#music rp

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alternatively, send a ♬for me to randomize a choice.

1. from one of my favorite songs
2. from a song by my favorite musical artist
3. from a song i’ve seen performed live
4. from a song i don’t like
5. from a song that plays on the radio
6. from a funny song
7. from a 60s song
8. from a 70s song
9. from an 80s song
10. from a 90s song
11. from an early 2000s song
12. from a song i’ve never heard before
13. from a song from a musical
14. from a song by an lgbt artist
15. from a song i know all the lyrics to
16. from a song i knew as a child
17. from a song in my favorite genre
18. from a song that’s stuck in my head
19. from the last song i listened to
20. from the first song that comes on when i randomize my music

——————–NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS ‘MURDER BALLADS’ SENTENCE STARTERS
content warning for violence, murder, language, etc. change as needed.

SONG OF JOY
“Allow me to impose on you. I have no place to stay.”
“I had no idea what happiness a little love could bring.”
“All things move towards their end.”
“She grew so sad and lonely.”
“Ah, I see sir, that I have your attention!”
“How often have I asked that question?”
“They were quiet as a mouse. There was no laughter in the house.”
“She’d been stabbed repeatedly and stuffed into a sleeping bag.”
“Someone’s taken four innocent lives.”
“They never caught the man. He’s still on the loose. It seems he has done many, many more.”
“The wind round here gets wicked cold.”
“I’ve left my home. I drift from land to land.”
“Do you reckon me a friend?”

STAGGER LEE
“Never ever come back no more, ____.”
“Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am?”
“I don’t give a good goddamn.”
“I’ve heard your name down the way and I kick motherfucking asses like you every day.”
“Those were the last words that the barkeep said ‘cause ____ put four holes in his motherfucking head.”
“Just count the holes in the motherfucker’s head!”
“You ain’t look like you scored in quite a time.”
“You’ll have to be gone before my man ____ comes in.”
“You better get down on your knees.”

HENRY LEE
“Stay all night with me.”
“You won’t find a girl in this damn world that will compare with me.”
“The wind did howl and the wind did blow.”
“The girl I have in that merry green land, I love far better than thee.”
“With a little pen-knife held in her hand, she plugged him through and through.”
“Come take him by his feet.”
“Throw him in this deep, deep well.”
“Lie there, ____, till the flesh drops from your bones.”
“The girl you have in that merry green land can wait forever for you to come home.”

LOVELY CREATURE
“There she stands, this lovely creature.”
“I asked would she walk with me a while.”
“I’ll walk with you a while.”
“At night the deserts writhed with diabolical things.”
“The wind lashed and it whipped me.”
“When I got home, my creature was no longer with me.”
“Somewhere she lies, this lovely creature, beneath the slow drifting sands.”

WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW
“They call me ____ but my name is ____.”
“Why they call me it, I do not know.”
“From the first day I saw her, I knew she was the one.”
“Her lips were the color of the roses that grew down the river, all bloody and wild.”
“My trembling subsided in his sure embrace.”
“He wiped at the tears that ran down my face.”
“She was more beautiful than any woman I’ve seen.”
“Do you know where the wild roses grow?”
“Give me your loss and your sorrow.”
“The last thing I heard was a muttered word as he knelt above me with a rock in his fist.”
“All beauty must die.”

THE CURSE OF MILLHAVEN
“I live in a town called ____ and it’s small and it’s mean and it’s cold.”
“If you come around just as the sun goes down, you can watch the whole thing turn to gold.”
“It’s around about then that I used to go a-roaming.”
“All God’s children, they all gotta die.”
“My mama often told me that we all got to die.”
“They found him the next week up in One Mile Creek.”
“We all had to watch as he buried her.”
“Our little town fell into a state of shock.”
“A lot of people were saying things that made little sense.”
“Foul play can really get a small town going.”
“Twenty cops burst through my door without even phoning.”
“I’ve struck horror in the heart of this town.”
“Since I was no bigger than a weevil, they’ve been saying I was evil.”
“I’m a wicked young lady, but I’ve been trying hard lately.”
“Aw, fuck it, I’m a monster, I admit it!”
“They’re underneath the house where I do quite a bit of stowing.”
“That was the biggest shit-fight this country’s ever seen.”
“I was laughing when they took me away.”
“It ain’t such a bad old place to have a home in.”
“There’s so much more I could have done if they’d let me!”
“I’m happy as a lark now, and everything is fine.”

