(The lights come up on TRINA, tying her apron.)
TRINA:
I`d like to be a princess on a throne,
To have a country I can call my own.
And a king
Who`s lusty and requires a fling
With a female thing.
Great... Men will be men...
Let me turn on the gas.
I saw them in the den
With Marvin grabbing Whizzer`s ass.
Oh, sure, I`m sure he`s sure, he did his best.
I mean, he tried (meant) to be what I was not.
The things he was are things which I`ve forgot.
He`s a queen.
I`m a queen.
Where is our crown?
I`m breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
My life is shitty
And my kid seems like an idiot to me.
I mean, that`s wrong (sick).
I mean, he`s great.
It`s me who is the matter,
Talking madder than the maddest hatter.
If I repeat one more word,
I swear I`ll lose my brain.
What else should I explain?
Oh yes, it`s true I can cry on cue
But so can you.
I`m breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
Down. Down.
You ask me Is it fun to cry over nothing?
It is.
I`m breaking down.
(Speaking:)
Oh, darn, don`t have time for a breakdown now.
Have to get back to my banana-carrot surprise.
(She cuts her finger while chopping.)
Oh, that really hurts.
(Singing:)
Now let`s consolidate our simple thoughts.
A healthy fruit is healthy till it rots.
I agree.
We sat beneath the apple tree.
Marv, his friend, and me.
Now, speaking of friends,
Whizzer is sweet and trim.
I think he sets the trends.
I think in fact I`ll marry him.
He wants me!
I wanna hate him, but I really can`t.
It`s like a nightmare how this all proceeds.
I hope that Whizzer don`t fulfill his need.
Don`t is wrong.
Sing along.
What was the noun?
I`m breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
I`ll soon redecorate these stalls.
I`d like some padding on the walls.
And also pills.
I wanna sleep.
Sure things will prob`ly worsen,
But it`s not like I`m some healthy person.
I`ve rethought my talks with Marv,
And one fact does emerge:
I think I like his shrink.
So that is why I could use a (should turn to) drink.
I`m on the brink of breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
Down. Down.
I only want to love a man who can love me
Or like me
Or help me.
Marvin was never mine.
He took his meetings in the boys` latrine.
I used to cry.
He`d make a scene.
I`d rather die than dry clean
Marvin`s wedding gown.
I`m breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
It`s so upsetting when I found
That what`s rectangular is round.
I mean, it stinks.
I mean, he`s queer.
And me, I`m just a freak
Who needs it maybe every other week!
I`ve rethought the fun we had,
And one fact does emerge:
I`ve played a foolish clown.
The almost-virgin who sings this dirge
Is on the verge of breaking down.
I`m breaking down.
Down. Down.
The only thing that`s breaking up
Is my family.
The only thing that`s breaking up
Is my family.
But me, I`m breaking down.
Down.
(She collapses.)
(Blackout.)
