Will I - Musical Rent

[@kadburycream]

Can we talk about how powerful this song is? 4 lines and it's the most powerful in the film.

[@KQuinn672]

yes...its emotional and powerful...wonderful song...I just downloaded it to my mp3...

[@jordanallen0238]

Even with a little of words it can be very powerful love this song

[@KQuinn672]

yes...

[@TiPremier]

Ashley Dykeman It doesn't matter how many years go by this comment will always be so damn true

[@leannebrown02]

The song is honestly so hard to learn. I'm in a production of Rent right now and I have to do the solo at the beginning and it's a lot harder than it sounds, like most of the stuff in this show

[@steve01030]

I was recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Suddenly and unexpectedly, this simple but beautiful song, became my song.

[@robynb4580]

Im so sorry.My grandfather has Dementia and I know it can be really tough. But just keep holding on to the fact that life is worth it. I hope people are there for you and if not you can reach out to me!I'll be there for you like Im there for my grandparents.❤wishing you all the best~ My Instagram is frumpy_dingo

[@steve01030]

God bless you, Robyn B. Am not on Instagram, but will join if I need some support. I will pray for your grandfather....he certainly has a wonderful and compassionate granddaughter. My email is: [e-mail]

[@Clare23272]

I'm sorry 🙏

[@tomconroy2181]

Sending my love and support! We are with you Steve!!! ❤️❤️

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

You probably forgot all about this comment.

[@dretarry]

"Will I?", a song which takes place during a Life Support meeting and expresses the pain and fear of living a life with AIDS, was inspired by a real event. Larson attended a meeting of Friends in Deed, an organization that helps people deal with illness and grief, much like Life Support. After that first time, Larson attended the meetings regularly. During one meeting, a man stood up and said that he was not afraid of dying. He did say, however, that there was one thing of which he was afraid: Would he lose his dignity? From this question stemmed the first line in the single stanza of this song. The people present at the Life Support meeting in the show, such as Gordon, Ali, and Pam carry the names of Larson's friends who died of AIDS. In the Broadway show, the names of the characters in that particular scene (they introduce themselves) are changed nightly to honor the friends of the cast members who are living with or have died from AIDS

[@dretarry]

Before you curse God, remember that this is man-made disease for which there IS a patent for... With respect,

[@lodigo]

Dre Tarry You did so well with your first comment, then it all went wrong with your second.

[@adisturbedpistachio223]

Yeah... I mean, if it was a man-made disease, wouldn't a cure be made by its side to prevent the deaths of many? Wouldn't scientists have understood the virus before it was first diagnosed? Would there have been more caution? Or by "man-made", do you mean that it was somehow created foolishly and we didn't have the tools to cope with it? Different interpretations!

[@junitreeeee]

there isnt a patent wtf? Even the supposed patent for a cure "AIDS Cure Patent" (US Patent #5676977) was proven not to be a cure for aids but a purely speculative idea that has never been shown to work

[@ayeshakishver7424]

Wow, I didn’t know that they changed the names nightly to honour the people with AIDS. Or the rest of it, thank you.

[@mikawhofan]

what I like about this scene is Mark repeating the lines to himself like his trying to imagine himself in their shoes. it's one thing to know someone going through something scary as AIDS but to actually be going through it? Much more frightening.

[@ad-rx9gp]

Marilee Boer thos song can be applied to more than just living with aids. Mark has a lot of hardships in his life also. Like i have depression and i can relate alot to this song. Mark could also be thinking of something else during this song

[@blithelyme]

Obviously I have no idea what the true intention of Mark singing was, but one of my friends once told me she interpreted it as Mark being afraid of being alone. It's definitely a concern of his, which you can see later on in Halloween and Goodbye Love. She believed that his singing of "will I lose my dignity, will someone care, etc" was about him wondering if anyone was going to be there for him as he got older, because most of his friends were sick and/or dying.

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

what’s also beautiful is that he echos that words. he doesn’t know what it’s like but he empathizes through their first hand accounts of living with AIDS

[@thechoripankiller]

I believe Mark is singing this because of the same thoughts he has while singing Halloween.

[@CrisPheasant]

@@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066 I love the fact that mark is the echo. He stands alone as the rest group together in the song. For me it makes it all that more hauntingly beautiful.

[@MrNorcal81]

Whether performed on stage or in the movie, this is one of the most heartbreaking and absolutely beautiful songs ever written for a Broadway show. Jonathan Larson was a bloody genius.