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
“They found Mary Bellows cuffed to the bed with a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head.”
“She’d grown up hungry, she’d grown up poor.”
“She wanted to see the deep blue sea.”
“She checked into a cheap little place.”
“I’m a good girl, sir. I couldn’t possibly permit you in.”
“In hope and loneliness she crossed the floor, and undid the latch on her front door.”
“Mothers, keep your girls at home.”
“Tell them this world is full of danger and to shun the company of strangers.”

CROW JANE
“Horrors in her head that her tongue dare not name.”
“She lives alone by the river.”
“The company closed down the mine.”
“Seems you’ve remembered how to sleep.”
“I asked that girl which road she was taking. Said she was walking the road of hate.”
“They’ve followed you right back to your gate.”

O’MALLEY’S BAR
“I’ve been known to be quite handsome in a certain angle and in certain light.”
“You wouldn’t be the first.”
“My hand decided that the time was nigh.”
“When I shot him, I was so handsome.”
“I bear no grudge against you.”
“I am the man for which no God waits but for which the whole world yearns.”
“I’m marked by darkness and by blood and by a thousand powder-burns.”
“You know those fish with the swollen lips that clean the ocean floor?”
“Amongst the townfolk she was a bit of a joke but she pulled the best beer in town.”
“I shot that motherfucker down.”
“I have no free will!”
“If I have no free will then how can I be morally culpable, I wonder.”
“I’ve lived in this town for thirty years- to no one I am a stranger.”
“I want to introduce myself and I am glad that all you came.”
“I leapt upon the bar and then I shouted out my name.”
“With an ashtray as big as a fucking really big brick, I split his skull in half.”
“The light in there was blinding full of God and ghosts of truth.”
“The remorse I felt, remorse I had, it clung to everything.”
“Did you know I lived in your street?”
“Drop your weapons and come out with your hands held in the air.”
“I had one long hard think about dying.”
“There must have been fifty cops out there.”

DEATH IS NOT THE END
“When you’re sad and when you’re lonely and you haven’t got a friend, just remember that death is not the end.”
“Remember that death is not the end.”
“When you’re standing at the crossroads that you cannot comprehend, just remember that death is not the end.”
“The bright light of salvation shines in dark and empty skies.”
“When the cities are on fire with the burning flesh of men, just remember that death is not the end.”

——————–RANDOM SENTENCE STARTERS PT. 4
taken from various songs. change as needed.

“I have hated and loved you.”
“I’m free at last.”
“Why do you feel so down?”
“I know I’m not a very good friend.”
“I never never want to go home.”
“It’s not my home, it’s their home and I’m welcome no more.”
“To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die.”
“A strange fear gripped me and I just couldn’t ask.”
“I have loved you since we were eighteen.”
“All along, I knew we’d be fine.”
“Please tell me that you’re alright.”
“I’m sick of the things I do when I’m nervous.”
“I used to rely on self-medication. I guess I still do that from time to time.”
“I don’t want to waste your time.”
“I want to stay up all night.”
“I hope she’ll wanna kiss me back.”
“You’ve saved my life again.”
“I love you like a love song.”
“There’s no way to describe what you do to me.”
“I loved you only but there’s no reciprocation.”
“You don’t care if I die.”
“Don’t make me wait another day.”
“All the kids are a little too little for this.”
“Maybe I’ll just stay away.”
“Open up your heart and your mind to me.”
“No need to convince me anymore.”
“I’ve never seen a smile so pretty.”
“You’re all I’ve ever wanted.”
“I can’t control you.”
“These are the reasons I think that you’re ill.”
“I don’t believe in a fairytale end.”
“Is this happening to us today?”
“This is more than I can take.”
“How can life be so unfair?”
“All I do is cry about you.”
“I don’t want to die without you.”
“You can’t pin me down.”
“Do you think I’m stuck up?”
“Time to back up, motherfucker.”
“I am never gonna give you anything you expect.”

