The Ballad of Jane Doe [Official Audio] from Ride the Cyclone The Musical featuring Emily Rohm

The official audio for “The Ballad of Jane Doe” from Ride the Cyclone (World Premiere Cast Recording) featuring Emily Rohm.
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Emily Rohm - Jane Doe
The Ghost Vocal Ensemble
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Joey Smith - Acoustic Bass
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[@emberwoodruff9698]

The fact that this is called the ballad of Jane doe when it's really a lament, and Noel's lament is actually a ballad, is super cool. The titles reflect what the songs *want* to be, not what they are. Jane doesn't have a ballad because she has no story. Noel doesn't have a lament, his is telling the story of Monique.

[@j-l-c-0088]

i find that little detail all the more interesting when you realise that at the start of Fall Fair Suit,e, Karnak says he wants the choir to express what *they wanted to be*

[@rubydearest]

​@@j-l-c-0088THIS MUSICAL IS SO DEEP

[@angelicastefanelli4136]

​@@j-l-c-0088 "i wish to give them the chance to express, not what they were perceived to be, but what they dreamt they were"

[@anxiouswaffle._.419]

@@j-l-c-0088 and Jane doe can’t express that dream because she doesn’t know who she is, so her only dying dream is to be mourned.

[@chewiecheshire7973]

In a way, she can't have a lament because no one is mourning her. She has a ballad that is not really her ballad, her story. Her ballad belongs to every Jane/ Jon Doe. This is the story they all have, no sadness or anger, just a blank headstone for a faceless person.

[@ma.antonettetuyor1259]

I like to think that the line “I hear the anguish of the streets” can also apply to the fact that a beheaded head is still concious for a few seconds

[@sketchrad1016]

And the last thing to go before you die is your hearing

[@turntechian_player]

I believe it’s about seven to ten seconds!!

[@angel-eyes5458]

THAT LONG?????

[@haoqw]

@@turntechian_player that’s absolutely terrifying if true

[@turntechian_player]

@@haoqw I can fact check for you but yes i believe it is seven to ten seconds, which is positively horrible for poor jane doe

[@michinyo]

'Time eats all his children in the end' is a fucking RAW line and I feel it needs more appreciation

[@MsVilma1970]

It would have been such a good reference to Greek mythology had Kronus been the god of time 😔

[@aceplayer8684]

@@MsVilma1970 he was!

[@PanzerIVAE]

@@MsVilma1970 Kronus is associated (albeit due to conflation)with time a lot. In fact many philosophers and writers use him eating his kids as an allegory for time! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus#Antiquity

[@YourMom-xn6pj]

its a reference to her line about the lion eating its cubs earlier in the show. because she states how terrifying it is to her that he eats his kids and then the lion and lioness just go on making love like they never had kids at all. its about her dealing with the fact that she was forgotten by talking about how in the end everyone is eventually forgotten. crazy beautiful lyricism

[@muzicalassassin2901]

@@MsVilma1970 that was literally the reference lmao

[@Shrimpfriedpee]

Fun fact: her high notes are implied to be her screams as the ride broke down.

[@505DGuy]

Is that a fun fact?

[@mr.froglegs]

@@505DGuy well, in a morbid sort of way I suppose it is.

[@mosquake]

399th like

[@telecasr]

that makes sense, one of the only things she can be identified by is her death

[@pdtrx4900]

Interesting information works better in this situation

[@toasty_roasty11]

Something I noticed is that despite the fact that they're all in a choir, Jane's the only one with a choir-esque song, because that's the only thing she knows about herself

[@twist_ending7545]

Wow we're still discovering stuff about this musical after so long huh

[@toasty_roasty11]

@@twist_ending7545 yup

[@ChoccyChippy]

another thing, it has a carnival-ish sound, while the other kids have very charracter filled tracks behind their lyrics, jane has a sort of choir-carnival-song behind her powerfull lyrics, just to hammer in that sense of her having less than an identity.

[@pissandballs123]

@@ChoccyChippyoh my god your right, because all she knows is the carnival and choir

[@1.Elliott.Draws.1]

Also with the "scream" thing she does that was in The Uranium Suite (or the other one) that the students did when they died

[@theanxiousone3061]

I love this song- while everyone else sings about jobs love money, Jane sings about being. She doesn’t want to be something. She just wants to BE

[@theanxiousone3061]

Not to mention, the new birthday song coming after this had me in tears, beautiful. Everyone did an amazing job on this show

[@LupinCosplay]

it's such an incredible setup and the lyrics only add to the feeling of want and despair

[@somnodaur8064]

literally nobody sings about jobs and money in the entire musical wth are you talking about 😭.

[@jessicafrost7579]

@@somnodaur8064 Just forgot about Ocean huh?

[@comicallypixelated3124]

@@somnodaur8064 you forgot when Mischa feels rage he raps about money and autotune (/j)

[@Kooldeedaa]

Just your reminder that Jane did get beheaded, yes, but people are like chickens. The line "I hear the anguish of the streets" means she heard her friends die.

