1. |
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2. |
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(--Will this deadly tidal wave crashing on us ever stop?)
intro
WE ALL WATCHED
AS A MAN TOOK A PEBBLE
A DARK JAGGED PEBBLE
HE DREW BACK HIS ARM
WE ALL WATCHED
AS THE MAN THREW THE PEBBLE
SUCH A DARK JAGGED PEBBLE
SHOULDN'T
CAUSE ANY HARM
pre-chorus
NOW THERE'S A RIPPLE
GETTIN' WIDER
GETTIN' TALLER
LIKE A TSUNAMI
LOOK OUT
PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR
'CAUSE THE RIPPLE
IS GETTIN' FASTER
GETTIN' WILDER
LIKE TO FALL ON ME
SHAKIN' MY SOUL
TO THE CORE
verse 1
THE WIZARD
FLEW AWAY SO LONG AGO
EVERY DAY
IS A WEIRD TV SHOW
WHITE FACED SCIENTISTS
FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR
AND A CRAZY MAN
LETS OUT HIS TERRIBLE ROAR
pre-chorus
THERE'S A RIPPLE
GETTIN' WIDER
GETTIN' TALLER
LIKE A TSUNAMI
LOOK OUT
PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR
(PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR)
'CAUSE THE RIPPLE
IS GETTIN' FASTER
GETTIN' WILDER
LIKE TO FALL ON ME
SHAKIN' MY SOUL
TO THE CORE
chorus
LET'S GET AWAY
HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?
(LET'S GET AWAY)
LET'S GET AWAY
BUT NEVER FLY LOW
(NEVER FLY LOW)
LET'S GET AWAY
HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?
(HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?)
EVEN THOUGH
OUR VELOCITY
IS SO SLOW
-----instrumental break (LET'S GET AWAY – LET'S GET AWAY)
verse 3
CHILDREN IN DAISY CHAINS
FLEE FROM THEIR SCHOOLS
GOLDEN CHARLATAN
THINKS WE'RE HIS FOOLS
TORCHES EVERYWHERE
SINGING THE SKY
AND THE CRAZY MAN
SNEERS WHEN HE MAKES THEM ALL CRY
pre-chorus
THERE'S A RIPPLE
GETTIN' WIDER
GETTIN' TALLER
LIKE A TSUNAMI
LOOK OUT
PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR
(PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR)
'CAUSE THE RIPPLE
IS GETTIN' FASTER
GETTIN' WILDER
LIKE TO FALL ON ME
SHAKIN' MY SOUL
TO THE CORE
chorus
LET'S GET AWAY
HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?
(LET'S GET AWAY)
LET'S GET AWAY
BUT NEVER FLY LOW
(NEVER FLY LOW)
LET'S GET AWAY
HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?
(HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?)
EVEN THOUGH
OUR VELOCITY
IS SO SLOW
coda
EVEN THOUGH
OUR VELOCITY
IS SO SLOW
THERE'S A RIPPLE
GETTIN' WIDER
(LET'S GET AWAY)
THERE'S A RIPPLE
GETTIN' TALLER
(LET'S GET AWAY)
A MAN TOOK A PEBBLE
LIKE TO FALL ON ME
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4. |
Like The Beatles
02:52
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(--I'm a boomer. I love The Beatles. Don't say “OK boomer.”)
