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The Bridge

from Standing in the Current by Geha

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Emerson tells Felix the story of how he got to the Island.

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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

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from Standing in the Current, released May 27, 2017

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Geha New York, New York

Andrew Geha is an award-winning playwright and theater teacher who has worked at Friends Academy, a Quaker school in Locust Valley, NY, since 2001.

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