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2002 Off-Broadway Musical
A Man of No Importance the Musical - Confusing Times Lyrics
CARNEY: (spoken)
I felt it was my duty to tell the Sodality
what you were up to, Alfie.
CARNEY:
There’s something amiss
Beneath our roof
The penny’s dropped.
This play of his is blasphemy
And must be stopped.
These are confusing times,
You read it in the news,
You hear it in the songs they play
And in confusing times,
Believing is our strength
What else is there to guide our way?
These agents of corruption
This document of lust,
The church will still be here
After they’re all dust
ALFIE: (spoken)
You’re talking about a masterpiece
of dramatic literature.
CARNEY: (spoken)
To a heathen atheist,
your play may be some kind of masterpiece.
To a devout Catholic,
it’s an affront to everything our Lord Jesus Christ
stretched out his arms and died for.
FATHER KENNY: (spoken)
The play is cancelled.
And St. Imelda’s Players is barred
from further use of the hall.
Next order of business.
CARNEY:
In these confusing times,
I cleave to what I know
A servant of the sacred lamb.
You had one foot in hell!
I only meant you well.
Listen, Alfie,
You know who I am.
ALFIE: (spoken)
I know who you are.
Queensbury!
WOMAN:
[Oohs]
MEN:
Now the sounds of accusation
Echo down the lane
Echo in his heart and
Echo in his brain
ENSEMBLE:
The man hurries on
Up a road
Past the park
Comes to a door
WOMAN:
Turns the key in the dark…
[Oohs continue]
ROBBIE: (spoken)
Oh, shite!
[Mrs. Patrick gasps]
MRS. PATRICK: (spoken)
Hello to you, too, Mr. Byrne.
I guess this beats anything in one of your plays…
ROBBIE: (spoken)
Why are you lookin’ at me like that?
ALFIE: (spoken)
She’s a married woman.
[Thanks to Julia Labusch for the lyrics]
Review: A Man of No Importance the Musical Lyrics
A Man of No Importance the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
A Man of No Importance
The Burden of Life
Going Up
Princess
The Streets of Dublin
Books
Man in the Mirror
Love Who You Love
Our Father
Confession
The Cuddles Mary Gave
A Man of No Importance (Reprise)
Confusing Times
Love Who You Love (Reprise)
Man in the Mirror (Reprise)
Tell Me Why
Love Who You Love (Reprise)
Welcome to the World
Poem
Love's Never Lost
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