verse 1
I WANT TO WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO DO
(OH YEAH)
HEAR THE WORLD SING ALONG
CLAP THEIR HANDS TOO
verse 2
WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES DID BEFORE
(OH YEAH)
TURN THE PAGE ERE TOO LONG
IT'S 1964
pre-chorus
IT CAN'T BE WRONG
NO NO NO
TO WRITE A SONG
NO NO NO
chorus
OH OH OK
IT'S NOT THE SAME
BUT IT'S AH-ALL RIGHT
IT'S JUST A GAME
SO PRETEND TO WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
(OOOOH)
-----instrumental break (OH YEAH)
pre-chorus
IT CAN'T BE WRONG
NO NO NO
TO WRITE A SONG
NO NO NO
chorus
OH OH OK
IT'S NOT THE SAME
BUT IT'S AH-ALL RIGHT
IT'S JUST A GAME
SO PRETEND TO WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
verse 3
I WANT TO WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO DO
(OH YEAH)
HEAR THE WORLD
(OOH LA LA)
SING ALONG
(OOH LA LA)
CLAP THEIR HANDS TOO
verse 4
WRITE A SONG
(Write a song)
LIKE THE BEATLES DID BEFORE
(Like The Beatles – aaah haaa!)
TURN THE PAGE
(OOH LA LA)
ERE TOO LONG
(OOH LA LA)
IT'S 1964
coda
WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
(OOH)
WRITE A SONG
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
(OOH)
LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
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(--The final age of man, the return to childhood, brings the gift of release.)
intro
NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
WHERE IS HE NOW?
NOW NOW NOW
WHERE IS HE NOW?
YAAAEEEYAA
verse 1
HE'S PACKING UP SOME BOXES
HE'S FILING THINGS AWAY
HE'S LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
WHAT'S HE THINKING ABOUT?
HE LOSES WORDS MORE OFTEN
HE MAY NOT KNOW YOUR NAME
IT REALLY MAKES YOU WONDER
WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT
pre-chorus
HIS IS A STORY
AS TOLD BY A CHILD
HIS IS A STORY
AS HEARD BY A CHILD
WE'RE ON THE SAME SHIP
AND THERE'S NO SLOWING DOWN
IT'S AN ENDLESS TRIP
AND NOTHING'S LOST OR FOUND
WHERE IS HE NOW?
chorus
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' YOUNGER
HE WILL DIE
BUT NOT HIS HUNGER
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' FASTER
AS HE RUNS BY
THE RED DISASTER
JUST AN OLD GUY
RUNNIN' UPHILL
AND HE WILL FLY
IF ANYONE WILL
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' YOUNGER
HE WILL DIE
BUT NOT HIS HUNGER
OOOOHEYAEEE
bridge
WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER
SMILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD
WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER
SAILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD
verse 2
HE'S GETTING STRONGER FLASHES
OF THINGS HE USED TO SAY
SOMETIMES HE STOPS TO BLUSH
AT WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
YOU USED TO SEE HIM UP THERE
ALIVE IN COLORED LIGHTS
(COLORED LIGHTS)
YOU KNOW THAT'S VERY LIKELY
WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT
pre-chorus
HIS IS A STORY
AS TOLD BY A CHILD
HIS IS A STORY
AS HEARD BY A CHILD
WE'RE ON THE SAME SHIP
AND THERE'S NO SLOWING DOWN
IT'S AN ENDLESS TRIP
AND NOTHING'S LOST OR FOUND
WHERE IS HE NOW?
chorus
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' YOUNGER
HE WILL DIE
BUT NOT HIS HUNGER
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' FASTER
AS HE RUNS BY
THE RED DISASTER
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
JUST AN OLD GUY
RUNNIN' UPHILL
AND HE WILL FLY
IF ANYONE WILL
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTIN' YOUNGER
HE WILL DIE
BUT NOT HIS HUNGER
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
JUST AN OLD GUY
GETTING YOUNGER
(WHERE IS HE NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW NOW?)
HE WILL DIE
(WHERE IS HE NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
NOW NOW NOW
WHERE IS HE NOW?)
BUT NOT HIS HUNGER
(WHERE IS HE NOW?)
OOOOHEYAEEE
bridge
WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER
SMILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD
WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER
---WITH OUR HUNGER
--outro - string orchestra
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7. |
The Raven
03:27
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(--An (irreverent?) homage to Edgar Allan Poe using selected passages from his famous poem.)
