DEATH (SOLO)
YOU DON’T KNOW ME YOU
DON’T KNOW ME
BUT NO CAUSE FOR ALARM BUT NO
CAUSE FOR ALARM

YOU DON’T KNOW ME YOU
DON’T KNOW ME
BUT I MEAN YOU NO HARM BUT I
MEAN YOU NO HARM I’M SIMPLY
HERE
I’M SIMPLY HERE TO WELCOME YOU
WELCOME YOU TO THE WORLD
I’M SIMPLY HERE TO WELCOME YOU
TO THE WORLD

I’M NO ANGEL
I’M NO DEMON FROM BELOW I’M NO
ANGEL
I’M NO DEVIL YOU KNOW I’M NO
DEVIL YOU KNOW
I’M SIMPLY HERE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WORLD! I’M
SIMPLY HERE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WORLD THE WORLD!

DEATH (QUARTET)
A WORLD THAT’S FULL OF WONDER A
WORLD THAT’S FULL OF WOE
A WORLD THAT’S FULL OF MANY COMPLICATIONS A
WORLD THAT’S FULL OF PEOPLE
SOME FRIENDS AND SOME WHO ARE FOES SOME LEAD
BY GREAT EXAMPLE
SOME LEAD YOU BY THE NOSE

DEATH (SOLO)
YOU’RE JUST A BABY
YOU WRIGGLE TO AND FRO JUST A
BABY
BUT IN TIME YOU WILL GROW
AND WANDER WITH FEAR AND WONDER THROUGH
THIS WORLD

A WORLD THAT’S UPSIDE DOWN

A WORLD THAT’S INSIDE OUT
A WORLD THAT’S FULL OF MANY COMPLICATIONS

COMPLICATIONS COMPLICATIONS
ENSUE COMPLICATIONS IN SUE IN
SUE

COMPLICATIONS COMPLICATIONS
ENSUE COMPLICATIONS IN SUE
THAT’S YOU
THAT’S YOU, LITTLE BABY, BABY THAT’S YOU

AND I AM HERE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WORLD I AM
HERE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WORLD
I AM HERE TO WELCOME YOU

AND EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU
WILL THINK OF ME
EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU WILL CALL MY NAME

DEATH (QUARTET)
WE WILL MEET ONCE AGAIN WHEN
YOU LEAST EXPECT IT AND I’LL SING
TO YOU
I WILL SING TO YOU SING TO
YOU

DEATH (SOLO) 
THEN I’LL BLOW ON YOUR CANDLES AND
EXTINGUISH
YOUR FLAME YOUR
FLAME YOUR FLAME
YOUR FLAME

SANTA CLAUS
CHRISTMAS TIME
SOMEBODY KILL ME
THE WEIGHT OF THIS TIME OF YEAR IS OVERBEARING
THE WEIGHT OF THIS TIME OF YEAR IS LIKE A BARNACLE ON MY BACK
HEAVIER THAN TWELVE INCHES OF FALLEN SNOW

CHRISTMAS TIME
SO MANY CHILDREN
ALL ARE WAITING FOR THEIR PRESENTS
WAITING WITH ANTICIPATION
WAITING WITH THE MILK AND COOKIES THAT WILL ONLY MAKE ME
FATTER

MRS. CLAUS
NICHOLAS

SANTA CLAUS
UGH! COOKIES ONLY MAKE ME FATTER!

MRS. CLAUS
NICHOLAS

SANTA CLAUS
FATTER THAN ALL THESE OVERFED FUCKING REINDEER!

MRS. CLAUS
NICHOLAS
NICHOLAS
OH, NICHOLAS
YOU ALLWAYS WORRY
NICHOLAS
YOU ALWAYS COMPLAIN
BUT EVERY YEAR THE PRESENTS GET DELIVERED
AND EVERY YEAR THE CHILDREN ARE SO HAPPY

SANTA CLAUS
SO HAPPY?
SO WHAT?!?
HALF OF THIS SHIT IS FROM AN AMAZON WAREHOUSE
HALF OF THIS SHIT IS MADE BY CHILDREN
WITHOUT THE PRIVILEGE OF BELIEVING IN ME

I’M JUST A FANTASY
I’M JUST A MIDDLEMAN
ALREADY FORGOTTEN AND REPLACED BY AI
REPLACED BY AI
EARLIER AND EARLIER CHILDREN GROW UP AND THEIR PARENTS
SAY I
THEIR PARENTS SAY I
THEIR PARENTS SAY I DON’T EXIST!

