The Prize by Krista Knight, Dave Malloy Lyrics
CONTESTANTS:
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
THE PRIZE
SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE PRIZE
THE PRIZE
IS THE ONE THING
THAT YOU WANT MOST OF ALL
THE PRIZE
IS THE ONE THING
THAT WOULD GET US TO SOMETHING SO LAME
AS A HIGH SCHOOL DANCE
SAMSON:
IT’S MONEY
GRACE:
IT’S LOVE
SAMSON:
IT’S FAME
ROGER:
IT’S A PERFECT SAT SCORE
TYE, CYRUS:
IT’S FULL FINANCIAL AID
ROGER:
OR AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP
MO:
AND IT’S A VENTURE CAPITALIST INVESTMENT
ON MY FIRST STARTUP
AND MY FIRST APP
JANELLE:
IT’S MY OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL
JANELLE, HARPER, MO, SAMSON:
WITH 5 MILLION FOLLOWERS
ALL:
WITH 5 BILLION FOLLOWERS
ROGER:
IT’S MY BIG BREAK
HARPER, GRACE:
IT’S I MAKE PERFECT ART
AND EVERYONE CRIES CUZ IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL
JAYNIE:
IT’S PERFECT PROGRAMMING
GUYS:
A CATHEDRAL OF LOGIC AND ORDER AND NUMBERS ON MY SCREEN
ROGER:
IT’S MY WEDDING AND CHILDREN AND A HOUSE
TYE:
NO IT’S THE PEACE CORPS
ALL:
NO IT’S I DO WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT
A LOST SUMMER IN BRAZIL
GUYS:
IT’S THE TEXT THAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
ALL:
IT’S AN IMAC PAD PHONE WATCH WALLET CAR BRAIN LOVER
ITS AN ILOVER
ITS AN ILOVER
IT’S AN IGOD
CYRUS:
AND NO MORE NIGHTMARES
OR DISAPPOINTMENTS
GRACE:
I DON’T DISAPPOINT THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE ME
MO:
AND MY PARENTS ARE BACK TOGETHER
HARPER:
OR MY PARENTS
MO, HARPER:
MY PARENTS ARE FINALLY APART
MO:
AND THEY’RE HAPPY AGAIN
JAYNIE:
AND MY YOUTH IS RECLAIMED
A CLEAN SLATE
EVERY TRAUMA WIPED AWAY
DAKOTA:
IT’S PERFECT FIRST SEX
TYE:
AND “I LOVE YOU” REALLY LASTS
AND I FEEL WANTED
ROGER:
AND I’M SKINNY
MO:
AND I’M PLUMP
AND I’M CONFIDENT AND FUNNY
CYRUS:
AND I WALK IN AND EVERYONE SMILES
ALL:
AND NO MORE HEARTBREAK
AND NO MORE DATERAPE
AND NO MORE PREDATORS OR PEDOPHILES
JAYNIE, TYE:
AND I UNDERSTAND MY SEXUALITY AND MY GENDER
GROUP:
IT’S PERFECT PRONOUNS
AND EVERYONE IS MIXED RACE
AND EVERYONE’S IN LOVE
SAMSON:
OH BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE TOTALLY HAPPY ALONE TOO
JANELLE, GRACE:
IT’S HAPPINESS IN SOLITUDE
A CUP OF TEA AND A GOOD BOOK
MO:
AND THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE GETS FINISHED
GIRLS:
AND BEYONCE NEVER DIES
ALL:
AND I DREAM OF A WORLD
WHERE I DON’T HAVE TO DANCE
AND MY FEET DON’T FAIL
BEFORE I’VE HAD MY CHANCE
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
GUYS:
PHILANTHROPY, SERVICE, AND GOODNESS
JAYNIE:
NO ONE STARVES