Voice of Vincent Price: Once upon a midnight dreary -
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY
Price: While I pondered, weak and weary -
WHILE I PONDERED WEAK AND WEARY
Price: Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore -
OVER MANY A QUAINT AND CURIOUS VOLUME
OF FORGOTTEN LORE
Price: While I nodded nearly napping
WHILE I NODDED NEARLY NAPPING
Price: Suddenly there came a tapping -
SUDDENLY THERE CAME A TAPPING
Price: As of someone gently rapping -
AS OF SOMEONE GENTLY RAPPING
RAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR
Price: 'Tis some visitor I muttered -
'TIS SOME VISITOR I MUTTERED
TAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR
Price: Only this and nothing more -
ONLY THIS AND NOTHING MORE
Price: Ah, distinctly I remember -
AH, DISTINCTLY I REMEMBER
IT WAS IN THE BLEAK DECEMBER
AND EACH SEPARATE DYING EMBER
WROUGHT ITS GHOST UPON THE FLOOR
EAGERLY I WISHED THE MORROW
VAINLY I HAD SOUGHT TO BORROW
FROM MY BOOKS SURCEASE OF SORROW
SORROW FOR THE LOST LENORE
FOR THE RARE AND RADIANT MAIDEN
WHOM THE ANGELS NAMED LENORE
NAMELESS HERE FOR EVERMORE
OPEN HERE I FLUNG THE SHUTTER
WHEN WITH MANY A FLIRT AND FLUTTER
IN THERE STEPPED A STATELY RAVEN
OF THE SAINTLY DAYS OF YORE
NOT THE LEAST OBEISANCE MADE HE
NOT A MINUTE STOPPED OR STAYED HE
BUT WITH MIEN OF LORD OR LADY
PERCHED ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
PERCHED UPON A BUST OF PALLUS
JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
PERCHED AND SAT AND NOTHING MORE
GHASTLY GRIM AND ANCIENT RAVEN
WANDERING FROM THE NIGHTLY SHORE
TELL ME WHAT THY LORDLY NAME IS
ON THE NIGHT'S PLUTONIAN SHORE
QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE”
THEN METHOUGHT THE AIR GREW DENSER
PERFUMED FROM AN UNSEEN CENSER
SWUNG BY SERAPHIM WHOSE FOOT-FALLS
TINKLED ON THE TUFTED FLOOR
TELL THIS SOUL WITH SORROW LADEN
IF WITHIN THE DISTANT AIDENN
IT SHALL CLASP A SAINTED MAIDEN
WHOM THE ANGELS NAME LENORE
CLASP A RARE AND RADIANT MAIDEN
WHOM THE ANGELS NAME LENORE
QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE”
QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE”
“NEVERMORE”
“NEVERMORE”
“NEVERMORE”
“NEVERMORE”
Price: Nevermore!
(cawing of the raven as it flies away)
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8. |
The River is the Reason
02:41
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(--From my unproduced musical based on “Tom Sawyer.” I was commissioned to write it for Stas Namin in Moscow, producer of the Russian version of my dramatic musical based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” - Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Josh Harper look out at the mighty Mississippi River as they float on their raft in the moonlight.)
Tom
verse 1
DO YOU EVER WONDER
IF THE RIVER DREAMS?
WELL IF HE DOES
I BET HE DOES
IN DEEP
AND ENDLESS STREAMS
AND NO ONE OWNS HIM
HE'S BIG AND FREE
HE CAN DREAM AWAY
AND BE HIMSELF
FOR ALL ETERNITY
chorus
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG
AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
verse 2
DON'T YOU EVER WONDER
WHY THE RIVER FLOWS
Huck joins Tom
WELL I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY ELSE
BESIDES THE RIVER KNOWS
HE AIN'T BEHOLDEN
TO YOU OR ME
BUT HE REACHES OUT
TO ALL OF US
WHEN HE JOINS
THE BIG BLUE SEA
chorus – Huck and Josh joining in
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG
AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
bridge Tom solo
I WANT TO BE LIKE THE RIVER
REACHIN' OUT ALL OVER THE LAND
THAT'S WHEN I'LL FINALLY DELIVER
SOMETHING BIG AND GRAND
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
THAT THE...
