EVER SINCE MY CHILDHOOD
I HAD THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD
EVIL ALWAYS LOST TO GOOD.
NOW I’M NOT SO SURE.

ALL OF US CAN RISE ABOVE
FEAR AND HATE WITH HOPE AND LOVE.
THAT I FELT QUITE CERTAIN OF.
NOW I’M NOT SO SURE.

LIFE AND THE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE IT
WAS A WINDING BUT STEADY PATH.
BUT SOMEWHERE THE WORLD MADE A PIVOT,
AND WE ALL GOT LOST IN THE AFTERMATH.

THINGS WILL WORK OUT IN THE END:
TRUTH ON WHICH YOU COULD DEPEND.
OH, BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED, MY FRIEND.
NOW WE’RE NOT SO SURE.

ONCE MY DREAMS WERE YOUNG AND GREEN,
EAGER TO BE LIVED AND SEEN.
NOW THEY’RE KEPT IN QUARANTINE.
NOW THEY’RE NOT SO SURE.

ALL THE BELIEFS I’VE BEEN TRUSTING
FEEL LIKE THEY’VE FALLEN APART.
SOMETHING CORRUPT AND DISGUSTING
HAS DRIPPED ITS POISON IN MY HEART.

ONCE I KNEW WE STOOD SECURE.
COME WHAT MAY, WE WOULD ENDURE.
BUT NOWADAYS I’M NOT SO SURE.
NOW I’M NOT SO SURE.

NOTICE THE LOOK OF UNEASE ON MY FACE.
LATELY IT FEELS LIKE IT’S FROZEN IN PLACE.
PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY.
PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY.
PLEASE MAKE IT YESTERDAY
AGAIN…

OH, I BELIEVED IN CHILDHOOD
EVIL ALWAYS LOST TO GOOD.
AND I STILL WOULD, IF I COULD.
SURE MISS BEING SURE.
BUT THINGS I THOUGHT WERE RIGHT, WERE WRONG.
FOR INSTANCE, I THOUGHT ALL ALONG
THAT I’D FEEL BETTER ONCE I SANG THIS SONG.
NOW I’M NOT SO SURE.

Yay People Yay!

8. Now I'm Not So Sure

MINDFULNESS

MINDFULNESS.
I AM PRACTICING MINDFULNESS.
I AM LEARNING TO DECOMPRESS
FROM THE CARES OF THE DAY.
CONSCIOUSNESS.
I AM RAISING MY CONSCIOUSNESS.
I AM RIDDING MYSELF OF STRESS.
IT IS MELTING AWAY.

SO GOODBYE, PAST!
YOU WON’T BE MISSED.
I’VE LEARNED AT LAST
TO JUST EXIST.
THE FUTURE’S FAKE.
IT ISN’T REAL.
I’M WIDE AWAKE
AND NOW I FEEL—

—very concerned about climate change. I mean, how can you not? What kind of world are we leaving our children? They’re doomed. Doomed!

MINDFULNESS.
WHEN YOU’RE PRACTICING MINDFULNESS
YOU MAY NOTICE YOUR THOUGHTS DIGRESS
AS THEY NATURALLY DO.
NONETHELESS...
(Costco.)
DON’T IGNORE THEM BUT TELL THEM YES...
(Clean the rug.)
JUST OBSERVE THEM AND—
(Tampons.)
—DON’T OBSESS.
‘CAUSE YOUR THOUGHTS AREN’T YOU.
(Shit, Mom's coming tomorrow.)

THERE IS NO THEN.
(Rosie has lice.)
THERE’S ONLY NOW.
(I should see the vet.)
I’M VERY ZEN.
(She is very nice.)
I’M VERY TAO.
(She is gay, I bet.)

By the way, I am stunned that Lauren honestly thinks that Euphoria is better than Never Have I Ever. That’s just objectively wrong. Euphoria is just an excuse for hot young people to walk around naked and say pretentious dialogue, but Never Have I Ever offers an actual look at young people that manages to write sophisticated dialogue that doesn’t feel forced—

Be here now, moron!

IT’S SUCH A JOY TO SOOTHE MY SOUL BY DOING MEDITATION
EVEN THOUGH I’D PROB’LY GET THE SAME RESULT FROM MEDICATION
OR AN HOUR ON THE TREADMILL OR A QUICKIE MASTURBATION.
AAAAAAUUUUUUUMMMMMM.

