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- Goodbye Love

MIMI
It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car?

ROGER
It's true - I'm leaving now for Santa Fe
It's true you're with this yuppie scum?

BENNY
You said you'd never speak to him again

MIMI
Not now

MAUREEN
Who said that you have any say in who she says things to at all?

ROGER
Yeah!

JOANNE
Who said that you should stick your nose in other people's...

MAUREEN
Who said I was talking to you?

JOANNE
We used to have this fight each night

MARK
She'd never admit I existed Calm down
Everyone please

MIMI
He was the same way - he was always
"run away - hit the road don't commit" you're full of shit!

BENNY
Mimi

JOANNE
She's in denial

MIMI
He's in denial

JOANNE
Didn't give an inch when I gave a mile

MARK
Guys, come on

MIMI
I gave a mile

ROGER
Gave a mile to who?

MARK & BENNY
Come on guys chill!

MIMI & JOANNE
I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had,
someone to live for - unafraid to say I love you

ROGER
All your words are nice Mimi but love's not a three-way street
you'll never share real love until you love yourself - I
should know.

COLLINS
You all said you'd be cool today so please for my sake...
I can't believe he's gone
I can't believe you're going
I can't believe this family must die
Angel helped us believe in love
I can't believe you disagree

ALL
I can't believe this is good-bye

MARK
I hear there are great restaurants out west

ROGER
Some of the best, how could she?

MARK
How could you let her go?

ROGER
You just don't know ... how could we lose Angel?

MARK
Maybe you'll see why when you stop escaping your pain at least now if you try
Angel's death won't be in vain

ROGER
His death is in vain

MARK
Are you insane? There's so much to care about there's me there's Mimi-

ROGER
Mimi's got her baggage too

MARK
So do you

ROGER
Who are you to tell me what I know.
What to do

MARK
A friend

ROGER
But who Mark are you?
"Mark has got his work" they say
"Mark lives for his work" and
"Mark's in love with his work"
Mark hides in his work

MARK
>From what?

ROGER
>From facing your failure,
Facing your loneliness, facing the fact you live a lie
Yes, you live a lie tell you why you're always preaching not to be numb
When that's how you thrive you pretend to create and observe
When you really detach from feeling alive

MARK
Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us to survive

ROGER
Poor baby

MARK
Mimi still loves you
Are you really jealous or afraid that Mimi's weak?

ROGER
Mimi did look pale

MARK
Mimi's gotten thin
Mimi's running out of time
And you're running out the door-

ROGER
No more! I've gotta go

MARK
Hey for someone who's always been let down who's heading out of town?

ROGER
For someone who longs for a community of his own,
Who's with his camera, alone?
I'll call, I hate the fall
You heard?

MIMI
Every word
You don't want baggage without lifetime guarantees
You don't want to watch me die?
I just came to say goodbye love goodbye love came to say goodbye love,
Goodbye

MIMI
Just came to say
Goodbye love
Goodbye love
Goodbye love
Goodbye

ROGER
Glory
One blaze of
Glory
I have to find

MIMI
Please don't touch me understand
I'm scared I need to go away

MARK
I know a place, a clinic

BENNY
A rehab?

MIMI
Maybe could you?

BENNY
I'll pay

MIMI
Goodbye love,
goodybe love came to say goodbye love goodbye
just came to say goodbye love goodbye love goodbye love
Hello disease.