"And Eve Was Weak" Lyrics from Carrie the Musical (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

Bow your head and pray woman
and God made Eve from the rib of Adam
and Eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world
and the raven was called sin
(mama it wasn't my fault)
and God visited Eve with a curse
and the curse was the curse of blood
Say it woman!

And God made Eve from Adam's rib and Eve was weak
and Eve was weak
(Mama, how could I know? Why didn't you tell me?)
And God made Eve to bear the curse,
the curse of blood
(It's not a curse! Ms Gardner said it's something all girls go through!)
the curse of blood
the curse of blood

You should have told me!

You're a woman now!
Pray to Heaven for your wicked soul!

the raven came to plague the world
its name was sin
(it's not a sin)
its name was sin
(Oh Mama, it's not a sin)
its name was sin begin!

and lust was how the sin began
the sin was man
(I don't understand)
well understand!
(no!)
the sin was man!
(what have I done?)

God has seen your sinning
just beginning
pray for your salvation
from damnation

Pray or he will burn you!
he will burn you!

The seed conveys the power and it's come again
(Mama what is this seed?)
It's come again.
(don't you care that I started to bleed?)
It's come again.

Until the seed is crushed the power never ends
it never ends
it never ends

Mama I was so scared
and they all stared
then I started crying
I thought I was dying!

Mama! Please
(have you no sense of shame?)
don't hurt me!
(pray for mercy get down on your knees!)
Please don't
(Satan's staking his claim!)
hurt me!
('cause your soul is a hole of disease)

I can see you inside!
(don't believe with your eyes)
full of sin, full of pride!
(those are lies, Mama, lies!)
That's how Lucifer fell
(Mama, how could I know?)
and you're headed for hell.
I won't let you go!
(Mama, let me go!)

Heaven hates a sinner!
(I'm not a sinner!)
hates a sinner!
Save your soul from burning!
(Mama, stop that's burning!)
God, she's burning!
(Stop, it's burning!)

Pray or
(Mama!)
he
(no!)
will
(no, please!)
burn you!
(STOP!)
He will burn you!

And God made Eve from Adam's rib
and Eve was weak
and Eve was weak
and I was weak

I prayed this day would never come
I should have known
I should have known
Now I'm alone.
And so afraid.

Oh Lord, I've seen this power before
the flesh is weak and I implore
Father don't forsake her!
Father take her!
Cleanse and purify her!
With the fire!
and the power!
and the glory!
forever
and ever
and ever!
Amen!

"Open Your Heart" Lyrics from Carrie the Musical (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

Welcome fellow travellers in the darkness
welcome and fear no more
this is the Reverend Matthew Bliss coming to you across
the blessed airways of WORD Radio
(Open Your Heart)

Bringing you the true meaning of the lord across the land
(Let Jesus In)

Open your heart
let Jesus in

Lord you have found me
a wanderin' in the darkness
Light my way with your true faith
and I'll sing with joy of my new faith

Jesus possessed me
sweet saviour be my shepherd.
Bless each endeavour,
'til I finally join you forever

Ah Carrie, there's my sweet girl.

Lord, I will see choirs,
of Saints and Angels singing
finally free from temptation
and the flames of hell's devastation

Then he will take me
and wash me in the river
I will make celebration
in the joy of final...
the light of final...
the fire of final salvation
(open your heart, let Jesus in)

I love you Mama

I love you Carrie

"Carrie" Lyrics from Carrie the Musical (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

You know what Norma calls her?
Scary White. Do you love it?

Scary White (repeated)

That's not my name!

Doesn't anybody ever get it right?
Carrie!
Why don't they remember
I am Carrie White?
Carrie!
Is it any harder to say than
Goddamn total spastic and weirdo and dumb bitch?

Doesn't anybody think that I can hear?
I hear!
'specially when I've got 'em screaming in my ear!
I hear!