—————MY SPOTIFY WRAPPED 2019 PLAYLIST SENTENCE STARTERS
change as needed. it’s mostly hozier, nicole dollanganger, billie eilish, danny gonzalez, and pale waves. but primarily hozier lmao

“I wouldn’t know where to start.”
“Would things be easier if there was a right way? Honey, there is no right way.”
“I couldn’t whisper when you needed it shouted.”
“No other version of me I would rather to be tonight.”
“When you move, I’m moved.”
“My baby’s sweet as can be. She gives me toothaches just from kissing me.”
“I will not ask you- neither should you.”
“I’d suffer Hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight.”
“There’s something wretched about this.”
“Toying somewhere between love and abuse.”
“All that I’ve been taught and every word I’ve got is foreign to me.”
“You told me you’d always be by my side.”
“I’m gonna run this nothing town.”
“I’m no good, not even when I’m trying.”
“It’s a crime that she’s not around most of the time.”
“You might think it’s lame but your boy just changed the game.”
“I can’t ever see myself with somebody else, except you.”
“The next time you hit, I hit back.”
“Don’t let me in with with no intention to keep me.”
“I’m pretty sure I’m right, and every other single person on Earth is wrong.”
“You are my strange addiction.”
“I’ve done it again- I’ve done it again.”
“In a few days I would be there, love.”
“Lowkey I think that we’re highkey goals.”
“Your love feels so fake.”
“I’m embarrassed to be saying this. I hate to admit things.”
“I crave a real wild man.”
“She was understandably put off by that.”
“I’d be home with you.”
“He don’t care if he kills us both.”
“Who’s got any time for growing up?”
“Thought this night out at the club would be fun, but it’s the worst.”
“Won’t you give me one last night with you?”
“You want me to be yours. Well, then you gotta be mine.”
“Be as you’ve always been.”
“I don’t have a car ‘cause I fly on a broomstick.”
“The world has no right to my heart.”
“Once you get your mind made up, there is no getting through to you.”
“With a face like that you could get away with anything.”
“Sometimes I just feel invisible, like nobody can see me.”
“Honestly, I thought that I would be dead by now.”
“It’s not the war but what’s behind it.”
“No blood for you will ever be enough.”
“No one ever had much nice to say. I think they never liked you anyway.”
“I want you to miss me when I’m not around you.”
“I’m in love with you. And I love, too, that love soon might end.”
“They cut through the bone and left them without hands.”
“We’ve no time for getting old.”
“Death is gonna catch up to all one day but yours is coming quicker than ours.”
“Nothing fucks with my baby.”
“Can you hear the sound of hysteria?”
“Hate to be the one that told you so.”
“Can’t you see that we’re all hurting?”
“I wouldn’t fall for someone I thought couldn’t misbehave.”
“I waited all year just so y'all would wanna see me.”
“Maybe things don’t end the way we thought they always might.”
“I would give you my body but I’m not sure that you want me.”
“The only heaven I’ll be sent to is when I’m alone with you.”
“Somebody who has a whole lot of subscribers please come and beef with me.”
“Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me.”
“Each side is a loser so who cares who fired the gun?”
“You must accept that I’m a little out my mind.”
“Tom Holland- number one Spiderman, hands down, bitch.”
“You know what happens after dark.”
“There’s nothing wrong with me. This is how I’m supposed to be.”
“Am I more than you bargained for yet?”
“I know I’ve been acting like a dick.”
“I could lie and say I like it like that.”
“I won’t deny I’ve got in my mind now all the things we’d do.”
“I always thought I would sink, so I never swam.”
“Game’s over for y'all when I get my license.”
“Say anything. Anything hurts less than the quiet.”
“Hope that you’re good to me, baby.”
“How I wish the world was different.”
“People have high expectations of me.”
“I’m not over you but I’m trying.”
“You don’t have to sing it nice, but honey sing it strong.”
“Come check out my vape tricks.”
“I don’t wanna be alone on New Years Eve.”
“Somebody new is gonna comfort you like you want me to.”
“I keep catching little words but the meaning’s thin.”
“Pretend we’re in one of those movies they rent in the back of every seedy place we pass on the interstate.”
“If they could see me they’d be so proud.”
“I can’t tell you how much I wish I didn’t wanna stay.”
“I finally felt like I could feel for the first time when I met you.”
“I’m going to get married today.”
“Let’s stop running from love.”
“Even if you know that you don’t own me, I’ll let you play the role.”
“When you come back, I bet you’re gonna be pretty confused.”
“The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.”
“Mostly I’m fine. Most of the time I get by.”
“I’m coughing- I’m bleeding.”
“Why do girls like ‘em bad?”
“Kiss me hard just like you did at the start.”
“I need you to run to me.”
“I don’t need a xanny to feel better.”
“I’m a little bit unholy. So what? So is everyone else.”
“You’re such a mess but you’re always beautiful to me.”
“I turned and ran to save a life I didn’t have.”
“You’re faking all your pain. You’re bleeding on a stage.”