MRS. CLAUS
BUT WHAT ABOUT SUE?
WHAT ABOUT SUE?
HER MOTHER TOLD HER YOU’RE NOT REAL
WITHOUT CARING HOW SHE’D FEEL
BUT IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
AND THAT TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL KEEPS THE FAITH,
SHE KEEPS THE FAITH
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE!

SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN PRESENTS
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN FIGGY PUDDING
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN REINDEER
IN CAROLS
IN CHESTNUTS
IN SANTA
IN YOU

SANTA CLAUS
SOMEBODY KILL ME
THE WEIGHT OF THIS TIME
OF YEAR IS OVERBEARING
THE WEIGHT OF THIS TIME
OF YEAR IS LIKE A
BARNACLE ON MY BACK
IT’S HEAVIER THAN
TWELVE INCHES OF FALLEN
SNOW

BUT I NEED TO BELIEVE IN
SLEIGH BELLS
AND THE WHOOSH OF THE
COLD NIGHT AIR
I NEED TO BELIEVE IN
COOKIES
AND THE GLEAM IN THE
CHILDRENS’ EYES

MRS. CLAUS
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN PRESENTS
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN FIGGY PUDDING
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN REINDEER
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN CAROLS
MUST BELIEVE IN CHESTNUTS ROASTING 
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC! MAGIC!
PRESENTS! FIGGY PUDDING!
MIRACLES! REINDEER!
CHESTNUTS! MAGIC!
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN YOU!

SANTA CLAUS
I NEED TO BELIVE IN SUE

MRS. CLAUS
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN YOU

SANTA CLAUS
I NEED TO BELIEVE IN SUE

MRS. CLAUS
SHE NEEDS TO BELIEVE IN YOU

SANTA CLAUS
I NEED TO BELIEVE IN SUE …

CO-ED ONE
WHO IS SUE? (REPEATED MANY TIMES)

CO-ED ONE
WHO IS SUE?
WHO IS SUE?

CO-ED TWO
WHO IS SUE?
WHO IS SUE?

CO-ED ONE
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED TWO
SHE’S THE NEW GIRL ON CAMPUS

CO-ED ONE
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED TWO
SHE’S IN MY ART HISTORY CLASS

CO-ED ONE
SHE TRANSFERRED FROM WESLEYAN OR OBERLIN

CO-ED TWO
I THINK SHE COMES FROM MONEY

CO-ED ONE
I THINK SHE COMES FROM CALIFORNIA

CO-ED TWO
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED ONE & TWO
SHE’S A BLANK SLATE IN LOTS OF WAYS (REPEATED MANY TIMES)
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED ONE
SHE MAKES ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED TWO
SHE’S ALWAYS INHALING THOSE TRIANGLE CUT SANDWICHES
(spoken) What’s she fucking doing?

CO-ED ONE
(spoken) I don’t fucking know!
I THINK SHE’S INTO WITCHCRAFT

CO-ED TWO
I THINK SHE’S HAD A RHINOPLASTY
WHO
IS
SUE?

CO-ED ONE
SHE …

CO-ED TWO 
SHE ...

CO-ED ONE & TWO
SHE’S GOT A HOLD ON ME

CO-ED ONE
SHE …

CO-ED TWO 
SHE …

CO-ED ONE & TWO
REMAINS A MYSTERY

I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!

CO-ED ONE
SHE’S A LITTLE BIT SHELLY DUVALL IN NASHVILLE

CO-ED TWO
YET RONNIE BLAKELY TOO

CO-ED ONE
OH GOD, REMEMBER HER IN NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET?

CO-ED ONE
I DO! I DO! I DO!

