"The End" lyrics
Jennifer Simard, Megan Hilty & Michelle Williams Lyrics
(from "Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack)
[HELEN:]
Wow!
That was sad
[MADELINE:]
Right?
That was really, really sad
[HELEN:]
"Oh, I've had a fulfilling life, I love my kids"
[MADELINE:]
"I love my wife! So sad!"
[HELEN:]
Do you ever wish that was what we had?
[MADELINE:]
What, ear hair you can see from space?
[HELEN:]
No, an ending
[MADELINE:]
I'd give it all to have an ending
[HELEN:]
I'd give it all to say goodbye
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
To finish up our plot
Whether life made sense or not
To say, "The show is over, folks," then die
We'd step into our light
Go out in a blaze of glory
And finally find out if there was a moral to our story
The choir would sing
They'd roll the drums
We'd tie the title in and see what death becomes
If that was our show, that's how I'd like to go
God, if only we could see the end!
[HELEN:]
What do you want to do tomorrow, Mad?
[MADELINE:]
Oh, I don't care, what do you want to do, Hel?
[VIOLA:]
Don't say I didn't!
Wow!
That was sad
[MADELINE:]
Right?
That was really, really sad
[HELEN:]
"Oh, I've had a fulfilling life, I love my kids"
[MADELINE:]
"I love my wife! So sad!"
[HELEN:]
Do you ever wish that was what we had?
[MADELINE:]
What, ear hair you can see from space?
[HELEN:]
No, an ending
[MADELINE:]
I'd give it all to have an ending
[HELEN:]
I'd give it all to say goodbye
[MADELINE & HELEN:]
To finish up our plot
Whether life made sense or not
To say, "The show is over, folks," then die
We'd step into our light
Go out in a blaze of glory
And finally find out if there was a moral to our story
The choir would sing
They'd roll the drums
We'd tie the title in and see what death becomes
If that was our show, that's how I'd like to go
God, if only we could see the end!
[HELEN:]
What do you want to do tomorrow, Mad?
[MADELINE:]
Oh, I don't care, what do you want to do, Hel?
[VIOLA:]
Don't say I didn't!
