Various Artists - Without You Mimi's Apartment |
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Without You Mimi's Apartment
Various Artists Three beds appear downstage. One, a hospital bed, is occupied by ANGEL. ROGER sits on another, JOANNE on the third. MIMI approaches ROGER, and then appears to be in a hurry.) ROGER Where were you? MIMI I'm sorry I'm late... ROGER (interrupting) I know. You lost your keys. No, you went for a walk; you had to help your mother. (As he picks up the guitar) And how's Benny? I'm gonna work upstairs tonight. I should tell you MIMI I should ... Wait... Never mind... ROGER Happy Spring (ROGER exits. MIMI pulls out a justit across the room. As she sings the following, a stylized "musical beds" is choreographed around her; during the bridge of the song, COLLINS carries ANGEL from the hospital bed and ROGER takes his place. By the end of the song, MAUREEN and JOANNE are reunited, as are ROGER and MIMI. COLLINS and ANGEL have lain down together, where ANGEL dies.) Without you MIMI The ground thaws The rain falls The grass grows Without you The seeds root The flowers bloom The children play The poets dream The stars gleam Without you The eagles fly The earth turns The sun burns But I die Without you The breeze warms Without you The girl smiles The cloud moves Without you The tides change The boys run The oceans crash The crowds roar The days soar The babies cry Without you The moon glows The river flows But I die Without you ROGER The world revives MIMI Colors renew BOTH But I know blue Only blue Lonely blue Within me, blue MIMI Without you The hand gropes Without you The pulse beats The ear hears ROGER Without you The eyes gaze The legs walk The lungs breathe The mind churns BOTH The heart yearns The tears dry Without you Life goes on But I'm gone Cause I die ROGER Without you MIMI Without you ROGER Without you BOTH Without you |