[@xiaocookie1879]

Its probably a reference to the remaining consciousness after being beheaded. Usually 7 seconds or she was at the last coaster meaning she died last and her beheading was probably due to her being stuck in a rail or something else

[@autismcreatureirl]

@@xiaocookie1879 a beheaded head can actually stay alive for around 30 seconds so that'd probably make her death even slower and more painful

[@xiaocookie1879]

@@autismcreatureirl Thats why I said usually but sure you do you

[@1.Elliott.Draws.1]

Also with the implication of her being one of the last voices heard in fall fair suite (I believe), implying she was the last of them to be alive and able to speak

[@-nutella]

she likely heard them die and everyone watching the rollercoaster’s crash shock and horror also because i think your hearing is the last sense you lose

[@mizxzer]

I wish all the altos, tenors, baritone who want to sing this song a very nice evening

[@casimirsinferno]

The only reason I can't sing this is bc I hate the way my accent sounds when I try, when I lived in America (which was for a year in 2019) I did drama, we did heathers & carrie, I forgot who I played in carrie but in heathers I was kurt and I was so disappointed on how I sounded when I sang my parts in you're welcome 😭

[@FandomFrenzy]

As a Alto, i sung it in choir for Karaoke >:3

[@carlosguevara1034]

Thanks.

[@lucy.does.theater3076]

im a soprano and can't even 😭

[@bluecollarden]

Mezzo soprano here, yeah I can't hit those high notes, but when I'm alone in my vehicle, I try 😅

[@ItzEllzbellz]

Okay, can we talk about how her voice starts off floaty and soft and then her voice gets all gritty and powerful when it says 'why lord' and goes immediately back to Floaty and soft? That alone is impressive!

[@icarusissleepy]

4.8K likes and no replies?? I'll fix that.

[@Kiethneedskisses]

TRUEEEE I GOT GOOSEBUMPS THE FIRST TIME I LISTEN TO THIS!! JAW DROPPED AND EVERYTHING!!

[@d0lLfvngss]

@@Kiethneedskisses I WOULD LITERALLY DO ANYTHING TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN

[@sussyphus3734]

It reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody. In theory, you would think that they might clash, but the band did such an amazing job putting them together. It can be hard to pull it off, but I love the juxtaposition.

[@finleyforevermore]

If you think her tone shifts are well done HERE, check out the video of her performance!! Her "And I'm asking why Lord?" is furious!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6K4gmCPiLxpetEsi=EZSZRZ271oyUTKwF

[@Stormtheweatherboy]

I love how you could hear all the rage and despair when she sings “and I’m asking why lord if this is how I die lord why be left with no family and no friends” her voice is so powerful

[@yeshello7634]

I completely agree seek

[@pooliii9818]

its itsits its like her descent into madness and denial :OO

[@Stormtheweatherboy]

@@pooliii9818 she’s not exactly in denial, she knows very well this is her reality, she seems more depressed and longing to find herself

[@pooliii9818]

@@Stormtheweatherboy hmm true true :0

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Emily is a godess oml

[@user-n3v4d4]

As someone obsessed with Romamticism art, the phrase "time eats all his children in the end." It reminds me of the painting "Saturn devouring his son"(Saturno devorando a su hijo) by Francisco de Goya. I think I only relate them because in the painting Saturn, which is literally Chronos, god of time, in Roman culture, is precisely devouring the head of his son

[@sweatpantsromance]

to add onto this, the original myth that the title of the painting alludes to (which, as a side note, was not coined by the artist himself- he died before he got the privilege to name it) centers kronos eating his children, the first of the modern greek gods.

[@billylenzsupremacy]

it's probably a purposeful connection. saturn/cronos (greek god of time) has a myth where he did indeed eat his children. the goya painting is just one of several on the subject.

[@pershe4231]

I don't know about the Italians, but Kronos was the titan patron of agriculture, that's why he is also shown bearing a scythe. You must (as most foreigners bc of Turkish imperialism/west Europe supremacy at the time when the first excavations were made the foreign archeologists never bothered to ask locals and just made their own conclusions) The personification of time is Chronos (as all personifications; the name is is the relevant noun(like nyx=night, iris=rainbow and so on) , in this case Chronos= time) but yeah. Kronos had agriculture/farming idk the correct English word and chronos was time.

[@yuri-tang7885]

@@sweatpantsromance and to add to the foreshadowing, one of those sons is Zeus, which is the only survivor and eventually defeated Kronos by giving him a wine and mustard mixture which made him rebirth his now adult children and killed him with his scythe. It foreshadowed Jane Doe's fate.

[@trinket_lover]

I think its also a reference to earlier in the show when Jane Doe shares a fact about male lions sometimes eating their offspring and how she finds that idea terrifying, i always took this as her fear of dying without being remembered which is exactly what happened to her

[@bekahdavis366]

Am I an Alto? Yes. Am I gonna try and learn to sing this? Also yes

[@bingotheraccoon]

Videos or it didn't happen! ;)

[@ladielydkyd1281]

I'm around a mezzo-ish? I still wanna learn it.