TYE:
NO ONE FALLS SHAKING TO THE GROUND
HARPER:
NO ONE REEKS OF FILTH AND DESPAIR
GROUP:
THERE’S A HOME AND A HOT MEAL FOR EVERYONE
GUYS:
THERE’S NO ADDICTIONS
AND DRUGS ARE JUST THE RIGHT DEGREE OF LEGAL
HARPER:
MENTAL ILLNESS IS GONE
WOMEN:
OCD GONE
BIPOLAR GONE
SCHIZOPHRENIA GONE
DEPRESSION GONE
AND SUICIDE GONE
MO:
THE END OF CANCER AND HIV
GROUP:
DEMENTIA, PARKINSON’S, MS, ALZHEIMERS
ALL THE SCREAMING MADNESSES
NO MORE LIFE SUPPORT
NO ONE CUT SHORT
DAKOTA:
AND WE EAT REAL FOOD
GROUP:
LOCAL AND ORGANIC
GIRLS:
AND THE ROBOT SLAUGHTERHOUSES ARE SHUTTERED UP
HARPER, JAYNIE, DAKOTA:
AND THERE’S FREE BIRTH CONTROL
GRACE, TYE
AND ABORTION IS UNAMBIGUOUS
ROGER:
AND THE END OF RACISM
GROUP:
THE END OF MICROAGGRESSIONS
CYRUS:
AND POLICE BRUTALITY
JAYNIE:
REPARATIONS
MEN:
AND THE TABOO WORDS ARE NEUTERED
HARPER
AND HUMOR IS PERFECT AND NO ONE GETS OFFENDED
ALL:
AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS STOPPED
AND THE WHALES AND THE EAGLES AND THE PANDAS
ARE THRIVING
WE RETURN THE LAND
TO THE STEWARDS OF ECOLOGY
OBLITERATE THE RAPES OF CAPITALIST IDEOLOGY
JAYNIE:
AND THE FALL OF THE 1%
SAMSON, HARPER:
NO IT’S ME IN THE 1%
ALL:
NO IT’S EVERYBODY HAS ONE 7-BILLIONTH
DAKOTA, JANELLE:
OF 100 PERCENT
ALL:
THE FALL OF INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
JAYNIE:
AND THE END OF TERRORISM
JIHAD AND ORTHODOXY
ALL:
AND THE MIDDLE EAST IS FINE
AND AFRICA IS FINE
AND TEXAS IS FINE
SOUTH AMERICA FINE
CHINA
IRELAND
ISRAEL
PALESTINE
INDONESIA
NORTH KOREA
AND THE NUKES ARE GONE
AND THE GUNS ARE GONE
AND THE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE
AND EVERYBODY IS KIND AND SMART
NO MURDER
NO INJUSTICE
AND AN END TO THE MIDNIGHT EXECUTIONS OF THE INNOCENTS
AND ALL THE PRISONERS SHALL BE RELEASED
AND THEIR TIME GIVEN BACK
AND ALL THE GHOSTS RETURN
EVERYONE WE EVER LOVED COMES BACK
AND WE’RE AT THE BEACH
IN GORGEOUS SWIMSUITS
AND THE SUN IS MAGNIFICENT
AND WE CAN ALL FINALLY SEE
WE LOOK UP FROM OUR SCREENS
FROM THE ENDLESS SUCKING CLICKBAIT LOBOTOMY
WE WAKE UP AND LOOK INTO EACH OTHERS EYES
INTO THE STARS AND BLACK HOLES
INTO THE QUARKS AND SECRET SOULS
WE BREAK THE SPEED OF LIGHT
AND WE FINALLY KNOW
WE KNOW WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN
AND WE KNOW
AND WE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING’LL BE OK
AND THAT EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
EVERY DAY
EVERY HOUR
EVERY MINUTE
EVERY SECOND
WE KNOW THAT EVERY SECOND COUNTS
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
THE PRIZE
SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE PRIZE
THE PRIZE