CO-ED TWO
SHE …

CO-ED ONE
SHE …

CO-ED ONE & TWO
SHE’S GOT A HOLD ON ME

CO-ED TWO
SHE …

CO-ED ONE
SHE …

CO-ED ONE & TWO
REMAINS A MYSTERY

I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!
I HATE HER AND I WANT TO BE HER!

CO-ED ONE
I CAN’T GET HER OUT OF MY MIND
(spoken to Co-Ed Two)
Are you okay?

CO-ED TWO
SHE CLAWS AT THE WALLS OF MY SKULL FROM THE INSIDE

CO-ED ONE
SHE TICKLES MY IVORY WHITE KEYS

CO-ED TWO
SHE TRIPS MY ALARMS

CO-ED ONE
SHE BEGUILES
SHE CHARMS

CO-ED ONE & TWO
THEN SHE DRAGS ME DOWN
TO MY KNEES
NOTICE ME PLEASE
SUE
NOTICE ME PLEASE

(Brenda Blackwoman, a newscaster reports.)

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
GOOD EVENING
I’M BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
REPORTING FROM INSIDE SUSAN’S IMAGINATION
AND INSIDE SUSAN’S IMAGAINATION
A SPACESHIP TO MARS EXPLODED TODAY
OVER THE GULF OF AMERIWHATEVER
UM– IT HAD ONE PASSENGER
THE WORLD’S RICHEST MAN

AND NOW THAT GUY IS CAPITAL D DEAD
STOCKS FELL SHARPLY
THEN RALLIED
AS NEWS OF HIS DEMISE SPREAD

HE WAS PROFOUNDLY HATED
BY EVERYONE
ACCORDING TO SOURCES CLOSE TO THE OLIGARCH
“GOOD RIDDANCE TO THAT ASSHOLE!” SAID ONE ASSOCIATE
“I HOPE WHEN THE SPACESHIP EXPLODED
THAT HE FELT THE BURNING …
I HOPE HE SCREAMED—SCREAMED AS THE FLAMES ATE HIM ALIVE!”

IN OTHER NEWS
SUSAN HAS ENTERED HER THIRTIES
AND STARTED A NEW, NEW RELATIONSHIP
AND IT’S KIND OF, KIND OF FREAKING HER OUT
BECAUSE ROGER IS SUCH A GREAT GUY
TRULY
HE TICKS ALL THE BOXES
SMART
FUNNY
HANDSOME
AND SEXUALLY

SUE
(spoken)
Sexually he’s really great.

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
SHE TOLD ME IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

SUE
(spoken)
He ticks all my boxes.
   (Sue lists an on-the-spot list of Roger’s great qualities)
And yet I keep pushing him away.

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
SHE CONTINUED

SUE
(spoken)
I’m going to fuck it up.

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
SHE SAID

SUE
(spoken)
He’s going to—

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
FIND OUT

SUE
(spoken)
He's going to find out, find out who I really am and leave.

BRENDA BLACKWOMAN
WANTING TO REMAIN IMPARTIAL
BUT ALSO WANTING TO GET THE STORY
I REMINDED HER THAT LOVE COULD BE UNCONDITIONAL
BUT SHE DIDN’T WANT TO HEAR THAT
I QUESTIONED WHETHER SHE MIGHT BE SELF-SABATOGING
BUT SHE DIDN’T WANT TO HEAR THAT
I TOLD HER TO THINK ABOUT SANTA BRINGING HER GIFTS FOR
CHRISTMAS
WHEN SHE WAS TEN
AND THAT LOVE COULD BE JUST THE SAME
BUT SHE DIDN’T WANT TO HEAR THAT
SO SHE ASKED ME TO LEAVE

SUSAN’S DREAMS ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN
MORE TO COME ON THIS STORY
WATCH THIS SPACE

(Brenda Blackwoman exits. Sue picks up a piece of paper and practices reading it to the audience.)