[@phi1105]

ALTO SUPREMACYYY

[@Echo-od9ix]

ALTOS RULE

[@smolbirb6497]

I'm a bass 2 trying to learn it. I have to shift it an octave down.

[@caleighryanne2221]

I just can’t imagine singing this WHILE FLYING. Props to anyone playing Jane, that’s amazing. I get chills at all the “ahhs” and the descending runs… I think I have a new obsession.

[@alisinw0nderland]

let me tell you this: i saw a production of rtc in Princeton back in may and watching jane fly live is mesmerizing. she didn't fly too high but still had me with my jaw on the floor.

[@mikan1597]

@@alisinw0nderland I saw it was trying not to cry from happiness the whole time. It’s impressive.

[@chriiiiis]

She said it was like singing while doing a plank during a cast interview

[@xOxmortal]

@@chriiiiis damn

[@spleens4200]

I think I read somewhere that singing upside down actually frees up the abdominal muscles a little

[@paradoxical7782]

this song is absolutely beautiful but the most horrible part is that jane doe should NOT be a jane doe. she was apart of a choir- her family shouldve noticed she joined a choir and never returned when the choir got into an accident. but they didnt. and she is forever a nobody.

[@elenafriese891]

(also if she's 17 she _really_ should have a driver's license or something that her finger prints could attach to, and the fact she doesn't raises a lot of questions... None of them comforting)

[@chantolove]

If only anyone on the planet had ever seen Legoland, we’d be able to piece things together

[@Honeydewmel]

They actually state in the musical that she joined last minute, no-one knew her despite everyone in Uranium City knowing each other, no-one arrived to verify her body(aka her parents), she lost her head so they couldn't use that, the machine didn't read her fate before the accident, and the ONLY person who could possibly know who she was died of a heart attack after the accident

[@SoulDoesThings0991]

@@chantolove A bit of a spoiler for legoland so I will make sure that people are able to click away (Click read more for info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I heard from others that Penny's parents were currently in jail at the time so they were not able to ID her.

[@chriiiiis]

@@Honeydewmel her parents are in jail but I don't know why her brother couldn't identify her

[@danielladuck3323]

God Emily Rohm’s voice is perfect for Jane Doe the song and character she’s combines the creepy tragic and hypnotic feelings perfectly and the fact that she can hold her notes while doing a cartwheel in the air and being upside down with no wavering or strain shows how brilliantly talented she is

[@iiwxvyviibes2477]

We love Emily Rohm

[@Echo-od9ix]

When she points at the audience and sings “Time eats all his children in the end” I get chills every time

[@Higuystriguys]

Real

[@-Commit-arson-]

I love how everyone had their own musical style, reflecting them and their personality Meanwhile, Jane doe has carnival music because the only thing they know about her is that she died in a roller coaster accident

[@shadow_9x]

The instrumental is carnival style, while she sings in a choir like style

[@StarkidFAN00]

This song by itself is beautiful but the visuals in the show during this number are just so damn cool

[@danielladuck3323]

God yeah the parts where it looks like she has shadow wings and the flying cartwheel just amaze me every time this musical never fails to impress

[@womp_wompwomp]

@@danielladuck3323 the amount of CONTROL she has during this part is absolutely amazing, I aspire to be like her

[@izukubf]

Starkiddd

[@isabelladippel9649]

and all the sopranos who love the nuances of good contemporary theatre REJOICED

[@Megwyn_jeez]

finally a song that makes me love being a soprano

[@hannahlouise5578]

I know i wish there were more contemporary soprano songs that aren't belted

[@kmfgjnohw490rkfmbg]

JUST GOT JUMPSCARED HOLY SHIT . I THINK WE’RE TWITTER MOOTS ?

[@Rozy727]

Facts sopranos join together 🤘

[@idk-xs5nz]

YES

[@madisonminor9128]

I like to think that when she sings super high plus being upside down and rotating that it represents her falling through the air and screaming

[@autismcreatureirl]

thats actually canon lol

[@LyricNear]

I'm pretty sure "time eats all its children in the end" is a reference to Kronos (the titan in greek mythology) eating his kids (the olympians)?

[@elliottheuselessgoldfish8236]

It's probably a reference to the beginning of the show. They're all given catchphrases and Jane's is about how lions will eat their children when they get jealous of them and how that scares her. Which could also be a reference to Kronos, but IDK, I'm not a writer, lmao.

[@LyricNear]

@@elliottheuselessgoldfish8236 Ooo I didn't know that! I think it's both then. Kronos is quite literally time, "chronos" is the root of words like "chronological".

[@devvygreves]

that’s really interesting. I interpret ‘time eats all it’s children’ means that time robs everyone of their childhood,, and eventually leaves everyone as the same forgotten story that Jane is

[@phoenixvuurvogel]

Right afterwards she also says: 'When silence falls, does anyone care?' which seems to reference the saying "when a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound" (ie. if something is not experienced, does it actually matter?). You see it in her name too, and in the way she references John Doe at the end of the song. I really like how the songwriter twisted common modern-day sayings and concepts just enough to make them feel foreign and otherworldly. They've also focused on evoking imagery that matches Jane's character. It makes the song feel 'bigger' in its subject matter than it would if we heard the same in more familiar language, which is particularly needed for this character.