————————BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL SENTENCE STARTERS PT. 2
change as needed. mentions of death, suicide, and comedic references to, well, creepy old guys.

Girl Scout
“This is it- the day I’ve been waiting for.”
“I’m gonna sell some cookies.”
“It’s not their fault that they’re overprotective.”
“My heart is defective.”
“They’d have my back if anything went wrong with me.”
“When you’re a Girl Scout, everything’s gonna work out.”
“Just gonna ring the bell of this creepy looking house.”
“Hello, little girl.”
“I’m here today to support the Girl Scouts by selling cookies.”
“Why don’t you come inside?”
“No one gets molested by a gothy teen.”
“It’s so dark in here.”
“Maybe I should come back another time when your parents are home?”

That Beautiful Sound
“Do you hear that sound?”
“The sound of a scream is music to me.”
“Ain’t it the sweetest noise around?”
“Someone’s at the door.”
“You wanna answer it this time?”
“Don’t oversell it, act natural.”
“Come on, you’re giving me advice?”
“I don’t live here, I’m dead.”
“It fills you with pride.”
“We’re ruining lives.”
“You know what would make all this even more awesome?”
“All we wanna do is hear that sound.”
“Let’s make some more people scream!”
“You know overnight delivery costs extra?”
“Holy moly, a lot of people come to this house.”
“New neighbors? I brought you a pie.”
“No more condescending adults hanging around.”
“Look at me. I’m finally free.”
“You’re finally free.”
“I was invisible but now they all see.”

Barbara 2.0
“Look at this stuff. God, it’s depressing.”
“You don’t like this stuff?”
“Well, then maybe we should go.”
“It’s the stuff of our lives and all of it’s shit.”
“Okay, that… wasn’t as much fun as I thought it’d be…”
“We are not kombucha people.”
“Take it and trash it. Burn it or smash it.”
“We can be fighters with fire inside us.”
“We’re finally alive!”
“The _____ you married, she Is dead and buried six feet below.”
“Say hello to _____ 2.0!”
“I never even used this…but then I felt bad that I never used it.”
“I think I’ve been hiding.”
“We’ve got nothing to lose. We can finally begin!”
“The new _____ is wiser.”
“We could just walk but we’ve done that before.”
“What we cannot ignore is _____ needs us.”
“She needs people who won’t run away.”
“Time to let go.”

What I Know Now
“I went to parties a lot.”
“But I was depressed.”
“I had such low self-esteem. I was a mess.”
“I gave it all up for the netherworld.”
“I’ve been here forever, girl.”
“I would’ve stuck it out, knowing what life’s about.”
“Everyone here is alone.”
“If you are breathing, go home.”
“If I knew then what I know now I would have looked within and let love in somehow.”
“If I only knew the truth back then I wouldn’t have had my little ‘accident’.”
“You left your whole life behind.”
“Death is final and you cannot press rewind.”
“Nietzsche was right, y'know, to live is to suffer, bro.”
“Don’t cheat on the one you wed.”
“Why did it take death to see happiness was up to me?”
“I thought I knew but I was wrong.”
“Life is short but death is super long.”
“Before they lower the curtain, be certain to enjoy the show.”
“If I only knew what I know now!”

