Streetsinger:
Yeah!
Looks like we got a good crowd goin' here tonight on Streetsinger's Row.
Streetsinger's Row, that's where we do our little sidewalk show,
And we gonna be doin our little show for you all in just about a minute or so.
And look....looks like every star out in heaven is shinin' down on Brooklyn tonight.
So reach into those pockets and pocketbooks,
Because we ain't doin' this for our health you know.
Urchin:
Uh... Yes we are
Sreetsinger:
Ain't that the truth!
Brooklyn Musical Soundtrack Album Lyrics
Brooklyn Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
- Good Crowd Goin'... by Brooklyn Cast
- Heart Behind These Hands by Brooklyn Cast
- Thank You, Sir by Brooklyn Cast
- Scene One by Brooklyn Cast
- Christmas Makes Me Cry by Brooklyn Cast
- Not a Sound by Brooklyn Cast
- Brooklyn Grew Up by Brooklyn Cast
- Creating Once Upon a Time by Brooklyn Cast
- Once Upon a Time by Brooklyn Cast
- Witness to History by Brooklyn Cast
- Superlover by Brooklyn Cast
- Challenge by Brooklyn Cast
- Brooklyn in the Blood by Brooklyn Cast
- Brooklyn Grew Up (Reprise) by Brooklyn Cast
- Magic Man by Brooklyn Cast
- Once Upon a Time (Reprise) by Brooklyn Cast
- Love Was a Song by Brooklyn Cast
- I Never Knew His Name by Brooklyn Cast
- Truth by Brooklyn Cast
- Does Anybody Wanna Buy a Memory? by Brooklyn Cast
- Raven by Brooklyn Cast
- Sometimes by Brooklyn Cast
- Madison Square Garden by Brooklyn Cast
- Love Me Where I Live by Brooklyn Cast
- Love Fell Like Rain by Brooklyn Cast
- Magic Man (Reprise) by Brooklyn Cast
- Streetsinger by Brooklyn Cast
- Once Upon a Time (Reprise 2) by Brooklyn Cast
- Heart Behind These Hands (Reprise) by Brooklyn Cast
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Heart Behind These Hands
by Brooklyn Cast
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Streetsinger:
Ooohhh....yea...yea...yea...
There's a heart behind these hands
There's a soul beneath these clothes
There's a story behind these empty eyes
That no one wants to know
So if you have the time to listen
Then you just might understand
That your very life
Lies in the very hands of fate
Like the heart behind these hands
Like the heart behind these hands
I once had me a fortuneteller tell me about my life
Raven:
She said if no one's ever loved you child
Then everyone pays the price
Brooklyn:
She said love is all we live for
Faith:
It's gods one and only plan!!
Taylor:
But even god may still abandon you
Like the heart behind these hands
Streetsinger:
No no brother he's the one that's gonna pull you through
His love is fdo command!! yea!!
Company:
There's a heart behind these hands
There's a sould beneath these clothes
Streetsinger:
There's a story behind these empty eyes
That no one wants to know
Paradice:
And do if the spirit moves you
Taylor:
Give only what you can
Brooklyn:
And i'll sing my song
Good and strong
I'm gonna sing it
Streetsinger:
Go ahead and sing it!!
Paradice:
I'm gonna sing it! sing it!! sing it!!
Streetsinger:
Sing your heart!!
Taylor:
I'm gonna sing it!!
Faith:
Hoowahooo!!
Company:
From the heart behind these hands!!
From the heart behind these hands!!!
Streetsinger:
Ooohhh....yea...yea...yea...
There's a heart behind these hands
There's a soul beneath these clothes
There's a story behind these empty eyes
That no one wants to know
So if you have the time to listen
Then you just might understand
That your very life
Lies in the very hands of fate
Like the heart behind these hands
Like the heart behind these hands
I once had me a fortuneteller tell me about my life
Raven:
She said if no one's ever loved you child
Then everyone pays the price
Brooklyn:
She said love is all we live for
Faith:
It's gods one and only plan!!
Taylor:
But even god may still abandon you
Like the heart behind these hands
Streetsinger:
No no brother he's the one that's gonna pull you through
His love is fdo command!! yea!!
Company:
There's a heart behind these hands
There's a sould beneath these clothes
Streetsinger:
There's a story behind these empty eyes
That no one wants to know
Paradice:
And do if the spirit moves you
Taylor:
Give only what you can
Brooklyn:
And i'll sing my song
Good and strong
I'm gonna sing it
Streetsinger:
Go ahead and sing it!!
Paradice:
I'm gonna sing it! sing it!! sing it!!
Streetsinger:
Sing your heart!!
Taylor:
I'm gonna sing it!!
Faith:
Hoowahooo!!
Company:
From the heart behind these hands!!
From the heart behind these hands!!!
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Thank You, Sir
by Brooklyn Cast
Streetsinger:
Yeah! Thank ya!
Thank ya, Sir. Thank ya, Ma'am, bless you and your family.
Paradice:
Oh now you didn't just throw some monopoly money in there now did ya boss?
I mean we ain't the the real estate business but we in business for real.
Pullin ourselves up by our own bootstraps. Ok?
Brooklyn:
Yeah, we're gonna sing for our supper.
Taylor:
That's right, we're gonna tell ya'll a story.
Streetsinger:
Yeah, we're gonna tell you our own little sidewalk fairy tale.
Company:
Sidewalk fairytale
Streetsinger:
It's a tale of family, fame, faith, and fate.
And every fairytale holds a little truth...oh, but who's truth?
Ladies and gentlemen...Showtime!
Yeah! Thank ya!
Thank ya, Sir. Thank ya, Ma'am, bless you and your family.
Paradice:
Oh now you didn't just throw some monopoly money in there now did ya boss?
I mean we ain't the the real estate business but we in business for real.
Pullin ourselves up by our own bootstraps. Ok?
Brooklyn:
Yeah, we're gonna sing for our supper.
Taylor:
That's right, we're gonna tell ya'll a story.
Streetsinger:
Yeah, we're gonna tell you our own little sidewalk fairy tale.
Company:
Sidewalk fairytale
Streetsinger:
It's a tale of family, fame, faith, and fate.
And every fairytale holds a little truth...oh, but who's truth?
Ladies and gentlemen...Showtime!
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Scene One
by Brooklyn Cast
Company:
Scene One
Streetsinger:
Once upon a time, a young American went to Paris with nothing but a guitar and a dream.
His name was Taylor Collins.
Taylor:
I play Taylor Collins.
Streetsinger:
And he dreamed of being a singer, a poet, a writer of songs,
He dreamed of fame....keep dreaming.
It was June 1969, he was backpacking through France when he walked into this small,
This little Parisian cafe right in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
And there he met a beautiful young waitress who had dreams of her own.
Her name was Faith
Faith:
I play Faith
Faith:
And Faith would be a dancer and one day hope to play the New York stage.
Oh, love was a song, life was a dance,
Why it was as if their very fate was sealed within the pages of a fairytale.
And with every fairytale comes a lullabye, so Taylor
Was writing one, one that would follow these young lovers for the rest of their lives.
Taylor: (singing)
La la la la, la la, la la la la. La la la la, our love will stay strong.
La la la la, la la, la la la la,
Let our fate write words to this song. (spoken) That's all I got so far.
Streetsinger:
But even fairytales come to an end,
And before the lullabye was finished he had to go back home.
He kissed her goodbye. A kiss with a promise to love her for eternity.
A kiss with a promise to bring Faith to America,
A kiss with a promise to finish the unfinished lullabye.
Taylor: I promise
Streetsinger:
But he never kept that promise. She never heard from him again.
Faith had his child but Taylor, he never knew.
And Faith named her little girl for Taylor's home far away.
