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Of this inquisition
If I jump in this
fountain,
Will I be forgiven...
If I jump in this
fountain,
Will I be forgiven...
If I jump in this
fountain
Forgiven
fountain
Forgiven
Mary Jane rises and walks out of the church. Her drug dealer walks up to her, palming the goods into her outstretched hand.
CHORUS: Ooh...
MARY JANE: What is this? Why don’t you have my usual? (then) Well if this is all you have. It’s just a little stronger? (then, breaking) Crazy weather, right?
A light snow falls. As the dealer departs, Mary Jane sings once more.
MARY JANE:
We all have our
reasons to be there
We all have our
reasons to be there
We all have a thing
or two to learn
We all needed
something to cling to
So we did3
or two to learn
We all needed
something to cling to
So we did3
CHORUS:
Ooh...
Ooh...
CHORUS 1:
So we did
So we did
CHORUS 2:
So we did
So we did
STEVE/ALL: We all have delusions in our heads
NICK/ALL: We all have our minds made up for us
FRANKIE/ALL: We have to believe in something4
FRANKIE: So I will
CHORUS: So I will
ANDREW:
We all had our reasons
to be there5
We all had our reasons
to be there5
CHORUS/STEVE/
FRANKIE/NICK:
FRANKIE/NICK:
Ave Maria
ANDREW/BELLA:
We all had a thing to learn
We all had a thing to learn
Ave Maria
ANDREW/BELLA/JO/PHOENIX:
We all needed something
to cling to,
So we did
We all needed something
to cling to,
So we did
Ave Maria, Jesus
Jesus, sanctus
MJ+:
So we did
So we did
Ooh ahh
yi yi
yi yi
So we did
Amen!
CHORUS 1:
We all had our
reasons to be there
We all had a thing
or two to learn
We all needed
something to
cling to
So we did
We all had our
reasons to be there
We all had a thing
or two to learn
We all needed
something to
cling to
So we did
Amen!
CHORUS 2:
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Oh so
we did
Amen!
we did
Amen!
End of Act 1
3 “So much about Catholicism is quite gorgeous, right down to the sensuality of frankincense burning and the images in art and architecture. But then there are things about it that are divisive, disconnected, combative, and conflictual. There’s so much within the beauty of religion that just loses the plot. So for me, I had to just completely walk away from Catholicism. However, I would describe myself as a little obsessed with religion. There’s a thread of continuity that permeates through all religions. There’s always something about connectivity, humility, prayer, and ritual.”
4 “I love this arrangement and these characters. Mary Jane is trying to get solace. She’s trying to get some respite from her intense life. She goes to a church. She’s funny. There’s so much going on in this song.”
5 Says Kitt, “I added these passages from ’Ave Maria’ at the suggestion of my wife, actor Rita Pietropinto. I really wanted to bring some sacred music into the end of this, something that spoke to the moment, and she recommended that song.”