My Chance To Survive The Night- Chip Zien

Chip Zien sings "My Chance To Survive The Night" from "In Trousers" at Brandon Uranowitz's 54 Below Show, 2/11/17

[lesclaypooIs]

chip zien is so soft and chaotic at the same time ugh I love a versatile king

[sapphael.]

Ugh I'm so glad I found this clip AFTER memorising the whole of In Trousers,
EVERYBODY INTO THE KITCHEN HERE COMES MAARVIN

[eatingtheunicorn]

I'm in love with Chip Zien's voice. I was in a production of Into the Woods this year and any time I listened to Chip's part on the cast album it was just magic

[cryyoubaby]

Chip is literally constantly shaking i relate

[flickering-ghostlight]

WHAT IS IT ABOUT WILLIAM just.... like if you looked at the lyrics of this song or the melody of this song individually you might have an idea of what's going on and then the rest of it is very "what the fuck man". but when they're PAIRED. and paired so BEAUTIFULLY like in this song, the climax of "that's it, that's it, that's it for girls" it's so visceral and emotional and WILLIAM FINN. i love you

[cottoncuff]

every Falsettos fan needs to see chip- just Absolute king that helped to start what we all love. amazing

[FrostyPolar]

I love how his voice still sounds exactly like the cast recording

[therealjesterguys]

Chip is my idol I swear to god there’s something about his voice that I love with a burning passion

[adajdzsk]

Nothing changed at all, that song still sounds amazing performed by him... even after so many, many years. I love him, honestly. In Trousers is such a masterpiece.

[xavvyr]

i’m slightly obsessed of this video but it ok

[supertastickangaroos]

I adore his voice. Christian Borle is good for Falsettos but I love Chip Zien as Marvin in In Trousers

[lI-zxem]

Near the end when he’s goin all loud and stuff I like how he sang more of a ‘here’ while in the recording he went ‘hear’!! What a great guy!!

[BillFurlong]

I close my eyes and all I see is an older Howard the Duck crooning his tail feathers off.

[nodogsinhere]

Here’s my chance
To survive the night.
There’s nothing special about it.
If I try to go to sleep, I might.
But the phone will ring.

I had a girl.
She cut her lip on the sofa by the door.
The sofa was blue before.
That’s it for girls.
That’s it for girls.

Here’s my chance
To survive, to survive the night.

Here’s a dance
I might try to make.
I’m not so lucid about it,
But I’m sure of the path the arms must take.
And the feet don’t move.

I found a word.
It was a queer little thing with lots of regret.
I had a way with words, and yet.
I’m through with words.
That’s it for words.

Here’s my chance
To survive, to survive the night.
Here’s my chance
To survive, to survive the night.
To survive the day.
To survive my life.
In the most very natural,
Most unremarkable way.

I played a game.
She was as cute as a dime and couldn’t spell.
I asked her to spell my name.
That’s it for girls,
That’s it for girls,
That’s it for girls.

That’s it, that’s it, that’s it for girls.
That’s it, that’s it, that’s it for girls!

Here is my chance
To survive, to survive the night!
Here’s my chance
To survive, to survive the night!
Here’s my chance
To survive, survive, survive,
Survive,
To survive the night!