She named her Brooklyn. And she would rock baby Brooklyn to sleep
With that simple unfinished lullabye
Faith: (singing)
La la la la, la la, la la la la. La la la, Our love will stay strong.
Faith and Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la, la la la la
Brooklyn:
Let our fate write words to this song.
Streetsinger:
And soon Faith became the dancer she'd hoped to be,
Know throughout the City of Lights as The Parisian Butterfly.
And she played all the grand stages, her name on every marquee.
Ah, but there was no joy in fame for this delicate young beauty,
For the singer, the poet, the writer of songs never returned.
And so for the next five years little Brooklyn would watch as her mother
Revealed her broken heart in dance.
Paradice:
Five minutes! Five minutes to show time!
Brooklyn:
Merry Christmas mommy!
Faith:
Thank you Brooklyn
Scene One
Streetsinger:
Once upon a time, a young American went to Paris with nothing but a guitar and a dream.
His name was Taylor Collins.
Taylor:
I play Taylor Collins.
Streetsinger:
And he dreamed of being a singer, a poet, a writer of songs,
He dreamed of fame....keep dreaming.
It was June 1969, he was backpacking through France when he walked into this small,
This little Parisian cafe right in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
And there he met a beautiful young waitress who had dreams of her own.
Her name was Faith
Faith:
I play Faith
Faith:
And Faith would be a dancer and one day hope to play the New York stage.
Oh, love was a song, life was a dance,
Why it was as if their very fate was sealed within the pages of a fairytale.
And with every fairytale comes a lullabye, so Taylor
Was writing one, one that would follow these young lovers for the rest of their lives.
Taylor: (singing)
La la la la, la la, la la la la. La la la la, our love will stay strong.
La la la la, la la, la la la la,
Let our fate write words to this song. (spoken) That's all I got so far.
Streetsinger:
But even fairytales come to an end,
And before the lullabye was finished he had to go back home.
He kissed her goodbye. A kiss with a promise to love her for eternity.
A kiss with a promise to bring Faith to America,
A kiss with a promise to finish the unfinished lullabye.
Taylor: I promise
Streetsinger:
But he never kept that promise. She never heard from him again.
Faith had his child but Taylor, he never knew.
And Faith named her little girl for Taylor's home far away.
She named her Brooklyn. And she would rock baby Brooklyn to sleep
With that simple unfinished lullabye
Faith: (singing)
La la la la, la la, la la la la. La la la, Our love will stay strong.
Faith and Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la, la la la la
Brooklyn:
Let our fate write words to this song.
Streetsinger:
And soon Faith became the dancer she'd hoped to be,
Know throughout the City of Lights as The Parisian Butterfly.
And she played all the grand stages, her name on every marquee.
Ah, but there was no joy in fame for this delicate young beauty,
For the singer, the poet, the writer of songs never returned.
And so for the next five years little Brooklyn would watch as her mother
Revealed her broken heart in dance.
Paradice:
Five minutes! Five minutes to show time!
Brooklyn:
Merry Christmas mommy!
Faith:
Thank you Brooklyn
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Christmas Makes Me Cry
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn: (spoken)
Mommy, look! It's snowing!
Faith: (sung)
People out there, giving. Celebration in the air.
Midnight bells are ringing, it's snowing everywhere.
Brooklyn: (spoken)
Do you think it's snowing where daddy is?
Faith: (sung)
Everyone's with someone, but for you and I, I couldn't wait for Christmas.
Now Christmas makes me cry.
Streetsinger: (spoken)
But far from Paris, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, another voice cries out
Taylor: (sung)
Santa Claus is just a man wearing funny clothes.
Rudolph's just a song somebody has composed.
People are caroling, but I won't even try.
I used to sing at Christmas, now Christmas makes me cry.
Cause everyone's with someone who they love.
Faith:
Everyone's with someone who they love.
Taylor and Faith:
Everyone's with someone, but for you and I. I used to laugh at Christmas.
Taylor: Now Christmas makes me cry.
Paradice:
Madame and monsieur,
We are proud to present The Parisian Butterfly in her Tour de France,
The Unfinished Lullabye
Taylor: (sung) Oh.....
Streetsinger:
The only prop on stage, a hangless noose.
Placing the corse rope around her neck, she would ascend to unknown heights.
Suddenly she would drop from the rafters, swaying in dance at the end of the noose,
Then floating to the stage like a summer butterfly.
Audiences would cheer, Bravo, Magnific!
Company:
Bravo! Magnific!
Streetsinger:
But all that love and adulation could not fill the hole in Faith's young soul,
A soul left empty by Taylor Collins.
Taylor: (sung)
I used to laugh at Christmas, now Christmas makes me cry.
Streetsinger: (spoken)
So, on a cold, snowy Christmas night, Faith, The Parisian Butterfly, ended her dance...
Brooklyn:
Mommy?
Streetsinger:
In death
Mommy, look! It's snowing!
Faith: (sung)
People out there, giving. Celebration in the air.
Midnight bells are ringing, it's snowing everywhere.
Brooklyn: (spoken)
Do you think it's snowing where daddy is?
Faith: (sung)
Everyone's with someone, but for you and I, I couldn't wait for Christmas.
Now Christmas makes me cry.
Streetsinger: (spoken)
But far from Paris, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, another voice cries out
Taylor: (sung)
Santa Claus is just a man wearing funny clothes.
Rudolph's just a song somebody has composed.
People are caroling, but I won't even try.
I used to sing at Christmas, now Christmas makes me cry.
Cause everyone's with someone who they love.
Faith:
Everyone's with someone who they love.
Taylor and Faith:
Everyone's with someone, but for you and I. I used to laugh at Christmas.
Taylor: Now Christmas makes me cry.
Paradice:
Madame and monsieur,
We are proud to present The Parisian Butterfly in her Tour de France,
The Unfinished Lullabye
Taylor: (sung) Oh.....
Streetsinger:
The only prop on stage, a hangless noose.
Placing the corse rope around her neck, she would ascend to unknown heights.
Suddenly she would drop from the rafters, swaying in dance at the end of the noose,
Then floating to the stage like a summer butterfly.
Audiences would cheer, Bravo, Magnific!
Company:
Bravo! Magnific!
Streetsinger:
But all that love and adulation could not fill the hole in Faith's young soul,
A soul left empty by Taylor Collins.
Taylor: (sung)
I used to laugh at Christmas, now Christmas makes me cry.
Streetsinger: (spoken)
So, on a cold, snowy Christmas night, Faith, The Parisian Butterfly, ended her dance...
Brooklyn:
Mommy?
Streetsinger:
In death
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Not a Sound
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn:
Mommy!
Company:
Ah.......
Faith:
A beautiful little girl
Paradice:
Born of music, made of dreams
Streetsinger:
Her world, just five years old
Faith:
Unraveling
Taylor:
And as the snow falls down
Paradice:
On the cold, hard, ground
Taylor:
There's not a word, not a whisper, not a sound.
Company:
And as the snow falls down on the cold hard ground
Brooklyn:
There's not a word, not a whisper, not a sound
Streetsinger:
Motherless and fatherless, little Brooklyn was sent off to an orphanage,
The Sisters of Charity
Paradice:
Guess who's the sister
Streetsinger:
Then two years to the day her mother died,
Seven year old Brooklyn walked into the orphanage chapel,
And though her hands had never touched the church organ before, she began to play.
She began to sing the Unfinished Lullabye
Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la, la la la la, let our fate write words to this!
Mommy!
Company:
Ah.......
Faith:
A beautiful little girl
Paradice:
Born of music, made of dreams
Streetsinger:
Her world, just five years old
Faith:
Unraveling
Taylor:
And as the snow falls down
Paradice:
On the cold, hard, ground
Taylor:
There's not a word, not a whisper, not a sound.
