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Rent – Rent lyrics
Mark
How Do You Document Real Life
When Real Life's Getting More
Like Fiction Each Day
Headlines - Bread-Lines
Blow My Mind
And Now This Deadline
"Eviction - Or Pay"
Rent
Roger
How Do You Write A Song
When The Chords Sound Wrong
Though They Once Sounded Right And Rare
When The Notes Are Sour
Where Is The Power You Once Had To Ignite the Air

Mark
And We're Hungry And Frozen

Roger
Some Life That We've Chosen

Together
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
Last Year's Rent

Mark
We Light Candles

Roger
How Do You Start A Fire
When There's Nothing To Burn
And It Feels Like Something's Stuck In
Your Flue

Mark
How Can You Generate Heat
When You Can't Feel Your Feet

Both
And They're Turning Blue!

Mark
You Light Up A Mean Blaze

Roger
With Posters-

Mark
And Screenplays

Roger & mark
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
Last Year's Rent

Joanne
(On phone)
Don't Screen, Maureen
It's Me - Joanne
Your Substitute Production Manager
Hey Hey Hey! (Did You Eat)
Don't Change The Subject Maureen
But Darling - You Haven't Eatin All Day

You Won't Throw Up
You Won't Throw Up
The Digital Delay--
-Didn't Blow Up (Exactly)
There May Have Been One Teeny Tiny Spark
You're Not Calling Mark

Collins
How Do You Stay On Your Feet
When On Every Street
It's 'Trick Or Treat'
(And Tonight It's 'Trick')
'Welcome Back To Town'
I Should Lie Down
Everything's Brown
And Uh - Oh
I Feel Sick

Mark
Where Is He?

Collins
Getting Dizzy

Mark & roger
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
How We Gonna Pay
Last Year's Rent

Benny
(On cellular phone)
Allison Baby - You Sound Sad
I Don't Believe Those Two
After Everything I've Done

Ever Since Our Wedding
I'm Dirt - They'll See
I Can Help Them All Out In The Long Run

Forces Are Gathering
Forces Are Gathering
Can't Turn Away
Forces Are Gathering

Collins
Ughhhhh-
Ughhhhh-
Ughhhhhh- I Can't Think
Ughhhhh-
Ughhhhh-
Ughhhhh- I Need A Drink

Mark
"The Music Ignites The Night With
Passionate Fire"

Joanne
Maureen - I'm Not A Theatre Person

Roger
"The Narration Crackles And Pops With
Incendiary Wit"

Joanne
Could Never Be A Theatre Person

Mark
Zoom In As They Burn The Past To The
Ground

Joanne
Hello?

Mark & roger
And Feel The Heat Of The Future's
Glow

Joanne
Hello?

Mark
(On phone)
Hello? Maureen?
-Your Equipment Wont Work?
Okay, All Right, I'll Go!

Mark & half of the company
How Do You Leave The Past Behind
When It Keeps Finding Ways To Get To
Your Heart
It Reaches Way Down Deep And Tears
You Inside Out
Til You're Torn Apart
Rent

Roger & other half of company
How Can You Connect In An Age
Where Strangers, Landlords, Lovers
Your Own Blood Cells Betray

All
What Binds The Fabric Together
When The Raging, Shifting Winds Of Change
Keep Ripping Away

Benny
Draw A Line In The Sand
And Then Make A Stand

Roger
Use Your Camera To Spar

Mark
Use Your Guitar

All
When They Act Tough - You Call Their
Bluff

Mark & roger
We're Not Gonna Pay

Mark & roger with half the company
We're Not Gonna Pay

Mark & roger with other half of
Company
We're Not Gonna Pay

All
Last Year's Rent
This Year's Rent
Next Year's Rent

Rent Rent Rent Rent Rent
We're Not Gonna Pay Rent

All
'Cause Everything Is Rent
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Mark How Do You Document Real Life When Real Life's Getting More Like Fiction Each Day Headlines - Bread-Lines Blow My Mind And Now This Deadline "Eviction - Or Pay" Rent Roger How Do You Write A Song When The Chords Sound Wrong Though They Once Sounded Right And Rare When The Notes Are Sour Where Is The Power You Once Had To Ignite the Air Mark And We're Hungry And Frozen Roger Some Life That We've Chosen Together How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay Last Year's Rent Mark We Light Candles Roger How Do You Start A Fire When There's Nothing To Burn And It Feels Like Something's Stuck In Your Flue Mark How Can You Generate Heat When You Can't Feel Your Feet Both And They're Turning Blue! Mark You Light Up A Mean Blaze Roger With Posters- Mark And Screenplays Roger & mark How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay Last Year's Rent Joanne (On phone) Don't Screen, Maureen It's Me - Joanne Your Substitute Production Manager Hey Hey Hey! (Did You Eat) Don't Change The Subject Maureen But Darling - You Haven't Eatin All Day You Won't Throw Up You Won't Throw Up The Digital Delay-- -Didn't Blow Up (Exactly) There May Have Been One Teeny Tiny Spark You're Not Calling Mark Collins How Do You Stay On Your Feet When On Every Street It's 'Trick Or Treat' (And Tonight It's 'Trick') 'Welcome Back To Town' I Should Lie Down Everything's Brown And Uh - Oh I Feel Sick Mark Where Is He? Collins Getting Dizzy Mark & roger How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay How We Gonna Pay Last Year's Rent Benny (On cellular phone) Allison Baby - You Sound Sad I Don't Believe Those Two After Everything I've Done Ever Since Our Wedding I'm Dirt - They'll See I Can Help Them All Out In The Long Run Forces Are Gathering Forces Are Gathering Can't Turn Away Forces Are Gathering Collins Ughhhhh- Ughhhhh- Ughhhhhh- I Can't Think Ughhhhh- Ughhhhh- Ughhhhh- I Need A Drink Mark "The Music Ignites The Night With Passionate Fire" Joanne Maureen - I'm Not A Theatre Person Roger "The Narration Crackles And Pops With Incendiary Wit" Joanne Could Never Be A Theatre Person Mark Zoom In As They Burn The Past To The Ground Joanne Hello? Mark & roger And Feel The Heat Of The Future's Glow Joanne Hello? Mark (On phone) Hello? Maureen? -Your Equipment Wont Work? Okay, All Right, I'll Go! Mark & half of the company How Do You Leave The Past Behind When It Keeps Finding Ways To Get To Your Heart It Reaches Way Down Deep And Tears You Inside Out Til You're Torn Apart Rent Roger & other half of company How Can You Connect In An Age Where Strangers, Landlords, Lovers Your Own Blood Cells Betray All What Binds The Fabric Together When The Raging, Shifting Winds Of Change Keep Ripping Away Benny Draw A Line In The Sand And Then Make A Stand Roger Use Your Camera To Spar Mark Use Your Guitar All When They Act Tough - You Call Their Bluff Mark & roger We're Not Gonna Pay Mark & roger with half the company We're Not Gonna Pay Mark & roger with other half of Company We're Not Gonna Pay All Last Year's Rent This Year's Rent Next Year's Rent Rent Rent Rent Rent Rent We're Not Gonna Pay Rent All 'Cause Everything Is Rent Explain Request ×



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