The Cringe

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[CASTLEMAN]

Some people are scared of goblins and ghosts

They shriek at a raven perched on a post

"Oh no!" they cry. "It's a spooky black cat!"

But there are so many things far more frightening than that

Like when I asked a woman I hadn't seen in a while

How long she'd been pregnant, and there went her smile

Turns out she'd just gained weight. "I'm so sorry," I said

And when that memory fills me with horror and dread

I do the cringe! Ugggh!

I do the cringe! Ooooh!

[HEATHER, PAULA, AND VALENCIA]

More than a twinge

[CASTLEMAN]

The thought leaves me aghast

Because nothing is as scary as what lurks in your past

[VALENCIA]

Banshees and ghouls can give a good fright

[PAULA]

But that's not what keeps me up at night

[HEATHER]

I think about that time in bed with my ex

When I chuckled at his penis during sex

[CASTLEMAN, REBECCA, PAULA, AND VALENCIA]

She does the cringe

[HEATHER]

It was a full-blown laugh

[CASTLEMAN, REBECCA, PAULA, AND VALENCIA]

She does the cringe

[HEATHER]

It looked like a cute little puppet

[CASTLEMAN, REBECCA, PAULA, AND VALENCIA]

She does the cringe

[HEATHER]

He went soft and cried

[MR. TRAPANI]

And that was the night their relationship died!

[GARY]

I told a date I lost my wallet so she would pay

[SUSAN]

I hooked up with the bassist of Sugar Ray

[CHRISTOPHER]

I got an angel tattoo on my upper thigh

[TARA]

I gave my mother's eulogy completely high

[DEVON]

See, everyone has sins they want to wash away

[BENJAMIN]

I came up with the town motto: "Live. Work. Play."

[ALL]

We do the cringe

[BENJAMIN]

It was not my best work

[ALL]

We do the cringe

[BENJAMIN]

In fairness, I was also high

[ALL]

We do the cringe

[CASTLEMAN]

Regret can be a blast

But nothing is as funky as what lurks in your past

Cringe dance!

(dance break)

[ALL]

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Aaaaah!

[REBECCA]

We all have skeletons

[CASTLEMAN]

Real and metaphorically

[CHRISTOPHER]

Wait, aren't you the guy who murdered me?

[REBECCA]

What?

[CASTLEMAN]

Nothing! The cringe!

[ALL]

Cringe!

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