Company:
And as the snow falls down on the cold hard ground
Brooklyn:
There's not a word, not a whisper, not a sound
Streetsinger:
Motherless and fatherless, little Brooklyn was sent off to an orphanage,
The Sisters of Charity
Paradice:
Guess who's the sister
Streetsinger:
Then two years to the day her mother died,
Seven year old Brooklyn walked into the orphanage chapel,
And though her hands had never touched the church organ before, she began to play.
She began to sing the Unfinished Lullabye
Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la, la la la la, let our fate write words to this!
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Brooklyn Grew Up
by Brooklyn Cast
Company:
Brooklyn grew up!
Faith:
Looking in the mirror never knowing who she really was.
With a hairbrush in her hand like a microphone,
She would sing the song that her mother would sing.
Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la la la
Company:
From the day she was born, Brooklyn sang out this song.
Brooklyn:
My daddy don't know that I was ever born.
This pain in my heart is getting stronger, and I don't think I can take it any longer.
Brooklyn and Company:
This pain in my heart, this ache in my soul, this yearning in my heart just keeps on going on
Brooklyn:
Cause my daddy don't
Company:
Daddy don't
Brooklyn:
Don't even know
Brooklyn and Company:
No, my daddy don't know that I was ever born.
Brooklyn:
Daddy! Daddy! There's a voice deep inside and it cries and it cries.
Someone is calling me far away, far away.
Brooklyn grew up!
Faith:
Looking in the mirror never knowing who she really was.
With a hairbrush in her hand like a microphone,
She would sing the song that her mother would sing.
Brooklyn:
La la la la, la la la la
Company:
From the day she was born, Brooklyn sang out this song.
Brooklyn:
My daddy don't know that I was ever born.
This pain in my heart is getting stronger, and I don't think I can take it any longer.
Brooklyn and Company:
This pain in my heart, this ache in my soul, this yearning in my heart just keeps on going on
Brooklyn:
Cause my daddy don't
Company:
Daddy don't
Brooklyn:
Don't even know
Brooklyn and Company:
No, my daddy don't know that I was ever born.
Brooklyn:
Daddy! Daddy! There's a voice deep inside and it cries and it cries.
Someone is calling me far away, far away.
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Creating Once Upon a Time
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn:
La la la, la la la
Faith:
Brooklyn
Brooklyn:
Mommy? Mommy!
Faith:
Oh Brooklyn, I'm sorry I didn't give you a happy ending, I know I stole that from you.
Always keep the lullabye close to your heart,
Learn the truth about your father, it will help you to heal.
Brooklyn:
But how? Where would I even...
Faith:
Trust the voice inside of you Brooklyn. Follow it to America.
Brooklyn: (sung)
Has anyone ever sung you a lullabye.
Faith: (spoken)
There's magic in your music, and through your music, your father, he'll hear you
Brooklyn: (sung)
You can fly above the rainclouds, close your eyes.
Faith: (spoken)
Just let the melody carry you, leave all your fears behind
Brooklyn: (sung)
Let the melody carry you, leave all your fears behind.
Faith: (spoken)
And once upon a time will find you
Brooklyn: (sung)
And float across the rainbow sky to once upon a time
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe in miracles
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe love will conquer all
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe anything is possible
Brooklyn and Faith:
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Streetsinger:
Well soon Faith's beautiful little girl became a famous young woman.
Famous for her song, a song that finds the lost child in all of us.
Oh, and now she's famous where it counts, where nothing but fame counts, America!
Taylor:
Ladies and gentlemen, Carnigie Hall proudly welcomes Paris's amazing grace, Brooklyn!
La la la, la la la
Faith:
Brooklyn
Brooklyn:
Mommy? Mommy!
Faith:
Oh Brooklyn, I'm sorry I didn't give you a happy ending, I know I stole that from you.
Always keep the lullabye close to your heart,
Learn the truth about your father, it will help you to heal.
Brooklyn:
But how? Where would I even...
Faith:
Trust the voice inside of you Brooklyn. Follow it to America.
Brooklyn: (sung)
Has anyone ever sung you a lullabye.
Faith: (spoken)
There's magic in your music, and through your music, your father, he'll hear you
Brooklyn: (sung)
You can fly above the rainclouds, close your eyes.
Faith: (spoken)
Just let the melody carry you, leave all your fears behind
Brooklyn: (sung)
Let the melody carry you, leave all your fears behind.
Faith: (spoken)
And once upon a time will find you
Brooklyn: (sung)
And float across the rainbow sky to once upon a time
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe in miracles
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe love will conquer all
Faith:
Once upon a time
Brooklyn:
I believe anything is possible
Brooklyn and Faith:
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Streetsinger:
Well soon Faith's beautiful little girl became a famous young woman.
Famous for her song, a song that finds the lost child in all of us.
Oh, and now she's famous where it counts, where nothing but fame counts, America!
Taylor:
Ladies and gentlemen, Carnigie Hall proudly welcomes Paris's amazing grace, Brooklyn!
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Once Upon a Time
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn:
Has anyone ever read you a fairytale
And taken you to places magical
Where homes are made of gingerbread and skies are always blue
Where pumpkins turn to coaches and wishes all come true
Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind
You can float across a rainbow sky to once upon a time
I believed in miracles (once upon a time)
I believed love would conquer all (once upon a time)
I believed anything was possible
And i believed again the moment when
I saw you here tonight
Now once upon a time has never felt more right
(Once upon a time) I believed in miracles
(Once upon a time) I believed that love would conquer all
I believed anything was possible
Once upon a time (we believed in miracles)
Once upon a time (we believed that love would conquer all)
Oh yes I believed that anything was possible
And I believed again the moment when
I saw you here tonight
Now once upon a time
Has never felt more right
More Right!
Has anyone ever read you a fairytale
And taken you to places magical
Where homes are made of gingerbread and skies are always blue
Where pumpkins turn to coaches and wishes all come true
Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind
You can float across a rainbow sky to once upon a time
I believed in miracles (once upon a time)
I believed love would conquer all (once upon a time)
I believed anything was possible
And i believed again the moment when
I saw you here tonight
Now once upon a time has never felt more right
(Once upon a time) I believed in miracles
(Once upon a time) I believed that love would conquer all
I believed anything was possible
Once upon a time (we believed in miracles)
Once upon a time (we believed that love would conquer all)
Oh yes I believed that anything was possible
And I believed again the moment when
I saw you here tonight
Now once upon a time
Has never felt more right
More Right!
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Witness to History
by Brooklyn Cast
STREETSINGER
Yeah, they say if you were in attendance that
Night, then you, my friend, were a witness to
History. Ah, but with a touch of mystery.
You see, before her final bow, Brooklyn would always sing the "unfinished lullaby"
BROOKLYN
La la la la, la la, la la la la,
La la la...
STREETSINGER
...though she would never sing the words.
Y'see, if you remember, only one other
Person knew the words and she longed to
Hear his voice sing them back to her. So
Brooklyn would us her new found fame in
America to call for her father. Ah, but fame
In the land of the pilgrim's pride ain't no fairy
Tale. You see, a lot of people want it, few get
It, and once you got it, you ain't gonna ever
Give it up. Oh, and people let me tell you,
Nobody knew that better than the Brooklyn
Born and bred Ms. Paradice!
PARADICE
Now this may come as quite a little shock to
You all, but I did'nt know me Daddy either.
STREETSINGER
A force of nature, a natural born world
Shaker. Born on Mean Street right across
From Ugly Road, honed on hustle, raised on
Riot. Educated in the Red Hook projects, got
Her Ph.D. in survival, and would to whatever
It takes to remain America's diva of the
Decade. Oh, and people, let me tell you,
Don'tchu ever musspell her name, that's
P.a.r.a...
PARADICE
...d.i.c.e 'cause I was born on with nothin' but a
Pair-a-dice around my neck. And from that
Pair-a-dice, I built me a paradise. And no one...
