I've seen romances bloom, *while they faced me their doom
Every night some new sight to behold
Yet I find as I wait on my tables
And serve them their baskets of bread
I can't help but think as they pick out a drink
Of what I would order instead
I'd order love, delicious, well-seasoned and rare
I'd order love, a big enough portion to share
Bring me all of the heartache, a small side of woe
That flavor of longing that I long to know
I don't need a menu, just someone to care for my heart
Yes I'd order love, there's no better dish to start
I'd order love, that spicy and steamy and hot
Oh I'd order love, so juicy it just hits the spot (jazz yell)
A great night's full of passion, of drizzled with lust
Breakfast in bed is an absolute must
Then bring on the marriage but don't top it off with divorce
Yes I'd order love, it's the very best second course
I'm tired of always observing, loving couples all dreamy and sweet
For years I've been patiently waiting, when's it gonna be my time to eat?
This lack of attention's unnerving, I fear that I'm losing my grip
If Cupid keeps up this substandard service, I'm screwing him out of his tip
He don't get no tip!
Big finish!
I'd order love, appetizer, main course and dessert
I'd order love, even if it was peppered with hurt
'Cause at least I could savor the way that it feels
To not eat alone for each one of my meals
There's a lot on the menu, I'd have something else if I could
But I'd order love 'cause there's nothing else on earth that tastes so good
Hmmm, it tastes so good
Oh so very good
So good, so good...
After I finally got my hands on First Date the Musical Broadway Cast Recording, I played it over and over again. Sadly, I couldn't sing along because of the lack of song lyrics on the internet, so I decided to take on the problem within my palms.
First Date the Musical is a one-act musical comedy featuring Zachary Levi (Chuck, Tangled) in his Broadway debut and Krysta Rodriguez (Smash, The Addams Family). With music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and book by Austin Winsberg, First Date tells the story of Aaron and Casey in their first meeting and the fears they must overcome during their first date.
P.S. I wrote them via listening so this is not very precise. Vague lyrics part are marked with (*). Kindly comment if you have any corrections. Thank you.
I never knew what love was like until I saw your face
And suddenly I felt a love that time cannot erase
Your eyes so sweet and piercing, your manner kind yet strong
A kind of girl I could love forever, we'd spend the rest of our lives together
And in my life I don't think I've ever...
Been so fuckin' wrong!
You're a bitch with no heart, you're a liar, you are Satan
And I hate the way you snore at night
All your quirks piss me off and I don't think I'm misstatin'
Your compulsive need to always be right
You're bossy and judgemental, kinda tactless, boring too
And I really can't believe I ever fell in love with you
Ohhhhh...
I know that all seems kinda harsh, but thing weren't always bad
In fact I think sometimes we shared the best that I've ever had
Like our roadtrip that one summer or those steamy nights in Spain
You always melted when I would praise you, with my stupid jokes, they would never phase you
But they don't mean shit next to all the ways you drove me so insane
You're a cock-freaking-tease-girl, you never stop your talking
And at times you got a double chin
They may say it's good fun but your racist rants are shocking
And your lips don't need more collagen
All you care about is how much someone makes and what they do
Not a man in his right mind would ever fall in love with you
You always criticized the clothes that I would wear
And found a way of pointing out my thinning hair, really nice
You turned me vegan which I totally despise
And I'm pretty sure you laughed that time I said "let's compromise!"
If you were shot or beaten, ran over by a truck
I guess that I'd be sad but then again... It wouldn't suck
It wouldn't suck!
So goodbye, hit the road, as a girlfriend you are fired
Find some other chums that you can please
Years from now when you're old and you finally expired
Girl I hope that you don't rest in peace
Never met someone so selfish, half the time my balls were blue
After all that I've endured now, you can safely rest assured now
That your ex is up and cured now
Yes I'm so done being in love... In love with you
Ohhhhh we're through... yeah! Yeah!
Ohhhhh we're so done, Alison
Honeybun, it's like over
It was on, now it's gone
And I've regained my composure
So God bless, you're a mess
And that's what you call closure
So done being in love with you!
After I finally got my hands on First Date the Musical Broadway Cast Recording, I played it over and over again. Sadly, I couldn't sing along because of the lack of song lyrics on the internet, so I decided to take on the problem within my palms.
First Date the Musical is a one-act musical comedy featuring Zachary Levi (Chuck, Tangled) in his Broadway debut and Krysta Rodriguez (Smash, The Addams Family). With music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and book by Austin Winsberg, First Date tells the story of Aaron and Casey in their first meeting and the fears they must overcome during their first date.
P.S. I wrote them via listening so this is not very precise. Vague lyrics part are marked with (*). Kindly comment if you have any corrections. Thank you.
Think I overcome them then turn, they're still there
Wish that I was different, I'd like to let go
But when I try to change there's my past saying no
Maybe it's 'cause of dad, his new kids, his new wife
Or why not just blame mom who's been nuts my whole life
When you've felt so alone since the moment of birth
And you struggled to find your own true sense of worth
When it seems there is no one across this whole earth
To depend upon, you carry on
Just like you always do
'Cause it's safer to rely on you
Oh it's safer to rely on you
Seen a million movies all selling true love
Fantasies I'm not sure that I'm worthy of
Caution to the wind, my heart's been on display
Still the end result is it's not gone my way
So when I date some new guy who's a deadbeat or jerk
At least I'm not so crushed when it all doesn't work
When you once unafraid wore your heart on your sleeve
And the ones that you love chose to just turn and leave
Everyday it gets harder to somehow believe
You will survive so you strive
Just to keep up your guard
'Cause it's safer to hold every card
Oh it's safer to hold every card
I feel out of control, I feel safe on the ground
I go building up walls yet I wish to be found
A true contradiction to which I am bound
As I keep on spinning around and around
And I look at the people who've worked it all out
And I wonder why I'm still a bundle of doubt
And sometimes I wanna just stand up and shout
Just commit and deal with it
Before your life flies by, don't let your life fly by
But is it safer? Maybe it's safer
If I don't try...
