TONIO: Alright! Listen up, Council of Hell! ALL: YEAH! TONIO: We got POWER! And we want MORE! ALL: MORE! TONIO: Let’s TALK about it! We sit in these seats for one reason, it’s true We all crave POWER — now what you gonna DO? This Council’s a mess, ain’t nothing like the plan Original vision? Gone out the pan! Sloth’s old rep — never showed up, never tried Then John Bishop walked in — took it in his stride! Banker from Britain, ambitious and keen Now Sloth’s ring’s the best that you’ve ever seen! ALL: HE TOOK THE SEAT! HE TOOK THE SEAT! TONIO: Don’t ask how — he just SAT DOWN! Then there’s Saoirse — Lust, from Belfast town Teacher of boys, kept their heads on down! Caught ’em bein’ naughty? OVER HER KNEE! SPANK! CANE! BELT! — she’d set ’em free! Died of a stroke when a lad said “MORE!” Now she runs the ring — and she’s keeping score! ALL: OVER THE KNEE! OVER THE KNEE! TONIO: Don’t mess with Saoirse! Ada Gluttony — thin as a rail! Feeder by trade — her own special grail! Watchin’ folks gorge till they can’t move no more Says it’s TEACHIN’ — but we know it’s her core! ADA: It’s EDUCATION! TONIO: It’s PERVERSION, that’s for sure! Richard Greed — Chicago boy, Dickie by name Brother Scott ran the rackets — took all the fame! Dickie got the chair, did NOTHING at all Just sat back and let the empire fall! RICHARD: Hey — the money still comes in! What’s the problem?! Envy’s Aliisa — cold, grey eyes, tight bun Finnish beauty — she don’t have no fun! Rotates the seat — everyone wants the throne But who’s actually good? We don’t even know! TONIO: She’s got AMBITION! And I can use that! Then there’s Beetle — Wrath — and here’s the twist! File’s EMPTY! And I don’t exist! Miniatures, drag shows, Fanny Nogogo! Non-binary pansexual — died chokin’ on a BONGO! BEETLE: It was an ACCIDENT! And also — none of ya’s business! TONIO: I DON’T TRUST ’EM! But I NEED ’EM! [Chorus] WE WANT POWER! WE WANT CONTROL! TEAR UP THE RULES, LET THE NEW ERA ROLL! MORNINGSTAR’S CHAIR — IT’S BLOCKING THE WAY! VOTE NO CONFIDENCE — AND WE’LL TAKE THE DAY! HELL’S A NATION! WE’LL RUN IT OUR WAY! VOTE NO CONFIDENCE — AND WE RULE TODAY! I slammed my hand down — sounded like a wet fish on the floor! But the MESSAGE landed — now we’re knockin’ on the door! The CHAIR holds the veto — they never let us grow! We’re overcrowded, underfunded — but I say LET IT GO! DITCH THE OLD GOALS! THROW THE CHAINS ASIDE! DECLARE INDEPENDENCE — LET THE NEW NATION RIDE! RICHARD: Sounds like WORK, Tony! I got a good thing here! What’s in it for ME? Why should I cheer?! TONIO: Dickie — listen! The souls are GROWING every day! Soon they’ll REBEL — and where will YOU stay?! Be the KINGMAKER! Or be the VICTIM! Take the REINS — or be the SYSTEM’S victim! ADA: If they’re never here — why can’t we just remove ’em?! TONIO: We gotta do it RIGHT — by the BOOK, not improvised! One move they CANNOT veto — and it’s ADVERTISED! ALL: WHAT IS IT?! TONIO: A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE CHAIR! BEETLE: Hold up — I got a thought that might blow your mind! Sometimes souls get sent here — they ain’t even meant to be! Mistakes in the paperwork — a clerical calamity! If they’re in the wrong place — they OWE us, don’t you see?! We can use that leverage — make Death do drudgery! Find one of THEM — put THEM in the CHAIR! Someone we can CONTROL — someone who’s aware! We pull the STRINGS — they do the TALKIN’! We run the SHOW — while they do the WALKIN’! TONIO: GENIUS! ABSOLUTELY GENIUS! [Chorus] WE WANT POWER! WE WANT CONTROL! TEAR UP THE RULES, LET THE NEW ERA ROLL! MORNINGSTAR’S CHAIR — IT’S BLOCKING THE WAY! VOTE NO CONFIDENCE — AND WE’LL TAKE THE DAY! HELL’S A NATION! WE’LL RUN IT OUR WAY! VOTE NO CONFIDENCE — AND WE RULE TODAY! TONIO: DO WE HAVE A VOTE?! ALL: AYE! AYE! AYE! TONIO: THEN IT’S DONE! BEETLE: Now — who we gonna pick?! TONIO: …I have NO IDEA! But we’ll FIGURE IT OUT! ALL: HELL YEAH!