[@afreshloafofgarlicbread6307]

I always figured it was a reference to her lion catchphrase, and also “consolation” in that EVERYBODY’s name will be forgotten one day, once the last person who knew you has died.

[@piffny6666]

"oh Saint Peter let me in you must know where I've been" this has to be my favourite line just because of the raw desperation in her voice

[@letsalllovelean478]

I love how you can hear the desperation in her voice. Scattering for an identity when you have none is a fate more cruel than the death she experienced.

[@emilieeulgem4590]

I love how the whole mood switches from a clean innocent sadness to a miserable madness

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

the worst part about being an alto is not being able to sing along to this without sounding like a cat getting stepped on 😂

[@xOxmortal]

would be kinda accurate to the character tho XD

[@beruze5342]

Can you explain? I confused

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

@@beruze5342 my voice is too low to hit the high notes properly 😅

[@autismcreatureirl]

sopranos unite 💪💪

[@autismcreatureirl]

(sorry if that sounds rude)

[@priisawallflower]

This song alone doesn't do the whole scene from the musical justice. It was truly hauntingly beautiful.

[@klee_.fangirl]

I can’t believe that anyone who ever played her flew through the air while still hitting those notes and not throwing up

[@trinket_lover]

Ikr! And during some parts she even has to sing upside down

[@klee_.fangirl]

@@trinket_lover I would’ve puked

[@fearofscott]

It’s honestly not that hard I’ve done it before 😅

[@accidentallyferal5330]

“Time eats all his children in the end” actually makes me so fucking feral oh my god, it’s such a good reference to Greek mythology and her earlier “fun fact” about lions

[@Bubblefairy03]

Just saw this show today and there was a Q&A session with the cast at the end. The girl who played Jane Doe said singing during the flying parts is like singing while keeping a steady plank.

[@Irene-ov7zr]

I could never💀

[@coyotix]

reminder that she was afraid of being forgotten, not dying

[@Eklensjd8654]

people say that the high notes are her screaming/that she died after the other kids so here's my contribution: 0:52 you can hear the other kids doing the almost high notes and then jane singing alone

[@winterwithawhyknudsen5166]

She wouldn’t have lungs so she wouldn’t be able to but honestly that’s cool to think about

[@shrimpshufflr7745]

⁠@@winterwithawhyknudsen5166the person who wrote the play says otherwise

[@auramint]

There is a theory that Jane fell on the tracks and survived longer than the other kids before getting decapitated by a cart.

[@chloe.pandaa]

Me when I first hear about this from my castmates in theater: "this sounds strange how good could this be?" Me now: "WHYYYY LORDDD!??"

[@Mochi-yw2xi]

IF THIS IS HOW I DIE LORDDDD

[@star_jellies2.0]

@@Mochi-yw2xiWHY BE LEFT WITH NO FAMILY AND NO FRIENDS 🗣️🗣️

[@Mochi-yw2xi]

@@star_jellies2.0 I’VE GOT NO CELEBRAAAATION

[@sondekmo]

@@Mochi-yw2xi JUST THIS CONSOLATION 🗣 ‼

[@Mochi-yw2xi]

@@sondekmo TIME EATS ALL HIS CHILDREN IN THE ENDDD ‼️‼️

[@TheJadeCircle]

"Time eats all his children in the end" As a greek mythology nerd and a big Percy Jackson fan.. I GIVE MY RESPECT TO THIS LINE

[@angle-dusk]

Same

[@ayuumorienjoyer5913]

RIGHT??

[@Anindeterminateamountofbees]

FR

[@aerinhinton964]

Someone made a last Olympian animatic with this segment, abt Silena's death.

[@Z0eyz_z]

@@aerinhinton964let me see rn that sounds amazing

[@holopearl1829]

Just realized Emily's choreography is Jane Doe reliving the coaster's path

[@quaklebottomlew]

no because my jaw DROPPED when she started singing “this is how i die lord” her voice is so deep and unexpected

[@karenlissetbenitez759]

"And she's asking Why Lord? This is no way to die, Lord" It must be horrible not knowing anything about you and at the same time knowing that the way you died was very unfair.

[@ColaLoser]

Fun fact: Ballads are usually written anonymously

[@marsbar_on_mars]

"I hear the anguish of the streets"is referring to how cut off heads remain conscious for 25-30 seconds. an experiment was formed a while ago where when peoples heads got cut off, a man asked the heads questions and they responded by blinking. this means jane doe was conscious for HALF A MINUTE, hearing people screaming when they saw her head

[@royalpenguin8870]

Excuse me did you say EXPERIMENTS?! Who would *agree* to that 😨 (also they did not see her head since Jane was left unidentified)

[@marsbar_on_mars]

@@royalpenguin8870 it was during the french revolution

[@marnirobertson]

@@marsbar_on_mars i suppose the french revolution was technically “a while ago”

[@xvs9000]

i love the polarity between jane and noel's songs. noel's lament is noel yearning for a life he never had. jane's is about a life that she did have, but had forgotten.