Yeah, they say if you were in attendance that
Night, then you, my friend, were a witness to
History. Ah, but with a touch of mystery.
You see, before her final bow, Brooklyn would always sing the "unfinished lullaby"
BROOKLYN
La la la la, la la, la la la la,
La la la...
STREETSINGER
...though she would never sing the words.
Y'see, if you remember, only one other
Person knew the words and she longed to
Hear his voice sing them back to her. So
Brooklyn would us her new found fame in
America to call for her father. Ah, but fame
In the land of the pilgrim's pride ain't no fairy
Tale. You see, a lot of people want it, few get
It, and once you got it, you ain't gonna ever
Give it up. Oh, and people let me tell you,
Nobody knew that better than the Brooklyn
Born and bred Ms. Paradice!
PARADICE
Now this may come as quite a little shock to
You all, but I did'nt know me Daddy either.
STREETSINGER
A force of nature, a natural born world
Shaker. Born on Mean Street right across
From Ugly Road, honed on hustle, raised on
Riot. Educated in the Red Hook projects, got
Her Ph.D. in survival, and would to whatever
It takes to remain America's diva of the
Decade. Oh, and people, let me tell you,
Don'tchu ever musspell her name, that's
P.a.r.a...
PARADICE
...d.i.c.e 'cause I was born on with nothin' but a
Pair-a-dice around my neck. And from that
Pair-a-dice, I built me a paradise. And no one...
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Superlover
by Brooklyn Cast
M.C.
Faster than a speeding bullet...
PARADICE
No how...
M.C.
More powerful than a locomotive...
PARADICE
No way...
M.C.
Able to devour all superheros with just one single kiss...
PARADICE
...will invade my domain!
Especially no French-vanilla import who has the audacity to call herself "Brooklyn."
M.C.
Ladies and gentlemen, Saturday morning was never like this.
Radio City Music Hall is proud to present the one, the only, mzzzzzz paradice!
PARADICE
Well, Superman
Ain't packin' no rocket
'Cause his red shiny cape
Hangs in my bedroom closet
Now I hear Miss Lane
Wants to even the score
Well I swing both wats, Lois
Come and knock on my door
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
Like Samson and Delilah, like Adam and Eve,
Women like me bring men to their knees
Read about it... It's in your Bibles.
The itsy bitsy Spiderman
Climbed up the water spout
With the power of seduction
I took that spider out
Now he's no longer spinning webs
To save humanity
He's just spinning beneath my sheets
In insect-uality
PARADICE
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
TAYLOR, FAITH, & BROOKLYN
Pow! Wham! Bam! Kaboom!
TAYLOR
Holy cunnilingus!
FAITH & BROOKLYN
Batman's shakin' the room!
PARADICE
Batman!
I'm gonna steal his car
I'm gonna steal his thunder
And when I'm through
I'm gonna do the boy wonder
So, now whats this I hear about parents and
Teachers picketing this very theater, saying
That I'm robbing their children of their
Innocence...
Like I'm some wicked witch of the hood, or
Somethin'. Well take a look at your children -
They're having unprotected sex, are they not?
And that could be costly, could cost them
Their lives. Now, me? I'm just having a little
Friction with fiction, baby. Hi ho silver!
Well, the ol' Lone Ranger
Got a brand new hobby
Tanto's on that war path
I'm the new kimosabe
And some say this girl
Ain't up to the task
Why don't you do yourself a favor
And ask the Lone Ranger
While I sit on his mask
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
Now, as far as losing innocence, America, you
Lost yours long before I came on the scene.
And no little virgin mary from gay Paris is
Gonna bring it back to ya. I mean 'give me
You tired, your poor, your huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free.' you ain't no melting
Pot... you a crock! A country of immigrants
And you all hate immigrants. White hate black,
Black hate Jew, and you all hate anyone new!
And you think your kids don't see that? I
Mean, we've got crack on the streets. And
Brother I know you got a coupla' six-packs in
Your fridge and baby, get yourself to AA 'cause
I can smell the liquor on your breath from
Here. And you think your kids don't see that?
Oh, and lets not kid ourselves, America, you
Sometimes go to war just 'cause it's good for
The old pocketbook. And AIDS...? Sounds like
Genocide to me. I mean, you got priests raping
Little boys, you got third graders walking to
School with crayons in one hand and an AK-47
In the other. Well you look at me, America,
You look at me and you look at me good! You
See you created me. And I am nothin' if not a
True blue, red-blooded, home-grown, pull-
Yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps American hero!
Yeah, i'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour!!!!
Oh, oh, oh!!
Faster than a speeding bullet...
PARADICE
No how...
M.C.
More powerful than a locomotive...
PARADICE
No way...
M.C.
Able to devour all superheros with just one single kiss...
PARADICE
...will invade my domain!
Especially no French-vanilla import who has the audacity to call herself "Brooklyn."
M.C.
Ladies and gentlemen, Saturday morning was never like this.
Radio City Music Hall is proud to present the one, the only, mzzzzzz paradice!
PARADICE
Well, Superman
Ain't packin' no rocket
'Cause his red shiny cape
Hangs in my bedroom closet
Now I hear Miss Lane
Wants to even the score
Well I swing both wats, Lois
Come and knock on my door
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
Like Samson and Delilah, like Adam and Eve,
Women like me bring men to their knees
Read about it... It's in your Bibles.
The itsy bitsy Spiderman
Climbed up the water spout
With the power of seduction
I took that spider out
Now he's no longer spinning webs
To save humanity
He's just spinning beneath my sheets
In insect-uality
PARADICE
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
TAYLOR, FAITH, & BROOKLYN
Pow! Wham! Bam! Kaboom!
TAYLOR
Holy cunnilingus!
FAITH & BROOKLYN
Batman's shakin' the room!
PARADICE
Batman!
I'm gonna steal his car
I'm gonna steal his thunder
And when I'm through
I'm gonna do the boy wonder
So, now whats this I hear about parents and
Teachers picketing this very theater, saying
That I'm robbing their children of their
Innocence...
Like I'm some wicked witch of the hood, or
Somethin'. Well take a look at your children -
They're having unprotected sex, are they not?
And that could be costly, could cost them
Their lives. Now, me? I'm just having a little
Friction with fiction, baby. Hi ho silver!
Well, the ol' Lone Ranger
Got a brand new hobby
Tanto's on that war path
I'm the new kimosabe
And some say this girl
Ain't up to the task
Why don't you do yourself a favor
And ask the Lone Ranger
While I sit on his mask
I'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour
Now, as far as losing innocence, America, you
Lost yours long before I came on the scene.
And no little virgin mary from gay Paris is
Gonna bring it back to ya. I mean 'give me
You tired, your poor, your huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free.' you ain't no melting
Pot... you a crock! A country of immigrants
And you all hate immigrants. White hate black,
Black hate Jew, and you all hate anyone new!
And you think your kids don't see that? I
Mean, we've got crack on the streets. And
Brother I know you got a coupla' six-packs in
Your fridge and baby, get yourself to AA 'cause
I can smell the liquor on your breath from
Here. And you think your kids don't see that?
Oh, and lets not kid ourselves, America, you
Sometimes go to war just 'cause it's good for
The old pocketbook. And AIDS...? Sounds like
Genocide to me. I mean, you got priests raping
Little boys, you got third graders walking to
School with crayons in one hand and an AK-47
In the other. Well you look at me, America,
You look at me and you look at me good! You
See you created me. And I am nothin' if not a
True blue, red-blooded, home-grown, pull-
Yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps American hero!
Yeah, i'm your superlover
I've got special powers
You'll be weak and helpless
My love will devour!!!!
Oh, oh, oh!!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Challenge
by Brooklyn Cast
PARADICE
Let me offer up this.
