Tommy Scene 20





We're not Gonna Take It

Tommy:
Welcome to this house;
I think I know know why you're here.
You wanna be like Tommy?
I'm glad you're not, I hope that's clear.
You shouldn't try to ape my show,
It's just pinball.
You don't need to claim
A share of my pain…
You're normal, after all.
(He crosses over to the guards)





You might as well get drunk.
So sorry-I've got you sussed.
No instant high for free here.
This is a bust!
I didn't live out some fairy story,
Some rags to riches crawl..
I couldn't see,
I couldn't hear,
I couldn't talk at all.




(Tommy turns back to the mirror, as his face appears on the videos. Disgusted by his answer, the guards and reporters start to turn against Tommy.)




Security Guards & Reporters:
We're not gonna take it.


We're not gonna take it.

 

 






We're not gonna take it.

We're not gonna take it.
We're not gonna take it.
Never did and never will.
We're not gonna take it.
Gonna break it, gonna shake it,
Let's forget it, better still.




 

 

 

 

 

 






(The family seems confused and mystified, the guards becoming openly hostile)





Tommy: (to the crowd)
You don't need to hear me;
You've got ideas of your own.
Don't have to come and cheer me;
That's something you've outgrown.
You don't need to see me;
Your vision makes the scene.
Don't let Uncle Ernie make you play
On Tommy's old machine!

Crowd:
We're not gonna take it.
We're not gonna take it.
We're not gonna take it.
We're not gonna take it.





(The crowd begins to disperse; the reporters start to pack up and leave, as do the security guards whom Cousin Kevin tries to reassure in vain.)




Crowd:
We're not gonna take it.
Never did and never will.
Won't take your derision
And , as far as we can tell,
We don't have to take you…
Never did and never will.
We're not gonna take you.
We forsake you, maybe rape you;
Let's forget you, better still…





Guards:
We forsake you, maybe rape you;
Let's forget you, better still…





The crowd gradually abandons Tommy until Sally is the only fan left. Tommy turns to her but she walks out after the others. As Tommy crosses back to the mirror, the family fears he may have a relapse.)














(The image in the mirror is now the ten-year old Tommy. The two Tommys reach for eachother tenderly. Everything else fades away.)













See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You (reprise) - real audio













 

Tommy & Ten-year old Tommy:


See me, feel me,
Touch me, heal me.
See me, feel me,
Touch me, heal me.








 

 

 



See me, feel me,




Touch me, heal me.



See me, feel me,


Touch me, heal me.



(The image of the boy fades away and Tommy is left gazing at his adult self. He turns toward his family, who are a bit wary of him.)






Tommy:


Listening to you, I get the music;









Gazing at you, I get the heat.

 





 










 

 

 

Following you, I climb the mountain;






 

 












 

I get excitement at your feet.









 

 

 


Right behind you, I see the millions;
On you, I see the glory.

 











 


From you, I get opinions;
From you, I get the story.











(One by one, Tommy embraces Cousin Kevin, Uncle Ernie, and his parents- with acceptance and understanding. They respond hesitantly but are finally exhilarated by this reunion. The family joins the song - even Cousin Kevin.)





Tommy & Family:

Listening to you, I get the music;
Gazing at you, I get the heat.

Following you, I climb the mountain;
I get excitement at your feet.





 

 

Right behind you, I see the millions;
On you, I see the glory.
From you, I get opinions;
From you, I get the story.

22 Healthfield Gardens disassembles and the family is joined by others, they've met along the way. They face the audience.)



 

 

 




 

All:
Listening to you, I get the music;
Gazing at you, I get the heat.


Following you, I climb the mountain;
I get excitement at your feet.






 

Right behind you, I see the millions;
On you, I see the glory.
From you, I get opinions;
From you, I get the story.


 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

( The others leave the stage



 

 

 

 

as Tommy remains alone with his four-year-old and ten-year-old selves flanking him

 

 

 

 

 

as he looks out through an invisible mirror.)

Curtain






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