[@caileenheller6694]

All I need to hear is the first line of this song and I'm crying, every single time. I used to volunteer at a Catholic AIDS ministry in the 1990s and one of my main duties was to attend the funerals of gay men who had died. Their families had largely disowned them for being gay, and sometimes it was only me and 2 others from the ministry in the pews to mourn these human beings. It literally broke my heart. AIDS was genocide in virus form, and so, so many good people died, all of us were scared, and the US government, along with the majority of major healthcare systems, did not give a rat's ass. AT ALL. But....."will someone care" about them? Yes. Me. Always.

[@missa9030]

That breaks my heart so much…nobody should be alone or feel ashamed…I’d love to do something like what you did in the 90s

[@Nameless-pt6oj]

I do believe homosexuality is a sin but homosexuals are still human beings made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27) and are equal with everyone (Galatians 3:28). There’s no changing that. Homosexuals were created to enjoy a relationship with God just like the rest of us and the gates of Heaven are open for them if they accept God’s offer of forgiveness for sins.

[@caileenheller6694]

JC no one cares about your bullshit religious beliefs and homophobia, so piss off

[@candycigarette]

I love to hear some sanity from people like you. I don’t understand why these parents bring children if they only care about themselves. I love this song, and it connects on an historical level of that time of the world and on a personal level, of how much kindness there is between us all, if someone really care if you need support or help.

[@meganbateman5634]

@@Nameless-pt6oj I appreciate your comment but homosexuality is not a sin. God loves everyone of who they are. I'm not Catholic but I believe that whoever wrote the Bible is not Her words. God's book was abused by people who didn't liked what she wrote, and they twisted up Her words and use them to threaten gays and unmarried parents with Hell to normalize society because it was either gays getting punished or them bigots getting punished. You remember that

[@wrengilson2025]

In this movie, this song is about AIDS support... but listening to this is the feeling I get every time I walk into a group therapy session. It's all about "this is why I'm afraid" and then... everyone's together in it. Everyone expresses the same or similar griefs or fears. Depression may not be as actively life-threatening as AIDS, but I feel like this song touches every support group out there.

[@amandawhittaker3833]

+Abigail Wilson I agree Abigail, I think a lot of people can relate to this song in many ways.

[@JamieVocalLand]

+Amanda Whittaker I totally agree

[@tromboneguy92]

Depression can be just as deadly, if not more so, than AIDS, just in a different way. without treatment, both can be deadly, but depression is not viewed the same way in society. If someone is depressed, they are seen as weak, like they are in complete control of their disease and still just let it happen. I have been fighting it for most of my life and still hit lows pretty frequently. Without my friends and girlfriend, I wouldn't still be here. My current gf has been the more understanding of any of my previous ones and we support each other through our rough times. All of my exes blamed me for my own thoughts and made me feel worse for them. We all need support for mental AND physical illnesses.

[@wrengilson2025]

+Jacen Lazar Support is a huge deal for any disease. One of my exes told me "all you need is a good friend to talk to" and discouraged the idea of going to a therapist. It's a rough road and I think we know better than any of the doctors that it doesn't get cured; you learn to live. So keep living. You've got this. :)

[@Regitze1234]

+Jacen Lazar A little fact about AIDS: When Jonathan Larson wrote RENT, AIDS was seen as a shameful thing to have, that only gay people and drug addicts could get. If you had it, you were seen as weak and wrong. It was a death sentence, there was no cure back then. Society looked down at you. You were allowed to deny victims any kinds of jobs, to deny them a home. The only support many of these people had, was the support groups. And Jonathan wrote these characters, based on people he knew, who died from AIDS. This hit you mentally as well as physically, and many would do suicide, like Rogers girlfriend April did. Support groups were and are a big help, and have helped many, many people throughout the years. I think this song means a lot to him, and to many people who's had the honor of hearing it

[@marypresslike]

I really enjoy that you can hear Roger and Mark individualy

[@PrinceTrexus]

Mary Voet I always sing Mark’s part during this song... Anthony Rapp is one of my favorite Broadway actors and Mark Cohen is one of my dream roles lol

[@xTheArtOfDrew]

The female descant at the end is so beautiful...

[@aaronburgin1442]

THIS!!!!

[@arbitterm]

Hardest song in the show to learn, and also the best in my opinion. Larson was such a gifted composer, gone too soon.

