The Thrill of First Love

**The Thrill of First Love** is the third song of act one of Falsettos. It follows A Tight Knit Family/Love is Blind, and is followed by Marvin at the Psychiatrist - A Three-Part Mini Opera.

## The Thrill of First Love

### Albums

Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)March of the Falsettos

### Next Song

Marvin at the Psychiatrist - A Three-Part Mini Opera

### Sung By

Andrew Rannells - (Whizzer)Christian Borle - (Marvin)

## Lyrics

[WHIZZER]

Hang up all your clothes

[MARVIN]

Whizzer begs

[WHIZZER]

Whizzer knows

[MARVIN]

Shave your legs

[WHIZZER]

Make me sick

[MARVIN]

You're a prick

[WHIZZER]

God you're impossible

We've been together for nine months

[MARVIN]

Ten months

[WHIZZER]

Nine months

[MARVIN]

Ten months

[WHIZZER]

Nine months

[MARVIN]

Ten months

We are the salt of the bourgeoisie

[WHIZZER]

While I put the steak in

[MARVIN]

I bring home the bacon

[BOTH]

And we're proud to say we love it how we

[MARVIN/WHIZZER]

Don't/ Won't

[MARVIN]

Don't

[WHIZZER]

Won't

[MARVIN]

Don't

[MARVIN & WHIZZER]

Agree

[WHIZZER]

Everything he owns is vile

Marvin doesn't care a whit

Marvin doesn't share

My devotion to

Style

Men from France can cancel a debt

Men in cufflinks make me forget my name

I intend to upset

This regrettable game

[MARVIN]

Whizzer takes me by the neck

[WHIZZER]

What is this, wash and wear?

[MARVIN]

Whizzer has unlimited knowledge of

Dreck

[WHIZZER]

Send me flowers

[MARVIN]

Mention is made

[WHIZZER]

Make them roses

[MARVIN]

Attention is paid

In full

[WHIZZER]

See how quickly he sours

[MARVIN]

When he pushes, I pull

[WHIZZER]

Hang up your clothes, Marvin

Breeding shows, Marvin

[MARVIN]

I was rich

He was horny

[WHIZZER]

We fit like a glove

[MARVIN]

Close your eyes, Whizzer

[WHIZZER]

Passion dies

But I'd kill for that thrill of first

Love

[BOTH]

We ask for passion at all times

We stand to passion and drink this toast

[WHIZZER]

Still it's awfully trying

[MARVIN]

And we're not denying

[BOTH]

That of all the lesser passions

We like fighting most

[MARVIN]

Whizzer screws too much to see

What a joy's monogamy

What a joy is saving his joys

For one man

[WHIZZER]

Leave me

[MARVIN]

Love me

[WHIZZER]

Don't be a fool

[MARVIN]

Want me

[WHIZZER]

Feed me

[MARVIN]

No one's so cruel

And... cheap

[WHIZZER]

What I love I devour

[MARVIN]

What you love you devour

What I covet I keep

Isn't that right, Whizzer?

Let's both fight, Whizzer!

[WHIZZER]

I was trained in karate

[MARVIN]

I'm best when I cheat

So I'll cheat, Whizzer, and I'll shove

And I'll kill for that thrill of first

Love

[WHIZZER]

We've been together for nine months—

[MARVIN]

Ten months

[WHIZZER]

Nine months

[MARVIN]

We've been together for ten months

[WHIZZER]

What, it's been nine months

[MARVIN]

Ten months

[BOTH]

In fact we've almost survived a year

[WHIZZER]

True, but who is counting?

[BOTH]

We're too busy mounting

A display of our affection

That is so sincere

[BOTH]

Passion dies

Passion dies

[WHIZZER]

I would kill for that thrill of first love

[MARVIN]

I would kill for that thrill of first love—

[WHIZZER]

I would kill for that thrill of first love—

[MARVIN]

I would kill for that thrill

[BOTH]

I would kill for that thrill of first

Love

Love

Lo-ve

## Trivia

* Between the lyrics "That is so sincere" and "Passion dies", there is a 30 measure interlude.
* During this 30 measure interlude, there is a dance break.
* During this dance break, Marvin rips open Whizzer's shirt.
* They probably had sex after the song ends.
* Wash-and-Wear refers to fabric or clothes that wash easily, dry quickly, and don't need to be ironed.