[@americaroleplayer]

"Time eats all his children in the end-" Is that a reference to Kronos the Titan of time??? DAMN!

[@m0thrtxic113]

That's what I thought too! But it could also just mean that in a few decades none of us will be remembered if we aren't important or whatever lol

[@americaroleplayer]

@@m0thrtxic113 I'm pretty sure it's a reference to Kronos because she says HIS children. Otherwise it would just be IT'S children.

[@m0thrtxic113]

@@americaroleplayer yeah lol, I kinda had the same conversation with myself, so it probably is a reference to Kronos, but I also read that it could be a reference to her catchphrase, about how the lion eats his cubs, but to me that doesn't really make any sense as to why she said 'time' so I don't really believe that one lol

[@fir6544]

@@m0thrtxic113 maybe its correlated to her catchphrase, but they made it more related to time, since she would be forgotten eventually because they didn't know who she was

[@frostking5676]

@@americaroleplayer It could be a reference to Kronos, but I'm not entirely sure, because technically Kronos didn't eat all his children, and also I don't think she would see it as a consolation if it was referencing Kronos as if all his children were eaten, they wouldn't have been freed. However, as Kronos had 6 children that were gods, and there were 6 students in the choir, it could make sense. If it were to be interpreted as Kronos, then it could also represent Jane as Zeus, the last one to arrive/be born and the one who wasn't eaten properly, (Zeus was swapped for a rock, and Jane was part doll and "escaped"). If this interpretation is to be believed (the Jane Zeus one) then it might be predicted that Jane frees the other 5 choir students at some point after the events of the musical, just as Zeus did. I can't believe I just typed that all up. Anyways, it might make sense it might not I don't really know.

[@michaelaguirre3849]

LYRICS (I think) Some might say We're released Pushing daisies, deceased When we all know the worms must be fed Theres just one Lingering fear Oh my soul, Is it here? Or is it rotting somewhere with my head? Oh my soul, my soul My soul, my soul (Ooo and Aaas) Oh no soul and no name And no story What a shame Cruel existence was only a sham Oh St. Peter let me in You must know where I've been Won't you tell me at last Who I am, who I am Who I am, who I am (Oos and Aaas) And from the ground beneath my feet I hear the anguish of the street (A choir never complete) And like an old, forgotten tune A song that no one knows forgot how it goes Just John and Me, Forever eternally, Jane Doe And I'm asking Why Lord If this is how I die Lord Why be legft with no family and no friends I've got no celebration just this consolation Time eats all his children in the end (Aaas) A melody floats through the air When silence falls, Does no one care? (Does anyone care?) Another sad forgotten tune Another song that no one knows So thats how it goes Just John and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe And she's asking Why Lord (Why oh why oh why oh why) This is no way to die, Lord No one to sing, No one to sigh, now that all is said and done Isn't there anyone to tell me Who I Am? (Oooo) No singing songs of celebration Just a starry speculation Like John, I'll be eternally A forgotten name Some lost refrain Just Jane, Jane Doe A melody floats through the air When silence falls no do one care? Jane Doe

[@welcoe]

Thank you!

[@nataliemcdaniel5098]

Thanks

[@iamawatermelon2050]

Thanks

[@Loser_Bee]

Thank you so much❤❤

[@evieinwonderland5742]

"legft" Btw Ty!

[@phinezra1533]

I like how the drumroll you hear at 4:30 is similar to one you would hear at a circus or carnival when a performer would dive into water from a very high platform. It not only feels like it signifies the end of the song but also Jane's "end" from riding the Cyclone.

[@gallantnights]

I'm VIBRATING. I saw this show back when I was in high school and this song specifically influenced my path as an artist and to hear the full song after all these years makes me want to cry oh my goddd

[@etps4444]

That's so cool that you got to see it!! I've been dying to ever since I found out about this show earlier this year. I envy you, haha.

[@redofthewolves]

FINALLY! I saw the production in Seattle four times and I've been praying for a cast recording for years now! I can be at peace now, just like the kids.

[@87bees68]

SAME! I went to the ACT’s high school workshop and then saw it three more times in Seattle. I’m vibrating with excitement at this album

[@Wont_wood]

I-

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Resting peacefully like the St. Cassian choir

[@Scared_of_beans_spaceboy]

@@yourlocaldemon2195BWAHGGAGHDYB

[@clownytherat5098]

She sings this beautifully while spinning in the air and I can’t even sing it sitting still

[@spiritedha1534]

This song absolutely haunts me because when I was living in New York, I discovered the body of homeless woman outside my apartment building. It feels like her soul is crying out to me I can’t do anything to help her

[@azrielimaginations]

That's sad and terrifying. I don't like it.

[@etps4444]

That is... certainly unfortunate. I'm sorry.