[@okay2761]

I learned this at school In chorus

[@kinghumor4646]

best song but to me the lyrics are easy

[@amandaburton5868]

the lyrics aren't the hard part, it's the timing and volume

[@haydengalloway5274]

its not hard there are 4 lines

[@superficialspacecadet]

This is nothing compared to Christmas Bells though. That's the hardest song.

[@MexiaState04]

4 lines, so true. The first thing you lose is your dignity and begin feeling like you aren't even a whole person. Then you feel no one cares. There is no such thing as pity or sympathy from others on what you're going through. Some nights you wonder if you will even make it through the night, but when you do you realize you're situation still hasn't changed and you're stuck in this nightmare forever.

[@ai.risu_]

well said KC. i agree.

[@missabb100]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@darth_kal-el]

The song is based on real life. Jonathan Larson would attend Friends In Deed meetings with his friends who had HIV. Friends In Deed was basis for Life Support. The moto of the this group was “No Day but today” which he used. During one of the meetings a young man got up and said that he “wasn’t afraid to die” but there was one thing he was afraid of and that was “would he lose his dignity”

[@aishahsan277]

This film makes me so emotional, I can't believe I only got round to watching it this year

[@Darklight347]

I agree I only watched it this year aswell

[@NCICBrooklyn]

Me too! I wasn't aware it was about AIDS either. It was so beautiful.

[@NCICBrooklyn]

The movie was beautiful... Not the AIDS.

[@sha11235]

They mention AIDS in the film. You didn't hear that?

[@dupreyalana]

I’ve been watching it since I was 7 I’m 24 😂😂😍😍 I love it my dvd all scratch up now smh 🤦‍♂️

[@chuckanziulewicz9926]

My choir, the Charleston (WV) Gay Men's Chorale, is singing this at our local World AIDS Day observance on December 1st, 2015.

[@renlance3392]

I know this is a old comment but that's amazing!

[@suzymartin5434]

+Chuck Anziulewicz [[ Good luck! ]]

[@darthstarkiller6605]

Shoutout to my fellow Kanawha County member!

[@swingersfan]

God bless and love you and your chorale.

[@supreme3376]

I dont care these so song is goood

[@Maisie.Meehan]

I'm sorry, but just Mark's reaction at 1:55 when he sees Roger- so happy, just gets me every time! And is it just me, but I love the way Adam Pascal says the line "will someone care"

[@KQuinn672]

its not just you but for me...I LOVE Jesse so this was emotional for me when he was singing but yes...adam too...he is finally coming around..

[@KQuinn672]

:) i concur gets me every time...

[@PrinceTrexus]

I always love the way Anthony Rapp says “This Nightmare” also

[@emilyglass5313]

Adam Pascal has the voice of a God! Every time I hear him sing, I just get shivers down my spine and just love hearing the heart and soul he puts into every song he does is just *chef's kiss*, perfection.

[@otishampton3351]

Favorite part in the song honestly

[@anniereborn9721]

This song resanate with not just someone with aids but sadly other illness and diseases too, blessings to all.

[@nathanlambert298]

Who knew a song with 3 verses repeating would be so emotional.

[@anniereborn9721]

Nathan Lambert it might only be three lines however when one is facing life at 32 with progressive MS dignoises yes even three lines can be powerful.

[@averyramskill678]

I know, it's so true. I'm like this and I'm suffering with Anorexia Nervosa and this speaks out to me as well.

[@anniereborn9721]

Maddy Ramskill Sorry to hear your suffering from eating disorder it's a horrible illness, sending love and light. brightest blessings

[@lizvdp8066]

Very true, this song really speaks to me (I have chronic Lupus, myastenia gravia, Liddle syndrome and some minor others). It gives such strenght and really shows you're not alone in such situations.

[@sophienaworynski5594]

what i love about this song is how everyone's voice blends together but when roger starts to sing you can hear it so clearly above all the other voices . It makes the song so beautiful and the message so much more powerful.

[@SRRYBOUTDAT]

Rent still is my favorite musical, can't be topped.

[@Marian-eu8xx]

one of the most emotional song of the movie yet it only have 3phrases.... amazing

[@Bullwinkel]

exactly. its simply amazing. gets me every time and never gets old

[@reanna_loren]

Marian Segovia ANGEL OH ANGEL

[@VanitasVanillaPapaya]

A song that always pulls at my heart because it can connect with anyone struggling with anything. For me, it speaks a lot with my battle with depression. 4 lines and they make so much emotion.

