[INTRO — LIGHT GUITAR/PERCUSSION] (Luigi rummages through the fridge. Mario paces with a notebook.) LUIGI (teasing): You’re pacing so much, the floor’s gonna file a complaint. MARIO: I think better in motion! LUIGI: You think better when you eat breakfast. (Beat. Luigi tosses Mario a granola bar.) [VERSE 1 — LUIGI] LUIGI: Look at you, dreaming like a cyclone, Spinning circles ‘til you knock down half the room. You keep chasing that horizon, But hey—don’t forget there’s dishes due by noon. You’re the spark plug, running on wishing, While I’m over here just doing the mission. Two different brains, same small kitchen— Somehow we still get along. [VERSE 2 — MARIO] MARIO: And look at you, Mr. “Practical Purpose,” Fixing everything with tape and attitude. You keep me grounded when I’m floating, But sometimes you forget to dream a little too. You’re the safety net I fall on daily, Even when you roll your eyes at me. Yeah, you think I’m wild, but hey— At least I keep life from getting dull. [PRE-CHORUS — TOGETHER | Playful overlapping lines] MARIO: We’re fire and water— LUIGI: We’re chaos and order— BOTH: And somehow the math still works out right. Two halves of a compass Pointing in circles— But maybe both paths lead to the same light… [CHORUS — FULL, CATCHY, BROTHERLY] BOTH: ’Cause we’re two roads Running through the same hometown, Twisting, turning Till the world feels upside down. We fight, we fall, We rise, we call— And somehow meet at the end. Yeah, we’re two roads, But we still bend Back again Like brothers do. [MUSICAL BREAK — BROTHERLY ANTICS] [Luigi beats a rhythm on pots and pans.] [Mario joins with tapping feet and clapping.] [Lights shift slightly magical — the apartment glows.] [VERSE 3 — MARIO (soft)] MARIO: Sometimes I feel like I’m running Toward something I can’t name… A voice in the dark, A spark in my heart— Like my life’s about to change. LUIGI (gentler now): And I worry you’ll go chasing A dream that leads you far from here… But wherever you run, Wherever you’re pulled— You don’t have to go alone, you hear? [BRIDGE — LUIGI → MARIO → BOTH] LUIGI: You’re the wild one— But you’re never on your own. MARIO: You’re the strong one— The reason this feels like home. BOTH (harmonizing big, full, Greatest Showman energy): And maybe life’s just learning When to leap, when to stay— But whichever path we follow, We won’t lose our way… [FINAL CHORUS — BIG & HEARTFELT] BOTH: ’Cause we’re two roads Running through the same hometown, Breaking open Every dream we haven’t found. Though my heart flies high And your feet stay grounded— We’re still stronger as a pair. Yeah, we’re two roads, But we still share The same air— The same fight— The same home— The same light. [OUTRO — QUIET, SWEET] LUIGI: Wherever you go, bro… I’m right behind you. MARIO (smiles): Good. I don’t wanna do this without you. [Lights fade as they bump shoulders. End scene.]