I LOVE HOW THE INSTRUCTOR SEEMS SO PLACID AND CONTENTED
AND THE VIDEO OF SILENT BUDDHIST MONKS THAT HE PRESENTED
AND HIS SHAME WHEN HE ADMITTED THAT THE YOGA MATS WERE RENTED.

But Lauren’s always been like that. She wants to act like the older sister and tell me how great her kids are and how she’s so mature and everything, but at the end of the day she’s more like my little sister. Remember when she visited last time? Brought the kids. My nephew’s a little shit, by the way. Like, objectively a little shit who will grow up to be a bigger one. Emma’s nice though. And then Peter, you can’t tell me he’s not cheating on her. I don’t know, but he has that lecherous look. He even looks at me like I’m—

FUUUUUCK!

MINDFULNESS
MAY BE CALMING BUT I CONFESS
I CAN’T HANDLE MUCH CALM, I GUESS.
ONLY TINY AMOUNTS.

IT’S VERY CLEAR
I CAN’T SEE HOW
TO FEEL I’M HERE,
TO KNOW I’M NOW.

BUT I’M MINDFUL
THAT I’M NOT MINDFUL,
AND THAT’S A KIND OF MINDFUL,
AND MAYBE THAT KIND OF COUNTS.

4. Mindfulness

I’M A NEWS JUNKIE!
CANNOT GET ENOUGH!
I FOLLOW EACH AND EVERY STORY,
BE IT GOOD OR BAD OR REALLY BAD OR GORY.
I REFRESH ALL MY NEWS SITES FANATICALLY.
(LIKE, BEFORE THEY REFRESH AUTOMATICALLY.)
AND I STAY INFORMED
AND I KEEP ABREAST
AND I GET DRAWN IN
AND I GET OBSESSED
BY THE BAD THINGS THAT TEND TO HAPPEN, 
AND THE GOOD THINGS THAT TEND TO NOT,
AND THE DANGERS I NEVER SUSPECTED,
AND THE DANGERS I ALMOST FORGOT,
AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT,
AND THE BLUE AND RED,
AND THE MORE AND LESS,
AND THE YES AND NO,
AND THE PRO AND CON…
AND THEN I KNOW I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON.

I’M A NEWS EXPERT!
FINGER ON THE PULSE!
I’M NOT JUST UP TO THE MINUTE,
I AM UP TO EVERY MILLISECOND IN IT.
I READ THE REPORTS AND ANALYSES.
I DISTINGUISH THE FACTS FROM THE FALLACIES.
AND I SEE WHO’S RIGHT,
AND I SEE WHO’S WRONG,
AND I SHED SOME LIGHT,
AND BEFORE TOO LONG
I CAN FEEL ALL MY MUSCLES TIGHTEN,
AND A LOW-LEVEL MIGRAINE START,
AND A BULGE IN THE VEIN IN MY FOREHEAD,
AND AN ACHE IN MY HEAD AND MY HEART.
AND I’M ALL UPSET
AND I’M ALL UPTIGHT
AND I GO UPSTAIRS
AND I'M UP ALL NIGHT
AND I BROOD TILL DAWN…
AND WHOOP-DE-DOO! I KNOW I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON!
SURE, IT CAN MAKE YOU NERVOUS.	
SURE, IT CAN KILL YOUR SLEEP.
SURE, IT CAN BE DEPRESSING.
SURE, IT CAN MAKE YOU WEEP.
(BUT) SURE, IT CAN LEAVE YOU HOPELESS.
SURE, IT CAN LEAVE YOU EMPTY INSIDE.
SURE, IT CAN HAVE LONG-TERM PSYCHOSOMATIC EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY.
SURE, IT CAN LEAVE YOU IN A CONSTANT STATE OF ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT NEW DISASTER THE NEXT MOMENT MAY HOLD.

