Antonio Cipriano - "Requiem" (Dear Evan Hansen; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul) 

Imagine a duet where both connor and zoe sing requiem from their perspectives

Hearing this from connors perspective it’s really sad because that’s the way he thought of himself: not worth fighting for, not worthy of his family’s love, not worth crying over even after he’s gone

this version makes me desperately wish for an argument-style angry duet

I love Connor’s perspective with this flipped narrative. Telling his sister that he understands why she’s apprehensive and doesn’t want to mourn him that he knows he’s done wrong by her and it’s kind of his way of apologising to her and it’s really sweet and sad 💙😢

I wish there was a Connor perspective song in DEH that would just be another moment the show would make me cry and I’m there for it

The climax build up at 2:30 and after with the “I AM NOT THE MONSTER... that you knew” that right there chills literal chills

We deserved a Connor solo 💔

The little voice break on “dark” at 3:16 hurts me

hearing this song from connor murphy’s perspective!!! amazing!!!

this is somehow more heartbreaking from connor’s perspective.

EVER SINCE DEAR EVAN HANSEN CAME OUT I HAVE SAID THAT FOR FOREVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DUET BETWEEN EVAN AND CONNOR AND I'VE SAID THAT CONNOR NEEDED A REPRISED VERSION OF WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW OR REQUIEM… THANK YOU ANTONIO FOR MAKING ONE OF THESE DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!!!!

It’s like Conner is saying “I don’t deserve your love, don’t mourn me. I don’t cry much, but...😭😭😭.

👏LET👏ANTONIO👏PLAY👏EVAN👏ALREADY👏WE’RE👏ALL👏WAITING👏

What an artist! He chose when to use straight tone and vibrato to convey crying and immense emotion in the perfect parts of the song

I don’t understand why this isn’t like a reprise for the original.

I dont ever comment on videos, but this needed saying. His voice and endless emotion are so wonderfully overwhelming. This is yet more proof of how beautiful music is!

This is the song of every time teenage me attempted suicide, every night I wanted to die. This is perfection. Oh my heart.

I feel like if Connor was the one singing "Requiem" in the original it would be even more emotional 'cause we all know that they weren't the closest siblings and his version is like an apology "I know I wasn't the best brother so please don't cry over me"

this song is the reason that pronoun showdown is my favorite

ONE WORD: *V I B R A T O* 😍👌

The change of perspective gave me more chills!!!! Amazinggg

Man requiem always makes me emotional but from Conners perspective I am fully crying

Why would you play this game of pretend? Remembering through a secondhand sorrow? Such a great son and wonderful friend Oh, don't the tears just pour You could curl up and hide in your room There in your bed, still sobbing tomorrow You could give in to all of the gloom But tell me, tell me what for Why should you have a heavy heart? Why should you start to break in pieces? Why should you go and fall apart for me? Why would you play the grieving girl and lie Saying that you miss me And that your world has gone dark without my light you should sing no requiem tonight I was the flood that swallowed you whole Refusing the love you endlessly gave me I was a fire out of control, a flame that couldn't be tamed Why should you have a heavy heart? Why should you say you'll keep me with you? Why should you go and fall apart for me? Why should you play the grieving girl and lie Saying that you miss me and that your world has gone dark without my light? You should sing no requiem Tonight 'Cause when the villains fall, the kingdoms never weep No one lights a candle to remember No, no one mourns at all When they lay them down to sleep So, I won't tell you that you didn't have it right I won't tell you that it wasn't black and white After all I put you through I won't say it wasn't true That I was not the monster That you knew 'Cause why would you play the grieving girl and lie Saying that you miss me And that your world has gone dark You should sing no requiem You should sing no requiem tonight Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh

I didn’t think my heart could be more broken from this show. But just switch the pronouns around and I’m in pieces 😭

Ok no. This is just so sad! Shows how Connor saw himself. It’s so sad. I always feel/felt bad for Connor. And just in general ppl who see themselves like this. Who kill themselves it so devastated that ppl go through stuff like this. This show is so amazing in that aspect. It shines light on the struggles kids go through. And it’s truly beautiful. I love this show so much.