Me and Brooklyn on one stage like heavy weights in the ring.
So, what do you say My cherie?
Time to put on the gloves.
BROOKLYN
Excuse me?
PARADICE
Did I stutter?
Time to put on the gloves
You and me singing like a couple of mothes,
And America chooses one or the other
But here's the catch, my little french fry,
Winner take all.
I'm talking the biggest stage on earth,
Madison square garden
It'll be a war of style,
War of words,
War of song.
I'm talking the war that'll rock the world.
BROOKLYN
Look, I just came here to find my father
And I have no intention fo getting into a war with anyone.
Let me offer up this.
Me and Brooklyn on one stage like heavy weights in the ring.
So, what do you say My cherie?
Time to put on the gloves.
BROOKLYN
Excuse me?
PARADICE
Did I stutter?
Time to put on the gloves
You and me singing like a couple of mothes,
And America chooses one or the other
But here's the catch, my little french fry,
Winner take all.
I'm talking the biggest stage on earth,
Madison square garden
It'll be a war of style,
War of words,
War of song.
I'm talking the war that'll rock the world.
BROOKLYN
Look, I just came here to find my father
And I have no intention fo getting into a war with anyone.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Brooklyn in the Blood
by Brooklyn Cast
Paradice:
Well do it for the bread baby. Think of the acclaim.
Brooklyn:
I never cared for money and I never cared for fame.
I only came to Brooklyn to find the meaning of my name.
Paradice:
If you got Brooklyn in the blood, then your blood is running hot.
You don't back down from a fight, girl, you gotta give it all ya got, give it all ya got
Company:
It's a way of life
Paradice:
My mama did the laundry for the ladies in the hights
Streetsinger:
Throw in a cup of separate the darks from the lights
Faith:
Her sister turnin tricks when she got to junior high
Paradice:
It put suppper on the table and a hunger in my eye
Company:
It put supper on the table and a hunger in my
Streetsinger: I got
Faith: I got
Taylor: I got
Paradice and Company:
I got Brooklyn in the blood racing through my veins.
Roamin through my body like a subway train.
Brooklyn in the blood, diamonds in my eyes.
It's a way of life, a way of life, a way of life, it's the way I'm gonna die.
Brooklyn in the blood racin through my veins.
Roamin through by body like a subway train.
Brooklyn in the blood, diamonds in my eyes.
It's a way of life, a way of life a way of life....Brooklyn in the blood.
Brooklyn in the blood! Brooklyn's more than a name, it's a way of life!
Brooklyn:
Life is like a shooting star, and here is where it's falling.
I feel I'm in my father's home, and destiny is calling....
Ms. Paradice, I accept your challenge.
Paradice:
Thata girl
Brooklyn:
Madison Square Garden
Pardice:
The greatest stage on earth.
Paradice & Brooklyn:
Winner take all!
Paradice:
When I win, let it be known that I will keep every last dime.
Brooklyn:
Ms. Paradice I will find my father, and together on that night, on that very stage,
We will finish the unfinished lullabye and make sure you never see one last dime.
You wanna know why? Because I got...
Brooklyn in the blood, racin through my veins.
Roamin through my body like a subway train.
Paradice:
Brooklyn in the blood diamonds in my eye
Company:
It's a way of life, a way of life, a way of life
Paradice & Brooklyn:
It's the way I'm gonna die!
Well do it for the bread baby. Think of the acclaim.
Brooklyn:
I never cared for money and I never cared for fame.
I only came to Brooklyn to find the meaning of my name.
Paradice:
If you got Brooklyn in the blood, then your blood is running hot.
You don't back down from a fight, girl, you gotta give it all ya got, give it all ya got
Company:
It's a way of life
Paradice:
My mama did the laundry for the ladies in the hights
Streetsinger:
Throw in a cup of separate the darks from the lights
Faith:
Her sister turnin tricks when she got to junior high
Paradice:
It put suppper on the table and a hunger in my eye
Company:
It put supper on the table and a hunger in my
Streetsinger: I got
Faith: I got
Taylor: I got
Paradice and Company:
I got Brooklyn in the blood racing through my veins.
Roamin through my body like a subway train.
Brooklyn in the blood, diamonds in my eyes.
It's a way of life, a way of life, a way of life, it's the way I'm gonna die.
Brooklyn in the blood racin through my veins.
Roamin through by body like a subway train.
Brooklyn in the blood, diamonds in my eyes.
It's a way of life, a way of life a way of life....Brooklyn in the blood.
Brooklyn in the blood! Brooklyn's more than a name, it's a way of life!
Brooklyn:
Life is like a shooting star, and here is where it's falling.
I feel I'm in my father's home, and destiny is calling....
Ms. Paradice, I accept your challenge.
Paradice:
Thata girl
Brooklyn:
Madison Square Garden
Pardice:
The greatest stage on earth.
Paradice & Brooklyn:
Winner take all!
Paradice:
When I win, let it be known that I will keep every last dime.
Brooklyn:
Ms. Paradice I will find my father, and together on that night, on that very stage,
We will finish the unfinished lullabye and make sure you never see one last dime.
You wanna know why? Because I got...
Brooklyn in the blood, racin through my veins.
Roamin through my body like a subway train.
Paradice:
Brooklyn in the blood diamonds in my eye
Company:
It's a way of life, a way of life, a way of life
Paradice & Brooklyn:
It's the way I'm gonna die!
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Brooklyn Grew Up (Reprise)
by Brooklyn Cast
BROOKLYN
This weight in my heart,
This weight in my soul,
This yearning in my heart just keeps on going on.
There's a voice deep inside,
And it cries,
And it cries.
This weight in my heart,
This weight in my soul,
This yearning in my heart just keeps on going on.
There's a voice deep inside,
And it cries,
And it cries.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Magic Man
by Brooklyn Cast
STREETSINGER:
Man it sure feels like this next scene is just beggin for me to play a part,
Because I just can't bear to see that little girl hurtin no more.
You can change the world by changin someone,
And maybe that's what we're put on Earth for.
I know that's what I'm on Earth for.
I'll make this rusty ole crowbar a full saxaphone and like a magical wand,
I'll wave my magic on you.
Cause when you change someone's life, you're changing your own,
And baby ain't that what we're all here to do?
I know that's what I've got to do.
Now in Cinderella they had a fairy Godmother right?
Oh but in my show...I'll be your Magic Man in this fairytale.
I'll be your Magic Man tonight.
And from this patch of ground I'll move the stars around and shower you in light.
I'll be your Magic
Man (Magic Man!) In this fairytale.
I'll be your Magic Man (Magic Man!) well tonight.
And from this sidewalk stage I'll set the sky ablaze.
From this sidewalk stage I'll set the sky ablaze till every star out in heaven shines on Brooklyn tonight
Company:
Magic Man! Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Streetsinger:
Cause every life needs a litte magic right? Yeah
Man it sure feels like this next scene is just beggin for me to play a part,
Because I just can't bear to see that little girl hurtin no more.
You can change the world by changin someone,
And maybe that's what we're put on Earth for.
I know that's what I'm on Earth for.
I'll make this rusty ole crowbar a full saxaphone and like a magical wand,
I'll wave my magic on you.
Cause when you change someone's life, you're changing your own,
And baby ain't that what we're all here to do?
I know that's what I've got to do.
Now in Cinderella they had a fairy Godmother right?
Oh but in my show...I'll be your Magic Man in this fairytale.
I'll be your Magic Man tonight.
And from this patch of ground I'll move the stars around and shower you in light.
I'll be your Magic
Man (Magic Man!) In this fairytale.
I'll be your Magic Man (Magic Man!) well tonight.
And from this sidewalk stage I'll set the sky ablaze.