Home
“Tired of talking to myself here.”
“Here I am in the abyss.”
“Are you really in this place?”
“I could search for all eternity and never see your face.”
“I’m lost without you.”
“No idea which way to go.”
“Whichever path I choose I lose, you know.”
“I don’t know which way’s home.”
“You always saw life as a game but since you left, it sucks to play.”
“Where to next?”
“Terrified of letting you go.”
“Speak to me and I’ll understand.”
“Is this the end you meant for me?”
“There’s no home without you in it.”
“I’ve burned all my bridges and came.”
“I don’t wanna forget you.”
“I promise I’m never gonna forget you.”
“I’m gonna go back home.”
“It’s messy but they’re all that I have.”
“I’ll make the best of being flesh and bone.”

Creepy Old Guy
“Everywhere, fellas would stare out on the street.”
“I felt used, kinda confused.”
“I would refuse to look in their eyes.”
“I really love creepy old guys!“
“Hey, baby, smile!”
“They make me blush.”
“Now one of them loves me, wants to be mine.”
“I’m marrying my own creepy old guy.”
“I’m so happy I could cry.”
“Girls may seem disgusted, but we’re actually just shy!”
“I am older, but I’m glad I waited.”
“Get him prepared for Armageddon.”
“Sure, the groom crawled out of a tomb, but hey, it’s a wedding.”
“Have you guys seen Lolita? This is just like that, but fine.”
“Our faith has been renewed, now love is alive!”
“I wanna see a tear in every eye as I pass by.”
“I know that on the outside he’s disgusting… and even on the inside, he’s disgusting.”
“OMG, dressed to a T. Fancy and formal.”
“I found me a wife. L'chaim! To life!”
“This is so normal!”
“I was ignored but now, I’m adored.”
“I can’t believe some cultures think this kind of thing’s alright.”
“Doesn’t he deserve a chance at life?”
“I have chills.”

Jump In The Line
“I tell you, friends, I adore her.”
“When she dances, oh brother.”
“She’s a hurricane in all kinds of weather.”
“Okay, I believe you.”
“Doesn’t this just blow your mind?”
“I was on a mission.”
“This is what I left behind.”
“I’ll miss you every day.”
“Seek a little strange and unusual and you will find life, beyond all comprehension.”
“A little unconventional, I know.”
“I’m home!”

————————-BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL SENTENCE STARTERS PT. 1
change as needed. mentions of death and suicide.

Prologue: Invisible
“We have only each other.”
“Scripture tells us, ‘Sorrow not, for we do not walk alone.’“
“You’re invisible when you’re sad.”
“Nobody understands and everyone goes away.”
“Grownups wanna fix things, when they can’t it only fills them with shame.”
“Is it being greedy to need somebody to see me and say my name?”
“Such a bold departure from the original source material.”

The Whole “Being Dead” Thing
“‘Scuse me! Sorry to barge in.”
“You’re doomed! Enjoy the singing.”
“If I hear your cell phone ringing, I’ll kill you myself.”
“We should have carpe’d way more diems. Now we’re never gonna see ‘em.”
“Welcome to a show about death!”
“You’re gonna be fine on the other side.”
“The women’s bathroom has no line here.”
“I know you’re woke, but you can take a joke.”
“We’re all on a hit list. Might not live ‘till Christmas.”
“Death is taboo, but it’s hardly something new.”
“If you die while listening to this album, it’s still gonna keep playing.”
“That’s the thing with life: no one makes it out alive.”
“Death just needs a little conversation.”
“I have mastered the art of tearing convention apart.”

Ready, Set, Not Yet
“I know to the untrained eye it’s boring.”
“Apart from frustration, pain, and financial drain, it’s fun!”
“Why do you polish a crib when you don’t have a kid?”
“Your sense of perfection is just a reflection that you are not mentally prepared to make room for a kid.”
“Are you willing to take the next step?”
“Look at these jugs!”
“The world will never wreck you.”
“Here we stand at the end of a 10-year plan.”
“A baby should be next.”
“Together let’s leap off the cliff.”
“Soon enough, our hopes and our dreams will be crushed.”
“Do we want a bilingual household or not?.”
“What’s the point of having children if we’re drowning in debt?”