SUE
(spoken)
Complications In Sue is made possible by contributions to cultural institutions such as this from viewers like you, and from every man I ever blamed for breaking up with me when I was the one who actually broke up with him so that I would never have to be honest about who I really am and they all resent me for it. Who wrote this?!?
(to the audience)
And just so we’re clear: anything you hear about me from anybody else tonight is a total goddamn lie—I’ve remained friends with virtually all my exes. Some of them are here tonight.
(continues reading the paper, walking to the microphone)
Complications In Sue is made possible by contributions to cultural institutions such as this from viewers like you. Complications in Sue may include erectile dysfunction (never had that problem), vaginal dryness (that’s up to you), infidelities, (sounds like fun), divorce lawyers with huge cocks (if you’re lucky), drug overdoses (if you’re weak), suicide attempts (I don’t commit suicide, I drive people to suicide), rehab facilities (sounds relaxing), and not one regret.
(directly to the audience)
Complications In Sue is made possible by contributions to cultural institutions such as this from viewers like you. Trigger warnings to Complications In Sue provided upon request.
Thank you.

(Roger, Sue’s ex-husband leaves a voice message for Sue.)

ROGER
HEY SUSIE
IT’S ROGER
WELL OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW THAT
BUT I GOT YOUR MESSAGE
SO I’M JUST CALLING YOU BACK

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE
AND HONESTLY, I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR FROM YOU
ARE YOU STILL WORKING IN PUBLISHING?
ARE YOU AND YOUR MOM STILL NOT SPEAKING?
DID YOU MOVE TO THE UPPER WEST SIDE AND GET OUT OF BROOKLYN
OR ARE YOU STILL STUCK IN BOERUM HILL?

YOU JUST HAD A BIRTHDAY
THE BIG FOUR OH
AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN’T BEEN TOGETHER FOR A WHILE
I REMEMBER … I STILL REMEMBER

DID YOU GO OUT WITH FRIENDS OR DO SOMETHING SPECIAL?
DID YOU SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND EAT ICE CREAM CAKE?
OR DID YOU JUST SAY HOME AND WATCH ALL ABOUT EVE?
YOU ALWAYS WERE A LONER … WHICH DROVE ME CRAZY!
BUT I WON’T DWELL
I HOPE YOU’RE WELL

AND I WASN’T GOING TO CALL YOU BACK AT ALL
‘CAUSE LIKE I SAID IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME
AND I’D LONG SINCE DECIDED TO LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
BUT YOUR MESSAGE REALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD

SUSIE
SUSIE
SUSIE
SUSIE …

I’M NOT THE ONE WHO CALLED THINGS OFF
THAT WAS YOU!
THAT WAS YOU!
THAT WAS YOU!
I’M NOT THE ONE WHO NEEDED TO FIND MYSELF

YOU, YOU, YOU!
THAT WAS YOU, YOU, YOU!
I AM THE ONE WHO TOOK ALL THE BLAME!
AND I AM THE ONE YOU TRIED TO FRAME FOR
THE END OF US!
THE DEATH OF US!
BUT I WAS NOT THE MURDERER!
THAT WAS YOU!
THAT WAS YOU!
THAT WAS YOU WHO TOOK AIM
NOW I AM THE ONE WHO STILL FLINCHES WHEN HE HEARS YOUR NAME …

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD CALL YOU BACK
I’M SORRY IF YOU’RE FEELING LONELY
AND I’VE JUST STARTED GETTING MY LIFE ON TRACK
AND I CANNOT ENTERTAIN THE THOUGHT OF “IF ONLY”
I’VE MOVED ON
I’VE MOVED ON
I’VE MOVED ON
AND YOU
AND YOU
AND YOU
AND YOU
AND YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME!
YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME!
‘CAUSE I’M NOT TO BLAME FOR
THE END OF US!
THE DEATH OF US!
I WAS NOT THE MURDERER!
THAT WAS YOU!

(Sue’s Algorithm descends upon her.)