From this sidewalk stage I'll set the sky ablaze till every star out in heaven shines on Brooklyn tonight
Company:
Magic Man! Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Streetsinger:
Cause every life needs a litte magic right? Yeah
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Once Upon a Time (Reprise)
by Brooklyn Cast
Streetsinger:
I been waitin for you.
You that famous little girl who's been lookin for her daddy now ain't ya?
Brooklyn:
And who are you?
Streetsinger:
Oh, they call me the Streetsinger.
And I'll be your Magic Man in this fairytale.
Taylor:
Our love will stay strong
Brooklyn & Taylor:
La la la la, la la, la la la la
Taylor:
Let our fate write words to this song.
Brooklyn:
(Once upon a time) I believe in miracles.
(Once upon a time) I believe that love will conquer all.
(Once upon a time) I believe anything is possible
And I believed again the moment when I saw you here tonight.
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Thank you Streetsing....Streetsinger?
I been waitin for you.
You that famous little girl who's been lookin for her daddy now ain't ya?
Brooklyn:
And who are you?
Streetsinger:
Oh, they call me the Streetsinger.
And I'll be your Magic Man in this fairytale.
Taylor:
Our love will stay strong
Brooklyn & Taylor:
La la la la, la la, la la la la
Taylor:
Let our fate write words to this song.
Brooklyn:
(Once upon a time) I believe in miracles.
(Once upon a time) I believe that love will conquer all.
(Once upon a time) I believe anything is possible
And I believed again the moment when I saw you here tonight.
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Now once upon a time has never felt more right.
Thank you Streetsing....Streetsinger?
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Love Was a Song
by Brooklyn Cast
TAYLOR:
Love was a song once, tender and warm, like the breath of a cool summer morning.
And life was a dance once, graceful and sweet, like a tumbling leaf, a tumbling leaf.
Then fate like the wind swept it away, and left me with nothing to sing or to play.
Is it all by design, or simply by chance?
Love was a song once and life was a dance...Faith?
Love was a song, like mist in the spring.
My fingers were young, and could dance on these strings.
And life was a dance, an endless ballet, suspended in time and then swept away.
Fate, like the wind, wild, untamed, left me with nothing but shame!
(Preacherman...Benjii...Shooter, c'mon)
(What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?)
Is it all by design, or simply by chance?
Love was a song once and life was a dance.
Let our fate write words to this song
Love was a song once, tender and warm, like the breath of a cool summer morning.
And life was a dance once, graceful and sweet, like a tumbling leaf, a tumbling leaf.
Then fate like the wind swept it away, and left me with nothing to sing or to play.
Is it all by design, or simply by chance?
Love was a song once and life was a dance...Faith?
Love was a song, like mist in the spring.
My fingers were young, and could dance on these strings.
And life was a dance, an endless ballet, suspended in time and then swept away.
Fate, like the wind, wild, untamed, left me with nothing but shame!
(Preacherman...Benjii...Shooter, c'mon)
(What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?)
Is it all by design, or simply by chance?
Love was a song once and life was a dance.
Let our fate write words to this song
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
I Never Knew His Name
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn:
Taylor Collins. I never knew his name,
But I imagined what he looked like, imagined how he'd smile.
A hug tight, a kiss goodnight, the way a father holds his child.
I never knew his name.
But I imagined him a hero, a bright and shining knight.
And daddy's eyes would stop my cries and make everything alright.
Oh, daddy's eyes would stop my cries, and make everything alright.
I never knew, I never knew his name.
Taylor Collins. I never knew his name,
But I imagined what he looked like, imagined how he'd smile.
A hug tight, a kiss goodnight, the way a father holds his child.
I never knew his name.
But I imagined him a hero, a bright and shining knight.
And daddy's eyes would stop my cries and make everything alright.
Oh, daddy's eyes would stop my cries, and make everything alright.
I never knew, I never knew his name.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Truth
by Brooklyn Cast
Taylor:
From the time we're very young,
We're told the truth is something precious
Something noble, something regal
It will lift us like the wind
And give us wings like the eagle
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Taylor:
From the time we're very young
We're taught the truth is like a beacon
Something holy, like a spirit
It will free is from our fears
The closer we get near it
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Brooklyn:
Did your heart belong to someone
Other than my mother?
Don't I have a right to know
Have I a sister or a brother
All:
Don't I have a right to know?
Don't I have a right to know?
Brooklyn:
Huh?!?!?
Taylor:
Oh, the truth is but a flame
That engulfs the butterfly
It destroys all things of beauty
Keep your illusions and your lies
All:
Walk out that door
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very, very,
Very, very, very, very, very,
Very, Very, very, young...
Brooklyn:
>From the time that I was young
I thought the truth was like a mirror
I wanna face it, I wanna feel it
I wanna find out who I am
But like a coward you conceal it
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Taylor(spoken):
Look, I don't know you; you don't know me. You know nothing of me!
Brooklyn(spoken):
Well, I know this...
(sung)You left a woman and a child
Have you no sense of shame?
Were you so young and selfish
It's my mother that you blamed
What courage does it take
To look me in the eye?
You can't bury truth in silence
Like a tree it's gonna rise
All:
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Taylor:
The truth is but a wind
That robs the autumn from the trees
It leaves things empty like this needle
No, the truth won't set you free
All:
So walk out that door
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very, very,
Very, very, very, very, very,
Very, Very, very, young...
Brooklyn and Taylor:
From the time we're very young
All:
We're taught the truth is all that matters
Brooklyn:
It gives you strength
It makes you wise
Taylor:
But in truth it only shatters
So don't look into my eyes
Don't you look into my eyes
From the time we're very young,
We're told the truth is something precious
Something noble, something regal
It will lift us like the wind
And give us wings like the eagle
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Taylor:
From the time we're very young
We're taught the truth is like a beacon
Something holy, like a spirit
It will free is from our fears
The closer we get near it
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Brooklyn:
Did your heart belong to someone
Other than my mother?
Don't I have a right to know
Have I a sister or a brother
All:
Don't I have a right to know?
Don't I have a right to know?
Brooklyn:
Huh?!?!?
Taylor:
Oh, the truth is but a flame
That engulfs the butterfly
It destroys all things of beauty
Keep your illusions and your lies
All:
Walk out that door
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very, very,
Very, very, very, very, very,
Very, Very, very, young...
Brooklyn:
>From the time that I was young
I thought the truth was like a mirror
I wanna face it, I wanna feel it
I wanna find out who I am
But like a coward you conceal it
All:
But that's the furthest thing from the truth
Taylor(spoken):
Look, I don't know you; you don't know me. You know nothing of me!
Brooklyn(spoken):
Well, I know this...
(sung)You left a woman and a child
Have you no sense of shame?
Were you so young and selfish
It's my mother that you blamed
What courage does it take
To look me in the eye?
You can't bury truth in silence
Like a tree it's gonna rise
All:
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Like a tree it's gonna rise
Taylor:
The truth is but a wind
That robs the autumn from the trees
It leaves things empty like this needle
No, the truth won't set you free
All:
So walk out that door
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very young
From the time we're very, very,
Very, very, very, very, very,
Very, Very, very, young...
Brooklyn and Taylor:
From the time we're very young
All:
We're taught the truth is all that matters
Brooklyn:
It gives you strength
It makes you wise
Taylor:
But in truth it only shatters
So don't look into my eyes
Don't you look into my eyes
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Does Anybody Wanna Buy a Memory?
by Brooklyn Cast
HOMELESS PEOPLE
Does anybody wanna buy a memory
It's the only thing left we own
Singing out our pain like a symphony
But each of us sinsg alone
Does anybody wanna buy a memory
It's the only thing left we own
Singing out our pain like a symphony
But each of us sinsg alone
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Raven
by Brooklyn Cast
Paradice:
Goliath was a giant..