chorus – all three
RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG
AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
Tom solo
AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
All three
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT’S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG)
AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE)
THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG)
AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE)
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
AND THE RIVER IS WISE
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10. |
It's All Yours Now
04:19
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(--Leading up to the 2016 election, I sensed approaching catastrophe. Picturing the post-election world I wrote this from the viewpoint of Civilization.)
refrain
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
BY NOW
A BEAUTIFUL TOWER
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
FOR YOU ALL BY NOW
THEN I WOKE UP
IT WAS ALL JUST A DREAM
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT WOULD SEEM
chorus
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
verse
I PICTURED
HOW IT ALL WOULD BE
I VISUALIZED
SO I COULD SEE IT GROWING
EVER HIGHER
RIGHT UP TO THE CLOUDS
BUT AS I WATCHED MY BUILDING RISE
PEOPLE CAME TO VANDALIZE
I WOULD START ALL OVER
I WOULD START ALL OVER
refrain
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
BY NOW
(THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING)
A BEAUTIFUL TOWER
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
FOR YOU ALL BY NOW
THEN I WOKE UP
IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
AND NOT FOR ME
chorus
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
-----instrumental break
short verse
BUT AS I WATCHED MY BUILDING RISE
PEOPLE CAME TO VANDALIZE
I WOULD START ALL OVER
I WOULD START ALL OVER
refrain
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
BY NOW
(THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING)
A BEAUTIFUL TOWER
I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD
FOR YOU ALL BY NOW
THEN I WOKE UP
IT WAS ALL JUST A DREAM
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
bridge
YOU CAN BUILD IT UP
OR TEAR IT DOWN
YOU CAN START ALL OVER
YOU CAN MAKE IT BAD
OR MAKE IT GOOD
BEFORE YOU GROW MUCH OLDER
short refrain
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT WOULD SEEM
chorus
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
coda
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
IT'S ALL YOURS NOW
THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING
(THOUGHT I'D BUILD A TOWER)
“And who's going to pay for the wall?”
“Mexico!”
“Who's going to pay for the wall?”
“Mexico!”
“Who's going to pay for the wall?”
“Mexico!”
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11. |
Ivanhoe montage
04:19
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(--Passages from my unfinished, abandoned adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe." I finally had to face the impracticality of the musical with its requisite large cast, lavish sets, and expensive costumes. I quietly filed it away.)
Notes and lyrics for the five passages of the montage:
a) Strongly We Stand – based on music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, lyrics by Julian Sturgis
--adapted from "Drink, Drink ye All" in the first scene of Sir Arthur Sullivan's 1891 opera based on Ivanhoe. - Lord Cedric of Rotherwood is encouraging his fellow Saxons to rebel against the occupying Normans and reclaim England for their own.
Cedric
FILL THE CUP FILL HIGH
(FILL THE CUP)
SING YOUR LOUD GOODBYE
(GOODBYE)
TO THOSE WHO TOOK OUR LAND
(FILL THE CUP)
STRONGLY WE STAND UNITED
OUR SAXON BAND
All
STRONGLY WE STAND UNITED
OUR SAXON BAND
b) Mayhem (The Tournament)
--Spectators at the tournament admit that though they are civilized, they do enjoy watching the dangerous sports of a tournament. - Ivanhoe is one of the combatants, hiding his identity as Il Desdichado-the unfortunate and unhappy disinherited knight.
