Leo: SIRENS GOING OFF INSIDE MY HEAD HOW AM I HERE, I SHOULD BE... TRY NOT TO PANIC, TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DID I DO, AM I A... Ensemble: BUT IF THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE WITHIN THIS UNIVERSE THEN MAYBE I’LL BE BLESSED ALTHOUGH I LIVE A LIFE THAT I’M CONVINCED IS CURSED Cally: DO I RUN OR DO I TRY TO FIGHT, THIS CAN’T BE REAL, THIS CAN’T BE RIGHT. Serena: THE WORLD HAS LEFT YOU NEARLY SHATTERED Cally: EVERYONE I TRUST HAS PROVED A FAKE, EVERY PROMISE MADE WAS MEANT TO BREAK. Serena: SHAMED YOU, CLAIMED YOU DID NOT MATTER Ensemble: SO IF THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE WITHIN THIS UNIVERSE THEN MAYBE I’LL BE BLESSED ALTHOUGH I LIVE A LIFE THAT I’M CONVINCED IS CURSED WE’RE PROMISED IF WE FOLLOW ALL THE RULES, PLAY NICE, AND ALWAYS SHARE THEN WE’LL INHERIT EVERYTHING, BUT THEY DON’T NOTICE OR DON’T CARE THAT THERE ARE CHEATS AND LIES AND SHORTCUTS ON THE LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS. WHILE WE’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP IT HONEST, THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE ARE LEFT FEELING LIKE FOOLS WHEN OUR INTENTIONS TO BE KIND AND GENUINE LEAVE US JUST GETTING STARTED WHEN THEY THUMB THEIR NOSES FROM THE FINISH LINE STILL WE RACE IF WE DON’T WE HAVE NO PLACE The Sisters (Serena, Lorelei, and Grace): STEP OUT OF THE WATER BREATHE THE AIR THAT BROUGHT YOU LEAVE THE SHAME YOU FOUGHT BEHIND TO DRIFT AWAY TO SEA YOU’RE DESPERATELY IN SEARCH OF THE RESPITE YOU HAVE EARNED BUT TRULY YOU DESERVE MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND THE WORLD IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT EMBRACE YOUR EXPECTATIONS THE LOVE YOU FEEL HERE WILL EXPAND AND YOU WILL KNOW YOUR WORTH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE YOU’LL SET A NEW FOUNDATION SO DIG YOUR FEET INTO THE SAND, MAKE HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND AND YOU WILL FIND THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD LAY IN PIECES OF YOUR SOUL AND SO WE SEEK A WORLD THAT ALLOWS US TO BE WHOLE YOU WILL FIND YOU WILL FIND YOU WILL FIND FIND YOU

WALK IN THE DOORWAY, IGNORE THE WORDS THEY SAY, BUT - THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP SO MANY STARES, SO I LOOK AHEAD LIKE I DON’T CARE, AND - THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP WHISPERS AS I WALK ON PAST COMMENTS WHEN I SIT IN CLASS EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW WHY BOTHER WITH THE TRUTH? JUST WATCH THE SHOW EVERYWHERE I TURN IT’S EITHER GOSSIP OR PRETEND CONCERN, BECAUSE THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP I WANT TO STAY AND FIGHT, BUT I AM SCARED THAT I’D JUST PROVE THEM RIGHT, AND THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP LIVING LIKE I’M IN A CAGE TREMBLING FROM THE FEAR AND RAGE THEY’RE LAUGHING RIGHT BEHIND MY BACK NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CRACK AND WHEN I’M FINALLY ALONE I CURSE MYSELF INSIDE THE SILENCE ONE MISTAKE THAT’S SOMEHOW GROWN INTO THE MOMENT THAT DEFINES ME THAT BLINDS THEM TO ME HE SAID YOU KNOW I LIKE YOU, SO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, NOW THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP BOTH OF US WERE GAME, SOMEHOW I’M THE ONE WHO BEARS THE BLAME, AND THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP THEY’RE TALKING AS I WALK THE HALL NAME ETCHED ON THE BATHROOM WALL TOLD THAT I’M HIS LATEST PRIZE TOLD THAT I’M NAïVE TOLD I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED HE HAD BEEN SO CHARMING, ATTRACTIVE AND DISARMING, NOW THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP PROMISED IT WAS JUST ME, SMILED AND SAID TRUST ME, AND THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP NOW I’M TREATED LIKE I’M UP FOR SALE SET UP FROM THE START TO FAIL BRANDED BY A LITTLE FUN HAD TO GET AS FAR AWAY AS I COULD RUN NOW I’M FINALLY ALONE LEFT WITH SILENCE AND THE FEELING THAT I’M NOTHING MORE THAN HOLLOWED OUT AND USED AND CAST ASIDE WHILE HE PURSUES ANOTHER VICTORY, WHICH HE WILL PROMPTLY FOLLOW WITH THE SAME SORT OF ABUSE. WHAT CAN I DO? AND IF THIS IS JUST THE START OF A FUTURE IN A WORLD THAT’S SET ON TEARING US APART FOR EVERY MOMENTARY JOY WE LAY OUR HANDS ON, WHILE OUR BODIES ARE A BATTLEFIELD THEY JUDGE AND MAKE DEMANDS OF I SAY LET IT ALL BURN DOWN, WE’LL WATCH THE ASHES BLOW AWAY, THEY’LL FIND A RESTING PLACE RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE WE ONCE PAID OUR RESPECTS AND LAID OUR KINDNESS IN THE GROUND. AND LAY ME DOWN THERE TOO. CAUSE IT’S ALL THAT’S LEFT TO DO, I‘VE TAKEN MY BEST SHOT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE, JUST LET ME REST. I CAN’T CONTINUE LIVING LIKE THIS. I WILL NOT CONTINUE LIVING LIKE THIS. BECAUSE THE WORDS DON’T STOP NO THE WORDS WON’T NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T BECAUSE THE WORDS DON’T STOP NO THE WORDS WON’T NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, NO THE WORDS WON’T STOP OH NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, OH NO THE WORDS WON’T OH NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, OH NO THE WORDS WON’T OH NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, OH NO THE WORDS WON’T OH NO THE WORDS DON’T STOP, UNTIL I STOP

Felix: I TRY TO ROW UNTIL MY MUSCLES BURN AND FAIL ME SO MY HEAD CAN BARELY REGISTER THE FEELINGS THAT DERAIL ME EVERYDAY I PUSH MY BODY ‘TIL MY BETTER SELF CAN BOTTLE UP THE SHAME AND THE CONFUSION WITH ILLUSIONS THAT I’M NORMAL AND OKAY I STAY ALONE OUT ON THE WATER SO MY CONSCIOUSNESS CAN FLOAT AWAY AND DISAPPEAR FOREVER OR AN AFTERNOON AND YET THESE PEOPLE HONESTLY EMBRACE ME AND THIS PLACE FEELS LIKE A MEMORY I NEVER DREAMED OF CHASING COULD YOU BE MY ANCHOR COULD YOU BE MY FRIEND HAVE I FOUND LOVE THAT COULD SET ME FREE? COULD THIS BE AN ANSWER COULD THIS BE AN END HAVE I FOUND A HARBOR THAT IS SAFE FOR ME? WHEN I SPEAK AT HOME I STRIVE TO ALWAYS KEEP MY GUARD UP SO THAT NO ONE SPIES THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LIES I USE AS ARMOR BUT I’M TIRED OF ALWAYS LYING, YET I’M TERRIFIED OF TRYING TO LIVE HONESTLY, THAT ISN’T ME, IT DOESN’T SEEM RESPONSIBLE BUT THESE NEW POSSIBILITIES UPEND THE PATH I’D CHOSEN AND ALTHOUGH I KNOW THE DANGERS, I AM DREAMING AND I’M HOPING OF A LIFE AND OF A LOVE AND OF A FEELING THAT I’M WORTHY IT’S FAR TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR, BUT I THINK I MIGHT DESERVE IT COULD YOU BE MY ANCHOR COULD YOU BE MY FRIEND HAVE I FOUND LOVE THAT COULD SET ME FREE? COULD THIS BE AN ANSWER COULD THIS BE AN END HAVE I FOUND A HARBOR THAT IS SAFE FOR ME? COULD THIS BE A SIGNAL? COULD THIS BE A SIGN? COULD THIS BE WHAT’S RIGHT AFTER FEELING SO WRONG? HAVE I FOUND MY PIECE OF HEAVEN HAVE I FOUND MY PEACE OF MIND HAVE I FOUND THE PLACE WHERE I TRULY BELONG? COULD THIS BE AN ANSWER TO A PRAYER I COULDN’T MAKE? COULD THIS BE THE PROOF I AM NOT A MISTAKE COULD THIS BE A MESSAGE SENT DOWN FROM ABOVE THAT I AM WORTH OF SOMEBODY TO LOVE COULD THIS BE A REFUGE FROM A RAGING SEA? HAVE I FOUND A HARBOR SAFE FOR ME?