Taught and mean
David was a sweetheart
Squeaky Clean
But it still takes two
To tell that story
So i'll play my part
And in all my glory
I'll fly.. like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love, to hate me
But that's still love
It's still love
Love is what i want
Love is what i need
You see beneath this suit of armor
I still bleed
I still bleed
He used to hold me like a flower
Kiss me, oh, so slow
And we talk about forever
But that was long ago
And now forever's just a place
In someone else's story
And though my heart still breaks
I'm gonna find my glory
And fly like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love to hate me
But that's altight because it's still love
It's still love
Love is what i want
Love is what is need
You see beneath this suit of armor
I still bleed
So i'll fly just like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love.. to hate me
But that's all still love
It's still love
Love is what i want!
Love is what i need!
You see beneath this suit of armor,
I still bleed!
Oh, I,
I, Still bleed..
Goliath was a giant..
Taught and mean
David was a sweetheart
Squeaky Clean
But it still takes two
To tell that story
So i'll play my part
And in all my glory
I'll fly.. like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love, to hate me
But that's still love
It's still love
Love is what i want
Love is what i need
You see beneath this suit of armor
I still bleed
I still bleed
He used to hold me like a flower
Kiss me, oh, so slow
And we talk about forever
But that was long ago
And now forever's just a place
In someone else's story
And though my heart still breaks
I'm gonna find my glory
And fly like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love to hate me
But that's altight because it's still love
It's still love
Love is what i want
Love is what is need
You see beneath this suit of armor
I still bleed
So i'll fly just like a raven
In a sky of doves
I'll make you love.. to hate me
But that's all still love
It's still love
Love is what i want!
Love is what i need!
You see beneath this suit of armor,
I still bleed!
Oh, I,
I, Still bleed..
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Sometimes
by Brooklyn Cast
Taylor:
The world is a stage
All:
And we are the players
Taylor:
Sometimes a villain
Sometimes a savior
Do we choose our own roles?
Do we write our own lines?
A lifetime of asking
And I'm left with "sometimes"
All:
And "sometimes" has come
Taylor:
What role do I play?
All:
"Sometimes" is now
Taylor:
What words do I say?
Every star out in heaven
Shines on Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Taylor:
I saw my own eyes when I looked into hers
Such a beautiful child
She's all you once were
Like an angel she's flying
Much too close to the ground
Did you send her to fine me, faith?
I'm finally found
And "sometimes has come
What role do I play?
"Sometimes" is now
What words do I say?
Every star out in heaven
Shines on Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
Every star out in heaven
Spells out Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
The world is a stage
All:
And we are the players
Taylor:
Sometimes a villain
Sometimes a savior
Do we choose our own roles?
Do we write our own lines?
A lifetime of asking
And I'm left with "sometimes"
All:
And "sometimes" has come
Taylor:
What role do I play?
All:
"Sometimes" is now
Taylor:
What words do I say?
Every star out in heaven
Shines on Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Do you believe in happy endings?
Taylor:
Once upon a time I did
All:
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Taylor:
I saw my own eyes when I looked into hers
Such a beautiful child
She's all you once were
Like an angel she's flying
Much too close to the ground
Did you send her to fine me, faith?
I'm finally found
And "sometimes has come
What role do I play?
"Sometimes" is now
What words do I say?
Every star out in heaven
Shines on Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
Every star out in heaven
Spells out Brooklyn tonight
Do I stay in the shadows
Or stand in the light?
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Madison Square Garden
by Brooklyn Cast
M.C.
Ladies and gentlemen!
Madison Square garden welcomes you to the might we've all been waiting for.
By calling in and casting your votes, you decide the destiny of these two divas.
Hanging in the balance, the biggest purse in the history of all histories.
Storming into the ring tonight, a native of the United Streets of America,
And she's about to show us that grace is sometimes a breathtaking display of lightning.
It's a majestic eruption of a volcano.
Yes, grace is sometimes even a raging fire.
Brothers and sisters, I give you the prophet of paradise, Mzzz Paradiiiiiiiiiice!
Ladies and gentlemen!
Madison Square garden welcomes you to the might we've all been waiting for.
By calling in and casting your votes, you decide the destiny of these two divas.
Hanging in the balance, the biggest purse in the history of all histories.
Storming into the ring tonight, a native of the United Streets of America,
And she's about to show us that grace is sometimes a breathtaking display of lightning.
It's a majestic eruption of a volcano.
Yes, grace is sometimes even a raging fire.
Brothers and sisters, I give you the prophet of paradise, Mzzz Paradiiiiiiiiiice!
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Love Me Where I Live
by Brooklyn Cast
Paradice:
I was born on mean street baby
Right across from ugly road
You were born on Sweet Lane, baby
Had tem things I've never know
Now I got what you want, baby
And if you want me to give,
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken) Trash never looked do good, huh?
(sung)I was raised on hustle baby
You were raised on Sunday school
I was raised on riot, baby
You were raised on golden rule
I can raise you heartbeat, baby
Can you take what I can give?
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken) I call this Salvation Armani.
(sung)You can't get me off with diamonds
All:
No, no, no
Paradice:
My jewelry is dice
My body's rich for what you itch
But you gotta pay my price...
Love me where I live
(spoken) You know, I've been hearing some rumblings out there,
Sayin' that my time is done, that I should just accept my fate.
Funny thing, it seems whenever me and fate go toe to toe,
It's always fate that does the... no show.
(sung) I'll walk into a lighting storm
With metal in my fist
Daring fate to strike me down
But you know it's gonna miss
I'll curse inside the house of God
Or any church I please
'Cause I don't bow to no one, baby
Nothin gets me on my knees
And you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
I wanna hear you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh, yeah, you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Love me where I live
You can tie me to a railroad track
And let that diesel run
But you'll never see a drop of sweat
'Cause temping fate is fun
I'll tap dance on a minefield
And never feel a thing
You can throw me in the lion's den
But guess who comes out king
And you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh yeah, you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
I wanna hear that you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh, baby, love me where I live
(spoken) Oo, well hello there, Mr. four-car garage, suburban home,
1 wife, 2.3 kids, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 mistress, Armani wearin',
Wall Street Journal bearin',
Cuban smokin' Republican votin' magnanimous and magnificent hunk of a man!
Yeah, I know what you're thinkin':
"That Ms. Paradice is one bad motha..."
All:
(spoken)Shut yo' mouth!
Paradice:
(spoken) And you like me for that.
(sung)Hey, bury me in Red Hook, baby
Right there in my neighborhood
And when you die, I know you wanna
Rest in peace in Hollywood
But you ain't restin' nowhere, baby
'Til you get a piece of this
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I...
All:
You got to love me
You got to love me
Paradice:
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
All:
You got to love me
You got to love me
Paradice:
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken (Well, America, I sung for you. I danced for you.
I bared my soul for you. I made you laugh, I made you think, and I made you mad.
You loved me and you loathed me and you made me rice...
And that's the American way... and I play that game well.
Oh, but I got a message for you this evenin';
If you turn your back on me now, if you turn your back on me now, if you turn
Your back on me now America, you can all kiss my black ass!
I was born on mean street baby
Right across from ugly road
You were born on Sweet Lane, baby
Had tem things I've never know
Now I got what you want, baby
And if you want me to give,
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken) Trash never looked do good, huh?
(sung)I was raised on hustle baby
You were raised on Sunday school
I was raised on riot, baby
You were raised on golden rule
I can raise you heartbeat, baby
Can you take what I can give?
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken) I call this Salvation Armani.
(sung)You can't get me off with diamonds
All:
No, no, no
Paradice:
My jewelry is dice
My body's rich for what you itch
But you gotta pay my price...
Love me where I live
(spoken) You know, I've been hearing some rumblings out there,
Sayin' that my time is done, that I should just accept my fate.
