THE TUNES!
(Here's a little ditty that was sung by SCHAKA in the original script. It is sung as DYLAN and KENNEDY start building their young married life together. I wanted it to be action taking place as the song was being sung... kind of like a music video. In the current draft, DYLAN and KENNEDY sing it. I wasn't sure about that at first, but it really works, with a little different feel. It's real nice. Here it is...)
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
THE TUNES
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE EARTH
AND HOW SHE IS QUITE A MOTHER
AND EVEN MUCH MORE THE UNIVERSE
STARS AND ALIENS AND OTHERS
AND WHO AM I - JUST A LITTLE SPECK
MAKING MY WAY - BUILDING MY LIFE
HOPING THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE
MAYBE NOTICES ME
AND WHO ARE WE - JUST BONES AND DUST
MAKING DECISIONS AND SETTING UP SHOP
CRUSHING ANTS UNDER OUR FEET
THINKING WE’RE THE MAIN ATTRACTION
ALL THERE MAY BE
NOTICE ME...
IT’S SO BIG BUT IT’S SO SMALL
IT’S SO IMPORTANT BUT NOT AT ALL
AND WE GO ON CAUSE WE MUST GO ON
AND WE FIGHT AND COMPLAIN JUST A LITTLE
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE CLOCK
AND HOW IT JUST KEEPS ON TICKING
HOW THE MOON IT JUST HANGS THERE ALL DAY LONG
WAITING FOR ITS TIME TO GLOW AGAIN
AND WHO ARE WE JUST SLAVES OF THE GEARS
MAKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE LAUGHTER AND TEARS
HOPING THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE HAS SOME KIND OF PLAN
(PLEASE... PLEASE... PLEASE HAVE A PLAN)
WHERE DO WE FIT INTO IT ALL
WHERE DO WE FIGURE EVERY WINTER THROUGH FALL
BUSY STORING UP OUR STUFF
PRETENDING WE HAVE SOME CONTROL
CALLING TO SOME DEITY
NOTICE ME...
IT’S SO BIG BUT IT’S SO SMALL
IT’S SO IMPORTANT BUT NOT AT ALL
AND WE GO ON CAUSE WE MUST GO ON
AND WE FIGHT AND COMPLAIN JUST A LITTLE
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
WE LIVE...
WE LIVE...
TO DIE ANOTHER DAY...
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY...
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
SUNDAY TO SUNDAY…
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Oh I absolutely love this song!!
ReplyDeleteI think it really captures what many of us go through; wanting to feel important, big, hoping to catch a break, and then realizing that in the big scheme of things we just have to keep going. At least that I what I think it captures, partly!
Is this part of the cd you mentioned?
Vann,
ReplyDeleteThis song - as of right now - is not on any recording. Somewhere down the road we'll make a recording of the whole show. The CD, which you can check out at the link on the bottom of the page, was recorded by my band. When my band fell apart, I took all but 1 song from the CD, wrote a bunch more, and made a musical. Thanks for your comments!
DC