Goodbye Love

MIMI
It's true you sold your guitar and
Bought a car?

ROGER
It's true - I'm leaving now for Santa Fe
It's true you're with this yuppie scum?

BENNY
You said you'd never speak to him again

MIMI
Not now

MAUREEN
Who said that you have any say
In who she says things to at all?

ROGER
Yeah!

JOANNE
Who said that you should stick your
Nose in other people's...

MAUREEN
Who said I was talking to you?

JOANNE
We used to have this
Fight each night
She'd never admit
I existed

MIMI
He was the same way - He was always
"Run away - hit the road
Don't commit" - You're full of shit

JOANNE
She's in denial

MIMI
He's in denial

JOANNE
Didn't give an inch
When I gave a mile

MIMI
I gave a mile

ROGER
Gave a mile to who?

MARK
Come on guys, chill!

MIMI & JOANNE
I'd be happy to die for a taste
Of what Angel had
Some one to live for - unafraid
To say I love you

ROGER
All your words are nice Mimi
But love's not a three way street
You'll never share real love
Until you love yourself - I should know

COLLINS
You all said you'd be cool today
So please - for my sake

I can't believe he's gone
I can't believe you're going
I can't believe this family must die

Angel helped us believe in love
I can't believe you disagree

ALL
I can't believe this is goodbye

MARK
I hear there are great restaurants
Out west

ROGER
Some of the best.
How could she?

MARK
How could you let her go?

ROGER
I just don't know...
How could we lose Angel?

MARK
Maybe you'll see why when you stop
Escaping your pain
At least now if you try - Angel's death
Won't be in vain

ROGER
His death is in vain

MARK
Are you insane?
There's so much to care about
There's me - there's Mimi -

ROGER
Mimi's got her baggage too

MARK
So do you

ROGER
Who are you to tell me what I know
What to do?

MARK
A friend

ROGER
But who, Mark, are you?
"Mark has got his work"
They say "Mark lives for his work"
And "Mark's in love with his work"
Mark hides in his work

MARK
From what?

ROGER
From facing your failure, facing your
Lonliness
Facing the fact you live a lie
Yes, you live a lie - tell you why

You're always preaching not to be numb
But that's how you thrive
You pretend to create and observe when you really
Detatch from feeling alive

MARK
Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us
To survive

ROGER
Poor baby

MARK
Mimi still loves Roger
Is Roger really jealous
Or afraid that Mimi's weak

ROGER
Mimi did look pale

MARK
Mimi's gotten thin
Mimi's running out of time
Roger's running out the door

ROGER
No more! oh no!
I've gotta go

MARK
Hey, for somebody who's always been let down,
Who's heading out of town?

ROGER
For someone who longs for a community of his own,
Who's with his camera, alone?

I'll call
I hate the fall

You heard?

MIMI
Every word
You don't want baggage
Without lifetime guarantees

You don't want to watch me die
I just came to say goodbye love
Goodbye love
Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye

ROGER
Glory
One blaze of
Glory
I have to find

MIMI
Please don't touch me
Understand
I'm scared
I need to go away

MARK
I knw a plave - A clinic

Benny
A rehab?

MIMI
Maybe-- could you?

BENNY
I'll pay

MIMI
Goodbye love
Goodbye love
Came to say goodbye, love, goodbye

Just came to say
Goodbye, love
Goodbye, love
Goodbye, love
Hello, disease
~*~"Goodbye Love" RENT

Wow I didn't realize what a long song that was. Sorry guys. Anyway. Things are very... upside down I guess. I'm in South Dakota right now. Everybody else is upstairs. I'm hangin out down here for a little while. It's nice... I have a bedroom to myself in the basement. So if I want, I can go on in the middle of the night and no one will know. So maybe you'll all see me later. Right now I better go, because I'm not supposed to be on...

Love to all cause love is good!