Everyday they mock me and push me around
'til I drop.
If I had a wish God,
I wish they'd stop!
When will they?
I wish they'd?
when will they
when will they
when will they

Sometimes their hatred is out of control
God, how they hurt me!
Mama says suffering is good for the soul
but they hurt me!

and if I could,
I'd bring them all
down to their knees
I'd make them sorry forever for teasing
Carrie
Carrie
Carrie

I will not cry
I'm okay
I try so hard to play their way
Why do they find it so hard to say?
Carrie.
Why do they always treat me so bad?
They all know my name
it's Carrie
I don't know why they all get so mad
It's always the same.

What's going on
deep in me
all of these feelings suddenly
if I am changing
will I still be Carrie
or what if I am somebody new?

Imagine the things I might do
I might take a chance,
I've always wondered how
Maybe I'll dance
and try hard to laugh more than I do now
and the world will open it's eyes
and for once the whole world will recognise
Carrie!

Then all those people who scream night and day
"Poor prayin' Carrie."
They'd see the new me and they might even say
"Look, it's Carrie!"

And finally,
I'd hear their calls,
sounding so sweet.
Thousands of voices forever repeating
Carrie
Carrie
Carrie

I am the sound of distant thunder,
the colour of flame.
I'm Carrie!
I am a song of endless wonder
that no one will claim

But someday
Oh my, someday
Someone will know my name!

"In" Lyrics from Carrie the Musical (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

Stop. Go. Who am I? Move.
Ha! Come on, come in.
(Father, Mother, Preacher, Teacher)
Failure! Am I? Am I? Am I?
No. Am I? Am I stupid? Am I hopeless? Am I?

Violence! Silence!
Broken. Used. Black . Bruised.
What about me? What about me?
I dream! I drown! I wait!

Every day, I just pray.
Every move I make is right.
Where I go, who I know.
Will I be alone on Saturday night?

And I worry,
what if I stand out one bit?
I worry,
what can I possibly do to fit in?
Perfect clothes. Nose.
The perfect skin, face, all ace!

Both my folks, total jokes
All they do is chew my ass!
Blah blah blah blah (continues)
They should just be glad I make it to class.

I don't worry,
if I blow my SATs.
I worry,
what can I possibly do?
To squeeze in, pow!
Why not now?
When will I belong?

Look where I am, damn!
my whole life feels wrong!
What if I do snap?
Holy Crap!
I'd crawl out of my skin
and so will you!
'cuz life just doesn't begin
until you're in!

Don't you all have somewhere to be?

There's somewhere I'd like to be Miss G

What are you Mr Nolan, 12?
Tommy Ross, watch those hands
and definitely no tongue!

Yes ma'am.

Hey you two, get a room.

And you, Chris Hargensen,
lose the gum before class.

Where should I put it Miss Gardner?

Anywhere you like,
just get it out of your mouth.
Carrie White get a move on,
Gym class in two minutes!

Hah. Hah.

God, it's rough. Stayin' tough.
Wonderin' what the world will say.
"Make a plan!"
"Be a man!"
All this frickin' bullshit gets in the way!

I go crazy!
Nobody cares what it does to me.
It's crazy!
I would go out of my mind.
To fit in, shit.
In is it.
What comes close to that?
Until you've been, in,
you aint where it's at

'Cuz when you're out,
well, life is hell.
You can never win.
There's no doubt that
life just doesn't begin
until you're... aww!

Way to go Carrie!

Yeah, way to blow it!

Loser!

Hit the showers girls,
go change up!

Our father who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name
thy kingdom come
thy will be done
on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Amen.

And some day
if I don't stand out one bit
oh some day
I may be normal enough
to fit in

Geez! Shoot me please!
Put me out of my pain!
Am I a mess? Yes!
Totally insane!

If I am not missed,
I don't exist,
that's the greatest sin!

I'd rather be shot!
'Cuz, life just doesn't begin...
Doesn't begin... Doesn't begin...
Doesn't begin... Doesn't begin...
Until you're in!