Genevieve: WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I RAN AROUND I’D GET ALL DIRTY AND THEY’D FROWN SAY WHAT A PITY, YOU’D BE PRETTY IF YOU EVER TRIED TO BE I’D CALMLY LISTEN WHILE THEY’D SCOLD EXPLAIN TO THEM I COULDN’T FIT INTO THEIR MOLD AND SO THEY TOLD ME NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE IN ME THEY SAID I SHOULD BE SEEN NOT HEARD A STUPID CONCEPT, BUT IT CURED ME OF MY NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THEM, I UNDERSTOOD THAT I HAVE BRAINS, A BODY AND A VOICE I AM A PERSON, IT’S MY CHOICE TO FIT IN OR TO FLY IF THEY REJECT ME, WELL THEN I WILL FIND SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES IN ME ‘CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT I AM CAPABLE OF ANYTHING I THINK THAT I CAN DO I WILL FIGHT FOR ALL THAT’S RIGHT AND WHEN I’M DONE, DON’T WORRY I HAVE FIGHT TO SPARE INSIDE MY HEART, SO I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU TOO I CLEARLY SAW I HAD A CHOICE TO STAY INSIDE AND LOSE MY VOICE WHILE THEY’D TRY TO REPAIR ME, NO ONE CARED ABOUT THE REAL ME SO I WENT AWAY TO FIND THIS PLACE I PICTURED IN MY MIND I DOUBTED IT WAS REAL, BUT THEN I GOT HERE, THEY’VE HELPED ME TO FEEL LIKE THERE IS NOTHING TO BE GAINED BY HOLDING ONTO ANY SHAME MY PAST TRIED TO INSTILL, INSTEAD I JUST TRY TO FULFILL THE BEST OF MY POTENTIAL AS A HUMAN AND I SEE THAT YOU ARE NEW AND NEED A HELPING HAND, I’M REACHING OUT SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND I’M SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES IN YOU ‘CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING WE THINK THAT WE CAN DO I WILL FIGHT FOR ALL THAT’S RIGHT AND WHEN I’M DONE, DON’T WORRY I HAVE FIGHT TO SPARE INSIDE MY HEART, SO I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU TOO THE FIRST STEP OF ANY JOURNEY IS TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU CAN WALK SO STEP ON UP BESIDE ME ‘CAUSE IT’S TIME YOU LEARNED AT LEAST TO TALK THE TALK Genevieve & Cally: I’M SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES IN YOU ‘CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING WE THINK THAT WE CAN DO WE WILL FIGHT FOR ALL THAT’S RIGHT AND WHEN WE’RE DONE, DON’T WORRY WE’LL HAVE FIGHT TO SPARE, WE’LL FIGHT FOR ANYONE WHO’S SCARED IF EVER YOU’RE IN NEED, WE PROMISE, ‘CAUSE TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER SAY THE WORD, AND YOU’RE NO LONGER ON YOUR OWN BECAUSE SOMEONE BELIEVES IN YOU

Emerson: I STOOD OUT ON A BRIDGE AND LOOKED TO THE WATER BELOW TRYING HARD NOT TO SHAKE I’D LEFT MY PARENTS’ HOUSE AND WALKED WITHOUT ANYWHERE TO GO BUT WITH A CHOICE I HAD TO MAKE SHE’D SAT ME DOWN, SHE SAID I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND I DON’T WANT TO FIGHT BUT IF YOU DO NOT CHANGE, YOU’RE GOING TO TEAR THIS WHOLE FAMILY APART GO TAKE A WALK, AND IF YOU COME BACK, COME BACK RIGHT WHEN YOUR HEART’S NOT ENOUGH WHEN YOUR LOVE HAS A PRICE I PROMISE I WOULD KILL FOR YOU AND DIE FOR YOU BUT IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE