ACT I

1. VERONA
2. BORN TO HATE
3. ALL DAYS ARE THE SAME WITHOUT LOVE
4. THE REQUEST OF MARRIAGE
5. YOU MUST MARRY
6. KINGS OF THE WORLD
7. BORN TO LOVE
8. SHE CAN'T SEE ME
9. TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
10 ALL FOR LOVE
11 UGLY OR BEAUTIFUL
12 AND NOW SHE IS IN LOVE
13 THESE ARE MY RIVERS

1. VERONA

THE PRINCE
If you think you've seen it all
Then you had better think again
Don't care how many books you've read
Or how many lands you've seen

You're still not prepared for this
Don't be misled by pretty girls
Or flowered gardens everywhere
You'll soon see what I mean

The family called Capulet
Will not forgive and can't forget
And the family called Montague
Is as unforgiving too

This is Verona, you're in Verona
Where hatred is a way of life
And you can cut it with a knife
The hate keeps flowing in their veins
It is more powerful than chains
And they are scared to turn their backs
It isn't prudent to relax
Not in Verona, lovely Verona
The population is unique
Nobody turns the other cheek
When will they get it in their heads?
Their dreams will never leave their beds
Until there is some compromise
And peace illuminates the skies
In Verona

On the surface all is well
Heaven on earth it would appear
A second look and you'll see hell
It's no picnic to live here

Maybe the wound's too deep and raw
Archaic wounds take long to heal
And Montague's and Capulet's
Seem to thrive on their ordeal

What tragic price must we pay
For bad blood to be washed away?
It's all too sad to contemplate
And it's all because of hate

In my Verona, perfect Verona
Two families with an ancient grudge
That all their praying cannot budge
An endless battle of two foes
And neither one can find repose
As families swim against the tide
Come meet some people who reside
In Verona, charming Verona
This one is called Benvolio
And that's his friend Mercutio
These two are always in accord
But here comes Tybalt with sword
But in this town I am the law
It's tough 'cos everyone's at war

MERCUTIO
He's mad, we are the law here

BENVOLIO
We are too wild to be controlled

TYBALT
I am too brave, I am too bold

CHORUS
In Verona, come to Verona
The population is unique
Nobody turns the other cheek
The hate keeps flowing in our veins
Hate is more powerful than chains
No wonder danger's in the air
The enemy is everywhere

2. BORN TO HATE

LADY CAPULET
We're born to hate
Soon as we leave
Our mother's wombs
Hate's in the air
And to survive
We breathe its fumes
We love to hate
Hatred's the third word that we learn
Mama, Papa
And after that it's hatred's turn
We're born to hate
It's like a serpent in the soul
We're so consumed
It seems the serpent's in control
We love to hate

LADY MONTAGUE
We are the same
I too can see
Things I despise
Year after year
Poisonous hate
Burns from your eyes
There's so much hate
Day after day the children grieve
Just look at them
And see the legacy we leave
In every street
A broken heart, a blood-stained sword
We fight to win
But it's a fight without reward

LADY CAPULET
You've paid the price
Look at your face
Hate's in each pore of your wretched skin
Another day, another death
You'll pass it on to your next of kin

LADY MONTAGUE
It makes us old before our time
Hate is a whore, a plague, a curse
I doubt if we will live to see
Hate disappear from the universe

BOTH
It makes us old before our time
Hate is a whore, a plague, a curse

LADY CAPULET
I doubt if we will live to see

BOTH
Hate disappear from the universe

Ooooh...

CHORUS

We're born to hate
It's like a serpent in the soul
We're so consumed
It seems the serpent's in control

3. ALL DAYS ARE THE SAME WITHOUT LOVE

ROMEO
I feel I'm killing time, my life is slipping by
There has to be someone who feels the same as I
I long to find a love that's deep and strong and true
There has to be someone who wants the same things too
As soon as I find her
My world will start turning
But real love is elusive
That's something I'm learning

JULIET
They say I'm very young, I'm going through a phase
And I must learn to curb my adolescent ways
There must be more to life than what my eyes have seen
But every yesterday becomes a might-have-been
I am longing
For someone to hold me
And tell me while we're dancing
What no one has told me

ROMEO
All days are the same without love
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays

JULIET
Strange how nothing ever changes
Summers, springs and winters drift by

ROMEO & JULIET
All days are the same without love
When no one's beside you
Who cares if the moon seems closer
Or the stars seem brighter
All days are the same without love
But with love the days grow
Each one's an adventure
Anything can happen
No heart ever ages
Each day's been created
For you