[@RodConFAKE]

When it first shows Roger walking to the Meeting. Probably the most emotional part of this video idk if anyone else caught that. But his look on his face is priceless.

[@daisyivan1893]

Rodney Con probably scared

[@SSathe-dd9lo]

This song is so real for things beyond just AIDS. Everyone wonders whether they will die with dignity, whether those left behind will give a damn, and whether this is all just a bad dream when facing something this tough.

[@sha11235]

I also just feel that when you're going through shit, will you get through it? That's what this song means to me.

[@faiththomas1749]

S. Sathe imagine if you will living with a social development NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ( like autism ) & you tell people about it but since they don't live it THEY CANT GET IT & even though you try , it just can't register ( even if it's ur family just cause they live with you doesn't mean they get it , I speak from experience cause I got it

[@purplehayes7011]

@@faiththomas1749 I can actually, because I was born autistic and sometimes feel depressed out of nowhere.

[@adriannawelch7670]

I worry I will die without making a mark (I want to be a playwrite and actress) or worse without talking to my sister again, we used to watch rent together and I would always sing along, she said I had potential, I haven't talked her since 2016 when everything went wrong for us and we got in a fight and I haven't seen her since, anyway this song resonates with me, I don't have a body which hosts disease but I have a mind which hosts depression and memories of the past

[@darth_kal-el]

The song is based on real life. Jonathan Larson attended meetings of the support group Friends In Deed with his friend who had HIV. Friends In Deed was what he based Life Support on. During one of the meetings Jon attended a young man got up and said that he “wasn’t afraid to die” but “would he lose his dignity.”

[@prettyrad7921]

This is one of the most positive comment sections I've ever seen.

[@eddieboyll671]

A year ago I had a accident where I ended up with a TBI. It caused me to have depression, anxiety, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts. While I was recovering I saw this movie. And couldn’t help but weep. I’m going to keep fighting because I do have someone who cares that I’m still here.

[@lauriesmith4575]

It's a song sung in a round. And it's perhaps the most powerful round in the entire show, because it asks one question, that everyone struggles with- Will I? I can relate, not because of a disease like AIDS, but because I suffer from mental illness, as well as Lupus, and that question has bounced around in my head for years, because it truly describes how I feel at times. And that's both a scary and beautiful thing.

[@AnaM-qn5jf]

I am not much of a crier... but I am having a pretty bad pained day, I have severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Opened this song... and I haven't stopped crying. This song is a perfect look through the eyes and into the mind of someone with a disease. Given, we all have our good positive days! But some times, life catches up with you. You get thinking. And everything just seems so.... terrifying. This song really shows how I feel... especially on infusion days, still (haha) getting worked up over the needle/cath. I cannot tell you all how beautiful I think this song is.

[@eydra1452]

Anastasia M I know the feeling :( god bless

[@leesbegley6231]

You poor darling. I'm so sorry for your pain. Have you tried CBD oil? It really helps so many people. I hope you find some relief soon. I am sending out a prayer of healing and strength for you today, Sunday May 24, 2019. I

[@darth_kal-el]

That’s because it was inspired from real life. Jonathan Larson attended meetings of Friends In Deed a support group for people with HIV and their loved ones. Jon wasn’t HIV+ himself but attended with his many friends who were. The Life Support group in RENT is based on this group. During one of the meetings a young man (20s) got up and said that he “wasn’t afraid of dying” but he was afraid of one thing “would he lose his dignity” and thus this song was born.

[@maryhales4595]

This song is definitely one of the reasons that RENT is in my list of favorite musicals.

[@MrNorcal81]

When the movie version came out, it took a lot of flack over the cast being too old but when you take the movie on its own terms, it's outstanding. The OG cast, however old they were, just nailed their characters all over again and their vocals were still spot on. We're lucky to have Blu-ray versions of the movie and the live closing night performance on Broadway starring Will Chase, Rene Elsise Goldsberry and a stellar case.

[@johnwelsh5591]

I will say that for about a decade I read the characters as being 30-40 because of the age of the actors and had a very "these people need to grow up" approach to them. Then I learned they were all early 20's and that changed my entire view of the play. That said, I wouldn't change them for anything.

[@WilliamMannPGH]

I saw the film before the stage play (thank goodness) and I sat alone and sobbed through most of the film...because when I was young I KNEW these people...and the modern era has pretty much eliminated the true creative Bohemian class. Last night, after being unemployed since April, single, with minimal friends, no resources and at 48 years old, this song had me sobbing uncontrollably in bed...having taken on a whole new meaning to me.