Funny thing, it seems whenever me and fate go toe to toe,
It's always fate that does the... no show.
(sung) I'll walk into a lighting storm
With metal in my fist
Daring fate to strike me down
But you know it's gonna miss
I'll curse inside the house of God
Or any church I please
'Cause I don't bow to no one, baby
Nothin gets me on my knees
And you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
I wanna hear you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh, yeah, you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Love me where I live
You can tie me to a railroad track
And let that diesel run
But you'll never see a drop of sweat
'Cause temping fate is fun
I'll tap dance on a minefield
And never feel a thing
You can throw me in the lion's den
But guess who comes out king
And you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh yeah, you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
I wanna hear that you like me for that
All:
I like you for that
Paradice:
Oh, baby, love me where I live
(spoken) Oo, well hello there, Mr. four-car garage, suburban home,
1 wife, 2.3 kids, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 mistress, Armani wearin',
Wall Street Journal bearin',
Cuban smokin' Republican votin' magnanimous and magnificent hunk of a man!
Yeah, I know what you're thinkin':
"That Ms. Paradice is one bad motha..."
All:
(spoken)Shut yo' mouth!
Paradice:
(spoken) And you like me for that.
(sung)Hey, bury me in Red Hook, baby
Right there in my neighborhood
And when you die, I know you wanna
Rest in peace in Hollywood
But you ain't restin' nowhere, baby
'Til you get a piece of this
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I...
All:
You got to love me
You got to love me
Paradice:
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
All:
You got to love me
You got to love me
Paradice:
Sacrifice your paradise
Love me where I live
(spoken (Well, America, I sung for you. I danced for you.
I bared my soul for you. I made you laugh, I made you think, and I made you mad.
You loved me and you loathed me and you made me rice...
And that's the American way... and I play that game well.
Oh, but I got a message for you this evenin';
If you turn your back on me now, if you turn your back on me now, if you turn
Your back on me now America, you can all kiss my black ass!
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Love Fell Like Rain
by Brooklyn Cast
M.C.
She came to America looking for the lyric to her life.
And so tonight, Madison Square Garden is proud to bring to you the
Olng awaited, much anticipated union of father and daguther.
Performing tonight for the very first time on this stage,
The greatest stage on earth,
I give you Paris' amazing grace, Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN
She waited tables
In a small cafe
In paris, 1969
He was a singer
From Brooklyn, USA
I hear it was a special time
Love fell like rain
From the warm Paris sky
The song he sang
As he kissed her goodbye
La, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la, la...
Ladies and gentlemen,
My father!!
PARADICE
Ooo, do I smell a forfeit?
Isn't this rich, the phantom daddy is M.I.A.
Well, I got a towel... wannna throw it in?
She came to America looking for the lyric to her life.
And so tonight, Madison Square Garden is proud to bring to you the
Olng awaited, much anticipated union of father and daguther.
Performing tonight for the very first time on this stage,
The greatest stage on earth,
I give you Paris' amazing grace, Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN
She waited tables
In a small cafe
In paris, 1969
He was a singer
From Brooklyn, USA
I hear it was a special time
Love fell like rain
From the warm Paris sky
The song he sang
As he kissed her goodbye
La, la, la, la
La, la
La, la, la, la...
Ladies and gentlemen,
My father!!
PARADICE
Ooo, do I smell a forfeit?
Isn't this rich, the phantom daddy is M.I.A.
Well, I got a towel... wannna throw it in?
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Magic Man (Reprise)
by Brooklyn Cast
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STREETSINGER
You can change the world,
By changing someone,
And maybe that's what we're put on earth for.
I know that's
BROOKLYN
Ms Paradice,
Streetsinger and I would like to use my time to turn the greatest stage on earth,
Into a little patch of ground on flat bush avenue.
PARADICE
Baby, as far as I'm concerned,
You can sing with the Mormon Tabernackle
Choir.
But I warn you, this is America,
And the winners always win.
BROOKLYN
Oh, Ms Paradice,
The gloves are coming off
PARADICE
Excuse me?
BROOKLYN
Did I stutter?
STREETSINGER
You can change the world,
By changing someone,
And maybe that's what we're put on earth for.
I know that's
BROOKLYN
Ms Paradice,
Streetsinger and I would like to use my time to turn the greatest stage on earth,
Into a little patch of ground on flat bush avenue.
PARADICE
Baby, as far as I'm concerned,
You can sing with the Mormon Tabernackle
Choir.
But I warn you, this is America,
And the winners always win.
BROOKLYN
Oh, Ms Paradice,
The gloves are coming off
PARADICE
Excuse me?
BROOKLYN
Did I stutter?
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Streetsinger
by Brooklyn Cast
Brooklyn:
He took the Street alone,
Just an' old coat
And a Saxophone
An old bit of Cardboard sign
That's where his name was Scrawled upon
My name was up in Light
His soul lit up the night
A voice on a Sidewalk stage
He held the crowd Amazed
And the sounds.. that he played
Were tender and strong
Then he sang his song
Streetsinger:
I can see the sun
Peaking from the Clouds
I hear a Choir of Sparrows
Singing from them trees
There's a new constellation
Oh, I'm gonna sing it out loud
And change is on the way
I can feel it in me
Brooklyn:
The streets in the heart of town
A cold wind
The sun goes down
The crowd starts to gather 'round
And he's singing for free
A soul that can move the stars
Sleeps on sidewalks and Subway cars
The prince of the Boulevard
And he's down on his knees
There was hope, joy, and pain
In every refrain,
When he sang his song again
Streetsinger:
Now we go and see that
If we look inside ourselves
Said love, love, love
Can save the wretched
From life's misery
We are born with this goodness
We can share in his wealth
And change is on the way
I can feel it for you
Brooklyn:
Oh yeah, and the Street Singer
Showed me that life ain't fair
Some people go far
And some go nowhere
Some live with love
And some never do
Both:
And the change is on the way,
I can feel it for you
Brooklyn:
My set of changes is on the way Change is on the way
I can feel it for you!
Oh, the change is on the way!
I can feel it for..
You...!
He took the Street alone,
Just an' old coat
And a Saxophone
An old bit of Cardboard sign
That's where his name was Scrawled upon
My name was up in Light
His soul lit up the night
A voice on a Sidewalk stage
He held the crowd Amazed
And the sounds.. that he played
Were tender and strong
Then he sang his song
Streetsinger:
I can see the sun
Peaking from the Clouds
I hear a Choir of Sparrows
Singing from them trees
There's a new constellation
Oh, I'm gonna sing it out loud
And change is on the way
I can feel it in me
Brooklyn:
The streets in the heart of town
A cold wind
The sun goes down
The crowd starts to gather 'round
And he's singing for free
A soul that can move the stars
Sleeps on sidewalks and Subway cars
The prince of the Boulevard
And he's down on his knees
There was hope, joy, and pain
In every refrain,
When he sang his song again
Streetsinger:
Now we go and see that
If we look inside ourselves
Said love, love, love
Can save the wretched
From life's misery
We are born with this goodness
We can share in his wealth
And change is on the way
I can feel it for you
Brooklyn:
Oh yeah, and the Street Singer
Showed me that life ain't fair
Some people go far
And some go nowhere
Some live with love
And some never do
Both:
And the change is on the way,
I can feel it for you
Brooklyn:
My set of changes is on the way Change is on the way
I can feel it for you!
Oh, the change is on the way!
I can feel it for..
You...!
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Once Upon a Time (Reprise 2)
by Brooklyn Cast
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Heart Behind These Hands (Reprise)
by Brooklyn Cast
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Brooklyn the Musical is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson. It was acquired for licensing by Broadway Licensing
-Wikipedia
Genre(s):
Soundtrack, Musical -Wikipedia
Year: 2004
