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[Bruce Wayne:]
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in the New England by providence, impoverished, in squalor
Grow up to be a villain and a scholar?
[Jonathan Crane:]
The ten-dollar Founding Rogue without a father
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter
By being a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a crime case
[Oswald Cobblepot:]
And every day while thieves were being slaughtered and carted
Away across the city, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to kill, steal, rob, or riddle
[Butch Gilzean:]
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first riddle, a testament to his remittal
[Wayne:]
Well, the word got around, they said, "This guy is insane, man"
Took up a collection just to send him to Arkham
"Get your sanity, don't forget from whence you came, and
The world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?"
[Edward Nygma:]
Edward Nygma
My name is Edward Nygma
And there's a million crimes I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait...
[Kristen Kringle:]
When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
Two years later, see Eddie and his mother bed-ridden
Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick
[FULL COMPANY EXCEPT NYGMA (whispering):]
And Eddie got better but his mother went quick
[JIM GORDON (COMPANY):]
Moved in with the cousin, the cousin committed suicide
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
A voice saying: "Eddie, you gotta fend for yourself."
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf
[ Wayne(COMPANY):]
There would have been nothin' left to do
For someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' riddles and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on (ooh...)
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In Gotham you can be a new man
[COMPANY (NYGMA):]
In Gotham you can (just you wait) be a new man
In Gotham you can (just you wait) be a new man
In Gotham you can be a new man
[WOMEN:] In Gotham
[MEN:] Gotham
[NYGMA:] Just you wait!
[COMPANY:]
Edward Nygma (Edward Nygma)
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time!
Oh, Edward Nygma (Edward Nygma)
When the Rogues Gallery sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh
[Wayne:]
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him ([MEN:] Just you wait)
Another criminal
Comin' up from the bottom ([COMPANY:] Just you wait)
His enemies destroyed his rep
And Gotham forgot him
[Killer Croc/Gilzean & Jervis Tetch/Oswald Cobblepot:]
We fought with him
[Jonathan Crane/PHILIP:]
Me? I died for him
[Jim Gordon:]
Me? I trusted him
[Kristen & Isabella & Chelsea/Harley Quinn:]
Me? I loved him
[Bruce Wayne:]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him
[COMPANY:]
There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait!
[Bruce Wayne:]
What's your name, man?
[COMPANY:]
Edward Nygma!