After I finally got my hands on First Date the Musical Broadway Cast Recording, I played it over and over again. Sadly, I couldn't sing along because of the lack of song lyrics on the internet, so I decided to take on the problem within my palms.
First Date the Musical is a one-act musical comedy featuring Zachary Levi (Chuck, Tangled) in his Broadway debut and Krysta Rodriguez (Smash, The Addams Family). With music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and book by Austin Winsberg, First Date tells the story of Aaron and Casey in their first meeting and the fears they must overcome during their first date.
P.S. I wrote them via listening so this is not very precise. Vague lyrics part are marked with (*). Kindly comment if you have any corrections. Thank you.
So yeah, I just recently discovered a musical version of Alexandre Dumas' famous novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" (which I've been trying to read for ages) and it was awesome, and by awesome I mean SUPER AWESOME!! \o/
The songs are composed by the great Frank Wildhorn (known for great musicals who didn't make much appeal to Broadway critics like Jekyll and Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Bonnie and Clyde) with lyrics by Jack Murphy... so yeah, there's no doubting how great these songs were...
Anyways, I decided to make this post because I already searched the internet looking for the lyrics of the songs, but sadly there are only a few...
BTW, I wrote the lyrics for I Will Be There, All This Time and The Man I Used To Be. There are videos at the end of the lyrics if you're unfamiliar with the song. If I feel like it, I would post the other song lyrics some other time :)
P.S. Writing the lyrics via listening is a pain in the a*s, but I managed to make it through. There are some parts in my lyrics that I thought were vague, marked with (*). If you saw an incorrect word or phrase in the lyrics, just put your comments and I will think it through :)
I WILL BE THERE
EDMOND:
In the light that falls at moonrise
In the rhythm of the rain
In the miracle of ordinary days
In the hush of night I will be in the whispers of lover
Everywhere, you will find me there
In the rustle of a curtain
In the bustle of the world
In a thousand little unexpected ways
When you lift your gaze I will be like the shimmer of one small star
Out there, shining everywhere
I will be there beside you through the lonely nights that fall
So close your eyes, remember my embrace
I will be there like mercy, I will find you through it all
This do I swear, I will be there
MERCEDES:
In a language never spoken
Live the promises we've made
In the endless love that owned me heart and soul
In the certainty I will always be true and as near
As my next prayer, you will find me there
In the echo of the ocean
In the hunting of the wind
In mysterious extraordinary ways
Through the darkest sky I will be like the shimmer of one small star
Out there, shining everywhere
I will be there beside you through the lonely nights that fall
So close your eyes, remember my embrace
I will be there like freedom; I will find you through it all
This do I swear, I will be there
In the harbor quarter
EDMOND:
In the stone and mortar
BOTH:
In the star that we both share
MERCEDES:
In the sound of laughter
EDMOND:
Now and ever after
BOTH:
Look for me, I will be there
I will be there beside you through the lonely nights that fall
So close your eyes
EDMOND:
Remember my embrace
I will be there
MERCEDES:
Remember my embrace
We'll be there
BOTH:
like justice; I will find you through it all
EDMOND:
This do I swear, I will be there
MERCEDES:
This do I swear, I will be there
BOTH:
This do I swear, I will be there
Arguably the most wonderful song in the show; this beautiful duet is sung by the leads Edmond Dantes and Mercedes upon reminiscing each other. Very wonderful!
ALL THIS TIME
Can a sky be so indifferent
Can what once was true be true no more
Can this life be an illusion
Just an illusion my broken heart can't ignore?
He was gone but not forgotten
In each ocean breeze, he lived again
Can his heart, distant and clever
Be lost forever, be lost forever?
When all this time
All these years
All those nights
Of looking for the star we share
Remembering all of our plans and dreams
Now it seems
It's me that's been a fool for all this time
Tell me no
Say that it's all a lie
And let me go
Back to the *hope I yearn--
For all this time
All these years
All those nights
Of looking for the star we share
Remembering our love's first kiss
But more than this
Give me what's been mine for all this time!
This song is sung by Brandi Burkhardt (at the Concept Album) on the role of Mercedes, the prima donna of the show. One of my favorites :). BTW, you should check Brandi on Google, she's gorgeous ;)
*(hope) I'm pretty sure she said hope, but "home" makes much more sense
THE MAN I USED TO BE
I've seen a thousand wonders
I've lived a hundred lifetimes
But not until this moment
Have miracles seemed real
As fleeting as a shadow
The time goes by unnoticed
The hate that drove me forward
Is gone and I am face to face with...
The man I used to be
Dreams I dared to dream
When love was all
The innocence of youth
Like memories of truth return
To learn forgiveness
The man I used to be
Cannot be outrun
*Our past still lives
Whatever else I've done
Forever in his eyes, he'll see
The man that I used to be
And all the years will melt away
And lights will fall much softer now
For all the pain is gone
Hope is what moves on
I will be there
As near as her next prayer
As merciful as sweet redemption
Once blind, now I see
Once a slave and free
Give me a star
To home would guide my heart
To resurrect *a part of me
The man who I used to be
This one is sung by Thomas Borchert, who is a talented and renowned performer at Germany, in the eponymous role of The Count of Monte Cristo. I like this one because it has a dark and melancholic tune in it.
*(upon a be) Okay, this line doesn't make sense at all, but it's the closest one that I could figure