[@googoogaga7986]

I’m so sorry, Jesus…that kinda thing has a long lasting effect on someone :((

[@haleysaurusrex]

I'm so sorry to her for what she went through in her life and the way in which it ended, and I'm so sorry to you for witnessing a part of it. By remembering her and grieving for her in a way that other people may not have, I believe that you are doing her justice. Be well

[@lucythesuperweirdo3501]

This song is criminally underrated. It's so chillingly beautiful. I love it.

[@kingcho6969]

My toxic trait is thinking I could body this song as a tenor . But I’ll keep trying until my voice goes

[@ohhmavis]

me auditioning for jane doe as a cis, baritone, man

[@takemybloon1210]

I wanna audition for Jane Doe so bad but my voice does NOT go that high

[@arachnaphobicpal6873]

@@takemybloon1210 Same here.

[@BarbedWireFingernail]

Mine is thinking I could body this with absolutely NO experience or talent. My poor neighbors probably think there’s a dying cat nextdoor

[@bella7411]

I easily hit the highs, but I have trouble going at all low...

[@apocryph0n]

“Time eats all his children in the end” alluding to Ancient Greek mythology where Kronos, king of the Titans, is cursed so that his children will one day overthrow him. His solution is to eat all of the newborn children he has with his wife Rhea. In the song Jane uses it to say that no one can escape death, Time takes us all in the end. But the missing part of the myth is that this is the story of the birth of Zeus; after all her other children were eaten, Rhea became fed up and swapped out newborn Zeus for a rock wrapped in swaddling clothes like a baby. She gives that rock to Kronos instead, and Zeus grows up to overthrow the Titans and his father. So Time doesn’t eat all his children in the end. This one line foreshadows the ending of the show, that the other students will die and pass on, but Jane will not be eaten. She gets a new life. Favorite line❤️

[@someonethatexists359]

I never thought of that! You sure are paying attention to details

[@gvnlessktchn]

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW THE “WHY LORD” MAKES ME FEEL. LIKE SPECIFICALLY IN THIS VERSION WHERE ALL THE BG VOCALS COME IN IT’S SO AAAAAAAAAAA /POS

[@lyc_ant]

My roomate in the psych ward showed me this song. Hope you’re doing ok nowadays, Charlie!

[@agayclownnamedjack]

Charlie has awesome taste

[@brookagainstthemachine]

Hope you and Charlie are doing well! ~a fellow former psych ward resident

[@All-ze9cl]

My toxic trait is thinking I could crush this. I've never taken singing lessons.

[@bonni153]

my toxic trait is thinking I could crush this without prepping my voice and having a sore throat for days after. my teacher would be very disappointed

[@autismcreatureirl]

@@bonni153 i tried, its not fun

[@Irene-ov7zr]

See I've taken multiple singing lessons and even I know I would never be able to hit those notes

[@Vineooo]

"Is there anyone to tell me who am I" is so real omg

[@j-l-c-0088]

also "no singing songs of celebration, just this sorry speculation" and "cruel existence was only a sham" hit hard

[@Byssa6]

3:34 I like the way they say “does anyone care?”

[@timaeusTechnopath]

Yea that part is very satisfying to hear

[@itsmethecoolguy]

I love how ghostly she sounds In the chorus, truly haunting

[@yaffabalsam3018]

“Just John and me forever eternity, Jane Doe” this line is so slept on

[@danecarrington4326]

2:45 Reminds me of Addam's Family Theme Song. The lyrics and the melody maker cemented the whole Twilight Zone Creepy Vibes .

[@Millie_Barrett]

Found this song today and i was NOT expecting that jazz change OMG!!!

[@noxie3175]

Does anyone else try and figure out exactly how Jane died? I mean it’s implied that she died last as she must’ve been seated in the back but how exactly did she lose her head? I would accept the gruesome idea of she must’ve landed on the tracks again unlike the others but the way she sings about her head kind of implies it’s still intact somewhere doesn’t it? So I don’t think her head was crushed I think she was fully decapitated but simply how would that occur from a derailed rollercoaster if the others were presumably killed by impact with the ground.

[@lobster493]

I once watched a movie where someone looked out a car window while it was going really fast and got their head knocked off by a streetlight so I sort of have a theory that she may have gotten bonked on the face by a support beam while the cart was falling or something like that

[@gracegrrl007]

@@lobster493 having seen this exact movie, this was my thought as well Not sure how realistic it is but it makes sense to me!!

[@unapersonav1522]

I think that's just adds to the mystery

[@ravenmaster0149]

Have I never sung in my life? Yes. Am I gonna try to sing this? Also yes.

[@ravenmaster0149]

Turns out I’m right in the middle of an alto and tenor range LMAO

[@-hiii]

2:50 gives me poor unfortunate soul vibes for some reason and I love it

[@DFC3770]

2:49 just tingles all my bones perfectly; its gorgeous.

