Stephen Sondheim

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• Titre : Epiphany
• Album : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Année : 2008

Paroles :

Anthony:
Mr. Todd—you have to help me—Mr. Todd, please.
Mr. Todd.

Todd:
Out. Out!

Mrs. Lovett:
All this shouting and running about—
what's happened?

Todd:
I had him!
His throat was bare
Beneath my hand—!
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—

Todd:
When?!

Mrs. Lovett:
What's your rush?

Todd:
Why did I wait?
You told me to wait!
Now he'll never come again!
Th ere's a hole in the world
Like a great black pit
And it's fi lled with people
Who are fi lled with shit
And the vermin of the world
Inhabit it—
But not for long!
Th ey all deserve to die!
Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett,
Tell you why...
Because in all of the whole human race,
Mrs. Lovett,
Th ere are two kinds of men and only two.
Th ere'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!

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• Titre : The Worst Pies In London
• Album : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
• Année : 2008

Paroles :

Lovett:
(spoken)
{gasp} A customer!
(sung) Wait! What's your rush, what's your hurry
You gave me quite a fright, I thought you was a ghost
Have a minute? Can't ya sit? Sit ya down! Sit!
All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks
Did you come here for a pie sir?
Do forgive me if me head's a little vague
Ugh, what is that?
Well, you'd think we have the plague
From the way that people, keep avoidin'
(spoken) No ya don't!
(sung) Heaven knows I try sir,
But there's no one comes in even to inhale
Right you are sir, would you like a drop of ale?
Mind you, I can hardly blame them
These are probably, The Worst Pies in London
I know why nobody one cares to take them
I should know, I make them
But good no!
The worst pies in London!
Even that's polite, the worst pies in London!
If you doubt it, take a bite!
(pause) Is that just disgusting?
You have to concede it, it's nothing but crusting
Here, drink this, you'll need it
The Worst Pies in London!
And, no wonder with the price of meat
What it is, when you get it
Never thought I'd live to see the day
Many'd think it was a trick
Findin' poor animals, what are dyin' in the street
Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop!
Does her business, but I've noticed somethin' weird:
Lately, all her neighbors' cats have disappeared!
Have to hand it to her, what I calls Enterprise
Poppin' pussies into pies
Wouldn't do in my shop!
Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick
And I'm telling ya, them pussy cats is quick
No denyin' times is hard sir,
Even harder than the Worst pies in London
Only lord and nothin' more
Is that just revolting?
All greasy and gritty,
It looks like its molting
And tastes like...well pity
A woman alone, with limited wing
And the Worst Pies in London!
Ah, sir, times is hard
Times is Hard!

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• Titre : No Place Like London
• Album : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
• Année : 2008

Paroles :

Anthony:
I have sailed the world, beheld its' wonders
From the Dardanelles, to the mountains of Peru
But there's no place like London

Sweeney:
No there's No Place like London.

Anthony:
Mr. Todd?

Sweeney:
You are young; life has been kind to you
You will learn...
There's a hole in the world, like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it
And its' morals aren't worth what a pig could spit
And it goes by the name of London
At the top of the hole, sit a privileged few
Making mock of the vermin in the lower zoo
Turning beauty into filth and greed
I too have, sailed the world and seen its' wonders
For the cruelty of men is as wondrous as Peru
But there's no place like London

Anthony:
(spoken)
Is everything alright, Mr. Todd?

Sweeney:
(spoken)
I beg your indulgence, Anthony,
My mind is far from easy
In these once familiar streets, I feel...shadowed
Everywhere
(sung)
There was a barber and his wife
And she was beautiful
A foolish barber and his wife
She was his reason and his life
And she was beautiful
And she was virtuous
And he was...Naïve
There was another man who saw
That she was beautiful
A Pious vulture of Law
And with a gesture of his claw
Removed the barber from his plate
Then there was nothing but to wait
And she would fall so soft, so young
So lost and oh so Beautiful.

Anthony:
And the lady sir? Did she succumb?

Sweeney:
Oh that was many years ago
I doubt if anyone would know
(spoken)
I would like to thank you Anthony
If you had not spotted me
I would be lost on the ocean still

Anthony:
Will I see you again?

Sweeney:
You might find me if you like,
Round Fleet Street, I wouldn't wander

Anthony:
Until then my friend

Sweeney:
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...

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• Titre : Opening Title
• Album : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
• Année : 2008