINS:

I’LL COVER YOU

HALLOWEEN (Outside the church)

MARK:

Hi. It’s Mark Cohen. Is Alexi there?…

• No, don’t bother her. Just tell her I’m

  running a little late for our appointment…
  Yes, I’m still coming…Yes, I signed

  the contract…Thanks…

  HOW DID WE GET HERE?

  HOW THE HELL…

  PAN LEFT — CLOSE ON THE STEEPLE OF THE CHURCH

  HOW DID I GET HERE?

  HOW THE HELL…

  CHRISTMAS

  CHRISTMAS EVE — LAST YEAR

  HOW COULD A NIGHT SO FROZEN BE SO SCALDING HOT?

  HOW CAN A MORNING THIS MILD BE SO RAW?

  WHY ARE ENTIRE YEARS STREWN

  ACROSS THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR OF MEMORY

  WHEN SINGLE FRAMES FROM ONE MAGIC NIGHT

  FOREVER FLICKER IN CLOSE UP

  ON THE 3D IMAX OF MY MIND

  THAT’S POETIC

  THAT’S PATHETIC

  WHY DID MIMI KNOCK ON ROGER’S DOOR

  AND COLLINS CHOOSE THAT PHONE BOOTH

  BACK WHERE ANGEL SET UP HIS DRUMS

  WHY DID MAUREEN’S EQUIPMENT BREAK DOWN

  WHY AM I THE WITNESS

  AND WHEN I CAPTURE IT ON FILM

  WILL IT MEAN THAT IT’S THE END AND I’M ALONE

GOODBYE LOVE

MIMI:

IT’S TRUE YOU SOLD YOUR GUITAR AND BOUGHT A CAR?

ROGER:

IT’S TRUE — I’M LEAVING NOW FOR SANTA FE

• IT’S TRUE YOU’RE WITH THIS YUPPIE SCUM?

BENNY:

YOU SAID YOU’D NEVER SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN

MIMI:

NOT NOW

MAUREEN:

WHO SAID THAT YOU HAVE ANY SAY

• IN WHO SHE SAYS THINGS TO AT ALL?

ROGER:

YEAH!

JOANNE:

WHO SAID THAT YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR

• NOSE IN OTHER PEOPLE’S —

MAUREEN:

WHO SAID I WAS TALKING TO YOU?

JOANNE:

WE USED TO HAVE THIS FIGHT EACH NIGHT

MARK:

CALM DOWN

JOANNE:

SHE’D NEVER ADMIT I EXISTED

MARK:

EVERYONE PLEASE

MIMI:

HE WAS THE SAME WAY

• HE WAS ALWAYS “RUN AWAY — HIT THE ROAD — DON’T COMMIT”

  YOU’RE FULL OF SHIT!

JOANNE:

SHE’S IN DENIAL

MIMI:

HE’S IN DENIAL

JOANNE:

DIDN’T GIVE AN INCH WHEN I GAVE A MILE

MARK:

COME ON

MIMI:

I GAVE A MILE

ROGER:

GAVE A MILE TO WHO?

MARK & BENNY:

COME ON GUYS CHILL!

MIMI & JOANNE:

I’D BE HAPPY TO DIE FOR A TASTE OF WHAT ANGEL HAD

• SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR, UNAFRAID TO SAY I LOVE YOU

ROGER:

ALL YOUR WORDS ARE NICE MIMI

• BUT LOVE’S NOT A THREE WAY STREET

  YOU’LL NEVER SHARE REAL LOVE

  UNTIL YOU LOVE YOURSELF — I SHOULD KNOW

COLLINS:

YOU ALL SAID YOU’D BE COOL TODAY

• SO PLEASE — FOR MY SAKE…

  I CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S GONE

  I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE GOING

  I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS FAMILY MUST DIE

  ANGEL HELPED US BELIEVE IN LOVE

  I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DISAGREE

ALL:

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS GOODBYE

MARK:

I HEAR THERE ARE GREAT RESTAURANTS OUT WEST

ROGER:

SOME OF THE BEST — HOW COULD SHE?

MARK:

HOW COULD YOU LET HER GO?

ROGER:

YOU JUST DON’T KNOW…HOW COULD WE LOSE ANGEL?

MARK:

MAYBE YOU’LL SEE WHY WHEN YOU STOP ESCAPING YOUR PAIN

• AT LEAST NOW IF YOU TRY — ANGEL’S DEATH WON’T BE IN VAIN

ROGER:

HIS DEATH IS IN VAIN

MARK:

ARE YOU INSANE?

• THERE’S SO MUCH TO CARE ABOUT

  THERE’S ME, THERE’S MIMI

ROGER:

MIMI’S GOT HER BAGGAGE TOO

MARK:

SO DO YOU

ROGER:

WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHAT I KNOW, WHAT TO DO

MARK:

A FRIEND

ROGER:

BUT WHO, MARK, ARE YOU?

