Life Is Thin

Lyrics

[KELLY, spoken] Are you alright? [MYRTLE, spoken] No, I'm not [KELLY, spoken] Come, stop that Pull yourself together Play the shit out of it [DAVID, spoken] Oh, you two conflict with each other It's a long road and there's miles to go [SARAH] This silly world we're living for Can disappear in the matter of a minute Don't get your hopes up anymore Life is thin [MAURICE, spoken] I'm not mad at you [SARAH] The pyramids are a house of cards A cathedral, a comic-strip novella The Empire State Building, toothpick shards Life is thin [MYRTLE, spoken] What are you doing, talking to your pictures? [MAURICE, spoken] Where were you today? I've been home for hours, I missed you [MYRTLE, spoken] Marty, don't I wanna tell you something [MAURICE, spoken] Is it the еnd of the world? [MYRTLE, spoken] No [MAURICE, spoken] Okay, what is it? [MYRTLE, spoken] I'm not good enough for you [MAURICE, spoken] You're not good еnough for me? But Virginia, I love you You're my inspiration [MYRTLE, spoken] No, Marty, don't I don't love you [MAURICE, spoken] Okay, okay, what's the problem? [MYRTLE, spoken] I've met someone else [MAURICE, spoken] Okay [MYRTLE, spoken] Oh, fuck it, I can't do it, I can't I can't [MAURICE, spoken] What? [MYRTLE, spoken] I just wanna be funny, argh [MAURICE, spoken] You are funny [MYRTLE, spoken] Not funny, then, I wanna be different [MAURICE, spoken] Well, you're different [MYRTLE, spoken] I'll say that You don't know what the hell you're talking about [MAURICE, spoken] I don't [SARAH] It's over before ya know it It's over even before ya blow it You're welcome and thanks for coming Yes, I've patiently been waiting for you [MYRTLE, spoken] I went to see my first husband today [SARAH] And now [MAURICE, spoken] Ah, well, what's new? [SARAH] You're in [MAURICE, spoken] Is he still interesting? Is he still attractive? Is he a disappointment? No, I guess not Well, that's normal [MYRTLE, spoken] You don't know what you're talking about [MAURICE, spoken] I don't know what I'm talking about? [MYRTLE, spoken] I want you to know [MAURICE, spoken] Why? [MYRTLE, spoken] Um, 'cause I don't want to be with you anymore [MAURICE, spoken] Well, good reason! I am not good, thrilling ex-husband So if you promise to stay with me, I'll get you an escort [SARAH] It's over before ya know it [MYRTLE, spoken] I'm trying to be honest with you [SARAH] It's over even before ya blow it You're welcome and thanks for coming Yes, I've patiently been waiting for you [MYRTLE, spoken] Well, you don't know me [MAURICE, spoken] Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [SARAH] And now [MAURICE, spoken] I don't know you? [SARAH] You're in [MAURICE, spoken] Ha ha I don't know you [MYRTLE, spoken] God, you said it again [MAURICE, spoken] I said what again? [MYRTLE, spoken] "You don't know me" [MAURICE, spoken] Virginia [MYRTLE, spoken] What? [MAURICE, spoken] Virginia, do you know what love means? It means cooking dinner It means loving my photographs It means talking to me [MYRTLE, spoken] I'd love to be funny with you Oh, I'd love to be devoted to your photographs I'd like to be interested [MAURICE, spoken] Well, it's simple [MYRTLE, spoken] No, it's something I had and I lost and it's gone God, I was always happy! I was full of laughs, and I liked people! I had a lot of energy Hey, you want me to tell you the truth, listen to this When I was seventeen, I dated every night [MAURICE, spoken] Virginia, I love you [MYRTLE, spoken] I would ride on the back of motorcycles I'd hold on tight We had fun! I made love in parked cars I held my boyfriend's hand, I kissed him on the street I wasn't afraid of anything I drank beer and booze [MAURICE, spoken] Hey, I'll get you a fucking drink [MYRTLE, spoken] No, you're not listening to me [MAURICE, spoken] You— [MAURICE, as MARTY, slaps MYRTLE, as VIRGINIA.] Huh? [SARAH] This silly world we're living for Can all explode in the heat of the moment Don't get your hopes up, be a bore 'Cause life is thin [MYRTLE, spoken] Don't slug me [SARAH] An eyelash bat can be a mortal blow Flick of an ash, a forest fire raging Upon the lake you see the sparkling snow But the ice is breaking [MYRTLE, spoken] Guys loved me [MAURICE, spoken] I was very much in love with you, Virginia [MYRTLE, spoken] Ah, when, when was that? What time of year was that, please, that I— [MAURICE, spoken] You don't get to me [MYRTLE, spoken] Ah [MAURICE, spoken] You wanna get to me, well, you don't get to me There is no way for you to get to me You wanna get drunk? Go ahead You wanna get high? Go ahead You wanna fuck some guy? Go ahead That is not my problem [MYRTLE, spoken] God, what a mess I am, I'm begging again, ha ha I'm sorry, what are we fighting about? [MAURICE, spoken] You wanna be young again, is that it? [MYRTLE, spoken] Marty— [MAURICE, as MARTY, slaps MYRTLE, as VIRGINIA, who crumples on the floor and doesn't get up.] [SARAH] This silly world we're living for Can expire in a fraction of a second Don't get your hopes up, that's for sure Life is thin [LEO, spoken] [?] [DAVID, spoken] What happened? [MANNY, spoken] I don't know [DAVID, spoken] Well, is she hurt? What is it? [LEO, spoken] You better get out there, she's getting up [MAURICE, spoken] Manny, she needs help, can I call a doctor? [MANNY, spoken] No [MAURICE, spoken] Please? [MANNY, spoken] She signals us, we'll get the curtain in [MAURICE, spoken] Ooh, you alright? I was just calling a doctor [MYRTLE, spoken] Don't be afraid I love you [MAURICE, spoken] You love me [MYRTLE, spoken] I love you, I have always loved you You're a wonderful actor, Maurice Though we must never forget that this is only a play! [MAURICE, spoken] Oh [SARAH] It's over before ya know it It's over even before ya blow it You're welcome and thanks for coming Yes, I've patiently been waiting for you [MANNY, spoken] That was wonderful you told everyone Maurice is just an actor! [SARAH] And now [MANNY, spoken] And what they were watching is a play Bravo! [SARAH] You're in