Alright. Full disclosure:
I’M A NEWS ADDICT.
CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
AND THOSE WHO SUFFER THIS ADDICTION,
MAKE ALL THE WORLD’S AFFLICTIONS THEIR AFFLICTION.
SO WE SCREAM AT THE LIES AND HYPOCRISY,
AND WE SHOUT AT THE THREATS TO DEMOCRACY,
AND WE SHAKE OUR HEADS,
OR WE SLOWLY NOD,
OR WE YELL “OH NO!,”
OR WE YELL, “THANK GOD!”
‘CAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IS UPON US,
AND ITS TROUBLES ARE NOW OUR OWN,
AND WE LONG FOR A WAY TO ESCAPE THEM,
AND WE WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE US ALONE.
BUT IT’S WORTH THE FEAR
AND IT’S WORTH THE RAGE
AND IT'S WORTH THE GRIEF
JUST TO KNOW I KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON.
‘CAUSE IF I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON…

I… don’t know. 

What’s going on?!

2. I Know What's Going On

Saw you in temple this morning.
You were praying with some other guy.
They say these are the “High” Holy Days,
But you wouldn’t even say “hi”.
Yom Kippur has come again, baby,	
And it’s time to atone.
I came here to say that I’m sorry,	
But I don’t want to say it alone.

I’m hungry for you.
I thirst for the past.
Your love is my food
And you’re making me fast.
I’m dizzy and weak and I don’t know how long I can last.
When this day is through,
I’ll still be hungry for you.

Seems like not too long ago
We were sitting right here.
We ate apples and honey, honey,
And wished for a sweet New Year.
But Rosh Hashanah’s over, girl,
And the year don’t feel so sweet.
I’ll fill my body come sundown,
But what is my soul gonna eat?
	
I’m hungry for you.
I’m dying inside.
All I can do
Is swallow my pride.
I’m starving for something no rabbi could ever provide.
When this day is through,
I’ll still be hungry for you.

I look across the aisle and see
How beautiful you are.
It hurts to know that we can be
So close and yet shofar…

(Shofar solo)

Sometimes love’s not meant to last.
Two people grow apart.
So just go with him and break your fast.
But just know that you’re breakin’ my heart…

(I’m hungry for you.
My stomach’s in knots.)
I bite back the pain
And feed on my thoughts,
Because baby if you won’t come back to me, I’m gonna plotz.
When this day is through
And I'm feeling blue
'Cause there’s somebody new
At your table for two,
This lonely Jew
Will still be hungry… for you.
Please baby, won't you give me a nosh?

I'm Hungry For You

The days were too loud and the weeks were too long
And the months went too slowly, and sadly, and wrong
But still, just as always, they brought us to here
Looks like we made it to Christmas
The joy of the season is harder to feel
When the world seems unsafe, and not right, and not real
And yet through the sadness, confusion and fear
Somehow we made it to Christmas

We'll gather round the tree once more
Just like so many times before
And celebrate the blessed birth of Jesus
He came to us in perfect love
And now he looks down from above
But who knows what he's thinking when he sees us?

When sickness and anger have kept us apart
Can gladness and laughter still fill up your heart?
Despite all the distance, hope's drawing near
Thank God, we made it to Christmas.

For Jesus taught us it was good
For men to live in brotherhood
And bear no bonds of bitterness between them
So when you sing those words again
"Peace on earth, goodwill to men"
Please, this time, when you sing them, try to mean them.

The days were too loud and the weeks were too long
And the months went too slowly, and sadly, and wrong
We've been through so much since the start of the year
Not all of us made it to Christmas
But we have, somehow
We're still here, right now
And we still can make loving each other our vow
And say
That we made it
For Christmas.

We Made It to Christmas

THERE’S JUST SO MANY HOURS IN A DAY,
AND SO MANY DAYS IN A YEAR,
AND SO MANY YEARS THAT GO BY ’TIL THERE ISN’T A YOU.
AND LONG BEFORE PASSING AWAY,
LIFE MAKES IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
THAT THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO, AND THAT’S ALL YOU CAN DO.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HANDS YOU COULD LEND,
AND THOUSANDS OF CRAPS YOU COULD GIVE,
AND MILLIONS OF HILLS YOU COULD DIE ON AND HEARTS YOU COULD TOUCH.
BUT THERE’S SO LITTLE TIME YOU CAN SPEND,
AND SO LITTLE LIFE YOU CAN LIVE,
AND THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO, AND IT ISN’T THAT MUCH.
 
PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT TO BE HELPFUL, WANT TO BE USEFUL.
PEOPLE SAY THEY’RE EAGER TO VOLUNTEER.
WHAT THEY MEAN IS GIVING WORN-OUT CLOTHES TO GOODWILL TWICE A YEAR,
LIKE THAT HELPS.
 
THERE ARE SO MANY ERRANDS TO RUN,
AND SO MANY DEADLINES TO MEET,
AND SO MANY PEOPLE TO TALK TO AND PLACES TO BE.
I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO GET DONE,
AND AS SOON AS THEY’RE DONE, THEY REPEAT,
SO THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH I CAN DO UNRELATED TO ME.
 
SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT.
DOESN’T MATTER; LIFE WILL REMAIN UNFAIR.
SAME OLD SAME OLD: EVERYONE SUFFERS, EVERYONE SORROWS.
NOTHING CHANGES: THAT’S WHY I FIND IT HARD TO CARE…

Jesus.

THERE’S JUST SO MANY HOURS IN A DAY,
AND THEY ALL BRING PROBLEMS ANEW.
THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS IT’S BETTER TO NOT GET INVOLVED,
BUT THERE’S JUST SO MANY TIMES YOU CAN SAY
“THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO”
WITHOUT WONDERING IF YOU ARE THE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED.
‘CAUSE “THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO”
IS A PHRASE THAT FALLS AWFULLY FLAT
WHEN THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO… 
BUT I DON’T EVEN DO THAT.

7. There's Only So Much You Can Do

I GOT A GIRL AND I LOVE HER SO.
I TAKE HER WITH ME WHEREVER I GO.
SHE'S THE PRETTIEST GIRL I KNOW.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I LOVE HER.

SHE'S GOOD AT MUSIC AND SHE'S GOOD AT ART.
SHE'S REALLY CLASSY AND SHE'S REALLY SMART.
SHE'S GOT A SENSITIVE AND TENDER HEART.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I LOVE HER...

I LOVE HER FOR HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
I LOVE HER FOR HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
I LOVE HER FOR THE PERSON SHE
APPEARS TO BE
WHEN SHE APPEARS IN PIXELS!
THE GIRL WHO LEADS THE LIFE SHE SEEMS TO LEAD:
THAT'S THE ONLY GIRL I REALLY NEED,
THE PART OF HER THAT'S ON THE SCREEN
OF SOME LONELY TWEEN
ON A CUL-DE-SAC IN DIX HILLS!
I'VE LOVED OTHER ACCOUNTS BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME I CAN TELL:
I'LL LOVE HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT FOREVER I-R-L.

TAKIN' A SELFIE IN A PRIVATE JET!
CHILLIN' WITH A FAMOUS PERSON SHE JUST MET!
SHOWIN' NEWBIES HOW TO BUY A BEDROOM SET!
THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER!
SHARIN' A PICTURE OF A FOUR-STAR MEAL!
HANGIN' OUT IN ASPEN ON A SNOWMOBILE!
RIDIN' WITH RIHANNA ON A FERRIS WHEEL!
THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HER!

WE LOVE HER FOR HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
HER EVER-GROWING INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
HER VIDEOS AND PHOTOS WHIP
HER FOLLOWSHIP
INTO A STATE OF FRENZY!
SHE INFLUENCES WHAT THEY THINK AND DO.
INFLUENCES WHAT THEY PURCHASE TOO.
THAT'S WHY HER STAR IS ON THE RISE
IN THE HUNGRY EYES
OF MILLENNIALS AND GEN-Z!
I'VE LIKED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF LIKES,
BUT LIKE, THAT'S NOT WHO I'D LIKE TO BE. 
O INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, WON'T YOU POST THAT YOU LOVE ME?

LAST NIGHT, SHE WHISPERED TO ME,
"I HATE MYSELF, I'M IN MISERY.
I'M JUST A FRAUD WHO'S LOST HER IDENTITY,
AND NOW MY SOUL CAN FIND NO SOLACE."

I SAID, "BABY, HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU'RE A FRAUD?
YOU SHOULD BE ON YOUR KNEES, THANKING GOD
FOR TURNING YOU FROM SOMETHING REAL AND FLAWED
INTO SOMETHING FAKE AND FLAWLESS!"