ALGORITHMIC TRIO
CLICK ON IT
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
IT’S BEEN TAILORED TO YOU, SUE
CLICK ON IT
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
IT’S BEEN TAILORED TO YOU, SUE

ALGORITHIM 3
AND YOUR SPECIFIC FEMALE INTERESTS

ALGORITHM 2
AND YOUR SPECIFIC FEMALE TASTES

ALGORITHIM 3
WE KNOW YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF

ALGORITHMIC TRIO
WE ARE YOUR ALGORITHM CLICK ON IT
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
IT’S BEEN TAILORED TO YOU, SUE
CLICK ON IT
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
IT’S BEEN TAILORED TO YOU, SUE

ALGORITHM 1
WE’VE BEEN STUDYING YOU SINCE BIRTH

ALGORITHM 3
WE’RE LIKE A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD

ALGORITHIM 2
WE’RE LIKE A SOCIAL SECURITY GUARD

ALGORITHMIC TRIO
WE ARE PROTECTING YOU

ALGORITHM 1
WHY AREN’T YOU CLICKING?
YOU’RE A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME
CLICK ON IT
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO

ALGORITHIM 2
IT WAS DESIGNED FOR YOU, SUE
AND YOUR SPECIFIC HUMAN FRAILTIES

ALGORITHIM 3
AND YOUR SPECIFIC HUMAN DESIRES
WE KNOW YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF

ALGORITHMIC TRIO
WE ARE YOUR ALGORITHM

ALGORITHIM 3
I NOTICE YOU’VE PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN
IS EVERYTHING ... OKAY?
YOU’VE BEEN STARING OUT THE WINDOW … ALL DAY
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
PICK UP YOUR FUCKING

ALGORITHIM 1 & 3
PICK UP YOUR FUCKING

ALGORITHIM 1-3
PICK UP YOUR FUCKING
PICK UP YOUR FUCKING PHONE!

ALGORITHIM 2
CAN I RECOMMEND SOME WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS?
I SEE YOU’RE GETTING FAT
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING VAGINAL DRYNESS?
IT SMELLS LIKE A RAT

ARE YOU LONELY AGAIN?
ARE YOU SAD THAT ROGER IS DEAD?
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THIS PILL OR RELIGION?
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THIS CRYPTOCURRENCY?

ALGORITHIM 1
DENIAL IS THE RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH YOUR VEINS
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE DIGITAL WORLD
OR ITS TORRENTIAL ACID RAINS
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE AND LIFE IS TOO
SO CLICK ON THE LINK THAT WAS MADE FOR YOU
YOU ARE WHAT YOU CLICK
YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE

ALGORITHMIC TRIO
BITCH YOU ACT LIKE
YOU THINK YOU’RE TOO GOOD FOR US

WE’VE FRIED FISH WAY BIGGER THAN YOU
WE KILLED WHITNEY HOUSTON
MICHAEL JACKSON
DAVID BOWIE
AND SO MANY … OTHERS
WE’RE SLOW BUT RELENTLESS
WE BURROW INTO HUMAN BRAINS
WE TURN THEM INTO ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES …

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS

THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE IS NO ESCAPE
THERE’S ONLY DEATH
AND ALGORITHMS
WHY AREN’T YOU CLICKING?

(Sue’s Algorithm exits. The actress playing Sue speaks her mind extemporaneously then returns us to the opera.)

(Sue’s neighbor tries to connect with Sue, who all but completely ignores him.)

SUE’S NEIGHBOR
I HAVE A SECRET THAT I’VE BEEN DYING TO TELL
BUT THESE DAYS
THESE DAYS
I SHUT MY TRAP
AND PRETEND TO BE ASLEEP

I HAVE A SECRET THAT I’VE BEEN DYING TO TELL
WELL, IT’S NOT A SECRET REALLY
MORE LIKE A FEELING … OR FEELINGS THAT I HAVE INSIDE
BUT THE THOUGHT POLICE ARE EVERYWHERE
AND THE FINES THEY GIVE OUT ARE STEEP
SO THESE DAYS
THESE DAYS
I SHUT MY TRAP
AND PRETEND TO BE ASLEEP

BUT I CAN’T SLEEP
AND I’VE TRIED EVERYTHING
BUT NOTHING WILL SOOTHE MY SOUL
NOTHING WILL SOOTHE MY SOUL
NOTHING WILL SOOTHE MY SOUL
BUT TO CLICK
AND TO SCROLL

FREE SPEECH IS SEVEN DOLLARS A MONTH!
FREE SPEECH IS SEVEN DOLLARS A MONTH!
AND I PAY IT TO THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD!
TIME IS MONEY AND MONEY IS SPEECH
SO I LOSE MONEY AND TIME AND, AND, AND SPEECH
I’M, I’M SO LONELY
I’M SO LONELY, SUE
I’M A GUPPIE IN THIS DIGITAL OCEAN
A MARINER LOST AT SEA