[@BrookClark-pm1ki]

Now knowing I can actually sing this, I can’t listen to this anymore without singing

[@juliusc8855]

If you have seent he actual play. Can we talk about her skirt, they way she's flying around upside-down, absolutely killing it, AND THAT SKIRT DOESNT MOVR AN INCH, NITHING THAT ISNT MOVED BY HER STAYD IN PLACE, that us the read wizardry of this play

[@Ella_Nockkk]

Some might say we're released Pushing daises, deceased But we all know the worms must be fed There's just one lingering fear Oh my soul, is it here? Or is it rotting somewhere with my head? Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh no soul, and no name And no story, what a shame Cruel existence was only a sham? Oh Saint Peter, let me in! You must know where I've been Won't you tell me at last who I am? Who I am Who I am Who I am Who I am And from the ground, beneath my feet I hear the anguish of the street [CHOIR] A choir never complete [JANE] And like an old forgotten tune A song that no one knows... Forgot how it goes Just John and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe And I'm askin' why lord If this is how I die, Lord Why be left with no family and no friends? I've got no celebration just this consolation time eats all his children in the end A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? [CHOIR] Does anyone care? [JANE] Another sad, forgotten tune Another song that no one knows So that's how it goes! Just John and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe [CHOIR] And she's asking "Why, Lord?" [JANE] Why, oh why, oh why, oh why? [CHOIR] "This is no way to die, Lord!" [JANE} No one to sing, no one to sigh Now that all is said and done Isn't there anyone to tell me who I am? [CHOIR] No singing songs of celebration Just this speculation [JANE] Like John I'll be eternally A forgotten name, some lost refrain Just "Jane" Jane.. Doe [CHOIR] A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? Jane Doe

[@Snodmystaahh]

COPIA

[@bellaneedsabreak]

@@Snodmystaahh Not exactly. This is a Genius copy-paste. It’s legal and a lot of people do it. It not their problem if you’re here claiming something that’s stupid.

[@TheHolderOfTheStory]

“A melody floats through the air. When silence falls does no one care?” The melody is her screaming and the silence falling is when she died no one seemed to care

[@SatanosFr]

Yeah, because no one claimed the body

[@skyhi5274]

Tell me why I got a six flags commercial before this 😭

[@Irene-ov7zr]

​@gec_gay_emo_cousin Foul💀

[@What-goofy]

NOOOO THATS FOUL

[@denotiveberry]

i got a KFC commercial during the chicken scene in Girl, Interrupted

[@skyhi5274]

@@denotiveberry 😨

[@prestonarce2007]

Am i a male with a low voice? Yes. Am i gonna sing this shit for the rest of the day? Also yes.

[@StarSneezle]

Unfun fact: all the high notes are supposed to be Jane’s screams as she was being beheaded on the cyclone.

[@MEOWWWW_7]

Jane has the only choir-esk song, this song also has carnival type music in the background, I think it is because thats all she knows about herself. The choir, and the cyclone/fair.

[@lyra6096]

This song would be perfect for a ballet performance

[@serenity_ren_bliss3566]

Yessss

[@doodle_fantasies2005]

“Time eats all his children in the end” I like that line and idk if I’m the only one who got this or I’m just slow. But it is referencing back to when she talks about the lion eating his children, then making more, then eating them again, just to make more. It’s beautiful.

[@-nutella]

it’s a very cool line i believe it’s referencing this and the painting “Saturn Devouring His Son” because Saturn was the Roman God of Time, it’s crazy how detailed this show is.

[@user-ks7ky3zz1q]

“AND AM ASKING WHY LORD??? IF THIS IS HOW I DIE LORD??” 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔊🔊‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@etps4444]

Warning: a few spoilers, for those who haven't seen the show and/or listened to the album. This one just makes me sad, man. This whole show does, really, but there are plenty of comedic and fun moments sprinkled throughout before you get to this part that make you laugh and forget you're watching a show about dead children. When you get to this song, all the comedy vanishes (for now, anyway), and the reality of the situation comes crashing in. She's dead. They're _all_ dead, and she's the worst off because she can't remember who she is/was. You can just feel her confusion and sorrow and, later on in the song, her rage (during the _"Why,_ Lord?" parts). It's this anguished demand for an explanation, one that you really want to answer but, at this point in the story, just can't. It's depressing and makes your heart go out to Jane, and I think _that's_ a testament to how well Emily Rohm did in this musical! :)

[@KuroDokueki]

For me, the only parts that really break my heart are Ballad of Jane Doe, and Talia. Because, on the flipside of your explanation. Talia is about a man who loves someone so much, he'd do anything for her. And knowing he's dead, and he can never hear her again, never talk to her. That all he has in the afterlife is whatever's on his cell phone. And he can't make good on all of his promises. The two songs utterly wrecked me the first time.

[@miuiruma3366]

I’ve noticed that’s Jane sings “ if this is how I die why be left with no family and no friends “ and since later on she makes friends with the others it symbolises this is not how she will die like this and that she will be brought back

[@daryissaplayz2312]

Can someone with a higher functioning brain tell me if what I'm hearing at the end is Dies Irae, because if by the 0.001% chance it isn't, I'm going to cry. Please I'm literally hyperfixated on this musical and if it mixes with one of my auditory loves I'm going to overjoyed. Like genuinely I catch dies irae so easily, but it's not catching properly this time for some reason I'm referring to: "A mel-o-dy floats through the air when sil-ence falls does no one care? Jane Doe." It's used so often in media, and I love it. Some examples are the "siren" esc call from Frozen 2, a background noise in the pink shape guys song from Squid Game, and even a scene in Star Wars I think. Once you hear it, you genuinely can't unhear it. It makes absolute sense for this musical too, as dies irae is a song used as a symbol for death.

