The Soldier’s Dream

Lyrics

[FRITZ] Oh my God That soldier— [COLONEL MARTIN, spoken] That lieutenant— [FRITZ] —That lieutenant is so— [MARIANNE] Soulful [CLAUDIA] Gorgeous [RAFFAEL] Dreamy [COLONEL MARTIN, spoken] Funny you should say dreamy You see, my soulful, gorgeous lieutenant had a fascinating dream last night At ease, lieutenant Tell us your dream [SOLDIER] I was in a café Which looked somewhat like this Sitting next to a girl Who looked something like you And she whispered her name I've forgotten her name But the name was like music— [FRITZ, spoken] "Fritz" [SOLDIER, spoken] That was it! That was it! [SOLDIER] And you and you were there And you and you and you— All wearing shrouds [ITALIAN WAITER, spoken] A shroud, anyonе? A shroud? [SOLDIER] And then I noticed that you'd all been dead for yеars [ITALIAN WAITER, spoken] A shroud, signora? [CLAUDIA, spoken] Shh! [SOLDIER] Except for the girl with a name like a rainbow… [FRITZ, spoken] "Fritz" [SOLDIER] Oh, my God! [FRITZ] Oh, my God! [LEO, spoken] That was it? That's the dream? [SOLDIER] Then my mother came in— [PAUL, spoken] Of course [SOLDIER] She was holding a sheep [PAUL, spoken] What else? [SOLDIER] And she said to me: [SOLDIER'S MOTHER] Honey, stop dreaming! [SOLDIER] So I started to wake But the girl with the name Took a hold of my hand and said— [FRITZ] "Never forget me" [SOLDIER] Though how could I forget her When we never had met? Then I looked in her eyes And I thought: Oh my God [FRITZ] Oh my God [SOLDIER] It's the end of the world There is nothing but you I've been looking for love all my life I've no farther to go I want only to be with you Live with you Die with you That much I know Then my mother came in [PAUL, spoken] Again? [SOLDIER] And I saw that the sheep was stuffed And the sky was cloth And the clouds were just paint And the food was just rubber... [CLAUDIA, spoken] He's right! It is rubber! [LEO, spoken] This isn't wine, it's goddamn cherry soda! [RAFFAEL, spoken] It's too bad I was rather enjoying the Brie [SOLDIER] Then a curtain went up And I realized we were all in a play On a stage In a theater [The house lights suddenly turn on with a thunk.] [MARIANNE, spoken] Who are those people? [LEO, spoken] What the fuck? [PAUL, spoken] I don't know my lines [SOLDIER] Then I looked in her eyes And I thought: If it's only a play— [FRITZ] Oh my God Oh my God, oh my God [SOLDIER] —Still, it's given me you [FRITZ] Oh my God [SOLDIER] I've been looking so long... [FRITZ] This is not what I need— [SOLDIER] You are all that I need— [FRITZ] Not yet— [SOLDIER] In my life— [FRITZ] Not now [SOLDIER] Only you— [FRITZ & SOLDIER] I don't have any room In my life— And me— [SOLDIER] For now— [FRITZ] For this— For you— [SOLDIER & FRITZ] Forever! All I need is to be with you Live with you Die with you I've got That much I know Too much to do [FRITZ] There's just not enough time— Then I look in your eyes And I think, "Holy crap It's the end of the—" [SOLDIER] Then a train passed through [A train passes through.] [SOLDIER] And I suddenly knew It was not just the end of the world But the end of the play [SOLDIER, spoken] And the end of my dream [FRITZ] Oh my God Oh my God