[@TerrenceAybar]

I remember when I saw this on Broadway, it took everything I had to keep from crying during this song. They did a really good job here with the film version. The end of it in particular is heartbreaking, with the three characters obviously trying to stay strong in the face of death.

[@andrewwalburn6826]

I saw this movie 3 times in theaters when it first came out. I didn't appreciate just how intense the words were until I deployed to Iraq in 2009. When I came home and tried to begin the process to reintegrate back into society, I noticed the nightmares and mood swings more often and in increasingly starker terms. I have lived with PTSD, nightmares and night terrors, recurrent severe depression, and survivors guilt since I came home. This song resonates for me because I desperately want to wake up from the nightmare that is my life. I want to leave everything of the last 12 years in that nightmare and wake up to a world that makes more sense, that isn't as cruel, and that isn't as scared as we are now. I know part of me will always be in that desert, but I can't help to wonder if it's part of my soul.

[@oopsididitagain2556]

This is a beautiful song, and I’m sorry to hear about everything you’ve gone through. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Mark 11:28. If you are open, or haven’t already, please give Jesus a try. Somethings things are just too much for us to handle on our own, and he’s more than willing to help. I’m praying that your situation gets better ❤️

[@dominicmazenko9490]

A very powerful song indeed. I cant help but tear up everytime i hear it. Everyone sings alone but with in the round it makes an awesome harmony. I feel like this symbolizes that we all feel like we walk our journey alone but it all fits into the plan. No matter how alone we feel.

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

ugh, so many feels. Mark smiling when Roger comes to the Life Support, the collective harmony and Mark just adding in is so Cjdodlsjcrksh

[@craigcarter3602]

One of the most self-reflecting songs I've ever heard, makes you think of death and life in a whole different light.

[@zybrealjohnson5388]

One of my favorite parts is when U here the girl come in so clearly and she says "Will I lose" and it just adds on to the Melody it gets me every time

[@Kevoooooooooooooooo]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard! Why is this not the song everyone knows from RENT?!?! Season's of Love isn't even in the same universe as this

[@errolpletcher9186]

The female singing "Will I lose" starting at 2:15 gives me chills. Her voice is heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@shawnfranklin5731]

Gets me every time.

[@moradaforever22]

When I'm in my darkest moments this song always replays in my head

[@donny38075]

This simple yet profound song speaks to the heart of so many of us in recovery. We've damaged ourselves, we've hurt those we love. We get to live with that forever. This song seeks hope..asks for hope. Are we too far gone or is there hope? I believe, with tears in my eyes, there is hope. Will I...

[@octavioyanez479]

It's hard to explain the mixed emotions and feelings from listening to this song. I agree, this song is so powerful. ♥️

[@sorarose5710]

Love this song and just by having the same lines repeated makes me feel like nobody is alone in life, someone else has felt the same way as you so that is what I think when I hear this song. very beautiful.

[@Voorhees67]

It's breathtaking how four lines can represent such a broad set of problems so universally relatable beyond the context of the musical. They not only refer to AIDS, but to any illness, to those who have suicidal thoughts (which includes myself), and to anybody who has any sort of problem in their life.

[@jasmynbaylor4248]

I cry every time

[@jordanwhttkr]

jasmyn baylor i hear you :(

[@jasmynbaylor4248]

Jordan Whittaker glad im not the only one i used to get bullied and cried in my room listing to this song i don't get bullied anymore tho so that's a good thing but i still listen to it daily☺

[@jordanwhttkr]

I see. and it happened to me too when I was little

[@janeyrevanescence12]

+Jordan Whittaker I was bullied too when I was younger and this song rang for me as I suffered from chronic depression as a result.

[@jordanwhttkr]

sorry that happened to you

[@laurenfelsberg6406]

Being a Nurse in the 80’s it was true,,,, no dignity! Broke my heart,,, still does to this day. In nursing there are patients you never forget and the effect they had on you,,, and hopefully the effect you had on them❤️

[@tawneesalb]

This song is one of the most beautiful ones i ever heard. The song and the people singing it shows the pain and the emotions that the they have been going through and the songs helps bring it out. The song really touches my heart and soul.

[@l1nk5uncl36]

This is my favorite Rent song. Loved it since I first heard it about 6 years ago.

[@KQuinn672]

and also without you...