• “MARK HAS GOT HIS WORK”

  THEY SAY “MARK LIVES FOR HIS WORK”

  AND “MARK’S IN LOVE WITH HIS WORK”

  MARK HIDES IN HIS WORK

MARK:

FROM WHAT?

ROGER:

FROM FACING YOUR FAILURE, FACING YOUR LONELINESS

• FACING THE FACT THAT YOU LIVE A LIE

  YES, YOU LIVE A LIE — TELL YOU WHY

  YOU’RE ALWAYS PREACHING NOT TO BE NUMB

  WHEN THAT’S HOW YOU THRIVE

  YOU PRETEND TO CREATE AND OBSERVE

  WHEN YOU REALLY DETACH FROM FEELING ALIVE

MARK:

PERHAPS IT’S BECAUSE I’M THE ONE OF US TO SURVIVE

ROGER:

POOR BABY

MARK:

MIMI STILL LOVES ROGER

• IS ROGER REALLY JEALOUS

  OR AFRAID THAT MIMI’S WEAK

ROGER:

MIMI DID LOOK PALE

MARK:

MIMI’S GOTTEN THIN

• MIMI’S RUNNING OUT OF TIME

  ROGER’S RUNNING OUT THE DOOR —

ROGER:

NO MORE! OH NO!

• I’VE GOTTA GO

MARK:

Hey, for somebody who’s always been let down, who’s heading out of town?

ROGER:

For someone who longs for a community of his own,who’s with his camera, alone?

• I’ll call….I hate the fall

  YOU HEARD?

MIMI:

EVERY WORD

• YOU DON’T WANT BAGGAGE WITHOUT LIFETIME GUARANTEES

  YOU DON’T WANT TO WATCH ME DIE?

  I JUST CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, LOVE

  GOODBYE, LOVE

  CAME TO SAY GOODBYE, LOVE, GOODBYE

MIMI: JUST CAME TO SAY GOODBYE LOVE GOODBYE LOVE GOODBYE LOVE GOODBYE

ROGER: GLORY ONE BLAZE OF GLORY HAVE TO FIND

MIMI:

PLEASE DON’T TOUCH ME

• UNDERSTAND, I’M SCARED

  I NEED TO GO AWAY

MARK:

I KNOW A PLACE — A CLINIC

BENNY:

A REHAB?

MIMI:

MAYBE — COULD YOU?

BENNY:

I’LL PAY

MIMI:

GOODBYE LOVE

• GOODBYE LOVE

  JUST CAME TO SAY GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE

  JUST CAME TO SAY GOODBYE LOVE

  GOODBYE LOVE

  GOODBYE LOVE

  HELLO — DISEASE

WHAT YOU OWN

MARK:

“Hi. Mark Cohen for Buzzline…Back to you Alexi.
• Coming up, vampire welfare

  queens who are compulsive bowlers.”

  Oh God, what am I doing?

  DON’T BREATHE TOO DEEP

  DON’T THINK ALL DAY

  DIVE INTO WORK

  DRIVE THE OTHER WAY

  THAT DRIP OF HURT

  THAT PINT OF SHAME

  GOES AWAY

  JUST PLAY THE GAME

  YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  LEAVE YOUR CONSCIENCE AT THE TONE

  AND WHEN YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  YOU’RE WHAT YOU OWN

ROGER:

THE FILMMAKER CANNOT SEE

MARK:

AND THE SONGWRITER CANNOT HEAR

ROGER:

YET I SEE MIMI EVERYWHERE

MARK:

ANGEL’S VOICE IS IN MY EAR

ROGER:

JUST TIGHTEN THOSE SHOULDERS

MARK:

JUST CLENCH YOUR JAW TILL YOU FROWN

ROGER:

JUST DON’T LET GO

BOTH:

OR YOU MAY DROWN

• YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  WHERE IT’S LIKE THE TWILIGHT ZONE

  AND WHEN YOU’RE LIVING IN AMERICA

  AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  YOU’RE WHAT YOU OWN

  SO I OWN NOT A NOTION

  I ESCAPE AND APE CONTENT

  I DON’T OWN EMOTION — I RENT

MARK:

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THAT NIGHT

ROGER:

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THAT NIGHT

BOTH:

CONNECTION IN AN ISOLATING AGE

MARK:

FOR ONCE THE SHADOWS GAVE WAY TO LIGHT

ROGER:

FOR ONCE THE SHADOWS GAVE WAY TO LIGHT

BOTH:

FOR ONCE I DIDN’T DISENGAGE

MARK:

ANGEL — I HEAR YOU — I HEAR IT

• I SEE IT — I SEE IT — MY FILM!

ROGER:

MIMI — I SEE YOU — I SEE IT

• I HEAR IT – I HEAR IT- MY SONG!