The Whole “Being Dead” Thing Pt. 2
“I’ll be your guide to the other side.”
“Don’t go to the Netherworld.”
“I’m the B-to-the-double-E-J-F-Q and Jesus, I can’t spell.”
“Let’s all get naked!”
“Hey, worth a try.”
“I understand that it’s a lot to process.”
“That means the two of you should stick around.”
“Lucky for you I dropped by.”
“I’ve been scaring for millennia.”
“Flush out all the breathers, you can breathe easier.”
“I’m like a ghost-zombie Jesus.”
“I do it for the love of it.”
“Money? Ah, who gives a shit?”
“Come on, let’s make out a bit.”
“It’s the perfect day to die.”

Dead Mom
“I need a little help here.”
“Are you really in the ground? ‘Cause I feel you all around me.”
“I’m a bunch of broken pieces. It was you who made me whole.”
“_____’s in denial. _____ doesn’t wanna feel.”
“He wants me to smile and clap like a performing seal.”
“You won’t believe the mess that we’ve become.”
“You’re my home, my destination.”
“You held my hand and life came easy.”
“I want something to believe in or I’m done.”
“Take me where my soul can run.”
“I’m running out of hope and time.”
“No more playing _____’s game.”
“I’ll go insane if things don’t change.”

Fright of Their Lives
“Right now, you couldn’t frighten a fly.”
“You ever stop to ask yourselves ‘why?’“
“You are super polite, middle class, suburban, and white. Well, all of that is finished tonight. Except for the white part, obviously.”
“Look at me, I’m so scary.”
“Don’t be so vanilla.”
“Would a little anger kill ya?”
“C'mon, drop your panties. I’m trying to fill ya with wisdom and skill.”
“We do not want to kill anyone!”
“Now that is cool! I wanna do that!”
“Give those guys the fright of their lives.”
“Take a deep breath and give me your best primal scream.”
“Try it again. Maybe this time pretend like you mean it.”
“I find that so rude!”
“Both of them are deathly dull and lame.”
“Why God-slash-Satan, did you send these bed wetters?”
“Well that was a soliloquy so you’re the one who’s being rude.”
“Ugh, these dopes are both hopeless.”

Ready Set (Reprise)
“That needy pervert was right.”
“If we want our house back, we have to fight for it!”
“We’re ghosts, damn it! Let’s haunt this bitch!”
“We might as well walk through some walls.”
“We’re ready as we’ll ever get.”
“I gotta get right outside my comfort zone.”

No Reason
“Just think of the universe as a female best friend.”
“You’re on the right track, girl. I got your back, girl.”
“Think positive. Act positive.”
“You are a child of the Earth.”
“Life-coaching! Nailing it!”
“You dictate the hand the universe deals.”
“Who needs evidence? Go with your feels.”
“Buy more crystals!”
“Everything happens for a reason.”
“Be a beacon of light in the world.”
“Perception is reality.”
“The universe is just the contents of time, matter and space.”
“You think life is all unicorns and rainbows.”
“Positivity is a luxury that few can afford.”
“So you cry yourself to sleep in deep despair- talkin’ to the walls ‘cause there’s no one there.”
“Be prepared to take your eggs and freeze 'em.”
“Terrible things can happen because the universe is random.”

Invisible (Reprise)/On the Roof
“You’re invisible when you’re me.”
“There’s no one to see my truth.”
“Hey, somebody’s on the roof!”
“God, it’s mortifying. What’s the point of even trying?”
“Nobody said life’s fair.”
“By the time you read this I, _______, will be gone.”
“There’s nothing for me here. I’m alone, forsaken, invisible.”
“That makes two of us.”
“Can you… see me?!”
“I’m gonna have a new best friend!”

Say My Name
“You could use a buddy. Don’t you want a pal?”
“Don’t end yourself. Defend yourself.”
“The finer points can wait.”
“Go ahead and jump but that won’t stop him.”
“Here you got a solid plan B option.”
“You won’t believe how far I’ll go.”
“I’m on the bench, but coach, just put me in the game.”
“All you gotta do is say my name.”
“How 'bout a game of charades?”
“I’ll think about your offer, let you know.”
“I prefer my chances down below.”
“Being young and female doesn’t mean that I’m an easy mark.”
“Yes, life sucks but not that much.”
“Be a doll and spare the lecture.”
“I may be suicidal but _____, it’s not as if I’ve lost my mind”
“Playing hardball, huh? You are tougher than you look.”
“This is a dangerously unstable individual.”
“He can help. We found him on Yelp.”
“Our troubles all ended on the day that we befriended him.”
“There you go, kid. Couple of five-star reviews.”
“That was possession. Any ghost can do that in less than one lesson.”
“They’re sweet, but I’m a demon straight from Hell.”
“I know, I went a little hard on the sell.”
“But we’re BFF-F-F’s forever!”
“What? He was already dead.”
“Together we can make a grown man weep.”
“I’ll lead that lamb to slaughter.”
“I’m gonna make him say my name.”

Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)/Act I Finale
“I have only known this amazing, amazing man and his unique daughter for a few months.”
“What’s goin’ on, _____? Are you all right?”
“What is happening to me?”
“Wait, why aren’t you dancing?”
“This house is haunted and the ghosts who live here want you out!”
“No! I’m a vegan!”
“A genuine haunted house? It’s a gold mine!”
“No, you’re supposed to be scared!”
“There’s one thing that can still stop him.”
“I can’t keep living like this!”
“I’m so glad you changed your mind. You are never gonna regret this.”
“We are gonna make such a great team”
“It’s showtime!”
“It’s our house now, kid.”
“Looks like we’re not invisible anymore.”

———————MELANIE MARTINEZ K-12 SENTENCE STARTERS
change pronouns as needed. nsfw and language. possible triggers including violence, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and minor drug usage.

WHEELS ON THE BUS
“I’m just looking out the window.”
“I’m trying not to look across the aisle.”
“Trying to ignore it, it’s fucking boring.”
“I’m saying nothing.”
“No one’s watching us- don’t give a fuck.”
“Puff‚ puff and pass it.”
“Don’t be a dick and babysit. C'mon, just pass it over here.”

CLASS FIGHT
“It was the middle of class and the teacher wasn’t looking.”
“I fell in love with him, but he wasn’t in my life.”
“She  was kissin’ _____, I got jelly.”
“I  wanted to be in her shoes for one day.”
“Why do I feel sad?”
“Should I give him away or feel this bad?”
“No, no, no, don’t you choke.”
“Go for the throat.”
“Her face was fucked up and my hands were bloody.”
“My one true love called me a monster.”

THE PRINCIPAL
“What if I had told your mother her son was a cruel motherfucker?”
“It’s not just me, it’s everybody who thinks that you’re fucking ugly.”
“I’ve tried to make you listen, but you won’t.”
“All you want is cash and hype.”
“Fuck all of your rules and guidelines.”
“Can’t you see that we’re all hurting?”
“Excuse me, how much are you earning?”
“You don’t know the pain that you are causing.”
“Your actions hurt, so do your words.”
“The more you try to fuck us over we will be there yelling at your front door.”

SHOW & TELL
“Tell me you love me, but you treat me like I’m never there.”
“You say the cruelest words, and yes, they break my heart.”
“I’m over here working my ass off.”
“I’m just like you, you’re like me.”
“Imperfect and human are we.”
“I’m on display for all you fuckers to see.”
“Art don’t sell unless you’ve fucked every authority.”
“It’s really hard for me to say just how I feel.”
“I’m scared that I’ll get thrown away like a banana peel.”
“Why can’t you fucking hear me?”
“Are you listening yet?”

NURSE’S OFFICE
“I’m coughing. I’m bleeding.”
“Band-Aids won’t heal it.”
“They hate me.”
“I’m faking all of this so they take me home.”
“This is old.”
“I’m tired of wishing I was ditching.”
“This bitch behind me is cutting my hair.”
“I faked up a seizure and left then and there.”

DRAMA CLUB
“Everyone’s so soft, everyone’s so sensitive.”
“Do I offend you?”
“I'ma take a bow so you can kiss my ass.”
“I never signed up for your drama.”
“They try to feed you lines that you have to memorize.”
“Do you even have a brain?”
“You’re faking all your pain.”
“I don’t wanna be an actress, living by a script.”
“Who cares about practice?”
“I don’t give a shit.”
“You’re over-analyzing every word I say.”