All days are the same without love
But with love the days grow
Each one's an adventure
Anything can happen
No heart ever ages
Each day's been created
For you

All days are the same without love

4. THE REQUEST OF MARRIAGE

PARIS
I will make the perfect groom
I love your child and I am rich
So rich, give her to me
What must I do?
I could help you
I'll pay off your debts
I'll be like a son
My heart will not rest
'Til we are one
I beg of you, she is my life
Please allow your Juliet to be my wife

LORD CAPULET
My dear friend, control your lust
Take a deep breath, you're overwrought
In short, when one's aroused
I am afraid mistakes are made
She's just a child, fourteen tender years
Motherhood must wait, she's too young for tears
To take a heart before its time
Would be a rash, irresponsible crime
Not Juliet, not quite yet
Take it slow, enjoy the dance
One shouldn't rush a great romance

5. YOU MUST MARRY

LADY CAPULET
For all its faults
Whatever cynics say
Marriage, my dear
Invigorates each day
How lucky you are
For somebody so young

JULIET
But I'm not in love

LADY CAPULET
For once, hold your tongue
He's handsome and rich
He's sent from above
How stupid of Paris
To have picked you to love
'Juliet' and 'Paris'
Your names seem to go so well

LADY CAPULET and THE NURSE
Time to think of marriage

THE NURSE
Listen to your mother

LADY CAPULET
My daughter the bride!
Last night I just cried, and cried

JULIET
Wasted tears, mother
I'm not a bride yet!

I'm thrilled he asked
But I prefer to wait
I doubt he's the type
That I'd choose for a mate

LADY CAPULET
That's just where you're wrong
It's all a game of chance
The world's full of hags
Who waited for romance

JULIET
I'm not in love
I cannot be his wife

THE NURSE
Your daughter is spoiled

LADY CAPULET
She has been all her life
A room full of toys
And still she wanted more

THE NURSE
They're still in her room
All over the floor
Dream the same dreams
To fall head over heels
But fate makes sure that everyone
Adjusts their ideals

LADY CAPULET
You will grow to love him
As I did your father
On the day we met
He was in a state

(spoken) Well, he could hardly stand up straight
He was drunk and overweight

JULIET
You're starting to sound
Like an old mother hen

LADY CAPULET
You will have to learn to
Change your thinking about men
Why, even the Bible
Gets revised now and again

6. KINGS OF THE WORLD

ROMEO
Kings of the world running our lives
Powerful husbands with ambitious wives
Ever-so-smug 'cause they make all the rules
They are not kings, just a bunch of old fools

BENVOLIO
Kings of the world planning ahead
They haven't noticed they're already dead
They eat the fat and they toss us the bones
Transparent kings sitting on paper thrones

CHORUS
We know how to live we squeeze the juice from every moment
We make love day after day night after night we sing we dance
It makes no sense in being careful not when time files like an arrow
We take every risk that's out there we're prepared to take that chance
We are the...

MERCUTIO
Kings of the world, free as the wind
Looking for sins that we haven't yet sinned
They think they're smart, but they're really quite dumb
You miss the tune when you're banging your drum

ROMEO & BENVOLIO
Kings of the world, they're just a joke
They are not kings, they're just misguided folk
Boring as hell and as dull as can be

BENVOLIO
One thing's for sure: they would love to be me!

Repeat CHORUS

ROMEO
We'll take the chance!

Repeat CHORUS (x2)

Time is like an arrow
We take every risk that's out there
We'll take the chance
Kings of the World!

7. BORN TO LOVE

ROMEO
I know there is a God
And he has heard my prayer
That face, look at that face
Look at those eyes
What star did you fall from?

JULIET
I know why I'm alive, I see the reason why
That smile that heart stopping smile
Those breath-taking lips
I will not forget this moment

ROMEO
You and I were born to love
Finally my life has now begun

JULIET
You and I were born to love
I know in my heart you are the one

ROMEO
Nothing in this world will stand in our way

JULIET
You don't have to speak I hear what you say

BOTH
You and I were born to love
Finally my life has now begun
Our love will outlive the sea
Longer than eternity

You and I were born to love
Finally my life has now begun
Our love will outlive the sea
Longer than eternity

8. SHE CAN'T SEE ME

TYBALT
She can't see me
She can't hear me
One day, she'll know I exist
I will charm her 'till she loves me
Not a single joy will be missed
In her eyes, I'm just a cousin
Soon my feelings will become clear
If she knew how much I love her
She would stop and re-think her life
I'm the one who she should marry
She can't be another man's wife
One day I'll be brave and tell her
I'll destroy whoever comes near

9. TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS

JULIET
Who is the god above me
Who summoned that you should love me?
Why has he blessed us in this way?
I know I'll thank him every day
My heart was wise to choose you
But they'll want me to refuse you
Now that we know where we belong
They're bound to say it's wrong
Just take a look around us
A sea of fools surround us
But they will see before we're done
Two different worlds become one

ROMEO
What star or god above me
Decided that you should love me?
Forbidden love comes at a price
But it is worth the sacrifice
They don't know what they're saying
This love of ours is staying
I'm not prepared to say goodbye
Until the day I die

BOTH
Two different worlds they live in
Why don't they all just give in?
The winds of war keep blowing
The seeds of hate keep growing

All I want to do
Is live and die with you

My heart was wise to choose you
There's no way I can refuse you
They will all see before we're done
Two different worlds come one
My heart was wise to choose you
I'd rather die than ever lose you
We'll make them see before we're done
Two different worlds come one

10 ALL FOR LOVE

FRIAR
Love makes fools out of wise men

ROMEO
But without love, what are we?

FRIAR
My love is for God

ROMEO
I'm in love with an angel

FRIAR
Love can be an illusion

ROMEO
This love is no illusion

FRIAR
Can you trust your young heart?

ROMEO
Until death do us part
Marry me, I beg you
I want to lay down beside her
Friar, please
I promise I'll pray every single day
If you'll marry me

FRIAR
Are you sure? Are you certain?

ROMEO
As the dawn, as the sunset

FRIAR
Marriage may be the way
Could it end all their hatred?
Could it be...?

ROMEO
Living without her would be too much to bear
What good's a morning without Juliet there?

FRIAR
A Montague, a Capulet, living as man and wife
I will be either be blessed or I'll be damned for life

ROMEO
Your God will forgive
He knows that our love is true

FRIAR
I was thinking of my soul for a moment or two

ROMEO
You have the power to make sure all fighting ends
Imagine Capulet's being Montague's' friends
Friar, please

BOTH
All for love we are living
Every day we are giving, all for love

FRIAR
I will marry you

BOTH
What things we do, all for love

11 UGLY OR BEAUTIFUL

THE NURSE
Ha, ha, ha! I hear you laugh!
Ha, ha, ha! Such a childish laugh
You don't understand what it means to love
You should not make fun of the heart
Ha, ha, ha! You are so cocksure
I've met imbeciles who are more mature
You live half a life, you walk in the shade
If the game of love isn't ever played
You should heed my words

BENVOLIO
Ha, ha, ha! Well, that is rich
What can we hope to learn from this worn-out witch?
Handsome Romeo is just having fun
They'll be this one, and then another one
Love is for the birds

ALL
Ugly or beautiful
Life is all twists and turns
No map to show us where to go
Where will life lead us
Who's to know?
Ugly or beautiful
We're all afraid of love
We guard against it with our lives
But we thank God we're here to rise

THE NURSE
Ha, ha, ha! What can I do?
'Ha ha ha' is all I get from you
You are all so vain
Love is just a joke
One day all your dreams will go up in smoke
Laughter turns to screams

MERCUTIO
Ha ha ha! Love is just a phase
With the young it can last for days
Lovers' tears aren't real, and their pain's not deep
It's a time to laugh, not a time to weep
They dream harmless dreams

ALL
Ugly or beautiful
Life is all twists and turns
No map to show us where to go
Where will life lead us
Who's to know?
Ugly or beautiful
We're all afraid of love
We guard against it with our lives
But we thank God we're here to rise

BENVOLIO
Ugly or beautiful
We're all afraid, afraid of love

MERCUTIO
Love is only for the birds

ALLL
Ugly or beautiful
Life is all twists and turns
No map to show us where to go
Where will life lead us
Who's to know?
Ugly or beautiful
We're all afraid of love
We guard against it with our lives
But we thank God we're here to rise

12 AND NOW SHE IS IN LOVE

THE NURSE
I have cared for her
Each day of her young life
The baby in my arms
Is soon to be a wife
She isn't of my flesh
She doesn't share my name
Her humor and her looks
Aren't something I can claim
My Juliet is grown up

And now she is in love
And everything has changed
Her feelings and her hair
Have all be re-arranged
And while her heart bursts
Mine's starting to break
I am only her nurse
So why do I find this so hard to take?
She's eager to fly
But oh, how fragile her wings
But then she's in love