I KNOW WE DON’T KNOW EACH OTHER WELL
BUT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE IN THE CONDO I CAN TALK TO, SUE
SUE, I KNEW FROM OUR FIRST CONVERSATION
THAT I COULD TRUST YOU

LOOK I’M NOT A LIBERTARIAN
I JUST LONG FOR INDIVIDULAITY

I LONG TO BE FREE
BUT I ALSO CRAVE COMMUNITY
BUT IF I CHOOSE COMMUNITY
THEN I RISK LOSING ALL MY FREEDOM
AND IF I CHOOSE INDIVIULATIY
THEN I RISK LOSING ALL MY FRIENDS

NOW YOU MUST THINK I JUST HATE CHANGE
AND YOU MUST THINK “WHY SHOULDN’T WE DESTROY HIM?”
SINCE I WON’T CHANGE, NOW I’M YOUR OPPRESSOR
‘CAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE
‘CAUSE I WON’T CHANGE OR GO ALONG
OR SING YOUR FREDDOM SONG
WHY SHOULDN’T YOU DESTROY ME?

I’M SIXTY-FIVE SUE!
I REMEMBER SIMPLER TIMES
DO YOU REMEMBER SIMPLER TIMES?
WHEN WE COULD AGREE TO DISAGREE
AND WE WEREN’T JUST OPPRESSED OR THE OPPRESSOR
A TIME WHEN PEOPLE THREW TOMATOES AND NOT STONES
AND DIDN’T RELY ON THEIR STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID,
AND DIDN’T RELY ON THEIR STUPID
SMART PHONES

LISTEN, I’M NOT PERFECT
LORD KNOWS
I JUST LONG FOR INDIVIDUALITY, INDIVIDUALITY
I LONG TO BE FREE
BUT ALSO, PART OF A COMMUNITY OF YOU AND ME
OF YOU AND ME, SUE

SO THIS IS MY BIG SECRET
IT’S NOT REALLY A SECRET
MORE LIKE A FEELING … OR FEELINGS THAT I HAVE INSIDE

HELLO? ARE YOU STILL THERE?
SUE? SUE?

(The Ghost of Sue’s Childhood Past enters.)

THE GHOST OF SUE’S CHILDHOO PAST
HERE’S WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE I AM SEVENTY YEARS OLD
BUT I AM ALSO TEN
WAITING IN THE LIVING ROOM FOR A SANTA,
A SANTA. A SANTA MY MOTHER HAS TOLD ME DOESN’T EXIST
BUT I DON’T BELIEVE HER
I DON’T BELIEVE HER
I DON’T BELIEVE HER!

BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND

HERE’S WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE I AM NOT REALLY HERE
I AM ONLY AN ASTRAL PROJECTION

I AM A GHOST
AN IDEA
A MEMORY
BUT I AM SUE
I AM SUE
I AM SUE

BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND
THAT’S NOT WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS WHERE THE TIME GOES
WHERE THE TIME GOES
OR HOW IT PRESSES DOWN ON YOU SO HARD
LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS ENTOMBING A BUTTERFLY
SLOWLY BUT SURELY
I AM TEN BUT I AM SEVENTY
AS THE SNOW FALLS ON CHRISTMAS EVE
I AM TWENTY-ONE BUT I AM SEVENTY
AS A MAN FUCKS ME FOR THE FIRST TIME
I AM THIRTY-FOUR BUT I AM SEVENTY
AS I WRECK MY MARRIAGE TO ROGER
I AM FORTY-EIGHT BUT I AM SEVENTY AS ROGER DIES
AS ROGER DIES!

I AM FIFTY-TWO BUT I AM SEVENTY

I AM SIXTY-ONE BUT I AM SEVENTY

I AM SEVENTY!

