Montage, Part Two- Nothing

"Montage, Part Two: Nothing" is the seventh musical number in A Chorus Line, and is a solo by Diana.

Lyrics
I'm so excited, cause I'm going to the high school of Performing Arts. I mean, I was dying to become a serious actress. Anyway, it's the first day of acting class and the teacher, Mr. Karp puts us on stage one in back of the other and says, Okay, class, today we're going to do improvisations. You're on a bobsled, and it's snowing out, and it's cold. Okay, go!

Every day for a week We would try to feel the motion, feel the motion Down the hill Every day for a week We would try to hear the wind rush, hear the wind rush Feel the chill And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul To see what I had inside Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul And I tried, I tried

And everybody's going 'Whoosh, whoosh. I feel the air! I feel the cold! I feel the snow!' And Mr. Karp turns to me and says 'Okay, Morales, what do you feel?'

And I said nothing; I'm feeling nothing And Karp said nothing could get a girl transferred They all felt something, but I felt nothing Except the feeling that this bullshit was absurd.

But I said to myself, don't worry about it. Maybe it's genetic; they don't have bobsleds in San Juan!

Second week, more advanced and we had to Be a table, be a sports car Ice cream cone Mr. Karp, he would say very good, Except Morales, try Morales All alone And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul To see how an ice cream felt. Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul And I tried to melt

And the kids yelled nothing, they called me nothing And Karp allowed it, which really makes me burn They were so helpful, they called me hopeless Until I really didn't know where else to turn

And Mr. Karp comes up to me and says, 'Morales, I think you should transfer to Girls' High -- You'll never be an actress. Never.' Jesus Christ!

Went to church praying, Santa Maria Send me guidance, send me guidance, On my knees Went to church praying, Santa Maria Help me feel it, help me feel it Pretty please And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul Came up to the top of my head Yes, a voice from down at the bottom of my soul Here is what it said:

This man is nothing! This course is nothing! If you want something go find another class! And when you find one you'll be an actress. And I assure that's what finally came to pass

Six months later I heard that Karp had died So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul And cried 'Cause I felt nothing.