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
“Feeling unsure of my naked body.”
“Wondering why I don’t look like Barbie.”
“My mama’s preaching to make sure I’m pure.”
“I never really cared about this shit before.”
“Got boys acting like they ain’t seen skin before.”
“Got sent home to change ‘cause my skirt is too short.”
“That’s my bad, no one told them not to grab.”
“The boys want a taste of the strawberry shortcake.”
“People all around me are watching closely.”
“It’s how I look and not what I think.”
“I’m stuffing my bra so that mine look the best.”
“Instead of making me feel bad for the body I got just teach him to keep it in his pants and tell him to stop.”
“Just teach him to keep it in his pants and tell him to stop.”
“Stop saying it’s my fault.”

LUNCHBOX FRIENDS
“Hey, girl, will you sit with me?”
“We can be friends if you want to be.”
“We can be friends if you want to be but only 'til the clock hits three.”
“After lunch, we can walk to class.”
“Talk about the boys that we want to smash.”
“After that I’ll ignore your ass.”
“They talk shit though.”
“I want someone who understands.”
“Come to my house, let’s die together.”
“That isn’t the life for me.”
“People have high expectations of me.”
“Wanna be my best friend, then judge me if I smoke a little weed.”
“Makes no fucking sense to me.”

ORANGE JUICE
“Stick it down your throat.”
“Fooling those around of your bulimia.”
“Your body is imperfectly perfect.”
“Everyone wants what the other one’s working.”
“Please say that you won’t continue ordering oranges off the menu.”
“Please say that you won’t continue stuffing up your mouth with tissue.”
“The way you look is not an issue.”
“I wish I could give you my set of eyes 'cause I know your eyes ain’t working.”
“I wish I could tell you that you’re fine.”

DETENTION
“I’m not a bad guy.”
“Don’t treat me bad if I’m feeling sad, alright?”
“If I fuck up my words, don’t think I’m absurd.”
“I’m physically exhausted.”
“You’re too busy seeking selfish wishes.”
“I can feel your blood pressure rise.”
“Fuck this tension.”
“Let me crawl up into your mind.”
“Pretending everything’s alright is detention.”
“Fuck how I feel as long as I make money.”
“They let them do whatever they want to me.”
“They’re the customer, I’m chopped meat.”

TEACHER’S PET
“Caught the teacher giving his eyes to a student.”
“He’s fucking in sin.”
“It’s for all the right reasons, baby.”
“If I pass this quiz, will you give me your babies?”
“Don’t call me crazy.”
“You love me, but you won’t come save me.”
“Don’t know why you even need me.”
“If I’m so special, why am I secret?”
“Do you regret the things we shared that I’ll never forget?”
“I know I’m young, but my mind is well beyond my years.”
“I knew this wouldn’t last.”
“Fuck you, don’t you leave me here.”
“She’s feeling like a spider in a cage.”
“You were her desire now she wants to light you on fire.”
“Fuck it, she’ll still give you a call.”
“Didn’t learn a damn thing, honey, from you, except how to lie and cheat.”
“You don’t own me, do you? I bet you think you do. Well, you don’t.”

HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS
“Can we just be honest?”
“These are the requirements if you think you can be my one and only true love.”
“You must promise to love me.”
“If you fuck me over I will rip your fucking face apart.”
“You must accept that I’m a little out my mind.”
“This is a waste if you can’t walk me down the finish line.”
“Give me passion.”
“If you can’t handle a heart like mine don’t waste your time with me.”
“If you can’t handle the choking, the biting, the loving, the smothering till you can’t handle it no more, go home.”
“Shut up if you’re not my type.”
“You can’t be scared to show me off and hold my hand.”
“If you can’t put in the work, I don’t know what you think this fucking is.”
“If you cheat, you will die.”
“Could you hold me through the night?”
“Could you be my first time?”
“Make me not wanna die.”
“Don’t be a waste of my time.”

RECESS
“I was too young to see the truth.”
“If you need a break, someone’ll take your place.”
“Don’t let them fuck you, honey.”
“Don’t let them hurt you, baby.”
“Recess- I’m tired.”
“Everything I wanted has come to fruition.”
“I should be happy but I can’t get out my bed.”
“Stressing 'bout the voices screaming inside my head.”
“Where has my time gone and my mind gone?”
“I can’t find euphoria.”
“When I get upset, I think in my head back to what she said.”