SET FIRE TO THE BRAIN (OF CHRISTENDOM)

To be read to the rhythm of Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain", as sung by Adso, William, and Jorge

ADSO
(To Jorge) I let it fall, my lamp
And as it fell you rose to claim it
It was dark, the story over
Until you licked your lips and you savoured it
My hands, they were strong
But my mind was just too weak
To chase a blind man
Without falling to my feet

(To William) And there's a pride, to you
That I never knew, never knew
And the things you say

WILLIAM, interrupting Adso
(To Adso) Nothing's ever true, never true
(To Jorge) And the games you play
You would always and always win...

JORGE, to everyone and no one in particular

But I set fire... to the brain!
Watched it burn as I... stuffed my face!
Hell, it burned
While they laughed
Aristotle hasn't got any shame... No shame

ADSO, to both
Sometimes I'll just stand by a mirror
Wonder what I could've done different(ly)

WILLIAM, to Adso
You idiot, it was your lamp
It was your unforgivable error

JORGE
Then I set fire to the brain...
Knowledge lost forever in flames
There was something to hide
And so I thought it best that they all died... They all died!

ADSO, to William
But master you were the one
Who told me to leave it so that it wouldn't burn

WILLIAM, to Adso
You dumbass novice pissant
So that's the one time you choose to listen?!

JORGE sings the CHORUS once again