Spectators
OH WE MUST GET CLOSER TO THE FIELD
SO WE'LL HEAR EACH CLASH OF SWORD AND SHIELD
AND OUR HEARTS ARE ALL A-RACING
AS OPPONENTS ALL ARE FACING
POSSIBLE DOOM
WHEN THEY'LL HAVE TO DIE OR YIELD
WE LOVE PEACE
BUT WE DON'T LOVE BOREDOM
GIVE US THE SPECTACLE OF FIGHTING MEN
JUST AS LONG AS IT'S A GAME
AND NOT A BLOODY WAR
AND THE PLAYERS ONLY DIE
NOW AND THEN
OH...
HOW OUR HEARTS SPEED UP AND START TO RACE
WHEN A STRONG ARM SWINGS A MIGHTY MACE
WE JUST HAVE TO SEE
ONCE IN A WHILE
MAYHEM TAKE PLACE
c) On The Outside
--Wamba The Fool begs Locksley (AKA Robin Hood) to join in the upcoming storming of Torquilstone Castle where Ivanhoe and friends are held captive.
Locksley
BRING EVERY WEAPON
AND BRING YOUR COURAGE TOO
Wamba
I KNOW
YOU DON'T
THINK I CAN PULL MY WEIGHT
Locksley
THAT'S TRUE
Wamba
HAND ME
YOUR BOW
I'LL SHOOT THE ARROW STRAIGHT
Locksley
GO TO
Wamba
GIVE ME A CHANCE
I'LL STOP AN ARMY
Locksley
HA HA
YOU'RE SUCH A FUNNY FOOL
Wamba
I KNOW
YOU MUST THINK
I AM BARMY
Locksley
GO START A JESTER'S SCHOOL
Wamba & Locksley
BUT YOU/JUST STAND
GOT TO/BACK AND
LET ME JOIN THE FRAY/DON'T GET HURT
WE'LL DO THE FIGHTING
Wamba
AND LET ME HELP
YOU WIN THE DAY
Locksley
WE'RE NOT INVITING YOU
Wamba
ON THE OUTSIDE
I'M A FOOL
ON THE INSIDE
I'M A HERO
AND I DON'T FIGHT
AS A RULE
BUT WHEN IT COMES
TO HELPING OUT
I'M NOT A ZERO
Locksley
TIME WE SHOULD GO
Wamba
I KNOW...
d) How Long the War?
--Fellow prisoner Rebecca the Jewess looks out in horror at the raging siege of the castle and describes the carnage to the wounded Ivanhoe who is unable to move to the window.
Rebecca
I SEE MEN FIGHTING
I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE THINKING?
ARE THEIR FAMILIES
PRAYING FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN?
I SEE MEN DYING
I WONDER IF THEY'RE DREAMING
WHAT CAN ALL THE REST OF US NOW LEARN?
I HEAR MEN SCREAMING
LOUDER THAN THE TRUMPETS
DRUMS ARE LIKE THEIR HEARTBEATS
ONLY NOT AS LOUD
I SEE MEN PRAYING
OVER FALLEN COMRADES
DEATH IS SPREADING OUT
HIS FEARFUL SHROUD
IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE QUESTION
HOW LONG THE WAR?
WILL WE EVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR?
IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE QUESTION
HOW LONG THE WAR?
e) Libera Nos a Malo (Deliver us from Evil)
--The Templars grimly gather to convict Rebecca, determined to burn her at the stake.
Grand Master
PATER, SALVA NOS AB HOC SAECULO.
PATER MULIERUM PROTEGAT.
(FATHER, SAVE US FROM THIS WORLD.
FATHER, PROTECT US FROM WOMEN.)
The Templars
DONA NOBIS AMOR ET PACEM.
NOS TUA HUMILIS SERVI.
NISI NOBIS.
(GRANT US YOUR LOVE AND PEACE.
WE ARE YOUR HUMBLE SERVANTS. SAVE US.)
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12. |
u-ZHOO-wah-lee Blue
03:54
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(--A foray into yet another musical style that took me to a seldom visited place. I enjoyed being there.)
