Tomorrow Is Tonight Lyrics

2006 Off-Broadway
Gutenberg! the Musical - Tomorrow Is Tonight Lyrics

The song is written by Scott Brown and Anthony King.

BUD: (spoken)
Elderly patrons may wish
to turn down their hearing devices

DOUG: (spoken)
In an actual production
This song would include electric guitars...
And lasers

BUD: (spoken)
Scene eight
The rooftops of Schlimmer
Gutenberg stands, straddling a chimney
Smoke billows up around his face

DOUG (as Johan Gutenberg):
When I got out of bed today
History was a lot more boring
Then I thought in a different way
Now the bird of inspiration’s soaring
Look at these hands!
They’re attached to a normal man
A normal man who prob’ly changed your world
Tomorrow is tonight
It’s a history and future fight
Tomorrow is tonight

(no longer in character)

Monk rises from an adjacent chimney
He is surrounded by fire and bats!

BUD: (as Monk)
Today, I killed the future
Now my badness knows no bounds
My plan unfurled
To trick that girl
Now the bird of inspiration’s on the ground

(spoken)
Splat! Ha!

(singing)
I crushed his dream!
You don’t change the world with a dumb machine!
At least not while this Monk is still in town
Tomorrow is tonight
It’s a history and future fight
Tomorrow is tonight

(no longer in character)

Helvetica is also... on a roof

DOUG: (as Helvetica)
I feel like a bird
A bird who just destroyed a printing press
A bird who’s in some serious distress
I don’t have wings
That is bad for flying things

BUD: (as Monk)
Monk’s in command!

DOUG: (as Johan Gutenberg)
Don’t say can’t when you could say can!

BOTH: (as Johan Gutenberg & Monk)
You only get one chance to be a star!
Tomorrow is tonight
It’s a future fight

DOUG: (as Johan Gutenberg)
Tomorrow

BUD: (as Monk)
Tomorrow

BOTH: (as Johan Gutenberg & Monk)
Tomorrow is tonight

DOUG: (as Helvetica)
Tomorrow is...

(spoken)
What have I done?

BOTH: (spoken)
Intermission!

Gutenberg! the Musical Lyrics

PLOT
Prologue/Schlimmer
I Can't Read
Haunted German Wood
The Press Song
I Can't Read (Reprise)
Biscuits
What's The Word?
Stop The Press
Tomorrow Is Tonight
Second Prologue
Words, Words, Words
Monk With Me
Might As Well (Go To Hell)
Festival!
Finale