RENT

ROGER Who do you think you are? Barging in on me and my guitar Little girl -- hey The door is that way You better go you know The fire's out anyway Take your powder -- take your candle Your sweet whisper I just can't handle Well take your hair in the moonlight...

Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are singing On TV - at SAKS Honest living, honest living Honest living, honest living Honest living, honest living... Can't you spare a dime or two? Here but for the grace of God go you...

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I should tell you I should tell you I should tell you I should tell you I should tell you Benny wasn't any Shh, I know I should tell you why I left It wasn't, 'cause I didn't I know, I should tell you I should tell you I should tell you, I love yo...

[MIMI] I jumped over the moon [ROGER] What? [MIMI] A leap of moooooooooooo [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...

(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 you that you have a...

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 ye...

[MIMI] How long till next year? [ROGER] Three and half minutes... [MIMI] I'm giving up my vices I'm going back - back to school Eviction or not This week's been so hot That long as I've got you I know I'll be cool I couldn't crack the love code, d...

[MAUREEN] I think we need an agent! [MARK] We? [JOANNE] Thats selling out [MARK] But it's nice to dream! [MAUREEN] Yeah! It's network TV And it's all thanks to me! [MARK] Somehow i think i smell a whiff of a scheme! [JOANNE] Me too [MAURE...

ROGER I Should Tell You I'm Disaster I Forget How To Begin It MIMI Let's Just Make This Part Go Faster I Have Yet -- To Be In It I Should Tell You ROGER I Should Tell You MIMI I Should Tell You ROGER I Should Tell You MIMI I Should Tell I Blew The Candle O...

(Angel) Live in my house I'll be your shelter Just pay me back With one thousand kisses Be my lover - I'll cover you (Collins) 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 - I'l...

[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 Yeah 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...

Cafe Owner: No please no Not tonight please no Mister- Can't you go- Not tonight- Can't have a scene ROGER What? Cafe Owner: Go, please go; You- Hello sir I said no Improtant customer MARK What am I- Just a blur? Cafe Owner: You sit all night -You never bu...

MAUREEN Are we packed? JOANNE Yes and by next week I want you to be MAUREEN Pookie? JOANNE And you should see They've padlocked your buliding And they're rioting on Avenue B Benny called the cops MAUREEN That fuck JOANNE They don't know what...

[STEVE] Steve. [GORDON] Gordon. [ALI] Ali. [PAM] Pam. [SUE] Sue. [ANGEL] Hi, I'm Angel. [COLLINS] Tom. Collins. [PAUL] I'm Paul. Let's begin [ALL] There's only us There's only this ... [MARK] Sorry ... Excuse me ... oops [PAUL]...

[ROGER] What'd you forget? [MIMI] Got a light? [ROGER] I know you? -- You're -- You're shivering [MIMI] It's nothing They turned off my heat And I'm just a little Weak on my feet Would you light my candle? What are you staring at? [ROGER] Nothing Your hair...

MAUREEN Life a breath of midnight air Like a lighthouse Like a prayer ANGEL Like a flicker and the flare the sky reveals ANGEL & MAUREEN Like a walk along the shore That you've walked a thousand times before Like the oceans roar Love heals JOANNE There...

[THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE] Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Out of town Santa Fe [SQUEEGEEMAN] Honest living, man Feliz Navidad [HOMELESS PERSON] Evening, officers [MARK] Smile for Ted Koppel, Offi...

One song Glory One song Before I go Glory One song to leave behind Find one song One last refrain Glory From the pretty boy front man Who wasted opportunities One song He had the world at his feet Glory In the eyes of a young girl A young girl Find glory Beyon...

MIMI: Whats the time? Well it's gotta be close to midnight My body's talking to me It say,'Time for danger' It says 'I wanna commit a crime Wanna be the cause of a fight Wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt With a stranger' I've had a knack from way back At...

Last night I had a dream I found myself in a desert Called Cyberland It was hot My canteen had sprung a leak And I was thirsty Out of the abyss Walked a cow, Elsie I asked if she had Anything to drink She said, "I'm forbidden To produce milk In...

[MARK] How do you document real life When real life is getting more Like fiction each day Headlines -- bread-lines Blow my mind And now this deadline "Eviction -- or pay" Rent! [ROGER] How do you write a song When the chords sound wrong Though they once sou...

