’Til Death (Reprise)

[ERNEST]
Then I guess this is where it ends for me
I'm sorry for the pain and the stupidity
I just wasn't made for eternity
I'd rather die

[MADELINE, spoken]
You don't know what you're saying
You can't leave us

[HELEN, spoken]
I'm already falling apart

[ERNEST]
I met the perfect woman

[HELEN]
We were never perfect, Ernest

[ERNEST]
And I've ruined both our lives

[MADELINE, spoken]
I was pretty perfect, just saying

[ERNEST]
Now look at all the ugly things we've done
We've had our fun
But this, I can't survive
So, goodbye

[MADELINE & HELEN]
Why?

[ERNEST]
Why fight time
And deny yourself a life that ends?
I would gladly rather die than outlive all my friends
I'd rather lose my keys
Lose my faculties
Then, finally, succumb to some old man disease
How lovely that will be
To know mortality
'Til my final breath
'Til death

[MADELINE, spoken]
No

[HELEN, spoken]
Ernest

[VIOLA, spoken]
At least it stopped the singing