IS THE ONE THING
THAT YOU WANT MOST OF ALL
THE PRIZE
IS THE ONE THING
THAT WOULD GET US TO SOMETHING SO LAME
AS A HIGH SCHOOL DANCE
SAMSON:
IT’S MONEY
GRACE:
IT’S LOVE
SAMSON:
IT’S FAME
ROGER:
IT’S A PERFECT SAT SCORE
TYE, CYRUS:
IT’S FULL FINANCIAL AID
ROGER:
OR AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP
MO:
AND IT’S A VENTURE CAPITALIST INVESTMENT
ON MY FIRST STARTUP
AND MY FIRST APP
JANELLE:
IT’S MY OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL
JANELLE, HARPER, MO, SAMSON:
WITH 5 MILLION FOLLOWERS
ALL:
WITH 5 BILLION FOLLOWERS
ROGER:
IT’S MY BIG BREAK
HARPER, GRACE:
IT’S I MAKE PERFECT ART
AND EVERYONE CRIES CUZ IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL
JAYNIE:
IT’S PERFECT PROGRAMMING
GUYS:
A CATHEDRAL OF LOGIC AND ORDER AND NUMBERS ON MY SCREEN
ROGER:
IT’S MY WEDDING AND CHILDREN AND A HOUSE
TYE:
NO IT’S THE PEACE CORPS
ALL:
NO IT’S I DO WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT
A LOST SUMMER IN BRAZIL
GUYS:
IT’S THE TEXT THAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
ALL:
IT’S AN IMAC PAD PHONE WATCH WALLET CAR BRAIN LOVER
ITS AN ILOVER
ITS AN ILOVER
IT’S AN IGOD
CYRUS:
AND NO MORE NIGHTMARES
OR DISAPPOINTMENTS
GRACE:
I DON’T DISAPPOINT THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE ME
MO:
AND MY PARENTS ARE BACK TOGETHER
HARPER:
OR MY PARENTS
MO, HARPER:
MY PARENTS ARE FINALLY APART
MO:
AND THEY’RE HAPPY AGAIN
JAYNIE:
AND MY YOUTH IS RECLAIMED
A CLEAN SLATE
EVERY TRAUMA WIPED AWAY
DAKOTA:
IT’S PERFECT FIRST SEX
TYE:
AND “I LOVE YOU” REALLY LASTS
AND I FEEL WANTED
ROGER:
AND I’M SKINNY
MO:
AND I’M PLUMP
AND I’M CONFIDENT AND FUNNY
CYRUS:
AND I WALK IN AND EVERYONE SMILES
ALL:
AND NO MORE HEARTBREAK
AND NO MORE DATERAPE
AND NO MORE PREDATORS OR PEDOPHILES
JAYNIE, TYE:
AND I UNDERSTAND MY SEXUALITY AND MY GENDER
GROUP:
IT’S PERFECT PRONOUNS
AND EVERYONE IS MIXED RACE
AND EVERYONE’S IN LOVE
SAMSON:
OH BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE TOTALLY HAPPY ALONE TOO
JANELLE, GRACE:
IT’S HAPPINESS IN SOLITUDE
A CUP OF TEA AND A GOOD BOOK
MO:
AND THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE GETS FINISHED
GIRLS:
AND BEYONCE NEVER DIES
ALL:
AND I DREAM OF A WORLD
WHERE I DON’T HAVE TO DANCE
AND MY FEET DON’T FAIL
BEFORE I’VE HAD MY CHANCE
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
GUYS:
PHILANTHROPY, SERVICE, AND GOODNESS
JAYNIE:
NO ONE STARVES
TYE:
NO ONE FALLS SHAKING TO THE GROUND
HARPER:
NO ONE REEKS OF FILTH AND DESPAIR
GROUP:
THERE’S A HOME AND A HOT MEAL FOR EVERYONE
GUYS:
THERE’S NO ADDICTIONS
AND DRUGS ARE JUST THE RIGHT DEGREE OF LEGAL
