[Intro — Old Radio Static, Faint Piano] ARNOLD — Whispered I didn't mean to do it... I swear. I tried to stop him. But he... He doesn't listen. [Scarface Voice — Sudden] SHUT YOUR MOUTH, ARNOLD! [Silence] You talk too much. [Verse 1] ARNOLD He's only a puppet. That's what they tell me. Just wood and paint. Just something I made. SCARFACE JUST A PUPPET? You got it all wrong, kid. I'm the brains. You're the hands. I'm the boss. You're the man. ARNOLD No... No, that's not true. SCARFACE Then take off the mask. Go ahead. Let's see who's really in control. [Pre-Chorus — Alternating Voices] ARNOLD I can stop this. SCARFACE You can't stop nothing. ARNOLD I can walk away. SCARFACE You ain't going nowhere. ARNOLD You're not real. SCARFACE Then why are you so scared? [Chorus — Scarface Dominant] I'M THE OTHER VOICE! I'M THE ONE YOU HEAR! WHEN THE WORLD GOES QUIET... I'M THE ONE WHO'S HERE! I'M THE OTHER VOICE! I'M THE HAND ON THE GUN! YOU CAN TRY TO HIDE FROM ME... BUT YOU CAN'T FUCKING RUN! [Verse 2] ARNOLD People are afraid of him. They see the suit. They see the gun. They think he's some kind of monster. SCARFACE DAMN RIGHT! I BUILT AN EMPIRE! I OWN THE STREET! Every punk in Gotham Knows when Scarface speaks... They listen. ARNOLD You didn't build anything. I did. SCARFACE Without me? You'd still be hiding in the dark. [Pause] Face it, Arnold. You need me. [Pre-Chorus] ARNOLD Maybe you're right. SCARFACE Say it. ARNOLD You're... You're in control. SCARFACE LOUDER. ARNOLD YOU'RE IN CONTROL! [Chorus] I'M THE OTHER VOICE! I'M THE ONE YOU HEAR! WHEN THE WORLD GOES QUIET... I'M THE ONE WHO'S HERE! I'M THE OTHER VOICE! I'M THE HAND ON THE GUN! YOU CAN TRY TO HIDE FROM ME... BUT YOU CAN'T FUCKING RUN! [Bridge — Voices Begin Overlapping] ARNOLD Please... SCARFACE SHUT UP! ARNOLD I don't want this. SCARFACE YOU STARTED THIS! ARNOLD I'm sorry. SCARFACE SORRY AIN'T WORTH SHIT! ARNOLD I'm not you. SCARFACE YOU MADE ME! ARNOLD You're just a puppet! [Silence] SCARFACE — Whispered Then why am I talking? [Music Builds] ARNOLD I... I don't know. SCARFACE That's right. You don't. [Breakdown — Gangster Piano, Heavy Industrial Drums] SCARFACE I'M THE BOSS! I'M THE KING! I'M THE VOICE! I'M EVERYTHING! ARNOLD STOP! SCARFACE YOU MADE ME! ARNOLD STOP! SCARFACE YOU NEED ME! ARNOLD STOP! SCARFACE YOU ARE ME! [Sudden Silence] ARNOLD — Whispered No... I'm Arnold Wesker. [Scarface — Whispered] For now. [Final Chorus — Both Voices] ARNOLD I'M THE OTHER VOICE... SCARFACE I'M THE ONE YOU HEAR! ARNOLD I CAN'T ESCAPE... SCARFACE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS HERE! BOTH ONE BODY! TWO VOICES! ONE MIND! NO CHOICE! SCARFACE YOU CAN TRY TO HIDE! ARNOLD YOU CAN TRY TO RUN! BOTH BUT WHEN THE CURTAIN FALLS... THE SHOW HAS JUST BEGUN! [Outro — Puppet Strings, Radio Static] ARNOLD — Whispered Is he gone? [Pause] SCARFACE Nah. I'm right here. [Static] Arnold Wesker. The Ventriloquist. Scarface.