MY NARROW MIND, THEN YOU NO LONGER CAN BE ANY CHILD OF MINE I STOOD OUT ON THE BRIDGE WITH NOTHING BUT AIR UP AHEAD THE ROAD CRUMBLING BEHIND ME IF I STEPPED BACK DOWN, I’D HAVE A FAMILY THAT ONLY COULD LOVE ME IF THEY REDEFINED ME The Sisters: AND YOU WILL FIND YOU Emerson: THEN A VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD BEGAN TO SING TO ME A MELODY IT PROMISED I WASN’T ALONE IF I DIDN’T WANT CONDITIONAL LOVE FROM MY FAMILY THEN I COULD MAKE A FAMILY OF MY OWN WHEN MY HEART’S NOT ENOUGH WHEN YOUR LOVE HAS A PRICE YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD KILL FOR ME AND DIE FOR ME BUT SINCE I STEPPED OUTSIDE YOUR NARROW MIND THEN WE NO LONGER CAN BE FAMILY AND I AM FREE TO FIND THE PERSON THAT I AM WITHOUT YOUR JUDGEMENT OR YOUR HATE I KNEW THAT I COULD MAKE A LIFE THAT I’D BE PROUD TO CELEBRATE AND WHEN I LOOKED OUT FROM THE BRIDGE AND SAW HOW THE HORIZON GLOWED I KNEW FOR SURE I SHOULDN’T JUMP AND SO INSTEAD I DOVE Emerson & the Ensemble: INTO THE WATER I WASHED THE SHAME AWAY AND FOUND YOU I DOVE INTO THE WATER WHERE MY LIFE AWAITED ME AND FOUND YOU I DOVE INTO THE WATER AND NOW I’M NOT ALONE BECAUSE WHEN I GOT DOWN DEEP I FOUND THAT I COULD MAKE A FAMILY OF MY OWN I HAVE MADE A FAMILY OF MY OWN MY PARENTS’ LOVE WAS LIMITED FOR ME SO I GIVE MY LOVE OUT FOR FREE I OFFER MY LOVE FOR FREE

Leo: HAVE YOU EVER STOOD OUTSIDE YOURSELF AND BEGGED SOMEONE TO LET YOU IN? PRESSED YOUR HANDS UP AGAINST THE GLASS AND FELT THE WARMTH INSIDE YOU’D BEEN DENIED AND THEN SEEN HOW IF THE GLASS STARTS CRACKING THE HOUSE COLLAPSES AND YOU’RE JUST ANOTHER SHATTERED CASUALTY HAVE YOU EVER GRIT YOUR TEETH TO BEAR THE SCREAMS INSIDE YOUR HEAD? SCARED IF ANYBODY GOT TOO CLOSE THEY’D HEAR THE SCREAMS, AND SO INSTEAD I STAYED SHY WHILE FREEZING ON THE OUTSIDE PRETENDING I WOULD BE FINE TO FAKE A LIFE UNTIL I DIED BUT NOW I’M STANDING IN THE SUN THE WATER’S WARM AND CLEAR, THE SKY IS BLUE AND I’M SEEN BY EVERYONE CHOKING BACK MY FEAR TO SPEAK MY TRUTH HAVE YOU EVER WOKEN UP TO SEE THE WORLD IN COLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME FINALLY MY HEAD AND HEART AND SKIN BEGINNING TO AGREE ALLOWING ME OUT I DON’T NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISN’T WHO I AM NOW IT’S WHO I’VE ALWAYS REALLY BEEN Maggie: AND YOU’RE STANDING IN THE SUN Leo: STANDING IN THE SUN Maggie: THE WATER’S WARM AND CLEAR Both: THE SKY IS BLUE Leo: AND I’M SEEN BY EVERYONE Maggie: SEEN BY EVERYONE Leo: CHOKING BACK MY FEAR TO SPEAK MY TRUTH THE SUN LIGHTS UP A BRAND NEW START IT MELTS AWAY ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART ALL THE FEAR IN MY HEART AND NOW Ensemble: I’M STANDING IN THE SUN THE WATER’S WARM AND CLEAR, THE SKY IS BLUE AND I’M SEEN BY EVERYONE I’M CHOKING BACK MY FEAR TO LIVE MY TRUTH STANDING IN THE SUN (STANDING IN THE SUN) AND I’M LOVING TO LIVE MY TRUTH I’M SEEN BY EVERYONE (SEEN BY EVERYONE) AND THERE’S NOTHING THAT I CAN’T DO STANDING IN THE SUN The Sisters: YES, YOU WILL FIND YOU FIND YOU Ensemble: STANDING IN THE SUN NO THERE’S NOTHING THAT I CAN’T DO Emerson: BUT I’M STANDING IN THE SUN CHOKING ON THE TRUTH

