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Forgotten Roots Song List and Lyrics

1/7/2018

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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

1 Comment
Seth link
10/20/2021 01:25:37

Great blog I enjoyed readding

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    Valerie is a professionally trained writer. She specialized in Advanced Writing at Trinity College, Dublin and achieved a 1.1. She has had work produced/presented with Tribeca Performing Arts Centre, The Galway Fringe Festival, The Dionysian Literary Journal, The Venus Adonis Festival, DU Shakespeare Festival and DU Players. She recently completed writing Series One of NOTIONS. 

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