Wide-eyed Romeo
And love-struck Juliet
It seems their love was doomed
Before they even met
Their worlds are worlds apart
Too much of a divide
Her heart is bound to break
If she becomes his bride
Oh Juliet, I'm frightened

But she is so in love
And every day's a dance
And good old common sense
Doesn't stand a chance
I've done all I can
What more can I do?
When I was in love like her
I was foolish too...
So eager to fly
Oh how fragile my wings
But then, I was in love

The air I was breathing then
Was like vintage wine
And the darkest of nights
Still managed to shine
The love disappeared
The memory stayed
There's still a glimmer of light in me
That will never fade

I know how she feels
She's eager to fly
But then she's in love

Now she is in love

13 THESE ARE MY RIVERS

ROMEO
Your eyes, these are my rivers
One glance can start a journey
That takes me to wondrous places
Your eyes, these are my rivers

JULIET
Your arms, these are my mountains
Hold me, and stars seem closer
No one can ever reach us
Your arms, these are my mountains

ROMEO & JULIET
No need to ever wander
We have the world before us
Don't move, let's always stay here
My heart, has found its way here

JULIET
Your smile, your voice, your laughter
New worlds that need exploring

ROMEO
And yet there's no need to leave here

ROMEO & JULIET
These things, these are my rivers

CHORUS
Your eyes, these are my rivers
One glance can start a journey
That takes me to wondrous places
Your eyes, these are my rivers
Your arms, these are my mountains

ROMEO
These are my mountains

CHORUS
Hold me, and stars seem closer

ROMEO
Stars seem closer

CHORUS
No one can ever reach us
Your arms, these are my mountains
Your smile, your voice, your laughter

JULIET
Your smile, your voice

CHORUS
New worlds that need exploring

ROMEO
Exploring

CHORUS
And yet there's no need to leave here
These things, they'll be my rivers

Always, always, always, always

ActeII.

14 WORD IS ON THE STREET
15 IT'S TODAY
16 LIVE
17 DYING IN THE DUST
18 REVENGE
19 VERONA (REPRISE)
20 FOOLS
21 NO PLACE TOO FAR
22 SHE'S YOURS
23 SHE CAME FROM ME
24 ALL DAYS ARE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU
25 UGLY OR BEAUTIFUL/BORN TO HATE/FOOLS (REPRISE)
26 I CAN'T DO THIS
27 GOD KNOWS WHY
28 WHERE RIVERS KEEP FLOWING
29 EMPTY SKIES
30 GULITY

14 WORD IS ON THE STREET

MERCUTIO
Word is on the street
That you've gone raving mad
And you'll lose every friend
That you have ever had

BENVOLIO
Word is on the street
That your parents are ashamed
The town is filled with men
Whose passions are inflamed

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
The people you love feel betrayed
You laugh and spit in our face
What a mistake your heart has made
There will be no hiding place

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You deceived us

ROMEO
To myself I have been true

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You have failed us

ROMEO
I've never lied to you

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You can't do this

ROMEO
I don't care what people say

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
This is madness

ROMEO
I could not turn her away

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
It's your duty

ROMEO
She's all I'm living for

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
Where's your honor?

ROMEO
I can't listen anymore

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You've betrayed us

ROMEO
Believe that if you must

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You ignored us

ROMEO
You BOTH fill me with disgust

MERCUTIO
Word is on the street, you can hope to survive
You haven't got a chance if you are caught alive

BENVOLIO
Word is on the street, that you will leave for good
Nobody wants to see you in this neighborhood

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
To love the enemy's a sing
Consequences could be grave
Hers is a love you cannot win
Your soul is too late to save

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You deceived us

ROMEO
To myself I have been true

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You have failed us

ROMEO
I've never lied to you

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You can't do this

ROMEO
I don't care what people say

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
This is madness

ROMEO
I could not turn her away

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
It's your duty

ROMEO
She's all I'm living for

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
Where's your honor?