Verse 1
I HAVE A BUSHEL OF HUGS
AND EVERY HUG IS FOR YOU
WELL I'LL BE DISHING THEM OUT
BUT STRICTLY ONLY TO YOU
I HOPE YOU NOTICE
HOW YOU MAKE ME SMILE
EVEN THOUGH - I - AM
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
YOU KNOW IT'S MY STYLE
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
verse 2
I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF LOVE
I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU
I'VE BEEN SAVING IT UP
FOR NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THAT I CAN BE FUN
EVEN THOUGH - I - AM
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
I KNOW I'M THE ONE
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
chorus
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
I'M
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
bridge
IT'S HARD TO BE
SUNSHINE AND ROSES
WELL IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME
I DWELL ON CHALLENGES
LIFE POSES
BUT I WANT TO BE FREE
AND NOW THAT I MET YOU
I'M NOT SO CONSTANTLY BLUE
I'M GLAD TO SAY
THAT
NOW IT'S LESS TRUE
THAT I'M
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
-----instrumental break
bridge
I LOOK AROUND
AT SMILING FACES
THEY SEEM SO EASILY GLAD
I DON'T SEE
ANY TELL-TALE TRACES
OF THEM BEING MAD
BUT NOW THAT I HAVE YOU
I'M NOT SO GRUMPY AND BLUE
I'M GLAD TO SAY
THAT
NOW IT'S LESS TRUE
THAT I'M
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
verse 2
I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF LOVE
I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU
I'VE BEEN SAVING IT UP
FOR NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THAT I CAN BE FUN
EVEN THOUGH - I - AM
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
I KNOW I'M THE ONE
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
I'M
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee
(Here we go!)
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
I'M
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee
u-u-u
u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
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13. |
Gears
05:11
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(--The "dream pop" songs produced by filmmaker David Lynch with singers Chrysta Bell and Julee Cruise blended in my head with the concept and sound of steampunk and this came out. This is another new space I enjoyed being in for the duration of the project. I'm sure I'll return for repeat visits.)
verse
YOU ARE THE GEARS
OF MY UNIVERSE
ON MY OWN STEAM
WOULD BE SO MUCH WORSE
YOU ARE THE AXLE
OF MY SPINNING WHEEL
YOU ARE THE CO-STAR
OF MY FINAL REEL
chorus-sung twice in a row
GEARS
TURNING
TURNING
EYES
BURNING
BURNING
I
KEEP LEARNING
LEARNING
YOU
LEARNING
ME
LEARNING
bridge
WE ARE THE DREAMERS
ON THE EDGE OF TIME
(EDGE OF TIME-EDGE OF TIME)
OUR CONVERSATIONS
SEEM TO RHYME
(SEEM TO RHYME-SEEM TO RHYME)
WE'RE NOT SO COMFORTABLE
ON THE EARTH
I THINK
(I THINK)
WE'RE CHILDREN
OF THE UNIVERSE
-----instrumental break
verse
YOU ARE THE GEARS
OF MY UNIVERSE
ON MY OWN STEAM
WOULD BE SO MUCH WORSE
YOU ARE THE AXLE
(AXLE)
OF MY SPINNING WHEEL
(SPINNING WHEEL)
YOU ARE THE CO-STAR
OF MY FINAL REEL
chorus
GEARS
TURNING
TURNING
EYES
BURNING
BURNING
I
KEEP LEARNING
LEARNING
YOU
LEARNING
ME
LEARNING
GEARS
EYES
I
YOU
ME
YOU
ME
YOU YOU
GEARS
(GEARS GEARS etc)
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15. |
It's a Big World
02:10
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(--Another song from my musical version of "Tom Sawyer." When they get lost in the huge McDougal's Cave (now named Mark Twain Cave), Tom tries to comfort Becky with dreams of all they have to look forward to in life.)
IT’S A BIG WORLD, BECKY
FULL OF PEOPLE
AND THINGS WE NEVER SEE
IT’S A BIG WORLD
CRAZY WORLD, BECKY
OH BUT WON’T YOU PLEASE
SEE THE BIG WORLD, BECKY
WITH ME?