This is what it sounds like when my depression starts taking over my thoughts. I never really realized it until hearing it coming from someone else, how incredibly heart breaking it sounds.

I was in opera choir with this guy. I'm living the dream y'all. One of my friends/accuaintences is famous.

Okay so for context purposes: in the DEH book we find out Connor had actually never threatened to kill Zoe. He also didn't understand why she had said that. Though not an antagonist, he still recognized he was a jerk to her, and felt guilty about it. Yes, he was unstable because of his BPD, but Connor wasn't a violent person (he only ever harmed himself), he couldn't actually lay a hand on his sister. We also find out Zoe did in fact miss Connor a lot (and has also cried for him), and she tells Evan precisely that. So with that said, here's my reinterpretation of Connor's Requiem (Reprise): // Why do you play this game of pretend? Remembering through a secondhand sorrow? One lousy son and second-rate friend Oh, don't the tears just pour I see you curl up and hide your room There in your bed, still sobbing tomorrow You hate giving in to all of the gloom So tell me, tell me what for? Why should you have a heavy heart? When you go around and say I'm guilty Why should you go and fall apart for me? Why did you say that I was bad then cried Saying that you miss me And that your world has gone dark without my light? ...You will sing no requiem tonight You tried to reach out, I pushed you away Left all my broken pieces behind you Everything wasted, nothing to say So you will sing no requiem They hear my voice, and feel me near Within his words, they finally found me And now that they know that I am still here You will sing no requiem Tonight 'Cause when the villain falls, the kingdom never weeps No one lights a candle to remember Right? No one mourns at all When they lay them down to sleep So, can't blame you though you didn't have it right No, it wasn't always black and white But after all I put you through... Then maybe it was true That I am just a monster That you knew Oh, you shouldn't play the grieving girl and lie Saying that you miss me And that your world has gone dark You will sing no requiem tonight \\

The version we didn't know was needed. Hopefully they add something like this in the movie or have an official cover/duet

There should be something like this in the movie, like a song between all the murphy's or atleast Zoe and Connor.

Imagine Connor singing this before he took his life... (That was sad, I'm sorry)

BYE I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH

This changes the entire atmosphere of the song and it’s beautiful

Honestly I never cry when seeing creative pieces like this, but I did lose a tear or two because I think this resonates with a little part of everyone. Please take the 4 minutes out of you day to listen to this❤️

That broken "That you knew" made me cry

i was in a toxic relationship and a little after i ended it he passed away and this is really hitting that spot wow.

0:45-0:56 heart? broken tears? flowing emotion? sadness hotel? trivago

Connor perspective is me every time I though about suicide

He did the reverse of Mallory's version ohhhhh

imagine being this young and already have a mature voice

Omg imagine if this was a requiem reprise in the actual musical??? that would’ve been soooooo gooood

To all who need it, know that you will be found, and that help is always one step away. It does get better. I know it feels like it won’t, but I promise it will eventually

Actual things I said while watching this whY IS IT *SO GOOD?* WHY IS IT SO *HRRGEJEHEBEH* WE DESERVED A CONNOR SOLO AND THIS SHOULDVE BEEN IT

Ehm...be the next connor murphy? Such an intense and perfect emotion from Connor's perspective💙

I don't think y'all understand how much I am in love with Antonio's voice!!!

I was not expecting the feels this chucked at me....i need this recorded professionally and on a CD asap

i knew this was going to break my heart but i didn’t know i would be weeping at the end

I come back to this daily

HE IS BACK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER SHOW STOPPING PERFORMANCE

This just gave me chills right over my whole body, the song itself already has its own emotion but the change of perspective associated with his incredible impersonation was simply brilliant omg

I absolutely love this cover!!!! Its better then the original to me! His vibrato melts my heart, and he has such control; It's a breath of fresh air to listen to him sing! I don't think I've ever wanted to sing a duet with a human more than I do with Antonio!!! When he is crazy famous, I get to tell all my friends that I so called it.