HARPER:
MENTAL ILLNESS IS GONE
WOMEN:
OCD GONE
BIPOLAR GONE
SCHIZOPHRENIA GONE
DEPRESSION GONE
AND SUICIDE GONE
MO:
THE END OF CANCER AND HIV
GROUP:
DEMENTIA, PARKINSON’S, MS, ALZHEIMERS
ALL THE SCREAMING MADNESSES
NO MORE LIFE SUPPORT
NO ONE CUT SHORT
DAKOTA:
AND WE EAT REAL FOOD
GROUP:
LOCAL AND ORGANIC
GIRLS:
AND THE ROBOT SLAUGHTERHOUSES ARE SHUTTERED UP
HARPER, JAYNIE, DAKOTA:
AND THERE’S FREE BIRTH CONTROL
GRACE, TYE
AND ABORTION IS UNAMBIGUOUS
ROGER:
AND THE END OF RACISM
GROUP:
THE END OF MICROAGGRESSIONS
CYRUS:
AND POLICE BRUTALITY
JAYNIE:
REPARATIONS
MEN:
AND THE TABOO WORDS ARE NEUTERED
HARPER
AND HUMOR IS PERFECT AND NO ONE GETS OFFENDED
ALL:
AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS STOPPED
AND THE WHALES AND THE EAGLES AND THE PANDAS
ARE THRIVING
WE RETURN THE LAND
TO THE STEWARDS OF ECOLOGY
OBLITERATE THE RAPES OF CAPITALIST IDEOLOGY
JAYNIE:
AND THE FALL OF THE 1%
SAMSON, HARPER:
NO IT’S ME IN THE 1%
ALL:
NO IT’S EVERYBODY HAS ONE 7-BILLIONTH
DAKOTA, JANELLE:
OF 100 PERCENT
ALL:
THE FALL OF INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
JAYNIE:
AND THE END OF TERRORISM
JIHAD AND ORTHODOXY
ALL:
AND THE MIDDLE EAST IS FINE
AND AFRICA IS FINE
AND TEXAS IS FINE
SOUTH AMERICA FINE
CHINA
IRELAND
ISRAEL
PALESTINE
INDONESIA
NORTH KOREA
AND THE NUKES ARE GONE
AND THE GUNS ARE GONE
AND THE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE
AND EVERYBODY IS KIND AND SMART
NO MURDER
NO INJUSTICE
AND AN END TO THE MIDNIGHT EXECUTIONS OF THE INNOCENTS
AND ALL THE PRISONERS SHALL BE RELEASED
AND THEIR TIME GIVEN BACK
AND ALL THE GHOSTS RETURN
EVERYONE WE EVER LOVED COMES BACK
AND WE’RE AT THE BEACH
IN GORGEOUS SWIMSUITS
AND THE SUN IS MAGNIFICENT
AND WE CAN ALL FINALLY SEE
WE LOOK UP FROM OUR SCREENS
FROM THE ENDLESS SUCKING CLICKBAIT LOBOTOMY
WE WAKE UP AND LOOK INTO EACH OTHERS EYES
INTO THE STARS AND BLACK HOLES
INTO THE QUARKS AND SECRET SOULS
WE BREAK THE SPEED OF LIGHT
AND WE FINALLY KNOW
WE KNOW WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN
AND WE KNOW
AND WE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING’LL BE OK
AND THAT EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
EVERY DAY
EVERY HOUR
EVERY MINUTE
EVERY SECOND
WE KNOW THAT EVERY SECOND COUNTS
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IF THIS IS THE WORLD YOU’RE GIVING ME
IF THIS IS THE BEST YOU COULD DO
I ACCEPT YOUR GIFT GRACIOUSLY
AS LONG THE SKIES ARE STILL BLUE
AND I WILL BEGIN THE RITES
OF ABSOLUTION AND PURIFICATION
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY
IN THE MORNING
WHEN I’M READY