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Overture / STAT
02:56
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2. |
We're Above the Stars
03:32
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Every seat in the house
Every row in the stands
They can hear me projecting with the sound of a man
And I bow to the band
And curl my left hand and wait
For one,
One song to end
One more show to pretend
That Im lost in the feeling when the pit strings are reeling
But no
Take it away from me
I’ve no need for your qualms or woes
Cause I’ve been a star for every year
They said I’d be out but I’m still here
The sour grapes have disappeared and I’m still standing people
We’re high above the sky
We’re far past mars
We’re above the stars
Most kids put their threat at triple
Ours hits 6.8 with a whistle
Maybe you just can’t get any better than this
No
No one left in our path
No one left to surpass
We’ve ascended to greatness brother were famous
We’ll go, go down in history for the tears and the laughs
But no one will really know
Cause I’ve been a star for every year
They said I’d be out but I’m still here
The sour grapes have disappeared and I’m still standing people
We’re high above the sky
We’re far past mars
We’re above the stars
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3. |
Vaudevillain
05:31
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You haven't the charisma
You haven't a clue
Your amateur voice is a weapon you fail to use and abuse
You’re not entertaining
You’re not in demand
My every move is a choice watch as I stand still...and now I move on
If your presence is tragic
and the orchestra's magic
you can carry a tune
Maybe if you work like Elena
become a true entertainer
you’ll have your name on the sign
Practice all your lines and runs
please be at call on time
All the blocking is done
Coordination, intonation locked!
You talk about us like we’re made of paper
you reprimand us like we misbehave
but you’d be better off directing from an unmarked grave
you think you’re something special Mr. Vaudeville
you think your something godly we should fear
what if we were walked out before curtains
what of your career
what a bad bad year
practice all your lines and runs
please be a call on time
have fun
please warm up on your own
say something
check your microphone
test one test one
You haven’t the training
you haven’t a gift
I can’t even count on my hands all the notes you missed in the bridge Eyes upon Henry and maybe you’ll learn what true talent looks like what it feels to get you what you deserve
You should move on if your presence is tragic
and the orchestras magic you can carry a tune
maybe if you work like a Elena
become a true entertainer
you could you have your name on the sign
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4. |
Yes, Henry
04:42
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You say Yes Henry
Oh but of course Henry
You never hear what I say
Just proudly proclaim
We agree Henry
You say you’re right henry
We can’t deny Henry
Why is it all you can do
to answer Me too
It’s just too friendly
How did my living go from a room full of meds and chaperones to a sycophants dream
How can you have same French limousine and favorite champagne
You say Yes Henry
Oh but of course Henry
You never hear what I say
Just proudly proclaim
We agree Henry
You say you’re right henry
We can’t deny Henry
Why is it all you can do
to answer Me too
It’s just too friendly
Who’s Henry do we really even know
Who’s Henry we don’t see him any more
I have to be sure I don’t bother him
I have to be sure to stop
whos Henry will we get to figure out
who Henry
Who’s he think he is now
I never knew I never knew Henry
Who’s Henry where did something go wrong
Who’s Henry he’s not that person anymore
The perfect favorite person that the people pay to see
The tickets sales are fading it’s just me out in the seats go Henry
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5. |
Quality Hospital Life
03:44
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I want the whole room
I want to bed
I want tubes up inside my head
I want the silence
I want the science
I want the names of the guests that sign in
I want to soda
and I want to diet of sweet potato pie
I’ll take the bathroom redecorate
Put in a claw foot, exfoliate
if I get my heart broke I’m first in line
that’s why a quality hospitals the life
oh sweet Elena what of the theater?
you're like a queen here it’s never been clearer
we need your full voice
your nice falsetto
you're like a bird dear in 5 inch stilettos
I’ve read the same words they don’t even rhyme
and I’m so tired of a cappella
and when we dance together harmony's just a waste of time
that’s why a quality hospitals the life
I don’t want urgent care
no treatment can compare to the luxury my coverage provides
it could be lovely to be tested and studied all day
there’s no invitation
just iatric temptation
and I can’t do an apple a day
I’d be so lucky to end up all bloody and read
I want the curtains
I want the phone
I’ll call the nurses
I’ll call it home
Ill bring my towels
And all my lotions
I’ll have my dogs shipped over the ocean
And I’ll custom make my gown the perfect size
Happy sick and waited on like MASH in the chateau Marmont
I got a life insurance card
I don’t know how to turn it on
But a quality hospitals the life
We're just worried for you
We know what you're going through
What are you trying to prove and to who?