ROMEO
I can't listen anymore

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You've betrayed us

ROMEO
Believe that if you must

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You ignored us

ROMEO
You BOTH fill me with disgust

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You could have a dozen girls


ROMEO
A dozen girls don't interest me

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
Might as well just cut your throat

ROMEO
Why can't you just let her be

BENVOLIO
Romeo just let her go

ROMEO
No, no, no

MERCUTIO
I'm your friend you can use my knife

ROMEO
One love one life I'd rather die than say goodbye, dear friends

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
Dear friends look at you

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
Capulets are people too

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
I thought that our bond was strong

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
But I see now I was wrong

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
We've been friends since we were small

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
I've betrayed no one at all

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
Love has turned my world around

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
At last my dreams have left the ground

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
I don't care what you all say

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
I could not turn her away

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
She is all I'm living for

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
I can't listen anymore I want no ones forgiveness

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
All I did was fall in love

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
One life one love, one life one love

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

ROMEO
Without her I'm nothing

MERCUTIO & BENVOLIO
You had no right

15 IT'S TODAY

TYBALT
I'll stop his plan , his evil plan
A Montague will never take my love from me

I'm jealous, yes, at his success
But only I know how the stories end will be
I can't conceal the way I feel
It time to do what I must do
She doesn't know I love her so
A cousin isn't meant to carry on this way
I won't allow this boy to ever touch her skin
I'm ready for the fight that I alone can win

It's today, it's today, my life starts from today
The day when he takes his last breathe
The day when he shakes hands with death
My sword will pierce his cowardly heart
I'll burry him deep
From tomorrow me and Juliet will not be apart

I long to see jer look I me
The way she looks at him but that will happen soon
We'll talk and we will touch
We will laugh and drink too much
My dream will come true before the mid-night moon

It's today, It's today, my life starts from today
Soon as his body is laid to rest
My love for her will be expressed
I'll say the things that I never did
It's my turn to enjoy all of the things
That her and Romeo share
(Its today) I'll dance upon his grave
(Its today) A lighting thrust, it will be over
(its today) I'll restore my family's honor
(its today) I'll make him pay for her weak ways

I'm coming for you
You've no place to hide
Romeo live your last day
Tonight as we kiss you will be heading for hell

16 LIVE

MERCUTIO
Tybalt, Tybalt, you're gonna die
Tybalt you'll find no one will cry
You turn my stomach I wanna be sick
I'll be nice to you I'll slaughter you quick
You slither and slide like a snake in the grass
But your tongue spits a More poisonous venom
Tybalt, Tybalt, you're gonna die

TYBALT
Mercutio, you're just a buffoon
You're stupid mouth will be silenced soon
You're just a failed poet an embarrassing moron
I'm going to do what I've been dying to do
And now I will end your sad journey through life
You won't feel a thing I'm good with a knife
Mercutio, you're going to die

ROMEO
This must stop you're BOTH mad is life nothing to you
If we all kill each other what good will it do this must end

CHORUS
Live let's learn to live forget forgive and live as one
Let's all live in peace let fighting cease for man and son
Die, we all will die why even try what's done is done

ROMEO
For those who have wives and mothers too
Daughters and sons what's wrong with you

BENVOLIO
Live as God intended all wars must be ended

CHORUS
Live, let's learn to live forget forgive and live as one
Let's all live in peace let fighting cease for man and son

ROMEO
No more grief no more graves no more sorrow or pain...no
We must all make a vow no blood will be spilled
We'll die in our beds and no one will be killed
Live as God intended all wars must be ended

MERCUTIO
He's too bad to live
He's riddled with hate
Too bad for us to tolerate
A coward and an evil force a murderer without remorse

TYBALT
Your friends are here so your tongue is loose
I'm sure you'll find some lame excuse
But there's no way out I'm not letting you go
Get ready to revieve your fatal blow
Live...Live while you can
Die, die like a man

CHORUS
Live/ die we will all die
Live/ die why even try
Live/ die what's done is done
Live/ die nowhere to run
Live/ die we will all die
Live/ die why even try
Live/ die we will all die/ live

17 DYING IN THE DUST

MERCUTIO
I curse the day I met
A wretched Montague
And all those Capulet's
Are just as wretched too

Your all heading for hell
There's no hope anymore
I would say that God has got some things to answer for

I'm dying in the dust
But I'm dying like a king
And made the most of life
I don't regret a thing
I'm dying in the dust
But I'm dying like a king
I'm free now as the wind
I don't regret a thing

ROMEO
I'll keep you alive
I'll speak of you
Forever
I'll keep you alive
You'll live in me now

I'll keep you alive
You'll live in me now:

18 REVENGE

LORD CAPULET
It's only fair
He must pay the ultimate price
Your son must die
There's no need for legal advice

LADY MONTAGUE
It isn't fair
He just made sure justice was done
Mercutio's death
Had to be avenged by my son

THE PRINCE
What's done is done
This war of your's cannot be won
When will the past
Be forgotten

ROMEO
I don't want blood on my hands
I turn from volience when I can
My dearest friend died my arms
And Tybalt was an evil man
He stood there laughing
Bragging, and laughing