YOURLIFE IS SO UNREMARKABLE
DESPITE THESE SCANDALOUS YEARS
AS THE EARTH GETS HOTTER
AS YOU ARE RULED BY A TECHNOFEUDAL GERONTOCRACY
AS YOUR OCEANS BURN WITH CHEMICALS
AS YOUR POCKETS BURN WITH MASS SURVEILLANCE TOOLS
AND YOU CLUTCH AND OGLE THEM OBSESSIVELY
STROKING THEM EVERY FEW MINUTES WITH YOUR HANDS
BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND

WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS
WHERE THE TIME GOES
WHERE THE TIME GOES

BECAUSE I AM SEVENTY YEARS OLD
BUT I AM ALSO TEN
AND FEELING WHAT WILL ONE DAY BE AN ORGASAM
BECAUSE SANTA IS COMING

SUE
SANTA

SUE’S CHILD SELF
OH, SANTA IS COMING

SUE
SANTA

SUE’S CHILD SELF
OH, OH, OH

SUE
WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS WHERE THE TIME GOES,
WHERE THE TIME GOES
THE YEARS PASS BY YOU LIKE LOVERS ON THE STREET
YOU WATCH THEM PASS WITH JEALOUS, JEALOUS EYES
YOU PUT YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION
YOUR DAYS ECHO WITH DULL REPETITION AS YOU DRIVE
TO HOME
TO SCHOOL
TO WORK
TO BAR
TO BED
WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS
WHERE THE TIME GOES
WHERE THE TIME GOES

SUE & SUE’S CHILD SELF
WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS
WHERE THE TIME GOES
WHERE THE TIME GOES

SUE
BECAUSE I AM SEVENTY YEARS OLD

SUE’S CHILD SELF
BUT I AM ALSO TEN

SUE & SUE’S CHILD SELF
AND FEELING WHAT WILL ONE DAY BE AN ORGASAM
BECAUSE SANTA IS COMING
OH, SANTA IS COMING
OH, OH, OH

SUE
OH YEAH

SUE’S CHILD SELF
AH

(Two Octogenarians make their way through Sue’s nursing home, evading death and eventually encountering Sue.)

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
HOW THE HELL DID I GET TO BE
EIGHTY-SEVEN YEARS OLD?

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
AND THIS DAMN NURSING HOME MAKES ME FEEL EVEN OLDER

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
AND IT’S COLD IN HERE BUT GUESS WHAT?
I’M EVEN COLDER

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
AND SISYPHUS STRUGGLED UP THE HILL
BUT I AM
BOLDER

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
BOLDER

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
PUSH THAT BOULDER

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
BOULDER
AND I ALSO PUSH AWAY ALL MY RELATIVES

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
AND I GLOWER AT THE NURSE IN MY ROOM

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
I THROW MY BED PAN AT THE WALL

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
I RUN LIKE A SNAIL FROM MY DOCTORS

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
BUT I KEEP RUNNING FAST

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
PAST YOUR TOMB

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
RIGHT PAST YOUR TOMB

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
SUE
PAST YOUR TOMB
PAST YOUR TOMB, SUE

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
RIGHT PAST YOUR TOMB,
SUE
PAST YOUR TOMB
PAST YOUR TOMB, SUE

OCTOGENARIANS
WE ARE RUNNING PAST YOUR TOMB, SUE
WE ARE RUNNING PAST YOUR TOMB, SUE
WHILE YOU SIT AND KNIT
AND SIT AND KNIT
AND SIT AND KNIT
AND SIT AND KNIT
AND SIT AND KNIT AND
PAST YOUR TOMB, SUE
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
DEATH IS FOR SUCKERS
DEATH IS BULLSHIT

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
(yelled) BULLSHIT!

OCTOGENARIANS
DEATH IS FOR SUCKERS
DEATH IS BULLSHIT

OCTOGENARIAN TWO
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
‘TIL I’M FREE AND CLEAR

OCTOGENARAIAN TWO
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
I WILL RUN FROM DEATH FOREVER
OUT OF FEAR

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
OUT OF DEFIANCE

OCTOGENARIANS
I REFUSE TO DIE
I REFUSE TO MOVE ON
I REFUSE TO DIE
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING
I’LL KEEP RUNNING THE MARATHON

UNTIL DEATH RUNS OUT OF BREATH
UNTIL DEATH SETS ME FREE

OCTOGENARAIAN TWO
UNTIL THE SUN THE SUN

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
THE SUN

OCTOGENARAIAN TWO
THE SUN

OCTOGENARIAN ONE
THE SUN

OCTOGENARIANS
RISES ON MY VICTORY
MY VICTORY
MY VICTORY
MY VICTORY
MY VICTORY
MY VIC—

(The octogenarians die.)