[@amandawhittaker3833]

+L1NK5UNCL3 Always gives me goosebumps

[@MelancholyRequiem]

This song is so powerful and is my go-to cry song when I think about my recently-departed father who passed away on February 9, 2017 after a long hard battle with colon cancer. There is no waking from any nightmare disease induces, there's only acceptance of its existence. RIP DAD. I miss you more than there are words are available to describe it.

[@gracestenberg4188]

I’ve lost my father also, so hard since today’s his birthday…

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

Can we all just appreciate Mark's puppy dog look as he was recording them singing, before he had to wind the camera up?

[@purplexninjamom]

I imagine that this is what elderly people feel when everything becomes harder and harder for them. "Will I lose my dignity... Will someone care?"

[@sandralione4352]

This song is a prayer and the heart of the show.

[@DanTDrac]

Tears every time I see this scene.

[@BenzeneRing223]

This song is just a simple round, but it doesn't make it any less beautiful or heartwrenching. I can feel myself tear up everytime I listen to this song.

[@beccarind4854]

I sometimes feel like this with my anxiety. I often feel like people don’t truly understand what I go through… except for a select few….

[@tatietot95]

This song sums up the whole movie entirely. These people living with disease, never knowing what will happen to them. So they live their life the way they want to. Absolutely brilliant and the saddest thing ever. That would be the hardest fight to ever battle.

[@rcyonkers1]

2024.....I remember every detail of my 1st experience watching this beautiful musical on broadway NYC 25 years ago. The original cast....the music...the tears....the laughter. Thank you, Jonathan Larson for your brilliance!!

[@IamJvstyce]

I cry everytime i listen to this song. It really hits home and resonates. I struggle with PTSD, Depression and bad Anxiety. And everyday is a struggle. And Im always wondering if anyone cares, or if I took my own life would people care. Idk why but seeing everyone there to support each other in this scene always makes me happy and sad and jealous. not having anyone in my own life to support me but knowing there are people who know what I am going through. Love this movie. Wish I couldve seen the play. Jonathan Larson is the GOAT

[@moradaforever22]

This song still makes me cry every time I listen to it. Living with chronic illness this is my biggest fear... will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare??

[@alecsteele2759]

This is the most amazing song and hits home because I am struggling with cancer myself now and possibly dying. 😢😢😢

[@talkofthestage6053]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WillMcConnell-hv4xd]

I love this song and it reminds me of all the people in the LGBTQIA community

[@sunnchilde]

This scene/song is (for me) the emotional nightmare of this story. What if you knew you were going to die? What if you knew that it was going to be ugly? How do you deal with that? Yes, On one hand this is about hope, but on the other I think it's about helplessness grown in to terror.

[@lorie1482]

Well said 😓

[@owengraziano7288]

I feel like Mark was supposed to be a stand-in for Jonathan Larson. He’s not part of the gay community and isn’t HIV-positive but most of his friends are, and through his experiences documenting and observing their lives he learns so much about not just art but life as a whole. I had a similar experience growing up, my mom was a really active part of the gay community throughout my childhood (I was born in 1999 and grew up during the Bush and Obama administrations) and I’m not a member of the community myself but I think knowing a lot of these people from a young age was an incredible learning experience. I love this play and I love Mark as a character because I connect to these ideas on a really personal level. Someday I would love to write something about it like Jonathan Larson did.

[@xoheartsbaby]

This song is such a powerful, turning moment of the show. We finally see why Roger is so detached from the world; it's the first time we get to see what he's thinking when he locks himself in his apartment all day. It's not just bitterness in him, but fear.

[@gemtail3125]

I love how Roger ends with 'Will someone care' instead of 'will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?', almost as if he's just worried about whether or not someone would care for him all through this. But after he sings that, his friends hold him closer, reassuring him that he's not alone and is very much loved in that moment.

[@stormangelus6638]

You can see that Mark's heartbroken... he's there, but outside of this group who can lean on each other for strength...

[@TiPremier]

This song has been helping me through episodes as I learn how to cope with my mental health. I don't know what exactly has it's hold on my mind but as I filled my first prescriptions after trying therapy for a year and accepting their need this song played in my head and helped me swallow my first pill.