You two have no right to judge
You killed him as much as I
Were your children, take some blame
You could be the reason why
Into this world you brought us
To live the way you taught us

Repeat LORD CAPULET CHORUS (1x)
Repeat LADY MONTAGUE CHORUS (1x)

THE PRINCE
What's done is done
This war of yours cannot be won
It's time the past -

CHORUS
The past is not forgotten

THE PRINCE
It's over

19 VERONA (REPRISE)

THE PRINCE
It is just another death
And as they say what else is new
Lessons will be learn from this
I'm a fool to think they will

Only so much you can learn
How many mountains can you climb
I can see this going on
Till there's no one left to kill

Only so much
You can take
The strongest mountains often shake
I might as well be on my way
Why does anybody stay...
In sad verona
Hopeless Verona

Where all our dreams are quickly gone
Not worth the sky there written on
I get the feeling if I die
They should take it in there stride
___??????___________________
____ ignorance of law

Hopeless Verona
Loveless Verona

I wish I knew how to concieve...
A miracle is what we need
Something beyond the reach of man
Some merciful almighty plan
This hatred it must come to an end
They'll be no lives left to mend

In Verona


20 FOOLS

THE NURSE
I bare the pain you bare
I cry the tears you cry
Juliet, you must be strong
Every time I see you cry
I die, I die
We both must try
What more to you am I?

Oh, fools
Men are fools
There like stubborn mules
Refusing to bend
Where will all this end?
What can any of us do?
How much more can we go through?
When will every man lay down his sword?
When will we all live in accord?
When will the lord visit Verona?

FRIAR
The Prince has saved your life
It was kind of him to banish you
Half of this town is after your blood
The blood of a Montague
I say your life is worthless here
You've everything to fear

Oh, fools
Men are fools
There like, stubborn mules
Refusing to bend
Where will all this end?
What can any of us do?
How much more can we go through?

BOTH
When will every man lay down his sword?
When will we all live in accord?
When will the lord visit Verona?

CHORUS
Fools
Men are fools
They can't live by rules
They always want more
They're in love with war
Why are they so proud to fight?
And destroy with all they're might
Why is it important to be brave?
Why do we all need flags to wave
Why can't we save precious Verona?
Verona

21 NO PLACE TOO FAR

ROMEO
What pain dawn brings
What mournful song the lark sings
I have to leave
It's time to go
Don't say a word
I know

JULIET
Oh my love
You are wrong
You must have heard the night birds song
I can't bare the silent
The cruelest word is goodbye
If you must leave, as you must do
I'll follow you

No place too far
I have to be where you are
Love me, dream me
Until you see me

ROMEO
No place too far
My heart will be where you are
No matter where I look
Your face is what I'll see
How can we be apart
When you live inside of me

JULIET
Take this
___????__________
Why am I so frightened?

BOTH
No place too far
I have to be where you are
Love me, dream me
Until you see me

No place is too far
I want to be where you are

22 SHE'S YOURS

LORD CAPULET
Paris
I give to you my precious daughter
It's time
Perfect time for you to marry
When I speak with the girl
I am sure she'll agree
It's the best thing for her
She will listen to me

She's yours
She's yours
She's yours
Lucky man, she's yours

LADY CAPULET
Juliet
You know how much your father loves you
We both
Are sure he'll make the perfect husband
We have all known such grief
Now it's time to let go
Paris is quite a catch
You will be glad, I know

He's yours
He's yours
He's yours
Lucky girl, he's yours

PARIS
Now we should rejoice
It's time for celebration

PARIS AND LADY CAPULET
There's much too do
A wedding takes
A lot of preparation

CHORUS
She's yours
She's yours
She's yours
Lucky man, she's yours

JULIET
Please Nurse
Tell them I cannot marry Paris
Please Nurse
It makes me ill to think about it
Please nurse I beg of you
Is there nothing you can do?
I'll refuse to obey
I'm married anyway

CHORUS
She's yours
She's yours
She's yours
Lucky man, she's yours

THE NURSE
Juliet,
Your cousin has been killed
Don't act like a lovesick child
You must do this
I beg of you
Marry him
It is your duty

CHORUS
He's yours
He's yours
He's yours
Lucky girl, he's yours

JULIET
I don't want this
Just let me be
Why wont someone listen to me ?

THE NURSE
Your father has spoken
Don't let him down

JULIET
NO!