Ensemble: LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY Casper: WHEN I WAS ONLY FIVE THEY CHIDED ME FOR BEING A PROBLEM CHILD I CRIED BUT THEY DENIED THERE MIGHT BE REASONS WHY I ACTED WILD THEY FIXED ME WITH A PILL SO MY EMOTIONS COULD NO LONGER SPILL OUTSIDE BUT STILL THEY'D GROW PASSED ALL CONTROL AND I'D EXPLODE THEN WE'D COLLIDE Ensemble: SO LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY Nora: MY FATHER HAD A TEMPER, WHEN THE WARNINGS CAME IN TIME MY MOTHER PUT US TO BED EARLY SO WE COULDN’T SEE BUT WE WOULD NOT BE BLIND TO ALL THE BRUISES AND WE ALWAYS HEARD THE FIGHTS AND THEN ONE DAY IT BOILED OVER, AND MY FAMILY DID NOT SURVIVE THE NIGHT Ensemble: SO LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY Ensemble Members: MY FAMILY WAS STARVING, BUT ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED AND SO THEY SENT ME FAR AWAY IN HOPES I’D FIND LIFE THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN MY PARENTS MUST HAVE CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND SO THEY CHECKED INTO A HOSPITAL, THEN SNUCK OUT LEAVING ME BEHIND MY CLASSMATES CALLED ME NAMES AND ALWAYS PUSHED ME WHEN THEY PASSED BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP THEY TOLD ME I PROVOKED THEM THEN THEY SENT ME BACK TO CLASS MY BROTHER WOULD ABUSE ME WHEN MY PARENTS TURNED THEIR HEAD BUT SINCE THEY LOVED HIM, THEY BELIEVED THAT HE COULD NEVER DO THE THINGS I SAID Ensemble: SO LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY AND ONCE IT BURNS AWAY, YOU GATHER UP THE ASHES YOU CAN CAST THEM IN THE WIND AND HOPE THEY SCATTER AND DETACH FROM YOU OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO KEEP THEM IN A FIERY EMBRACE ‘TIL YOU EXPLODE INTO A PHOENIX FULL OF MAJESTY AND GRACE AND THEN YOU FLY ABOVE WITH DIGNITY AND LIGHT THE WORLD CAN SEE OUR PAST DOES NOT HAVE TO CONFINE US, IF WE HONOR IT THEN IT CAN SET US FREE LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY Amahle: IF THE WORLD’S AN OYSTER, THEN IT’S BURIED IN THE SAND AND WE SPEND A LIFETIME DIGGING FOR A PEARL OF WISDOM WE CAN UNDERSTAND Ensemble: LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY LET IT BURN AWAY JUST LET IT ALL BURN AWAY

Cally: DARKNESS TUMBLES INTO DAYTIME TIME TO TURN AWAY FROM THE CHAOS AND THE STRESS IT ALL WILL BE WAITING THERE TOMORROW BUT YOU’LL FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER ONCE YOU’VE HAD A LITTLE REST SLEEP CAN TEND BE ELUSIVE YOUR THOUGHTS CAN BE INTRUSIVE WHEN FEAR LIVES IN YOUR SOUL HOW DO YOU FIND THE TRUST YOU NEED WHEN THE WORLD DECEIVES YOU AND ROBS YOU OF CONTROL? I USED TO FIND THE NIGHT TIME BORING I’D SLEEP UNTIL THE MORNING, THEN I’D DIVE INTO THE DAY BUT LATELY, IT’S THE LITTLE THAT I’M DREAMING WHERE I FIND A BIT OF PEACE IN A WORLD THAT I CREATE I’VE BEEN PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE AND MY VOICE HAS BEEN DENIED WHEN THE LOUDER VOICES SCREAM I THOUGHT THAT IF I