[@saffroncoutts225]

The words tell a story, and it makes you realise what people actually go through and what these people are feeling

[@jordanwhttkr]

+Saffron Coutts I agree

[@ConstanceVanna]

No matter how many renditions I see there will never be a symphony as this cast is......😩😍

[@terrancejordan4972]

This song gets to me everytime

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

The first singer's sustained ending note is so satisfying and beautiful

[@jessyyy999]

i think it's quite amazing to see how little lyrics are needed to create a powerful and especially emotional song that gives people the chills... it's perfect

[@luckyshotgarrett3429]

Aaron Lohr is amazing in this song! I have always loved him ever since newsies and the goofy movie. But he gives this song soul. We did this song along with some other songs from rent last years choir concert. Rent has made a difference in life.

[@sha11235]

This song is so powerful right now in the Covid 19 virus era.

[@ryanforster8761]

I understand what your saying but I think it's more about knowing you're going to die early for a long time and dealing with it.

[@sha11235]

@@ryanforster8761 It also fit with the Trump Presidency era in terms of nightmares.

[@laurenallen2983]

rent is honestly my favorite musical. I saw the musical live first, then the movie. I fell in love with it from the moment the lights hit the stage. Such a beautiful story with amazing voices with a powerful meaning. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

[@eddierivera4070]

This. All in my feels. Especially during this pandamedic

[@YaYa-ke1zr]

Such an amazing song. Wonderful acting. I missed the play but saw this scene for the first time in the movie. It always struck me how real it was… you could literally see how uncomfortable it was for each individual to start expressing the ‘Will I’ but you can also see everyone drawing strength from each other once each individual expresses their fears. The voices, the arrangement, each starting at different points. Perfect. Then there’s that ever present sense of community. Beautiful.

[@markkohl4730]

So touching, so powerful. Giving voices to our angels.

[@DwayneTheFoolosopher]

Forgot how close I come to tears every time I hear this.

[@OhheyKellyBelly]

Who's watching/listening in 2018. Still makes me ugly cry every time

[@alecsteele2759]

I cry to this song. Because A I lost the love of my life and B I have an uncontrollable disorder. So I am constantly asking myself "Will I loose my dignity? Will someone care? I adore the song because it speaks from the heart.

[@allentac6222]

September, 10 2020. Eight months into the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and this song has been going through my head for most of it. Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?

[@kenzgitz9884]

There's a lot about this show that is really impactful right now. We really are trying to figure out how to stay connected in an isolating age.

[@faiththomas1749]

@@kenzgitz9884 it’s a Broadway musical turned movie

[@kenzgitz9884]

@@faiththomas1749 I know I have seen it on stage. I meant show as in Broadway show.

[@Lair69]

The magnitude defining the emotion expressed from this song blankets us all... regardless of condition or situation. Definitely pulled from our inner vibrations

[@melodycurtis2760]

this song is very powerful, I love how there all holding there own parts. its a very good song.

[@flarknet]

I love this song so much. The impact this song has had on me. I jadnt even heard of this until i was dating my now wife. Growing up i suffered heavily from axiety and depression. My whole life I kept my feelings and emotions bottled up "like a man" but when we watched this and this song played putting perfectly into words my internal struggle and monologue. Any time I'm supposed to open up "will i lose my dignity? Will somone care?" I broke down into the hardest sobbing cry i had ever done. I wasnt prepared to do that in front of my new girlfriend but her response of care and kindness made me know i had to marry her. I love this so much.

[@TheBattProductions]

Just realized the dude singing at :30 is one of the Bash Brothers from Mighty Ducks

[@TheBattProductions]

***** Are you him?

[@joshbason964]

TheBattProductions he is also the singing voice of Max from the Goofy Movie.

[@TheBattProductions]

Josh Bason GTFO. You just blew my mind, Josh.

[@classyyert3099]

Josh Bason wow, I had no idea Max had AIDS

[@joshbason964]

Classyyert I feel like I'm going to hell for laughing at that.

[@InfiniteSlasher]

I downloaded this movie randomly after seeing the poster/cover for it. So glad I saw it. Shivers across my body listening to the songs they sing. Amazing.

[@neriahramirez3379]

This song makes me ball because when I was younger I had a cousin who had AIDS everyone always talked about him her name was fifi I was too young to help or to realize what was actually happening and seeing her turn purple because she was slowly dying and nobody helped her just breaks my heart because I would've helped if I could 😭😭😭

[@barbieslack45]

Watched rent for first time this weekend. Beautiful song and no day but today finale b deleted version really hit me in the feels

[@gamerandproud77]

The heart wrenching part is later when they sing while one by one members of the group fade away.

[@CrisPheasant]

OMG. ...that moment is an ugly cry moment as it sinks in. Damn onion ninjas

[@qmchale5130]

"Without You". You see some of the Life Support members fade away one by one.