MARK: ALEXI – MARK CALL ME A HYPOCRITE I NEED TO FINISH MY OWN FILM I QUIT!

ROGER: ONE SONG- GLORY MIMI YOUR EYES

BOTH:

DYING IN AMERICA

• AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  WE’RE DYING IN AMERICA

  TO COME INTO OUR OWN

  AND WHEN YOU’RE DYING IS AMERICA

  AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

  YOU’RE NOT ALONE

  I’M NOT ALONE

  I’M NOT ALONE

VOICE MAIL #5

ROGER & MARK’S VOICES:

“Speak..”

ROGER’S MOTHER:

ROGER, THIS IS YOUR MOTHER

• ROGER, HONEY, I DON’T GET THESE POSTCARDS

  “MOVING TO SANTA FE”

  “BACK IN NEW YORK STARTING A ROCK BAND”

  ROGER, WHERE ARE YOU? PLEASE CALL

MIMI’S MOTHER:

MIMI, CHICA, DONDE ESTA?

• TU MAMA ESTA TAMANDO

  DONDE ESTAS’ MIMI CALL

MR. JEFFERSON:

KITTEN — WHEREVER ARE YOU — CALL

MRS. COHEN:

MARK — ARE YOU THERE — ARE YOU THERE

• I DON’T KNOW IF HE’S THERE

  WE’RE ARE HERE WISHING YOU WERE HERE TOO

  WHERE ARE YOU MARK ARE YOU THERE

  ARE YOU WHERE ARE YOU

  MARK — ARE YOU THERE — ARE YOU THERE

  I DON’T KNOW IF PLEASE CALL YOUR MOTHER

FINALE (The lot and the loft)

ALL SEVEN HOMELESS:

CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING

• CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING

  CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING

  HOW TIME FLIES

  WHEN COMPASSION DIES

  NO STOCKINGS

  NO CANDY CANES

  NO GINGERBREAD

  NO SAFETY NET

  NO LOOSE CHANGE

  NO CHANGE NO

ONE HOMELESS MAN:

“SANTY CLAUSE IS COMING”

ALL:

CAUSE SANTY CLAUSE AIN’T COMING

• NO ROOM AT THE HOLIDAY INN — AGAIN

  OH WELL, MAYBE NEXT YEAR — OR — WHEN

MARK:

DECEMBER 24TH, TEN PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME

• I CAN’T BELIEVE A YEAR WENT BY SO FAST

  TIME TO SEE — WHAT WE HAVE — TIME TO SEE

  TURN THE PROJECTOR ON

  FIRST SHOT ROGER

  WITH THE FENDER GUITAR HE JUST GOT OUT OF HOCK

  WHEN HE SOLD THE CAR

  THAT TOOK HIM AWAY AND BACK

ROGER:

I FOUND MY SONG

MARK:

HE FOUND HIS SONG

• IF HE COULD JUST FIND MIMI

ROGER:

I TRIED — YOU KNOW I TRIED

MARK:

FADE IN ON MARK

• WHO’S STILL IN THE DARK

ROGER:

BUT HE’S GOT GREAT FOOTAGE

MARK:

WHICH HE’S CUT TOGETHER

ROGER:

TO SCREEN TONIGHT

MARK:

IN HONOR OF BENNY’S WIFE

ROGER:

MUFFY

MARK:

ALISON — PULLING BENNY OUT OF THE EAST VILLAGE LOCATION

ROGER:

Then again, maybe we won’t screen it tonight.

MARK:

I wonder how Alison found out about Mimi?

ROGER:

Maybe a little bird told her.

COLLINS:

Or an angel

• I HAD A LITTLE HUNCH THAT YOU COULD USE A LITTLE FLOW

ROGER:

TUTORING AGAIN?

COLLINS:

NEGATIVE

MARK:

BACK AT N.Y.U.?

COLLINS:

NO NO NO

• I REWIRED THE ATM AT THE FOOD EMPORIUM

  TO PROVIDE AN HONORARIUM TO ANYONE WITH THE CODE

ROGER & MARK:

THE CODE

• WELL … ?

COLLINS:

A – N – G – E – L

• YET ROBIN HOODING ISN’T THE SOLUTION

  THE POWERS THAT BE MUST BE UNDERMINED WHERE THEY DWELL

  IN A SMALL, EXCLUSIVE GOURMET INSTITUTION

  WHERE WE OVERCHARGE THE WEALTHY CLIENTELE

ALL THREE:

LET’S OPEN UP A RESTAURANT IN SANTA FE

• WITH A PRIVATE CORNER BANQUETTE IN THE BACK

COLLINS:

WE’LL MAKE IT YET, WE’LL SOMEHOW GET TO SANTA FE

ROGER:

BUT YOU’D MISS NEW YORK BEFORE YOU COULD UNPACK

MAUREEN:

MARK! ROGER! ANYONE — HELP!

