Although this isn’t actually the last number in the show, it functions as a finale, and I wanted to treat it as such. I was inspired my gospel and show choir-esque movements, and I tried to make it upbeat and exciting enough to make the audience want to move with the actors.
Research/ Notes on Lyrics
- “Holier than thou” is a phrase meaning to have an attitude of self-righteousness or moral superiority.
- Bernadette of Lourdes was a saint best known for experiencing apparitions of a young woman who may have been the Virgin Mary.
- Saint Lucy was one of many virgin martyrs who was killed for her beliefs.
- I Love Lucy is a sitcom from the 1950s starring Lucille Ball.
- In Catholicism, a martyr is someone who was killed for refusing to renounce their faith in Jesus.
- Saint Anthony is the patron saint of lost items.
- Saint Agnes was another virgin martyr and the patron saint of chastity.
- Mary Magdalene was a close follower of Jesus and is one of the most mentioned women in the Bible. Although she is widely believed to have been a prostitute, there is little evidence for this.
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