YOU TURNED INTO AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
A LIVING, BREATHING INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
A MILLION PEOPLE LOOK TO YOU
AND WHAT YOU DO.
YOU MOTIVATE THE MASSES!
BUT NOW YOU GOTTA WORK A LARGE AMOUNT
TO MONETIZE YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT!
THIS AIN'T THE TIME TO TAKE A BREAK,
THERE'S CASH TO MAKE,
SO DROP THOSE COLLEGE CLASSES!
LIVING YOUR LIFE FOR ME AND THE WORLD MAY HAVE MADE YOU SAD AND SICK,
BUT INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT...
O INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT...
YES, INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT...
WE JUST CLICK! 
WE JUST CLICK!

3. Her Instagram Account

I Know What's Going On

THERE WERE SPARKS IN OUR EYES
AND THE SPARKS KEPT GLOWING.
WE WERE YOUNG AND ALIVE
AND OUR LOVE HAD A DRIVE
AND THE DRIVE KEPT GOING.
THERE WAS A THIRST.
THERE WAS LUST.
THERE WERE SO MANY TIMES WE WOULD JUST
GAZE AT EACH OTHER,
AS SHE WAS DRESSING,
WHILE HE WAS SHAVING,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVE IN
TO THE CRAVING.

BUT THE YEARS HURRIED BY,
AND THE SPELL WAS LIFTED.
THE LOVE CARRIED ON
BUT THE PASSION WAS GONE.
OUR ATTENTIONS SHIFTED.
THERE WAS REGRET.
THERE WAS GUILT.
BUT WE THOUGHT OF THE LIFE WE HAD BUILT,
RAISING OUR CHILDREN,	
PLANNING OUR FUTURE,
GROWING OUR SAVINGS,
AND WE CAME TO ACCEPT THE DECLINE
OF THE CRAVINGS.

AND OUR BELLIES GREW SLIGHTLY MORE PAUNCHY,
AND OUR FACES GREW SLIGHTLY MORE LINED,
AND OUR HAIR GREW SLIGHTLY MORE SILVER,
AND AWARENESS GREW IN OUR MIND
THAT EVEN THE CLOSEST COMPANIONS
STILL FIND AT THE END OF THE DAY
THAT THE LOVING MAY LAST FOREVER
BUT THE CRAVING FADES AWAY.

NOW WE LAY ON THE BED
AND THE CLOCK IS CREEPING.
WE’LL SAY OUR GOOD NIGHTS
AND THEN TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
AND THEN… JUST BE SLEEPING.
YES, THERE’S A HOPE,
THERE’S A CHANCE, 
AND YET BOTH OF US KNOW IN ADVANCE
THERE’LL BE NO LONGING,
THERE’LL BE NO HUNGER,
THERE’LL BE NO PASSION
OR WHISPERS OR LAUGHTER,
NOTHING INDECENT,
NOTHING THAT'S NAUGHTY,
NO MISBEHAVING;

JUST THE GHOST OF AN URGE
FOR OUR BODIES TO MERGE
AND SUCCUMB TO THE SURGE
OF THE CRAVING.

5. The Craving

WHAT A WORLD!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
WHAT A TRULY REMARKABLE PLANET!
AIN'T IT GREAT TO BE HERE
ON THIS WONDERFUL SPHERE?
IT CAN'T GET ANY WONDERF'LER, CAN IT?
IT'S GOT BEAUTIFUL FEATURES
AND TRILLIONS OF CREATURES.
IT EVEN COMES WITH A MOON!
WHAT A WORLD!
AND THE WAY THINGS ARE TRENDING
IT'S GONNA BE ENDING SOON!
Hi! I'm Performer #1!
I'm Performer #4!
I'm Performer #2!
And I'm Performer #3, and welcome to What A World, a musical celebration of life in the year 2024, and however many years are left beyond that.
You know, some people think the world today is an unceasing, nightmarish crucible of anxiety, terror, rage and despair. But it's so much more than that!
Sure, there are some scary things taking place around us — pandemics, political turmoil, Elon Musk. But don't forget: while a lot of little pictures may seem frightening, the big picture is even bigger! Take climate change...
WHAT A WORLD!
WHAT A COMFORTABLE WORLD,
BUT WHO KNOWS WHERE THE CLIMATE IS HEADIN'.
THERE ARE MANY WHO SAY
WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY
TO A FULL AND COMPLETE ARMAGEDDON.
BUT WHATEVER THE WEATHER,
WE'LL FIGHT IT TOGETHER
SO NATURE WILL SEE WHAT WE'RE WORTH!
WHAT A WORLD!
WHERE WE HELP ONE ANOTHER
TO STICK IT TO MOTHER EARTH!
Yes, each passing day brings us one step closer to our age-old dream of defeating the globe!
Now, no one's saying our species doesn't face a whole lot of challenges. 
But those challenges have answers. Easy answers! Not correct, but easy!
And remember: for every one challenge we do face, there are ten others we refuse to!
EVERYTHING MAY SEEM DO-OR-DIE,
BUT THERE'S NO REASON TO PANIC.
WE'LL WATCH THAT ICEBERG FLOAT ON BY
FROM THE CROW'S NEST OF THE TITANIC.