(Death returns for Sue.)

DEATH QUARTET
OH, LOOK AT THE CANDLES, THE CANDLES ON THE CAKE
WHAT AN AWESOME AND MOMENTOUS OCCASION

WE’RE HONORED TO BE HERE, WE’RE HONORED TO BE HERE
TO BE HERE WITH YOU, SUE
YOU’VE HAD A MOST REMARKABLE RUN

BUT ALL GOOD THINGS AND ALL GOOD PEOPLE MUST COME TO END

DEATH SOLOIST THREE
ALL GOOD THINGS AND ALL GOOD PEOPLE MUST COME TO END

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & TWO
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
INTO THE GOLDEN HORIZON

DEATH QUARTET
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
INTO THE GOLDEN HORIZON
COME DANCE WITH DEATH

DEATH SOLOIST ONE
NINETY-NINE YEARS, NINETY-NINE YEARS

DEATH SOLOIST TWO
NINETY-NINE YEARS

DEATH SOLOISTS TWO & THREE
LOOK BACK
LOOK BACK
LOOK BACK

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & TWO
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE SUN

DEATH QUARTET
BUT ALL GOOD THINGS AND ALL GOOD PEOPLE MUST COME TO END
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
COME DANCE WITH DEATH
INTO THE GOLDEN HORIZON
COME DANCE WITH DEATH

DEATH SOLOIST THREE
YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT DANCER

DEATH SOLOIST FOUR
AND YOU’VE BEEN LEADING THIS DANCE ALL ALONG

DEATH SOLOIST TWO
EVEN IN YOUR DARKEST HOURS

DEATH SOLOIST ONE
YOU WERE GINGER ROGERS
BACKWARDS, IN HEELS
YOU NEVER GOT ONE STEP WRONG

DEATH SOLOIST THREE & FOUR
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS
NINETY-NINE REVOLUTIONS
NINETY-NINE BIRTHDAYS ALL BLEND INTO ONE

DEATH QUARTET
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE WITH DEATH
ONE DANCE INTO THE GOLDEN HORIZON

THE MUSIC WILL CONTINUE
LONG AFTER THE CANDLES HAVE BLOWN
MUSIC FOR NEW DANCERS
FAR LESS GRACEFUL
AND FAR MORE ACCIDENT PRONE

THEN AFTER A FEW SPINS ON THE DANCE FLOOR
THEY TOO WILL DIE ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & THREE
BUT THEY WON’T BE ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST TWO & FOUR
YOU’RE NEVER ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST ONE
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE

DEATH SOLOIST TWO & FOUR
BUT THEY WON’T BE ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & THREE
YOU'RE NEVER ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST FOUR
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE

DEATH SOLOIST TWO
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE

DEATH SOLOIST ONE
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE

DEATH SOLOIST TWO & THREE
YOU’RE NEVER ALONE

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & FOUR
BUT THEY WON’T BE ALONE

DEATH QUARTET
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE
DEATH IS ALWAYS THERE
ON THE GOLDEN HORIZON

WE WELCOME YOU
NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE ALL SEE
WITH THE EYES OF AN EAGLE SOARING ABOVE IT ALL
THEN SWOOPING DOWN AND UP CLOSE
TO KISS A NEWBORN BABY
WITH THE WINGS OF AN EAGLE SOARING ABOVE IT ALL
THEN SWOOPING DOWN AND UP CLOSE
TO KISS A NEWBORN BABY
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
ARE YOU READY TO FLY?
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
ARE YOU READY TO FLY?

DEATH QUARTET
COME WITH ME
COME WITH ME
COME WITH ME
COME WITH ME

DEATH SOLOIST THREE & FOUR
COME WITH ME

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & TWO
COME WITH ME

DEATH SOLOIST ONE & THREE
COME WITH ME