[@KazBarVT]

I hope that this is still showing the next time I visit New York, even if just off Broadway. This is my favorite musical of all time because of the issues it addresses, things that not many movies nowadays do or can actually do very well and realistically. This particular song from Rent is my favorite. It's my go to song whenever I am depressed or otherwise lost. Even if I end up crying while listening to it, it's what helps me stand up again with newfound strength.

[@Exploreorg-fh3vj]

I cry, and cry and cry. My heart actually burns and hurts, cant explain💔

[@nailroom434]

In the history of my life, I have never encountered anything better than this song. No matter how many times I hear it, tears well up in my eyes and I can't help but overlap my own painful days with their fate. How hard and painful it is to live with such anxiety that there may be no tomorrow, that you may not be alive tomorrow. It was as if she was singing about it. I had a healthy body, but I listened to this song while enduring a mother who did not love me and a violent family. If this was a nightmare, I wanted to wake up. If I died, who would care for me? I wanted my mother to love me. I wanted my mother to care about me, not anyone else in the world. I wanted her to care about me, not beat me, not be angry with me for being born. The lyrics are short and the melody is monotonous, but this song that we suffered together saved my life and I am now living my life. Thank you.

[@terrancejordan2196]

this song always makes me want to cry. There's so much emotion in this song

[@aLaFolie222]

These notes strung together...simply amazing.

[@Silverwitch07]

I love how Roger looks at Mark when he sings "will someone care". For me, it always translated into something like: "thank you for caring enough to hound my ass until I dragged it out here to this life support meeting".

[@DocHoliday248]

Can we all take a min to appreciate that the man leading us in this song is Dean Portman from the mighty ducks franchise much respect 🫡

[@earthman614]

Wow what a beautiful song. So much heart and soul. It leaves me feeling both hope for humanity yet sadness for all those people dealing with life threatning illnesses. Like the Little Fly in William Blake's poem, we can bemoved from this world with a single sweep. It makes me want to scream at the Gods for allowing people to suffer likes this!!! I'm wanting to learn to sing this song, which is sung in the ancient 'round' format. The way the rythym of the melody crosses the bar from 'from this nightmare' blowes my mind. Some incredibly talented persons have put so much work into this song and orchestral arrangement. Thank you so much. Lyrically in apparence it's only 3 or 4 lines depending on how you see it, but wow this song speaks directly to the heart. The word 'simple' should never be used in music, this song speaks love.

[@Maisie.Meehan]

honestly I think it's difficult because they're both completely different ideas. HSM is the whole perfect high school thing where everybody's only worries are who's going to be in the school play. Rent is I think a much more mature piece where you see the problems of the real world, so depends if you prefer an idealistic world or realistic. I find it ironic that Vanessa Hudgens was in both HSM and Rent as basically the lead female part but both are so totally different.

[@zybrealjohnson5388]

It's so powerful how a song with only 4 lines leave you so emotional ❗This song is just Everything

[@Kafj302]

2024 checking in, who is here? who still cries when they listen to this song, it might be simple lines, but that's what makes it powerful.

[@ghostinthesnow4060]

Im here

[@ArnOlivaII]

If you know, you know

[@loading4640]

i remember doing rounds in choir, it was always challenging but really fun. wish we still had choir, i would’ve brought this up to my teacher. he was all for songs and musicals like this. i think this was one of his favorites.. i can definitely see why. such a powerful song.💕

[@meganbateman5634]

Jonathan Larson was so ahead of his time. He wrote a musical that explains the truth of what people like the characters go through everyday and brought awareness to this part of the world and Rent is probably the most important show on Broadway. If he hadn't died young, he would have written more plays. We need Jonathan Larson to bring awareness to the America we lost to illness, violence, homelessness, broken trust, and a fucked up government. Will I loose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow? From this nightmare? Will we wake tomorrow from this nightmare? 😞💔🇺🇲🔥⚰️💉🌎

[@unity2self]

Jonathan did do what you read & I'm so thankful he put this together because the truth is this is amazingly hard to go through with friends or personally. I know for a fact though that "Will I" says it all...Those around you in those moments are what gives many the strength to continue, know that I will forever care & we will never lose our dignity. Thanks you Allieluvs21.

[@Donillini]

Hey! Its Dean Portman from the D2 the Mighty Ducks at 0:25!

[@CrisPheasant]

Bash brother!!