This is a home demo of the 9th (?) version of the intro-to-the-sleep-clinic moment in our Broadway-bound musical SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES.
lyrics
LEON
(filling out intake questionnaire)
DIFFICULTY FALLING ASLEEP CHECK
DIFFICULTY STAYING AWAKE CHECK
TIRED ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME CHECK
HEAD AND BODY FREQUENTLY ACHE CHECK
FEEL YOUR HEART IS RACING TOO FAST CHECK
FEEL YOUR BODY GOING TOO SLOW CHECK
HEEBIE JEEBIES KEEPING YOU UP CHECK
LETHARGY IS LEAVING YOU LOW
HADARA
HELP ME DOCTOR 'CAUSE I CANNOT KEEP MY LEGS FROM MOVING IT'S A
CREEPY
CRAWLY
RESTLESS
GNAWING AT MY KNEES
DOCTOR
(bored)
Uh huh
Mm hmm
Right
(DOCTOR has already turned to the next patient)
LEON
HELP ME DOCTOR I'M LIKE A ZOMBIE 'CAUSE I NEVER FALL ASLEEP I LIE THERE
STARING
AT THE CEILING
TILL THE MORNING
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING PLEASE
DOCTOR
uh-huh
mm hmm
right
(DOCTOR has already turned to the next patient)
MURRAY
HELP ME DOCTOR IT'S THE SNORING IT WAKES ME UP ALL NIGHT I TRIED THE
JAW BRACE
THE NOSE CLIP
THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
BEFORE I DRIVE AWAY MY WIFE
DOCTOR
uh-huh
mm hmm
right
(DOCTOR has already turned to the next patient)
CHERYL
HELP ME DOCTOR I GOT THESE BAD DREAMS, FULL OF TERROR FULL OF PAIN AND I'M
EXHAUSTED,
ALL THE TIME NOW,
AND IT'S RUINING MY LIFE
DOCTOR
uh-huh
right
(DOCTOR walks away from all of them to continue with her nightly routine)
PATIENTS
OH I'VE NEVER BEEN SO WEARY
OH, I'VE NEVER BEEN SO BLEARY-EYED
CAN YOU HELP ME SLEEP TONIGHT
CAN YOU MAKE ME FEEL ALL RIGHT
'CAUSE I'M TIRED AND I'M ACHING INSIDE
ORDERLY
(measuring MURRAY’s cranium)
STARTING FROM THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE CHECK
CENTIMETER MEASURING TAPE CHECK
GO TO THE OCCIPITAL BULGE CHECK
MAKE A LITTLE MARK AT THE NAPE
MURRAY
OW!
ORDERLY
Sorry.
FIND THE PRE-AURICULAR POINT, CHECK
ZYGOMATIC NOTCH ON THE HEAD, CHECK
CENTIMETER OUT FROM THE EYE, CHECK
DOCTOR
(impatiently finishing the list for him)
HOOK ‘EM UP AND GET ‘EM IN BED!
ORDERLY
CHECK
(hurrying now, to MURRAY)
YOU PUT THE SENSORS
ON YOUR FINGER
ON YOUR FOREHEAD
AND UNDERNEATH YOUR NOSE
(indicating the chest/abdomen belts, quickly leaving MURRAY)
THEN PUT THE BELTS ON
A LITTLE TIGHTER
DOCTOR
(to HADARA, handing her pajamas)
AND NOW YOU MA'AM
YOU SHOULD BE TAKING OFF YOUR CLOTHES
ORDERLY
(now to LEON)
CAN YOU BREATHE IN
AND THEN BREATHE OUT
PUT THE MASK ON
WE’RE GONNA DO A LITTLE TEST
DOCTOR
(to MURRAY)
DID YOU SHAVE SIR?
YOU DIDN'T SHAVE SIR?
YOU HAVE TO SHAVE SIR
(indicating ORDERLY)
HE’S GONNA HAVE TO SHAVE YOUR CHEST
PATIENTS
OH I'VE NEVER BEEN SO WEARY
OH, I'VE NEVER BEEN SO TUCKERED OUT
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S HOLY
THIS IS MURDERING ME SLOWLY
AND IT'S ALL THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT
DOCTOR
HERE WE GO AGAIN ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE ALL THE OTHER ONES
QUESTIONNAIRE SIGN RIGHT THERE INSURANCE NUMBER NAME
EVERYONE COMPLAINING EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ALL THEIR PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME
PROCESS ALL THE PAPER PUT THE PEOPLE IN THEIR PJS
SUCK ‘EM IN TUCK ‘EM IN E-D-C-B-A
I'LL WATCH 'EM AS THEY TOSS AND TURN AND TWITCH AND TUMBLE OUT OF BED
AND IN THE MORNING JUST LIKE EVERY MORNING I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY
PATIENTS
OH I'VE NEVER BEEN SO WEARY
DOCTOR
Here we go again, here we go again, here we go again
ORDERLY
(in between lines, doing comforting/nice things)
Would you like an extra pillow?
PATIENTS
OH I’VE NEVER BEEN SO TRULY BEAT
DOCTOR
Here we go again, here we go again, here we go again
ORDERLY
Glass of milk?
PATIENTS
WITH A WIRE WITH A PILL
KEEP ME SAFE AND KEEP ME STILL
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I AM DEAD ON MY FEET
PATIENTS
HELP ME HELP ME...
DOCTOR
HERE WE GO AGAIN HERE WE GO AGAIN...
(An old man appears at clinic entrance with sleeping girl in his arms)
KING
Help me.
credits
from Every Seven,
released January 9, 2013
vocals, lyrics: Valerie Vigoda
vocals, music, video: Brendan Milburn