I think the next time the show is revised this should be added as a reprise

Petition to put a reprise of Requiem from Connor's pov in the musical

How is this a lot sadder than the original?

Chills and Tears. I’m just sobbing in my room. I love this so much.

this perspective breaks my heart.... i can't...

I've been pulverized emotionally

oh gosh why am i crying so much

1:16: "You should sing no requiem...tonight". Me: OH MY GOD, CHILLS!!!!!!! Also, did this give anyone else MAJOR "Aftershocks" vibes from n2n....?

I am not sitting in Study Hall almost crying. Nope not happening. Those are definitely not tears on my laptop

was not ready to hear this from connors perspective and omfg i love it so much this is beautiful and i'm crying

this still gets me

commenting solely to get more attention to the video. this must be seen by more people. people -need- this.

THIS MANS VOICE IS HEAVENLY

Starting about a year ago, I began gobbling up everything that I could find on RU-vid that featured Antonio. He is such an amazing voice and a unique style. I can't wait for more.

Ok but I need an animatic of this RIGHT BLOODY NOW!!

I freaking LOVE THIS. and you better believe imma steal it lol

This made me cry

WOAH THESE NEW LYRICS OMG

Antonio makes MICHIGAN PROUD! The dude can sing! 👍😌

chills.

How this doesn’t have more views is beyond me

Has anyone overlapped the original with this 'cause I need that to exist

Omg im in tears that was amazing

This is one of the most creative and beautifully exicuted covers ive ever seen. I have literal chills

Seriously crying, you are such an angle and so amazing

The second video I ever see of him, and the second time I've cried tonight.

Im not crying you’re crying This is absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking 😭😭😭 Also petition to have Mike Faist and Laura Dreyfuss (or whatever combination of Connor and Zoe actors you want) sing a duet version of this song. Please I will love it so much

MY HEART 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Why did this make me sob

2:35-2:46 is EVERYTHINGGG

I recently sang it this way not knowing that this video existed. Way way way better than me of course

This is so beautiful! I love seeing it from his perspective and it would be cool if it was in the show.

in my heart, this is the reprise of requiem we all forgot to ask for but desperately needed

2:50 when all the clinking of the plates and forks stopped. I felt that

This perspective actually made me tear up. Really well done!

Antonio nailed it yet again another song! He's really good!

OH NO THIS ONE HURTS TOO WHY IS HIS VOICE SO BEAUTIFUL

i wish it showed connors perspective ANYWHERE in the show, that show would be 10000000 times sader and better if it had connors perspective of things or just anything of connor. most of what we see of connor is just evans imagination trying to justify his actions saying "connor would have wanted me to do this, to keep his memory alive" But in reality connor didnt think anyone would want to keep his memory alive, he thought nobody cared and would be better off without him. After Connors death, everyone wanted to make connor be this angel and but he wasnt an angel, he was far from perfect but i feel like a song or something from his perspective would show how much he was struggling inside and how much he needed someone, the song would not justify his actions but it would help us understand him a little more.

I needed this. I’m balling rn. This guy is so talented.

Wow... this made me cry. I love creative pieces like this!

I'm crying omg!

Holy heck I’m going to cry 🥺

This song hits so hard. It's like finally getting an apology and validation from a person who hurt, and hurt, and hurt you. I know I'll never get it from them, but it sooths something to hear it here.

absolutely touching. Wow. Really touching. Thanks

Tell me when someone makes a mashup of this I don’t care how I just need one please and thank you

oh my goddddd this is so good! please i love him!

I love this song... I cannot stop listening to it. It's just amazing. I hope to see the show live someday (I live in the netherlands) but I know all the songs and i think this would have been an amazing addition.

His voice is so powerful, it's perfect

Why isn’t this the original musical?