2.) I actually think “Being Alive” is a love song. There are lots of love songs that are asking the “other” to do something for them. And some of the stuff Robert’s singing about really are quite romantic. And recently, the line “Vary my days” has become a surprisingly emotional line for me. To ask for variety from the mundane and to expect that to come from another person, is intensely romantic, troubling, beautiful…all of the contradictions you expect from a Sondheim.