Rent - La Vie Boheme Lyrics
ManagerNo, please noNot tonight, please noMister, can't you goNot tonight, can't have a sceneRogerWhat?ManagerGo, please go, you, hello sir!I said no, important customerMarkWhat am I, just a blur?ManagerYou sit all nightYou never buyMarkThat's a lieThat's a lieI had a tea the other dayManagerYou couldn't pay!MarkOh, yeahCollinsBenjamin Coffin iii, here?ManagerOh, noAllWine and beer!MaureenThe enemy of Avenue AWe'll stayManagerOy veyCollinsWhat brings the mogul in his own mindTo the Life Cafe?BennyI would like to propose a toastTo Maureen's noble tryIt went wellMaureenGo to hellBennyWas the yuppie scum stomped?Not counting the homelessHow many tickets weren't comped?RogerWhy did Muffy-BennyAlisonRoger-Miss the show?BennyThere was a death in the familyIf you must knowAngelWho died?BennyOur akitaMark, roger, angel, collinsEvitaBennyMimi, I'm surprisedA bright and charming girl like youHangs out with these slackersWho don't adhere to dealsYou make fun, yet I am the oneAttempting to do some goodOr do you really want a neighborhoodWhere people piss on your stoop every night?Bohemia, Bohemia'sA fallacy in your headThis is CalcuttaBohemia is deadMarkDearly beloved, we gather here to sayOur goodbyesCollins & rogerDies Ira, Dies IllaKyrie EleisonYitgadal V' Yitkadash (etc.)MarkHere she lies,No one knew her worthThe late great daughter of Mother EarthOn these nights when we celebrate the birthIn that little town of BethlehemWe raise our glassYou bet your ass to...La Vie BohemeAllLa Vie BohemeLa Vie BohemeLa Vie BohemeLa Vie BohemeMarkTo days of inspiration,Playing hookey, making somethingOut of nothing, the needTo express to communicate,To going against the grain,Going insane,Going madTo loving tension, no pensionTo more than one dimension,To starving for attention,Hating convention, hating pretension,Not to mention of course,Hating dear old mom and dadTo riding your bikeMidday past the three piece suitsTo fruits, to no absolutesTo Absolut, to choiceTo the Village VoiceTo any passing fadTo being an us for once,Instead of a themAllLa Vie BohemeLa Vie BohemeLa Vie BohemeMaureenIs the equipment in a pyramid?JoanneIt is, MaureenMaureenThe mixer doesn't have a caseDon't give me that face!Mr. GreyAhemmMaureenHey Mister... She's my sisterWaiterSo that's five miso soup,Four seaweed saladThree soy burger dinner,Two tofu dog platterAnd one pasta with meatless ballsBohemianEwwCollinsIt tastes the sameMimiIf you close your eyesWaiterAnd thirteen orders of friesIs that it here?AllWine and beer!Mimi & angelTo hand-crafted beers made in local breweriesTo yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheeseTo leather, to dildos, to curry VindalooTo Huevos Rancheros, and Maya AngelouMaureen & collinsEmotion, devotion, to causing a commotion,Creation, VacationMarkMucho masturbationMaureen & collinsCompassion, to fashion, to passionWhen it's newCollinsTo SontagAngelTo SondheimFour peopleTo anything tabooCollins & rogerGinsberg, Dylan, Cunningham and CageCollinsLenny BruceRogerLangston HughesMaureenTo the stage!Person #1To UtaPerson #2To BuddhaPerson #3Pablo Neruda, tooMark & mimiWhy Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbowTo blow off Auntie EmAllLa Vie BohemeMaureenAnd wipe the speakers off before you packJoanneYes, MaureenMaureenWell, hurry backMr. GreySisters?MaureenWe're closeAngel, collinsBrothers!Mark, angel, mimi & 3 othersBisexuals, trisexuals, Homo Sapiens,Carcinogens, hallucinogens, men,Pee Wee HermanGerman wine, turpentine, Gertrude SteinAntonioni, Bertolucci, KurosawaCarmina BuranaAllTo apathy, to entropy, to empathy, ecstasyVaclav Havel, The Sex Pistols, 8BCTo no shame, never playing the fame gameCollinsTo marijuanaAllTo sodomyIt's between God and meTo S & MBennyWaiter, Waiter, Waiter!AllLa Vie BohemeCollinsIn honor of the death of Bohemia an impromptu salon will commence immediately following dinner...Maureen Johnson, back from her spectacular one night performance at the Eleventh Street LotWill perform Native American tribal chants, backwards through her vocoder, while accompanying herself on the electric cello which she ain't never studied.RogerAnd Mark Cohen will preview his new documentary about his inability to hold an erection on high holy days.MarkAnd Mimi Marquez clad only in bubble wrap, will perform her famous lawnchair handcuff dance to the sounds of ice tea being stirredBennyYour new boyfriend doesn't know about us?MimiThere's nothing to knowBennyDon't you think that we should discuss-MimiIt was three months agoBennyHe doesn't act like he's with youMimiWe're taking it slowBennyWhere is he now?MimiHe's right-hmmWhere'd he go?MarkAnd Roger will attempt to write a bittersweet, evocative songThat doesn't remind us of 'Musetta's Waltz'CollinsAngel Dumott Schunard will model her latest fall fashions from Paris while accompanying herself on the 10-gallon plastic pickle tub.AngelAnd Collins will recount his exploits as an Anarchist... Including the tale ofHis successful reprogramming of the mit virtual reality equipment to self-destruct as it broadcasts the words:All'Actual Reality - act up - Fight aids! 'BennyCheck!MimiExcuse me, did I do something wrong?I get invited, then ignored all night longRogerI've been trying, I'm not lyingNo one's perfect, I've got baggageMimiLife's too short babe, time is flyingI'm looking for baggage that goes with mineRogerI should tell you-MimiI've got baggage, tooRogerI should tell you--BothBaggage-OthersWine And Beer!MimiAzt breakRogerYou?MimiMe. You?RogerMimi
