#idk why I keep going to genius lyrics just to read an annotation I haven’t previously read

[sunachilles]

what if I killed someone.

[ID: a screenshot from the website genius lyrics, showing lyrics to “Jason’s Bar Mitzvah” from Falsettos. The word “photo” is highlighted, and the annotation below it reads,

“In the PBS recording, Whizzer says “No!” at the prospect of taking a photo, and looks uncomfortable doing so, and this is a really heartbreaking moment because he doesn’t want to be remembered this way – sick and dying – or to have his appearance at that point captured in a photo, which is understandable for anyone in that situation, but especially for him since he has clearly established that he values appearance. At the same time, this is one of his last moments alive, since he dies at the end of the song, and so this is the absolute last possible photo they can have of him while he’s alive.

The recording also shows Jason saying “cheese” awkwardly throughout the taking of the photo, which reminds us that, however mature or smart Jason is, he is still a kid, watching someone he cares about die, unsure of how to handle the situation or the feelings it evokes.” /end]

#again lmk if I did the id wrong lmfao #i noticed his ‘no!’ but never thought abt him not wanting to be remembered like that. GOD. #I’m killing everyone who’s ever made jokes abt his death lol #falsettos #analysis #idk why I keep going to genius lyrics just to read an annotation I haven’t previously read #it never ends well bro. #falsettos analysis