IT’S A WILD WORLD, BECKY
FULL OF PROBLEMS
SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND
IT’S A WILD WORLD
SCARY WORLD, BECKY
WON’T YOU TAKE MY HAND
SEE THE WILD WORLD, BECKY
WITH ME?
OUT ON THE OCEAN
SAILING ‘ROUND THE WORLD
WE WOULD BE WELCOME
EVERYWHERE
NORTH SOUTH
EAST AND WEST
UP AND DOWN THE COAST
WITHOUT A CARE
IT’S A BIG WORLD, BECKY
FULL OF PEOPLE
AND THINGS WE NEVER SEE
IT’S A BIG WORLD
SCARY WORLD, BECKY
OH BUT WON’T YOU PLEASE
SEE THE BIG WORLD BECKY?
WON’T YOU TAKE MY HAND
AND SEE THE WILD CRAZY WORLD
BECKY
WITH ME?
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(--More from "Ivanhoe." Returning from the Crusades, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe has been disinherited by his father for supporting King Richard the Lionhearted rather than Saxon royalty. He disguises himself as a religious pilgrim and longs for the day when he can redeem himself and reveal his true identity to his proud father, Cedric, and his beloved Rowena.
NOTE: Try to imagine a big, strong Broadway-style voice singing this. That instead of what my friend Tom calls "apartment voice," which is quiet and restrained so as not to disturb the neighbors.)
intro
I WISH I COULD TELL HER
I'M HERE – ROWENA!
I WISH I COULD TELL MY FATHER
AND MY COUNTRY
I AM HOME ENGLAND
I WISH I COULD TELL THEM ALL
I'M HERE
I WISH I COULD SHOUT IT OUT
I'M HERE!
verse 1
I AM HOME, ENGLAND
YOUR DISINHERITED SON
HAS RETURNED
HOME AND ENGLAND
THOSE WORDS
ARE SO WARM
TELL ME
WHEN WILL YOU REMEMBER ME
YOUR SON YOU'VE SPURNED?
verse 2
I AM HOME, ENGLAND
WHY DO I SEE ALL MY
BRIDGES HAVE BURNED?
HOME AND ENGLAND
WHAT MORE
CAN I DO?
TELL ME
HOW I WISH THAT I COULD TELL YOU
WHAT I'VE LEARNED
chorus
I'VE BEEN AWAY AT WAR
BUT THE THINGS I WAS FIGHTING FOR
HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED
EVERYTHING IS STRANGE
I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS MY HOME
ONCE MORE
verse 3
I AM HOME, FATHER
YOUR DISINHERITED SON
HAS COME BACK
HOW TO REACH YOU
IS NOW MY CRUSADE
SOMEHOW
I WILL LIGHT A TORCH
WHERE IT IS NOW SO BLACK
chorus and coda
I'VE BEEN AWAY AT WAR
BUT THE THINGS I WAS FIGHTING FOR
HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED
EVERYTHING IS STRANGE
I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS MY HOME
A PLACE FROM WHERE I WON'T ROAM
OR DISAPPEAR
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU ALL
I'M HERE
I AM HOME ENGLAND!
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17. |
Some Love Too Little
02:59
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(--A key song from my musical "Dorian-the Remarkable Mister Gray," with lyrics selected from Oscar Wilde's dark, famous poem, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol.” - James Vane, brother of a young actress driven to suicide by Dorian, serenades the gloomy inhabitants of a disreputable pub, unaware that Dorian there intently listening to a song that seems to expose his soul.)