WHAT A WORLD!
WHAT A MAGICAL WORLD,
FULL OF WONDERS TO MOVE AND INSPIRE US!
WHERE YOU MIGHT WIN ACCLAIM
AND UNLIMITED FAME
AS A TINY PESTILENT VIRUS!
THERE WAS JUST NO ASSUAGIN'
THAT CUDDLY CONTAGION,
AND HOW ITS LOVE FOR US SPREAD!
WHAT A WORLD,
WHERE A PATHOGEN LIKES US
SO MUCH THAT IT STRIKES US DEAD!
See? What you call an infection, the virus calls making a friend. 
Awwww!
And yet even with COVID, the average person today is still living longer than at any time in human history!
That's right! And in some cases, that's a good thing!
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT OUR PLIGHT,
THERE'S NO NEED TO BE NERVOUS.
THE UNIVERSE WILL MAKE IT RIGHT
ONCE WE CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
And I think we're all familiar with the "greatest country on Earth"?!
The country we're lucky enough to live... just south of?!
Sure, the U.S. of A. feels slightly civil War-rier than usual these days. 
But don't worry, because government of the people, by the people and for the people is still rare!
WHAT A LAND!
WHAT A GLORIOUS LAND!
WHAT A TRULY REMARKABLE NATION!
WHERE THE CITIZENRY
IS ENTIRELY FREE
TO DISTRIBUTE MISINFORMATION!
FREE TO FIGHT AN ELECTION,
AND CAUSE INSURRECTION,
AND COME THIS CLOSE TO A COUP!
WHAT A LAND!
WHERE YOUR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED
BUT OFTEN OBJECTED TO!
OH!
MAYBE THERE’S A NEW PLACE WE CAN GO!
MAYBE WE’LL FIND A HOME SOMEWHERE
AND TRAVEL THERE.
LIKE VENUS OR PLUTO OR VOGSPHERE OR KLINGON OR KRYPTON OR TATOOINE...
NO!
WE’D BE TRAVELING FAR TOO SLOW.
EARTH'S A PRISON AND WE CAN'T GO.
WE’RE STUCK HERE, WE’RE STUCK HERE, WE’RE STUCK HERE, WE’RE STUCK HERE, ON PERMANENT QUARANTINE!
CAST 3: Join us tonight for What A World!, the show your presence indicates you've already joined us for!
CAST 2: We've got a full evening planned, jam-packed with songs, sketches, and that's it!
CAST 4: Best of all, it's a revue, so there'll be no plot, no characters, and no chance it will be taken very seriously!
CAST 1: Now get ready for 90 minutes of music, laughter, and a palpable sense of unease!
WHAT A SHOW!
WHAT A SHOW YOU WILL SEE!
A REVUE WHERE WE'RE KEEPING IT CURRENT!
WHERE TODAY IS THE STAR,
MEANING THINGS AS THEY ARE,
AND NOT THINGS AS THEY WERE OR THEY WEREN'T!
IT IS VERY UNPLEASANT 
TO LOOK AT THE PRESENT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA DO IT SOMEHOW.
WHAT A SHOW!
WHAT A SONG!
OH MY GOD,
WAS IT LONG!

David and Zina