ANGEL New York City MARK Uh huh ANGEL Center of the universe COLLINS Sing it girl ANGEL Times are shitty But I'm pretty sure they can't get worse ROGER I hear that ANGEL It's a comfort to know When you're singing the hit-the-road blues That anywhere else...

Five hundrend twenty five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundrend twenty five thousand moments so dear Five hundrend twenty five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure, measure a year In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee, In i...

In diapers, report cards In spoke wheels, in speeding tickets In contracts, dollars In funerals, in births In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you figure our last year on earth? Figure in love Figure in love Figure in love...

Maureen: Every single day, I walk down the street I hear people say 'Baby so sweet!' Ever since puberty Everybody stares at me Boys, girls, I can't help it, baby, So be kind and don't lose your mind Just remember that I'm your, baby Take me for what...

[MARK] And so into the abyss...The lot. Where a small stage is partially set up. [JOANNE] "Line in"... I went to Harvard for this? [MARK] Close on Mark's nose dive. [JOANNE] "Line out"... [MARK] Will he get out of here alive...? [JOANNE] Mark? [MARK] Hi....

[MARK] Enter Tom Collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond anarchist, who ran naked through the Parthenon [MARK I COLLINS] Bustelo -- Marlboro Banana by the bunch A box of Captain Crunch will taste so good [COLLINS] And firewood [MARK] Look -- it's Santa...

MARK: December 24th, 9 pm Eastern Standard Time Here on in, I shoot without a script See if anything comes of it, instead of my old shit First shot, Roger Tuning the Fender guitar He hasn't played in a year ROGER: This won't tune MARK: So we hear He's just...

[MARK] Tell the folks at home what you're doing Roger [ROGER] I'm writing one great song -- [MARK] The phone rings [ROGER] Yes! [MARK] We screen [MARK/ROGER VOICEMAIL] Speak... [COLLINS] "Chestnuts roasting ---" [MARK & ROGER] Collins...

[MARK] I don't suppose you'd like to see Maureen's show in the lot tonight? Or come to dinner? [ROGER] Zoom in on my empty wallet [MARK] Touche. Take your AZT. [MARK] Close on Roger His girlfriend April Left a note saying "We've got AIDS" Before s...

That was a very loud beep I don't even know if this is working Mark, Mark, are you there Are you screening your calls?, It's mom We wanted to call and say we love you And we'll miss you tomorrow Cindy and the kids are here, send their love Oh, I hope y...

[MR. JEFFERSON] Well, Joanne - We're off I tried you at the office And they said you're stage managing or something [MRS. JEFFERSON] Remind her that those unwed mothers in Harlem Need her legal help too [MR. JEFFERSON] Call Daisy for our itinerary or...

[MRS. COHEN] Mark, it's the Wicked Witch of the West Your mother Happy New Year from Scarsdale We're all impressed that the riot footage Made the nightly news Even your father says mazeltov Honey - call him Love Mom [ALEXI DARLING] Mark Cohen Alexi...

[Roger and Mark] SPEAK...(beep) [Alexi Darling:] Mark Cohen Alexi Darling Labor Day Weekend In East Hampton On the beach Just saw Alec Baldwin Told him you said "Hi" Just kidding We still need directors You still need money You know you need mon...

[ROGER & MARK'S ANSWERING MACHINE] "Speak..." (Beep) [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...

[JOANNE] Steve? Joanne The Murget case? A dismissal! Good work counselor We're okay Honeybear - wait! I'm on the other phone Yes, I have the cowbell We're okay So tell them we'll sue But a settlement will do Sexual harassment -- and civil rights, too Steve,...

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...

Will I lose my dignity will someone care will i wake tomorrow from this nightmare 

Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow From this nig...

MIMI Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows. Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, the children play. The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you. The earth turns, the sun burns, but I die, without you. Witho...

[HOMELESS MAN] Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Somewhere else - not here [ANGEL] You okay, honey? [COLLINS] I'm afraid so [ANGEL] They get any money? [COLLINS] No Had none to get - But they...

Benny Hey you bum - yeah, you, move over Get your ass off that range rover Mark That attitude toward the homeless is just what Maureen is protesting tonight. Close up: Benjamin Coffin the third. Our ex- roommate who married Alison Grey, of the Westport Greys...

ROGER Your Eyes 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...