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Story Cycle - Intro
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Some say that I’m a Music Man
But I don’t know who I really am.
I played the keys with passion
But it all came crashing.
What did I do?
Were your words so true?
I’m a Music Man.
You can’t take that from me.
I’m gonna play all the songs I know
‘Cause it all comes deep from my soul.
It won’t be quick or easy
But I’ll be better in the end.
Yeah, I’m a Music Man
But do they know were I began?
I wrote my songs for you.
The words were all so true.
Betrayed by my one and only,
I’ve never felt so lonely.
Yeah, I’m a Music Man.
You can’t take that from me.
I’m gonna play all the songs I know
‘Cause it all comes deep from my soul.
It won’t be quick or easy
But I’ll be better in the end.
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Every time I pick up the phone
Something is going wrong at home
More drama. More hatred.
Don’t know how long I can take it.
Follow your dreams and you’ll be happier.
That’s what they all tell me.
But I’m torn between
Real life and a fantasy.
Fight or flight?
I need to decide.
It feels like do or die.
Fight or flight?
Don’t know what is right.
Don’t light the match
And it won’t ignite.
If I go home it might fuel the fire.
But if I run, I’m a traitor and a liar.
If I get on this plane
Will it cause more pain?
Should I follow my dreams to be happy
Or go please my family?
They planted these seeds.
They should do their own gardening.
Fight or flight?
Confusing answers left and right.
Should I be the dark or the light?
Fight or flight?
They always held on too tight.
Pulling me back with a dramatic invite.
Being pulled in two different directions.
Either way I feel no affection.
Gotta do what’s best for me.
Find my so-called destiny.
They will get on just fine.
This is where I draw the line.
Fight or flight?
I’m boarding Flight 309.
Finally figured out what’s right.
Fight or flight?
I’m flying across the sky.
Leaving this small town tonight.
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I thought I knew you.
You used to sweep me off my feet.
The perfect Prince Charming
But too perfect’s too good to be true.
I love you.
I thought our stars were aligned.
But we thought too differently.
Our constellations- they don’t shine.
I thought it was you and me
But we’re too different now I see.
These rose-colored glasses
won’t shine through anymore.
Here lately being me has been a chore.
And you don’t feel good for me.
So maybe myself is what I really need.
And then there’s him.
He used to be the light in my cruel world.
We were young back then.
Who knows if that would work?
I loved him.
He made me feel like one of a kind.
But he left without a trace
In the middle of the night.
So if he’s not what I need,
Maybe I should start with me.
These rose-colored glasses
won’t shine through anymore.
Here lately being me has been a chore.
And you and him don’t feel good for me.
Then maybe myself is what I really-
I know in my heart and
I know in my mind.
Maybe it all takes a little time.
The girl in the mirror is a stranger to me.
So finding myself is what I really-
Maybe myself is what I really need.
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I don’t know if I should go with my mind.
I don’t know if I would run out of time.
I don’t know if I wanna be hers, oo.
It’s really stressing me out.
This dream may make me devout.
I’ll ask myself if it’s worth really using my time
Just to say that it’s only a dream.
Oh, no I can’t really say
If it’s fake or if I love her.
I’m really racking my brain.
And now I’m stuck in Dream World.
She’s been there all my life
So why can’t I hardly decide?
And now I’m falling victim
To the love that I have left behind, oh.
Had a dream of you.
Spent the whole day thinking
And now I only see you.
Now I know that I should go with my mind.
Now I know that I won’t run out of time.
Now I know that I wanna be hers, oo.
I guess my feelings were right.
Wanted my heart to ignite.
I found out that it was worth really using my time
Just to say that it’s only a dream.
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How much can a mother
Show her son how to be a man?
How much can a mother truly understand?
But my father left me demons.
Left me in pieces.
Left me in my tears.
Woah oh.
And I don’t know how much
I’m destined to be like my father.
And although I may’ve not,
All burns in the fire.
Mama no weep.
Mama don’t cry no more.
‘Cause I know, I know,
I know that’s not the man that I am.
Woah oh.
Imma be my own man
And make my own rules.
I don’t need you anymore.
Imma be the man that you could never be.
Woah oh.
How much am I destined
To fail like he did?
But unlike him I’ve got a vision.
Got a vision and a dream.
But my father left me demons.
Left me in pieces.
Left me in my tears.
Woah oh.
And I don’t know how much
I’m destined to be like my father.
And although I may’ve not,
All burns in the fire.
Mama no weep.
Mama don’t cry no more.
‘Cause I know, I know,
I know that’s not the man that I am.
Woah oh.
Imma be my own man
And make my own rules.
I don’t need you anymore.
Imma be the man that you could never be.
Woah oh.
The man that I am.
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I’ve been walking on this road
Maybe for a bit too long.
All the things that you told me
Were all lies now that I see.
Woah, they assume I’m just like you.
Woah, they just don’t know what you do.
‘Cause you’re the star of the show.
I’m the girl who’s swept along.
If only they could know
I’m hitting the rocks to your own song
But I’m not scared of what lies
Beyond the blue skies.
I wanna see. I wanna breathe.
But they’ll notice you ‘stead of me.
I was told what life has for me.
A disappointing destiny.
It’s always the same story
That never changes history.
Woah, will you always just assume
Woah, that you’re the best at what you do?
‘Cause you’re a star in the sky
While I’m wrapped up in all your lies
All the versions of me
Each one you hate equally
Well, I don’t wanna be a forgotten melody.
Everything I say or do
Won’t be good enough for you
‘Cause they’ll notice you ‘stead of me.
I wanna go run and stand.
I wanna fly and never land.
I would go so far.
Be one with the shooting stars.
But even shooting stars aren’t free.
They’ll turn to falling stars like me.
