Please Come to Our House/Jason's Therapy

**Please Come to Our House/Jason's Therapy** is the eighth song in act one of Falsettos. It follows I'm Breaking Down, and is followed by A Marriage Proposal/A Tight-Knit Family - Reprise.

## Please Come to Our House/Jason's Therapy

### Albums

Falsettos (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)March of the Falsettos

### Sung By

Stephanie J. Block - (Trina) Anthony Rosenthal - (Jason) Christian Borle - (Marvin) Andrew Rannells - (Whizzer) Brandon Uranowitz - (Mendel)

## Lyrics

**Please Come to Our House**

[MENDEL, spoken]

Hello?

[TRINA]

Dr. Mendel, please

[MENDEL, spoken]

This is Mendel Weisenbachfeld

[TRINA]

Dr. Mendel vis-a-vis, what Marvin did, or rather hasn't done

[MENDEL, spoken]

Trina, how are you?

[TRINA]

Please come to our house

And talk a bit with Jason

It's a slight exaggeration

But he's sick in the head

Oh, sure

Sometimes, you'll think he's wonderful

But he's wild

I'm sure he's Marvin's child

[JASON]

What should I say to the man?

Should I be mean to the man?

[TRINA]

Just be yourself

[JASON]

I'll be myself?

[TRINA]

Stop asking questions. Be yourself

[JASON]

I'll be myself!

[TRINA]

Don't be disgusting. Be yourself!

Go, go, go, go

[JASON]

Hello to my house

So good of you to travel

On account of my unraveling

Now let's eat some food

[MENDEL, spoken]

Let's talk

[TRINA]

I think, before the food gets cold

[MENDEL]

Time to jaw

First, I'll extend my paw

I think she's holding it so tenderly

I'll probably faint

If so

I'd rather die in this position

Than remain the saint

You think

You know

I'm not

Although

I must be showing better-than-the-norm restraint

[TRINA, MENDEL, & JASON]

Oh, what a lovely table

Such a romantic table

Knives in place

Lots of space

To spread out and eat

Notice how our eyes discreetly...

[TRINA, MENDEL, & JASON, in a round]

Please come to our house

The dinner's on the table

We will talk if we are able to

But probably we won't

We sit

[MENDEL]

The kid looks pretty miserable

[JASON]

Uninspired

Ain't that the truth?

[TRINA, MENDEL, & JASON]

We're tired

[MENDEL]

I think the room looks just a wee bit small

[TRINA]

This girl agrees

[MENDEL AND JASON]

Adieu

[TRINA]

I'll wait outside

And hold the food

[MENDEL]

I do not eat at all at times like these

[TRINA]

The worst is through

[MENDEL]

There's work to do

[TRINA]

I'll wait

[MENDEL]

She'll wait

[JASON]

They'll wait

[TRINA]

I'll wait for you

**Jason's Therapy**

[JASON]

Mr. Mendel

I get apoplexy thinking of my father

I resemble him in far too many ways

His sad demeanor

The way he acts the swine

At least his room is cleaner than mine

Is it fatal?

Do you see real similarities between us?

He and Whizzer live like...

Well, I think it's clear

What do I do?

What do I say?

How do I ask?

What do I hope for?

Is it my mind?

Love isn't free

If love isn't blind

What do I see?

[MENDEL]

Stop!

Look around you

No one's screaming at you

So you feel alright for about ten minutes

If you feel alright for ten minutes

Feel alright for twenty minutes

Feel alright for forty minutes

Drop it and smile

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

[JASON]

Is this therapy?

[TRINA]

Chop chop chop chop chop

I chopped it

It's a gourmet version of chicken merengo

Took me all day

I'll say 't was worth the time

I lie

[MARVIN]

Why is he always here?

[WHIZZER]

The psychiatrist returning

Returning

Five sessions later

[MENDEL]

Try to forget all things homely

Try to forget all things snide

Nothing's as good as you recall

Count what's good, then divide

If you count, it's alright

You can figure out the world

You can add and subtract at will

You can cover up the past

You can kill the pain

Very easily

[JASON]

Is this therapy?

[MARVIN, TRINA, WHIZZER, & MENDEL]

Right, this is therapy!

[JASON, spoken]

So scram

[sung]

Mr. Mendel

As regarding your intentions to my mother

Are they everything a woman would desire?

Her hand is ready

It only needs a ring

I'll buy confetti

And sing

I'm embarrassed

It's not my responsibility to ask you

But I wonder if it's ever crossed your mind?

[MENDEL]

What do I say?

Where do I look?

Why do I laugh?

How do I answer?

Is it my mind?

Love isn't free

If love isn't blind

What do I see?

[JASON]

Stop!

Look around you

A lot of nice furniture

Someone's bringing you dinner

Someone brought you your lunch

Someone's washing your laundry

Washing your socks

Jesus Christ!

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

[JASON/MENDEL]

Why don't you/I feel alright for the rest of your/my life?

Whoo!

[MARVIN, TRINA, WHIZZER, JASON, & MENDEL]

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life?

Feel, feel, feel, feel alright

Feel, feel, feel, feel alright

Feel, feel, feel, feel alright

Feel alright for the rest of your

Rest of your

Life

## Trivia

* In the March of the Falsettos album, this song is called "Please Come to my House".
* In the original 1992 version, Mendel does not have a last name. Brandon Uranowitz gave Mendel the last name "Weisenbachfeld," since that is the most Jewish last name out there.
* Mendel busts out with some insane dance moves, which is why Jason asks if this is actually a therapy session. Later he steals Mendel's own dance moves and uses them against him to convince him to propose to Trina.
* Whizzer sings "Psychiatrist, returning, returning five sessions later." In the song after this, Mendel proposes to Trina. Back during A Tight-Knit Family, Mendel says that "After just five sessions, she'll be like new," which was apparently true.