Forgotten Roots Song List and Lyrics

Song List (to date)
1.-Moving Boxes
2.-My Glass is Half Full but it's Half-fucking Broken
3.-Our Practice Makes Perfect
4.-Elizabeth's Lament

Libretto:

1. Moving Boxes (TBC)

2. My Glass is Half Full but, it's Half-fucking Broken (TBC)

3. Our Practice Makes Perfect

(Song begins with a flurry of cleaners rapidly, rhythmically and symbolically mopping the floors of the hospital. Their mops squeak in time with one another. One of the cleaners sets up a metronome by tapping the end of his mop off bedroom doors, moving to the next door when the occupant of the room peeks out. A pristine, authoritative man wearing large glasses that balance on the end of his nose and brandishing a pen and impressive looking notebook is pushed, somewhat laboriously up the hospital corridor. When he has reached his destination, he slams the notebook shut and begins to sing.) 

VERSE ONE:

Hmm, 
When I first met you baby,
You were hurt beyond
(In unison)
Recognition

But coming here, 
Has been,
Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah,
Your greatest 
(In unison)
Decision

Hmm,
I know,
It was a tragedy,
It was an injury,
A mental 
(In unison)
Defect

But you come to the right place,
Baby, coz,
Our practice makes,
(In unison)
PERFECT.
Said our practice makes,
(In unison)
PERFECT

BRIDGE:

Oh oh won't you,
Seeeew,
Yourself a smile?

I'll give you the needle baby,
I'll give you the needle baby,
I'll give you the pills until,
You need 'em,
Baby.
Until,
You need 'em,
Baby.

I said,
Oh oh, won't you,
Seeew,
Yourself a smile?

A smile-oh,
A smile-oh,
A smile?

A smile-oh,
A smile-oh,
A smile?

CHORUS:

But,
If practice makes perfect,
Won't it make us all the same?
Maybe,
Imperfection is the only way to create change.


4.Forgotten Roots-Elizabeth's Lament

​(She sings)
(V1)
DAYS PASS HERE, 
SUF/FOCATING ME,
STILLNESS, I BREATHE IT DEEP

CAME HERE, TO ESCAPE,
/STARTING/ TO
FADE.

SEA-SONS CHANGE AND COLORS MERGE, MELTING,
BECOMING ONE

EMPTINESS THE SAME 
INSIDE,
FREE FALL FROM
BARREN SKIES





(BRIDGE)
LIKE A LOOSE LEAF/ I HAVE FALLEN,
ENVELOPED BY THE EARTH.
FORGOTTEN ROOT DEEP, UNDERNEATH,
UNSEEN,
OVERCOME.

(CHORUS 1)
RAIN WILL COME,
WHEN CRYING CLO-UDS HIDE,
IT ALWAYS POURS,
FROM ME, PLEASE TELL ME WHY.

(CHORUS REPEAT)
RAIN WILL COME,
TREMBLING, THROUGH DRY EYES,
NO DIFF’RENCE BETWEEN/
HIDDEN CLOUDS AND I.





(V2)
TOLD THAT I SHOULD BE CONTENT
MOTHER AND DUTIFUL WIFE.

IN A HOME, NOT CHOSEN BY ME
LOST LIFE

WAKE UP IN A WHISP’RING ROOM THAT
CLOSES, 
AROUND ME, ENTOMBED,
FLOORBOARDS CREAK, THREATEN,
FROM UNDERNEATH
BEWARE,
WE’RE COMING FOR YOU

(BRIDGE)
LIKE A LOOSE LEAF/ I HAVE FALLEN,
ENVELOPED BY THE EARTH.
FORGOTTEN ROOT DEEP, UNDERNEATH,
UNSEEN,
OVERCOME.

(CHORUS 2)
RAIN WILL COME,
WHEN CRYING CLO-UDS HIDE,
IT ALWAYS POURS,
FROM ME,  TELL ME WHY.

(CHORUS 2 REPEAT)
RAIN WILL COME,
TREMBLING, THROUGH DRY EYES,
NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN/
HIDDEN CLOUDS AND I.

(V3)
LIFETIMES END, UNQUESTIONED
PEOPLE TURN TO DUST
DISSOLVE MY AMBITION,
I’LL TELL YOU I’M HAPPY, 
IF I MUST
IF I MUST