Who’s gonna pay?
If you grew up watching Rent, you’ve likely gotten a group together to belt out the different parts of La Vie Boheme. Were you Mark Cohen, Roger Davis or Angel? Whatever role or character you played in, we’re testing everything out now. Before you head over and watch 9 Works Theatrical’s Rent, directed by Robbie Guevara, take this quiz to know how well you know your Rent lyrics!
Do You Know Your “Rent” Lyrics?
“Rent”
[Mark]
How do you document real
When real life is getting more like fiction every day?
Headlines, breadlines, blow my mind
And now this deadline, “Eviction or pay”
Rent!
[Roger]
How do you write a song
When the chords sound wrong
Though they once sounded _______?
“One Song Glory”
[Roger]
One song, glory
One song, before I go, glory
One song to leave behind
Find one song
________
Glory
“Out Tonight”
[Mimi]
In the evening I’ve got to roam
Can’t sleep in the city of neon and chrome
_______________________
When the Spanish babies cry
“Will I”
[Steve]
Will I lose my dignity?
____________________
Will I wake tomorrow?
From this nightmare?
“La Vie Boheme”
[Mark]
To days of inspiration
Playing hooky, making something out of nothing
The need to express, to communicate
_________________
Going insane
Going mad
“La Vie Boheme”
[Mimi and Angel]
To hand-crafted beers made in local breweries
To yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheese
To leather, to dildos, to curry vindaloo
To huevos rancheros and Maya Angelou
[Maureen and Collins]
Emotion, devotion
____________________
Creation, vacation
[Mark]
Mucho masturbation
“Seasons Of Love”
[Company]
525,600 minutes
525,000 moments so dear
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, ________
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
“Take Me Or Leave Me”
[Maureen]
A tiger in a cage
Can never see the sun
This dive needs her stage
Baby, __________
“Without You”
Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows
Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, ________
The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you
“Goodbye Love”
[Mark]
Mimi’s gotten thin
Mimi’s running out of time
Roger’s __________
Do You Know Your “Rent” Lyrics?
Art Dani Sison