"Nothing" from Stephen Gashler's A KRAMPUS KAROL (2022 Cast)
Channel: The Gashler Family
Date: 2023-02-10

Starring Stephen Gashler as Sasha.

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LYRICS:

ROSE:
Oh not another song!

EDNA:
The last two children who sang songs had bad things happen to them.

SASHA:
WHAT IS THAT TO ME?

EVERYONE IS WORKING HARD.
THEY SAY THERE'S MUCH TO DO.
BUT WHEN YOU FIND ENLIGHTENMENT,
YOU KNOW IT ISN'T TRUE.

EVERYDAY WE FAIL BECAUSE
WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED AT BIRTH:
EVERYTHING REQUIRES
A GREATER INPUT THAN IT'S WORTH.

ALL RETURNS DIMINISH,
THERE'S SIMPLY NO DENYING.
A WAY AROUND WOULD BE SO HARD,
IT'S PROB'LY NOT WORTH TRYING.

THE LESS I HAVE TO RAISE MY PULSE,
THE PRETTIER I STAY.
SO I TELL YOU WHAT IT IS
I'M GOING TO DO TODAY:

NOTHING,
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

IF YOU LIE DOWN LONG ENOUGH,
YOUR TROUBLES GO AWAY.
YOU CAN DO IT ALL TOMORROW.
WHY STRESS ABOUT TODAY?

WHY TEAR YOUR HANDS FROM LABOR?
WHY LIFT A SINGLE FINGER?

I'm too tired to finish this verse. George, you do it.

GEORGE:
THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE.
ACTUALLY IT MIGHT BE.
CONSERVING ONE'S OWN ENERGY
REQUIRES TREADING LIGHTLY.

TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ORDER
AND LIMIT ENTROPY,
ONE MUST LIMIT ALL REACTIONS,
SPEAKING CHEMIC'LY.

SASHA:
THANK YOU. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT CAUSED MY HEART TO STIR.
WHAT IT ALL AMOUNTS TO,
I TELL YOU IN ONE WORD.

NOTHING,
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

DIETER:
But given the circumstances, don't you think now's a less than favorabe time to --

SASHA:
Don't contradict me. I kill you.

YOU TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
BUT DEEP DOWN YOU DON'T WANNA.
YOU KNOW YOU LONG TO SINK
INTO OBLIVIOUS NIRVANA.

MANUAL LABOR, WHAT A JOKE,
A HABIT OF THE WEAK,
WORKING FOR THE BOSSES
WHO MAKE MONEY IN THEIR SLEEP.

I fully intend to get rich in my sleep.

GEORGE:
How does that work?

SASHA:
I'll figure it out later. As for now, do you know what I'm going to do?

PAULETTE:
I'm pretty sure we know.

SASHA:
I tell you anyway.

NOTHING.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.