verse 1
EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES
BY EACH LET THIS BE HEARD
SOME DO IT WITH A BITTER LOOK
SOME WITH A FLATTERING WORD
THE COWARD DOES IT WITH A KISS
THE BRAVE MAN WITH A SWORD
verse 2
SOME KILL THEIR LOVE WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG
AND SOME WHEN THEY ARE OLD
SOME STRANGLE WITH THE HANDS OF LUST
SOME WITH THE HANDS OF GOLD
THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE BECAUSE
THE DEAD SO SOON GROW COLD
chorus
SOME LOVE TOO LITTLE
SOME TOO LONG
SOME SELL AND OTHERS BUY
SOME DO THE DEED WITH MANY TEARS
AND SOME WITHOUT A SIGH
FOR EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES
YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE
verse 3
HE DOES NOT DIE A DEATH OF SHAME
ON A DAY OF DARK DISGRACE
NOR HAVE A NOOSE ABOUT HIS NECK
NOR A CLOTH UPON HIS FACE
NOR DROP FEET FOREMOST THROUGH THE FLOOR
INTO AN EMPTY SPACE
chorus
SOME LOVE TOO LITTLE
SOME TOO LONG
SOME SELL AND OTHERS BUY
SOME DO THE DEED WITH MANY TEARS
AND SOME WITHOUT A SIGH
FOR EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES
YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE
coda
YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE
DOES NOT DIE
DOES NOT DIE
EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES
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19. |
Don't Believe Him
03:04
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(--Another protest emerging from this strange post-2016 election world.)
verse 1
I DON'T BELIEVE HIM
I DON'T BELIEVE HER
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT BUNCH
OR THAT ONE TOO
(NO NO I DON'T BELIEVE THEM)
IT'S SO HARD
THESE DAYS
TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE
verse 2
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING
TO TRUTH I CLING
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT NEWS
I BELIEVE IT'S FAKE
(NO NO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT)
ALL THIS STUFF
WE HEAR
IS SO HARD TO TAKE
pre-chorus
THAT JOKER ON THE TV SAYS
THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD GO HOME
HE MEANS
THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CHROMOSOMES
HE SAYS
DON'T BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU SEE
WELL BY NOW I
DON'T EVEN BE-LIEVE ME
chorus
HE SAYS
UP IS DOWN
BLACK IS WHITE
RIGHT IS LEFT
AND LEFT IS RIGHT
post-chorus
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
WHATEVER YOU DO
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
-----instrumental break
pre-chorus
THAT JOKER IN THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS
THIS CONGRESS SHOULD SHUT UP
HE MEANS
THEN-HE'D-BE EVEN MORE CORRUPT
HE SAYS
MY BRAIN-IS ALL YOU NEED
HE SAYS
JUST EAT UP MY EVERY TWEET
chorus
HE SAYS
UP IS DOWN
BLACK IS WHITE
RIGHT IS LEFT
AND LEFT IS RIGHT
post-chorus
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
WHATEVER YOU DO
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
verse 3
BUT DON'T BELIEVE ME
AND DON'T BELIEVE HER
YEAH JUST BELIEVE YOU
THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
DON'T BELIEVE
THAT BUNCH
OR THAT ONE TOO
(NO NO NOW DON'T BELIEVE THEM)
IT'S SO HARD
THESE DAYS
TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE
tag
IT'S SO HARD
THESE DAYS
TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE
chorus
BUT DON'T BELIEVE HIM
WHATEVER YOU DO
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
DON'T BELIEVE HIM
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(--In another lifetime back in the early 1970s, some friends and I would get together to write and play tunes. Sometimes we performed in public, most memorably in an avant-garde concert called "The Silent Partner Show," which was a book of Gregg Weed's poetry set to music.)
ONCE UPON A TIME
THE GOOSEY DRANK THE WINE
THE MONKEY PLAYED THE FIDDLE
ON THE SWEET POTATO VINE
SWEET POTATO VINE
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Randy Bowser Salem, Oregon
Randy Bowser - ASCAP, SAG-AFTRA
Composer, director,
actor.
Professional premiere of "KARLOFF" was in 2014, Salem, OR.
Professional premiere of "Dorian Gray" was in 2010, in Moscow, Russia.
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