CHORUS
He's yours
He's yours
He's yours
Lucky girl, he's yours

23 SHE CAME FROM ME

LORD CAPULET
I have been blessed why should this be?
Why have the Gods looked down on me?
Her girlish laugh her open ways
They invade my days and light my days
My Juliet so sweet, so small
A smile that could make giants fall
The greatest joy I'll never know
Is knowing she still loves me so I can't believe

She came from me she came from me
Hard to believe she came from me
I live for her, I die for
I am so proud and yet I fear
This angry world will get to near

This world is filled with selfish men
Who turn girls head time and again
I know its time to set her free
But letting go os hard for me
The time has come

These days she wears a painted face
Her heartbeats at a faster pace
Another man has come and captured her
He's so polite, he calls me sir
I welcomed him, that's what you do
I tell myself he loves her too
No one will see what I go through
She is a joy She is a curse
The ruler of my universe
If Paris lets her down, he wouldn't dare
If he breaks her heart I'll break him I swear
I'll live in her when I am gone
To think that I will still live on
How can it be she came from me

A gift from god, a precious prize
I stare and can't believe my eyes
I watched her grow and grow and grow
There's one thing I will never know, how can it be

She came from me


24 ALL DAYS ARE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU

ROMEO
I cannot find a thing
To occupy my mind
I don't know what to do
Time can be so unkind
It seems a hundred hours
In every endless day
And yet when you are near
Time just flies away
Memories restore me
That's what keeps me going
The rivers of still love
They'll soon be flowing

JULIET
My life is being planned
By everyone but me
I can't believe that this is
How life is meant to be
I wish I had a wand
That I could simply wave
And I would just reverse
The wisdom they all gave
With this wand
All my pain would be ended
And we'd be together
I pray God, until death

ROMEO
All days are the same without love
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays

JULIET
Strange how nothing ever changes
and just wait till nothing matters

BOTH
All days are the same without you
Without you beside me
Who cares if the moon seems closer
Or the stars seem brighter
All days are the same without you
But with you the days glow
Each one's an adventure
Anything can happen
My heart never ages
Each day's been created
For you

All days are the same without you
But with you the days glow
Each one's an adventure
Anything can happen
My heart never ages
Each day's been created
For you

All days are the same without you

25 UGLY OR BEAUTIFUL/BORN TO HATE/FOOLS (REPRISE)

CAPULETS
Ha, ha, ha filthy Montagues
Ha, ha, ha they were born to lose
They have spoiled our day but they always do
It is time that we settled this

MONTAGUES
Ha, ha, ha evil Capulets
Ha ha, ha they have no regrets
They do wicked deeds yet they all sleep well
They will feel at home when they get to hell
Lets blow them a kiss

Ugly or beautiful
Life is all twists and turns
No map to show us where to go
Where will life lead us, who's to know?

Ugly or beautiful we all know how to hate
Were all prepared to fight and die
We pray but we get no reply

Were born to hate
Soon as we leave our mothers wombs
Its in the air
And to survive we breathe its fumes

CAPULETS MONTAGUES
Were born to hate Ha, ha, ha evil Сapulets
As its in the air Ha, ha, ha they have no regrets
Its in the They do wicked things but they all sleep well
Its in the air They will feel at home when they get to hell
And to survive Lets blow them a a kiss
We breathe its
We breathe its
Fumes

Repeat all and add the CHORUS to "Fools" sung by THE NURSE

26 I CAN'T DO THIS

BENVOLIO
How does one begin to say
All the dreams you dreamed died today
All your visions of a perfect life are over

How on earth do I find the words that will somehow ease your pain?
Help me, God, where do I start?
Why must I destroy my best friend's heart?
We were once kings of the world
We just laughed our way through those carefree years
In a way, I wish they had never met
Wish that I could bring back Juliet
That can't be... no, that can't be

I can't do this, I can't do this
I will not break the news, this tragic news
He should be told by a priest
Someone who is old and wise
Who can find the reason why
Someone so young just dies
I can't do this, and yet I know
I must do this

Mercutio, where is your ghost?
How dare you die when I need you most
Everything we ever did, we did together

I cannot do this on my own
Sorry, I'm not made that way
Do I say that the time will heal
That he will live through this ordeal?
What if I break down and cry?
That would be the worst thing I could do
I don't trust myself, I will get it wrong
I'm too close a friend, I'm not that strong
No, not me,,, it can't be me

I can't do this, I can't do this
I know how I would be if he told me
I would drink myself to sleep, and I'd pray I'd never wake
That way I'd never hear, the scream a heart can make
I must do this, God give me strength, and I'll do this

I can do this, I must do this
I know I am the one, the only one
We are still kings of the world, and that's what we'll always be
He knows how much I love him
It's best he hears from me
I must do this, I will do this
I must do this, I must do this