[@ateneamataarias1733]

Oh, it really is Dies Irae in there!! I felt it sounded familiar, but I wouldn't have realized if you didn't point it out

[@_Circe]

Oh there is a slight similarity in the melody there!

[@suilarot]

Omg- a figured this too some months ago but with the “And from the ground beneath my feel” line but didn’t catch that it is way more present in the part you pointed out!

[@bug_a_boo3309]

so, y’all i figured out how her skirt stays up when she’s upside down! she has a shirt she puts on at the end of ricky’s song that has boning in it (basically just long bits of plastic) so it doesn’t flop

[@insertusernamehere3173]

THANK YOU

[@oh_its_brooke1532]

2:46 - beginning of my favorite part :)

[@williamwhere1603]

Aye same

[@onlyth3oretical]

TO ALL THE PEOPLE WITH LOW VOICES JUST KNOW THAT I MADE IT!!!! it took so much practice but you can!! I altered some of the faster height notes to be lower but the falling notes can be pretty easy!! (Alto/tenor here!)

[@texaskc]

This whole musical is grossly underrated.

[@possiblycamm]

just sang this in my room with headphones on. i mightve sounded absolutely horrific but what I do know is i hit all the notes properly so I just felt the need to vent that here

[@mcwavez]

This song is so hauntingly beautiful, I love it

[@IAmSomethingDifferent]

God the tonal shift to despair and rage with the "And I'm asking why, Lord..." gives me goosebumps.

[@MysteriousGirl10]

The fact that she can hit those notes is impressive.

[@maki9724]

3:46 im obsessed with how emily says eter-na-lly its so AAAGH

[@Zzzk23]

I wonder if the “John” is John the Baptist. Who lost his head. I know it’s also “John Doe” but I wonder

[@rileywilliams9213]

Could be ambiguous on purpose so both could be implied. That’d be pretty cool

[@insertusernamehere3173]

Both I believe

[@carajennings2359]

To me this song also symbolizes a young person who used to be a normal active teenager then later became ill and as their body gives out they beg why it had to be this way and how. The anger, the screams, the operatic highs and lows. But there are multiple takes on every song, all are correct it’s up to you

[@TheAmazingMinako-Kun]

It's actually from a musical called ride the cyclone. Essentially some choir teens die while riding a faulty ride called the cyclone and jane doe here lost her head in the accident so nobody was able to identify her.

[@Sweetonthemoon]

So back in 2020 I created an OC who I named Jane and is still through development, this song perfectly represents her. I just found out about this song so I’m still pretty shocked how much this song explains her. Anyways thanks for reading 👏🏻❤️

[@ahhhh913]

GOD every single line of this song is gut wrenchingly perfect

[@Rizafan203]

I have to say the reason I love to listen to this intro is that opening part where Jane Doe goes "My turn"

[@MetalGuitarist99]

Having seen S. J. Pelzer perform this live (multiple times, about a decade ago) nothing compares to it. The richness and fullness of SJP's voice cannot be replicated outside a live performance, simply heart-wrenching this performance.

[@jessawall3510]

Jane Doe is played by Emily Rohm here

[@Star-ou5gq]

This is Emily Rohm

[@stormcloudsabound]

Bruh that's not SJP

[@hadlrr]

One thing I like is how it starts off so airy and delicate sounding and as it progresses you hear the despair and agony and power in her voice

[@luna_stars326]

When she pointed to the audience at "Time eats all his children in the end" gave me chills

[@Zeke-hm8ds]

This song has such great potential for OC playlists. It can be for a character who died and is afraid of being forgotten, a person who killed themself and was hoping to know what they would be after they died, a person who is feeling all kinds of emotions at once during a breakdown. This song has a lot

[@TheJadeCircle]

For anyone wondering, the highest note in the song is a Db6(I think, I used my piano for this) , and if I had to guess the lowest note is a C4.

[@weezr.bf_4]

I think I’m ascending up to heaven

[@Serena.1101]

Just like the choir -Serena

[@joyfulstone]

SHE WAS FRECKING FLYING OFF A ROPE I COULD NOT DO THAT WHILE SINGING.

[@-LeMar-]

I’m pretty sure she was actually being held by some type of machine pole-thingy operated by a few people behind the curtains with it being attached to her waist from behind (based off a behind the stage video I watched) using a rope would have been extremely complicated for the spins and for it to look smooth

[@joyfulstone]

@@-LeMar- either way, it looked terrifying to be up there!

[@sp4cetimedistortions]

i love "a melody floats through the air" its so addicting

[@nlebluu]

My friend showed me this and oh my GOD I cannot stop putting this on repeat LOL its so magical and those notes ahhh~

[@crylmao8318]

I love this song so much, and the fact that Jane gets flung around while singing this is incredible. I could never!