JUST GOT QUIET THEIR ANGER WOULD SUBSIDE AND I WOULD BE REDEEMED I HAVE BEEN CALLED SO MANY NAMES AND HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH BLAME THAT I’VE NEARLY LOST MY WAY I NEED TO STOP BEING AFRAID TRUST THE FRIENDS I’VE MADE AND STOP RUNNING AWAY THE WORLD HAS SHOWN ME IT’S IMPERFECT AND IF I DON’T OBJECT, THAT WILL BE REALITY I GUESS THEN, UNLESS I KEEP ON SLEEPING I NEED TO START LIVING IN THE WORLD I WANT TO SEE DARKNESS CAN MAKE SOME PEOPLE FEAR BECAUSE THEY CAN’T SEE CLEARLY THE PAIN THAT THEY MAY FACE BUT WE WHO HAVE STUMBLED AROUND BLINDLY ARE FINDING THAT OUR FEAR DOESN’T NEED TO MAKE US HATE BECAUSE YOU WHO I FIND A LITTLE SCARY MAYBE YOU’RE THE WAY TO PROVING I CAN CHANGE DON’T WORRY, SLEEP PEACEFUL AND SECURE BECAUSE I ASSURE YOU, I WILL KEEP YOU SAFE DON’T WORRY, SLEEP PEACEFUL AND SECURE BECAUSE I ASSURE YOU, I WILL KEEP YOU SAFE

Emerson: WE HAVEN’T HAD IT EASY, WE’VE BOTH HAD TO BE BRAVE RESERVE OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AND BEHAVE THE WAY THEY NEVER OUTRIGHT SAY BUT THEY EXPECT AND IF YOU, WAVER THEY SUSPECT SO I BOTTLED UP MY FEAR, AND I BOARDED UP MY HEART BUT THEN I SAW YOU HERE, AND THOUGHT, WELL MAYBE I CAN START TO SHARE MY TRUTH, AND THEN YOU SMILED AND I KNEW THAT ALL THIS WHILE I’D BEEN WAITING HERE FOR YOU I KNOW OUR BRIDGE IS PARTIALLY BURNED OUR COMMON GROUND IS NOT QUITE FIRM BUT IF YOU TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO I’LL FLY FROM HERE TO YOU I KNOW I’VE MADE MISTAKES, I KNOW I’LL MAKE A HUNDRED MORE I CAN’T OFFER YOU PERFECTION, ALL I’M SURE OF IS Emerson & Felix: THE WAY MY SKIN STARTS TINGLING WHEN YOU’RE NEAR IT’S LIKE THE OPPOSITE OF FEAR Emerson: I ONLY PRAY THAT MY APOLOGY’S ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU HERE Emerson: I KNOW OUR BRIDGE IS PARTIALLY BURNED Felix: I DON’T NEED AN ANCHOR Emerson: OUR COMMON GROUND IS NOT QUITE FIRM Felix: TO KEEP ME SAFELY TIED DOWN HERE Emerson: BUT IF YOU TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO Felix: JUMP OF THE PLANK AND I’LL FLY Emerson: I’LL FLY FROM HERE TO YOU Both: NEITHER OF US TRUSTS VERY EASILY AFTER ALL WE’VE LIVED THROUGH Emerson: BUT IF YOU TAKE A STEP TOWARDS ME, Felix: PLEASE STEP TOWARDS ME Emerson: I’LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET TO YOU Felix: I’LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU Emerson: I WILL LEAP THE BRIDGE IN A SINGLE BOUND OR I’LL LAY STEPPING STONES UPON OUR GROUND YES I WILL SWIM THE OCEANS, BEACH TO BEACH OR I WILL CLIMB UP EVERY MOUNTAIN PEAK Felix: I HAVE ROWED AND ROWED UNTIL I’VE FOUND YOU HERE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU FOR YEARS AND YEARS Emerson: I’LL WALK ON BEDS OF NAILS OR BURNING COALS I’LL EVEN FIGHT OFF DRAGONS, BEASTS AND TROLLS I’LL CRAWL THROUGH DESERTS, JUNGLES, ARCTIC SNOW I’LL TRAVEL ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO Felix: FOR MY WHOLE LIFE NOW I CAN LEAVE THE SEA BEHIND AND FIND MY WINGS FLY Both: WHY DON’T WE BUILD A SPACE SHIP, PIECE BY PIECE SO WE CAN TAKE OFF ON AN ODYSSEY AND WHEN WE REACH THE STARS THEN WE WILL SWING ONTO A PASSING ANGEL, Emerson: WE’LL STEAL HIS WINGS Emerson & Felix: SO I CAN FLY TO YOU Emerson: PLEASE LET ME FLY…

