Forbidden Assassins


(I Am Not Worthy of Your Love)

John:

I’m John

Henckley

You are

Stephen Sondheim on high

Stephen

Tell me, Stephen, how

I should sing your words

I would do Passion

I would do Follies

I would play Sweeney Todd for you

He liked to kill people too.

I am unworthy of your words

Stephen, darlin’

Let me prove worthy of your words

You are a king to theatre nerds

Just like me

But I’m as baffled as can be...

Squeaky:

I am

Squeaky

You are

Every lunatic’s God

Stephen

Charlie Manson applauds me

And your words!

Words like ?

Words like Dick Nixon

I will assassinate on cue

If that’s what you want me to do.

I am unworthy of your words

Stephen, darlin’

All of your fans walk out in herds

Let me be worthy of your

Complex melody

John:

Teach me to count in five-four time!

Squeaky:

Put me through music theory hell

John:

Cut me with every perfect rhyme

Squeaky:

Couldn’t you just write Carousel?

John:

What is that dotted note?

Squeaky:

I have a rubbish throat!

Both:

Even though

I will always

Know...

I am unworthy of your words

Stephen, darlin’

I cannot sing your minor thirds

I am so tortured but

I know now what to do

I have to turn my gun on you.

(Gunshot)

Your words...

Are through.