MARK:

MAUREEN?

MAUREEN:

IT’S MIMI — I CAN’T GET HER UP THE STAIRS

ROGER:

NO!

MAUREEN:

SHE WAS HUDDLED IN THE PARK IN THE DARK

• AND SHE WAS FREEZING

  AND BEGGED TO COME HERE

ROGER:

OVER HERE — OH, GOD —

MIMI:

“GOT A LIGHT — I KNOW YOU — YOU’RE SHIVERING…”

JOANNE:

SHE’S BEEN LIVING ON THE STREET

ROGER:

WE NEED SOME HEAT

MIMI:

I’M SHIVERING

MARK:

WE CAN BUY SOME WOOD AND SOMETHING TO EAT

COLLINS:

I’M AFRAID SHE NEEDS MORE THAN HEAT

MIMI:

I HEARD THAT

MAUREEN:

COLLINS WILL CALL FOR A DOCTOR, HONEY

MIMI:

DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON MIMI, ME, ME

COLLINS:

HELLO – 911?

• I’M ON HOLD

MIMI:

COLD…COLD…WOULD YOU LIGHT MY CANDLE?

ROGER:

YES — WE’LL OH GOD — FIND A CANDLE

MIMI:

I SHOULD TELL YOU

• I SHOULD TELL YOU

ROGER:

I SHOULD TELL YOU

• I SHOULD TELL YOU

MIMI:

I SHOULD TELL YOU BENNY WASN’T ANY —

ROGER:

SHHH — I KNOW

• I SHOULD TELL YOU WHY I LEFT

  IT WASN’T BECAUSE I DIDN’T —

MIMI:

I KNOW

• I SHOULD TELL YOU

ROGER:

I SHOULD TELL YOU

MIMI:

I SHOULD TELL YOU

• I LOVE YOU —

ROGER:

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

• LEAVING ME ALONE WITH MY GUITAR

  HOLD ON THERE’S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD HEAR

  IT ISN’T MUCH BUT IT TOOK ALL YEAR

YOUR EYES

ROGER:

YOUR EVES

• AS WE SAID OUR GOODBYES

  CAN’T GET THEM OUT OF MY MIND

  AND I FIND I CAN’T HIDE FROM

  YOUR EYES

  THE ONES THAT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE

  THE NIGHT YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE

  WHERE THERE’S MOONLIGHT

  I SEE YOUR EYES

  HOW’D I LET YOU SLIP AWAY

  WHEN I’M LONGING SO TO HOLD YOU

  NOW I’D DIE FOR ONE MORE DAY

  ‘CAUSE THERE’S SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU

  WHEN I LOOKED INTO YOUR EYES

  WHY DOES DISTANCE MAKE US WISE?

  YOU WERE THE SONG ALL ALONG

  AND BEFORE THE SONG DIES

  I SHOULD TELL YOU I SHOULD TELL YOU

  I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU

  YOU CAN SEE IT IN MY EYES

FINALE B

MIMI:

I jumped over the moon!!

ROGER:

What?

MIMI:

A leap of Moooooooooo–

JOANNE:

She’s back!

MIMI:

I was in a tunnel, heading for this warm, white light…

MAUREEN:

Oh my God!

MIMI:

And I swear Angel was there — and she looked GOOD!
• And she said, “Turn

  around girlfriend and listen to that boy’s song…”

COLLINS:

She’s drenched

MAUREEN:

HER FEVER’S BREAKING

MARK:

THERE IS NO FUTURE

• THERE IS NO PAST

ROGER:

THANK GOD THIS MOMENT’S NOT THE LAST

MIMI & ROGER:

THERE’S ONLY US

• THERE’S ONLY THIS

  FORGET REGRET OR LIFE IS YOURS TO MISS

ALL:

NO OTHER ROAD

• NO OTHER WAY

  NO DAY BUT TODAY

WOMEN: I CAN’T CONTROL MY DESTINY I TRUST MY SOUL MY ONLY GOAL IS JUST TO BE WITHOUT YOU THE HAND GROPES THE EAR HEARS THE PULSE BEATS LIFE GOES ON BUT I’M GONE ‘CAUSE I DIE WITHOUT YOU I DIE WITHOUT YOU I DIE WITHOUT YOU I DIE WITHOUT YOU

MEN: WILL I LOSE MY DIGNITY WILL SOMEONE CARE WILL I WAKE TOMORROW FROM THIS NIGHTMARE THERE’S ONLY NOW THERE’S ONLY HERE GIVE IN TO LOVE OR LIVE IN FEAR NO OTHER PATH NO OTHER WAY NO DAY BUT TODAY NO DAY BUT TODAY NO DAY BUT TODAY NO DAY BUT TODAY

ALL:

NO DAY BUT TODAY

THE END

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