You must be joking this is made
You're losing everything you have
Im sure you'll see
See what we mean
You’re all afraid to see the other side
I know a quality hospitals the life
I don’t want urgent care
no treatment can compare to the luxury my coverage provides
it could be lovely to be tested and studied all day
there’s no invitation
just iatric temptation
and I can’t do an apple a day
I’d be so lucky to end up all bloody and read
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6. |
Make the Show
04:03
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We’re hustling
We're bustling trying to get out
We're driving, surviving we’re dodging the crowd
We're running stunning got to hear some dinner music
Night music in the air what a simple fair
they have our tickets at the door
Pushing shoving got to get up
To broadway
the island is stuck in rut
Caught in the weather
we still got to try to make the show
We’re hustling
We're bustling trying to get out
We're driving, surviving we’re dodging the crowd
We're running stunning got to hear some dinner music
Night music in the air what a simple fair
they have our tickets at the door
make the show
make the show
Hustlin
Gotta make the show
make the show
They say I’m lucky
Cause I’ve seen 1 million faces
but I don’t know a single soul in all these places
I do what I do for the better
the better way to you
I try to realize
something better is finding me tonight
the only way to see how happy we can truly be
is to cause an emergency
it’s time
To aim right
through the center of our target sight
If we’re lucky we’ll live the hospital life
I’m the president and I’m here today
I have a deep respect for the actors stage
I’ve seen my share of Broadway shows and revues
I used to dance way back in school
I did some tap and ball room too
and now I run the world
I made the show
start the show
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7. |
The Inpatient Theme
02:09
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8. |
Dr. Ben
03:33
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I’m just a table
Who’s legs aren’t too stable
Who’s top holds the weight of your hat
I let you lean on my head when you need
But at some point you need to sit back
You spill your drink and the gravy boat sinks
and rings stain the delta's green grass
still I remain up right in the way
to help keep my honor intact
I’m just a chair who's half up the stairs
someone forgot me up top
I’m on my way, it could be any day
I’ll wait for the carpet to flop
is this what I get with a BMBS?
put all my money in man
I’m so sore
Ooo I ache
I’m the softest M.D. across the whole state
I can’t learn or discern the social cues life can demand
I am lost in your eyes
and I can’t describe the feeling I get when I look at you
Im struck with a chord
a bright major chord with suspensions and tensions
our love is in tune
quick check my heartbeat
hear my heartbeat
blood is pressured
heat is storing
chart recording
Height is measured
Weight is measured
I love you
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9. |
Surgeon Mary
02:51
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Mary surgeon
Surgeon Mary what a perfect name
Its so great and descriptive
Mary may I call you Mary
I feel like a frank
But no I’m Henry
Two of us
Sick in love
I’ll take what you prescribe
Let me stay
fever the day
The quality hospital life
Mary how you saved me
Gave me light you gave me life with your knife
Mary maybe we can marry at the ward tonight
Just tonight
Two of us
Sick in love
I’ll take what they prescribe
Let me stay
fever the day
The quality hospital life
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10. |
Dreams??
03:19
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In my dreams
I’m not the patient
Can hardly face a real life
In my dreams
I’ve been mistaken
Don’t wish me well, it’s too nice
In my dreams I’m
So ill fated for you
You took out ur cellphone just to leave the room and I’m wondering who
Has a dream where
There’s anther you there
Your double breathes the same air, same air
In those dreams
I guarantee I don’t see the seems and hem lines
In my dreams I’m
So ill fated for you
You made up a phone call just to leave the room
And i want the truth
In my dreams
I’m not the patient
Can hardly face a real life
In my dreams
I’ve been mistaken
Don’t wish me well, it’s too nice
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11. |
Intravenous In Blue
02:52
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I’ve waited for them to be wrong
Longer days I’ve been away all my life now I’m here
I’ve waited for them to be right
When can I hold you again
rub some dirt in my eye
And watch lady bugs on the rail
They know how to do
baby it’s you
You’re my intravenous in blue
I’ve waited for you all my life
Something there
I never saw in the mirror before
I’ve waited for them to be wrong
I can say I have a love in my life and you’re here
To watch lady bugs on the rail
They know how to do
baby it’s you
You’re my intravenous in blue
You flow underneath
You keep it discrete
You make me feel things
Things some people hate
But you know how to keep me distracted
I’ve waited for them to be wrong
Longer days I’ve been away all my life now I’m here
I’ve waited for them to be right
When can I hold you again in my eye
And watch lady bugs on the rail
They know how to do
and baby it’s you
You’re my intravenous in blue
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12. |
Letters to the Ruths
01:53
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My dearest Henry
I hope you’re all right
I hope you come back into the spotlight
I saw your stand in
he had a bad lisp
he couldn’t dance straight
he couldn’t line kick
I hope and pray you get back in time
the show was quality till you took a dive
hello Elena I hope you read this
I think your splendid
your voice is pure bliss
I wrote you a haiku
but I can’t remember
how many syllables to add together
I sent you flowers three or four times
I’d be so happy if you would reply
,yours forever Jeanie
my baby Henry this is your mom dear
please tell your sister I’m on a roll here
we bet the river Atlantic City
your father's ponies they look so pretty
we hope you find whatever you’re after
I know you both want life to go faster
your mind can change each and every time
Thats how your father and I have found the life
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13. |
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Please get ready to go
we gotta have enough time
to pick up flowers for the closing
hey music man where did you go to music man?
hey music man which way to the show music man?
I’m just in heaven
when the flashing lights are trying to signal me
They're gonna start the show and make me feel fine
yeah they make me believe
orchestra is rising in the curtain is climbing
Theyre getting ready to start the show
music man music girl
music boys with music pearls
Music guy music lass
I’m the president and I’m back to say
I’m thrilled to see he show today
It’s good to see our darlings on their feet
As you may have heard I used to dance
and now I sign accords with France
But I make time for theatre
I love it so
Start the show
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14. |
STAT / Finale
02:36
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