27 GOD KNOWS WHY

ROMEO
It's not enough to say I knew you
It's not enough to say I loved you
I'm coming to you
Wait there, my love

It's not enough to live with memories
It's not enough to relieve every moment
I want more my love

If were born to live together
Then were born to die together

God knows why
I've lost you
I don't know why something like this could happen
I just want to forget all my sorrow
Only with you can ease my pain
I'm afraid of being apart
It's too much for my heart

God knows why
I've lost you
Why so many pleasures will be denied us
We never danced in the rain
We've not laughed in the sun
The music just stopped when it had just begun
Wait there, Juliet, I'll soon be with you
Far from this world

God knows why
It's over
I don't care
The reasons don't matter
I'm too tired to go on
All I live for has gone
But we'll meet in the sky
So I'll not say goodbye
I'll be with you soon
And we'll dance on the moon
Beyond the stars

28 WHERE RIVERS KEEP FLOWING

JULIET
Why remain here and grow old?
I don't want to live like this
I could not endure the quite
If I'm with you what's there to miss
Without you life is just a word
And all days will be the same
I'm not strong enough to stay here
If this is wrong I'll take the blame

We'll soon be together
Morning will find us

Where Rivers Keep Flowing
With mountains all around us
And peace in the heavens
You gave away your life for me
And now at last we'll BOTH be free
Where Rivers Keep Flowing
With this world far below us
Away from the hatred
No battles ever really won
When somebody has lost a son

Wait for me I'll soon be there
I'll be your eternal bride
No more dreaming in the shadows
They'll be no feelings we must hide

As I die I wonder
What's to believe in?

It's too late for questions
And no one has the answers
But what does it matter
You gave away your life for me
And now at last we'll BOTH be free

Where Rivers Keep Flowing
With this world far below us
When dawn breaks tomorrow
They'll be no bloodshed and no wars
The eyes I'll gaze upon will be yours

29 EMPTY SKIES

FRIAR LAWRENCE
Dear God, Dear God
What are you doing up there?
Have I been speaking to an empty sky?
If not, then tell me why
I gave my life to you my faith had never been in doubt
The sings that pleasure man I have learned to live without
Till now I believed that you were everywhere
But if the good still die then what's the sense of prayer
We scream but you don't hear, we look to you in vain
If you really exist, then why don't you explain
Don't leave me now

Dear God, Dear God
Forgive me if I fail you
I always thought that faith would keep me strong
I see, now I was wrong
What good are sacred words
Written in books as old as time
The mountain that's ahead of me
Maybe too high climb
Can I still spread your word?
Can I still be your voice?
I thought my life was you, but I feel I have a choice
I got down on my knees dead God give me a sign
Tell me that all of this, is in your grand design
Please don't leave me know

I comfort and I soothe the troubled and the weak
I give my people strength when everything was bleak
With you inside of me, no wound could be too deep
But now I feel I'm lost, have I the right to weep?
I need your help right now, tell me what must be done
You are still my Father and I am still you son don't leave me now

Dear God, where are you hiding
Dear God, speak to me
I need to know your plan
When will all of this make sense to me
I'm blind, make me see

Dear God, of all men
Please shine a light my way
Give me some hope to face the day
I'm lost, all I can do is pray

30 GULITY

LADY MONTAGUE
There's no pain deeper
There's no day darker
It's the cruelest nightmare
To outlive your children
We have let this happen
And so we must share the blame

LADY CAPULET
Angry gods will judge us
For the harm we did them
May they're souls forgive us
May they rest in heaven
And stay in love forever
As we bow our heads in shames

LADY MONTAGUE
Let their deaths unite us

LADY CAPULET
Let us join together

LADY MONTAGUE, LADY CAPULET, THE NURSE
They way to honor
Romeo and Juliet

Let their deaths unite us
Let us join together

THE NURSE
Give their lives some meaning

LADY MONTAGUE, LADY CAPULET, THE NURSE
Romeo and Juliet

CHORUS
Fools
Men are fools
There like
Stubborn mules
Refusing to bend
Where will all this end?
What can any of us do?
How much more can we go through?
When will every man lay down his sword?
When will we all live in accord?
When will the lord visit Verona?

Repeat (x1)

Fools
Men are fools
They can't
Live by rules
They always want more
They're in love with war
Why are they so proud to fight?
And destroy with all their might
Why is it important to be brave?
Why do we all need flags to wave
How can we save precious Verona?

Lovely Verona