And falling stars will never reach me.
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Growing into a new sky.
Breaking down the walls of my past.
I see the light shining ahead
Bringing in the new day.
The colors in the sky paint my dreams.
Brushes flowing through the wind
Leaving sweet memories.
Expectation is a hope you can’t outrun.
Like stepping on a tightrope that leads nowhere.
The flickering flare shines bright.
And the staring glare makes me scared.
I always thought that I would know the way
But I guess now all I do is “blank.”
Like time on the window shades
That falls away with the rain.
“Just breathe.”
That’s what they all say to me.
But it’s hard and I’m scared
And I don’t want you disappointed in me.
The colors in the sky paint my reality.
I’m flowing through the wind
Creating sweet memories.
I let the light guide me
To a land far away.
A place where I know everything.
Where I don’t “blank.”
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Cameron Jones - Stuck
04:31
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Washed up on the surface.
The sun beats down on me.
Don’t know how I got here
In this unfamiliar space.
I know I’ve always had a hand to hold.
Clung to thoughts not of my own.
But I’m all alone now.
It’s just the elements and me.
So I guess I’m stuck.
I’m stuck on an island.
Unsure of how I’ll make it on my own
So I shrink down in the sand.
All my life I had a safety pillow-
A cushion to fall into.
Always looking to someone else
To jump in the deep end first.
But I’m all alone now.
All I got is me, yeah.
Just the elements and me.
So I guess I’m stuck.
I’m stuck on an island.
But I ain’t going nowhere
With my head in the sand.
Oh, become one with the land
And the sky and the sand
And the sun on my skin
And the breeze telling me
I’ve gotta find my own.
So I ain’t really stuck.
I’ve just got a lot to learn.
Make peace with myself
And I know, I’ll find my own.
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I am no stranger to wind and the waves.
The rocking boat of all I’ve ever known.
Out in the ocean there’s nowhere to hide
When you’re staring out into the rolling tide.
And when the thunder crashes
And the flood begins
I feel the tempest form
The storms are back again.
I fight to keep my head above the water.
I lose my breath.
The weight’s pulling me under.
Just when the struggle turns into giving in
Give up the catch-
a match you can never win.
Just when you start to think
this is really the end
The darkest sea will start to bend and
The chaos stills.
There is no movement.
Just light.
Lighthouse.
Not far in the distance
A beacon I could not see guiding me.
A lighthouse.
A spector. A savior.
The message. The hidden key.
The answer I need.
Telling me to reach toward the surface.
Face toward the sun.
There is safety outside of the storm.
Daylight is breaking.
Rising with the dawn.
There is only a peaceful sky above.
I am no stranger to the wind.
I am no stranger.
I am no stranger.
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David Lin - Just Right
04:24
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1, 2, 3, 4!
Once I’ve found the place to be
I’d like to keep it near to me
But what would happen should I leave
I don’t know. Could I know?
If the springtime would come again
I’d stop and smell a rose and then
I would know where to go from here.
Two letters. One go-getter.
If only the weather were simply better.
But oh, it’s gotta feel just right
Before the future becomes bright.
Oh, it’s gotta feel just right.
That way I can see that end-of-the-tunnel light.
If I go in the wrong direction
I might lose all my affection
For the things I used to love
Like having fun with the friends I’ve found.
And that’s why I have to try
So as not to have to say goodbye to you.
The end.
It’s not fair.
It’s only clear back there.
I could swear.
Swear that I really have gone nowhere.
Was there ever a time where I felt right?
If there was it’s out of sight.
That’s why it’s gotta be just right
So that way I can finally take flight.
Our life is fleeting
And you can’t keep meeting
All the expectations you have in your gut.
It’ll only leave you stuck in a rut.
So just move on.
Move on.
So now I confide I’ll take the journey in stride
And while I’d prefer it to be just right
I have to take time- not let time take me nickel for dime
And then, maybe, I’d finally feel alright.
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Step after step but my feet, they aren’t tired.
Road’s getting long but the sun is getting brighter.
Time after time all these lessons get stronger.
Tell me truth. Is this journey never-ending?
I’m fine with the learning and fine with the mistakes.
Fine with the time that it’s taken to get here
But my mind’s going wild while my skin’s getting thicker.
Who’s there to guide me?
Is all this hope just lost in the end?
No, ‘cause I’m never the wiser just always the loser.
I’m tired of learning and tired of hurting.
The mountains get steep but my head it gets clearer.
Soon I’ll be the wise. Always pushing myself.
Always fighting my fears
Ready to persevere.
No you won’t, no you won’t stop me now.
I’m finding myself making new destinations.
The road may be long but the journey’s well taken.
And I’m trying and trying and trying so hard
But it’s harder when there’s no one to catch you fall.
I made my mistakes. I chose the wrong path.
God, I’m so tired. Can I rest for a while?
No, ‘cause I’m never the wiser just always the loser.
I’m tired of learning and tired of hurting.
The mountains get steep but my head it gets clearer.
Soon I’ll be the wise. Always pushing myself.
Always fighting my fears
Ready to persevere.
No you won’t, no you won’t stop me now.
Am I done?
Is this road coming to an end?
Oh dear God, let me rest my feet for a while.
I’ve tried so hard and grown so much.
I think I’m done for now.
‘Cause I can’t get the answers that I seek.
I can only hear your voice
And I praise and I pray that my journey is done.
I’m finally a winner.
My voice is getting louder.
My feet are getting stronger.
‘Cause I am done.
I am free.
Sincerely, me.
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Story Cycle at The Lexington Theatre Company Lexington, Kentucky
Story Cycle empowers the next generation of storytellers to find and raise their voices through musical theatre, with an emphasis on equity, inclusion and equality.
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