Sweeney Todd: Epiphany

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[MRS. LOVETT, spoken] All this running and shouting. What is it now, dear? [SWEENEY TODD, spoken] I had him... and then... [MRS. LOVETT, spoken] I saw them both running down the street and I thought to myself: "The fat's in the fire now for sure!" [SWEENEY TODD] I had him! His throat was bare Beneath my hand [MRS. LOVETT, spoken] Now, now, dear. Calm down— [SWEENEY TODD] No, I had him! His throat was there And he'll never come again [MRS. LOVETT] Easy now Hush, love, hush I keep telling you— [SWEENEY TODD] When? [MRS. LOVETT] What's your rush? [SWEENEY TODD] Why did I wait? You told me to wait! Now he'll never come again! There's a hole in the world Like a great black pit And it's filled with people Who are filled with shit And the vermin of the world Inhabit it— But not for long! They all deserve to die! Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett Tell you why Because in all of the whole human race, Mrs. Lovett There are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put In his proper place And the one with his foot In the other one's face Look at me, Mrs Lovett Look at you! No, we all deserve to die Even you, Mrs. Lovett Even I Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief For the rest of us, death will be a relief We all deserve to die! And I'll never see Johanna No, I'll never hug my girl to me— Finished! All right! You, sir How about a shave? Come and visit Your good friend Sweeney! You, sir, too, sir Welcome to the grave I will have vengeance I will have salvation! Who, sir? You, sir? No one in the chair— Come on, come on Sweeney's waiting! I want you bleeders! You, sir—anybody! Gentlemen, now don't be shy! Not one man, no Nor ten men Nor a hundred Can assuage me— I will have you! And I will get him back Even as he gloats In the meantime I'll practice On less honorable throats And my Lucy lies in ashes And I'll never see my girl again But the work waits I'm alive at last And I'm full of joy!