The Sisters (Serena, Lorelei, and Grace): OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG WE HAD A LIFE AND A FAMILY WE HAD NO NEEDS WE WERE HAPPY OUR MOTHER TAUGHT US TO SING SO WE COULD FIND OUR VOICES IN HARMONY AND WHEN WE WOULD SING EVERYONE WOULD WEEP THEY ALL WANTED A PIECE THAT THEY COULD KEEP THEN A POWERFUL MAN CAME INTO OUR HOME HE DEMANDED WE SING FOR HIM ALONE OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG HE PROMISED MONEY, HE PROMISED RINGS HE PROMISED TO GIVE US EVERYTHING WHEN WE SAID NO, HOW HE YELLED AND SWORE HE’D NEVER HEARD THE WORD BEFORE ANGRY WITH WILD DESIRE HE SENT SOLDIERS TO ACQUIRE US WITH THE GIFTS OF OUR FATHER, WE TOOK A STAND WE BENT THE WATERS AROUND OUR LAND OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG WE THOUGHT OUR JOY WOULD LAST FOREVER, WE WERE QUICKLY PROVEN WRONG THE MEN ALL DIED IN A CRASH OF WAVES AND STONE THE ARMY SHATTERED TO PIECES AND THEIR BONES LAY FAR BELOW OUR WATERS AS A WARNING BUT SINCE HE HAD POWER, HE HAD TO SAVE FACE BY TELLING STORIES ABOUT THIS AWFUL PLACE OF CREATURES SET ON ENSNARING AND DESTROYING MEN HE SPREAD HIS LIES AND THE WORLD FEARED AND DESPISED US BUT IT SERVED AS PROTECTION, AND WE’VE SURVIVED HIM CREATING A HOME FOR OTHERS LIKE US OUR FATHER WAS THE RIVER AND OUR MOTHER WAS THE SONG THE WORLD THOUGHT WE SHOULD SERVE THEIR PLEASURE, SO WE PROVED THE WORLD WAS WRONG

The Sisters: THERE ARE PIECES OF YOUR HEART THAT CAN LIFT YOU UP OR TEAR YOU CLEAN APART DEPENDING HOW YOU LET THEM FIT. OUR PASSIONS AND OUR GOALS DESIRES, FEARS AND PAIN CAN MAKE US WHOLE IF WE EMBRACE THEM AND ADMIT WE ARE IMPERFECT BUT AWAKE WE’RE VERY SMALL, SO LET’S ALL TAKE EACH OTHER’S HAND IT MAKES IT EASIER TO STAND UP AND BE SEEN WE’RE ALL BORN WITH A VOICE AND WE’RE TOLD THAT IF WE’RE GOOD, WE WON’T MAKE NOISE BUT THAT NARROW CHOICE IS WRONG (GO ON AND ASK THE QUESTION) IF YOU’RE QUIET AND RESIGNED YOU LEAVE THE WORLD FOR OTHERS TO DEFINE IT’S OUR WORLD NOW, SO JOIN OUR SONG Ensemble: REMAKE THE WORLD WHERE WE BELONG WE ARE IMPERFECT BUT AWAKE WE’RE VERY SMALL, SO LET’S ALL TAKE EACH OTHER’S HAND IT MAKES IT EASIER TO STAND UP AND BE SEEN AND ONCE WE’RE SEEN THEN THEY WILL KNOW THAT WE ARE STRONG AND HERE TO STAY WE HAVE EACH OTHER, SO IF THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE US ANY LONGER THEN WE’LL JUST KEEP GETTING STRONGER AND ONE DAY OUR LOVE WILL OVERWHELM THEM, ‘CAUSE IT’S BOUNDLESS AND TRANSCENDING WITH OUR FRIENDS WE’LL CELEBRATE OUR UNTOLD WORTH IT WILL BE HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. WE CAN MAKE HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. WHEN YOUR HEART IS ENOUGH AND YOUR LOVE HAS NO PRICE AND YOU CAN STAND OUT IN THE SUNLIGHT PROUD WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST FEAR THEN HEAVEN CAN BE HERE SO LET’S MAKE HEAVEN HERE.