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2012 Off-West End
Soho Cinders the Musical - Finale Lyrics
The song is written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
MARILYN
Don’t stay shut away
With all those "might have beens"
Open doors to "what may be" instead
That’s the light that guides us
Through the change of scenes
Those "in betweens" we dread
Let him go
NARRATOR (spoken)
The 14.18 train to Margate
will be departing from platform five,
calling at Orpington, Sevenoaks,
Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Marden...
ROBBIE
Wishing for the normal kind of dream
Trouble is they're harder than they seem
Am I too ambitious?
Am I out of touch?
Am I wishing for too much?
NARRATOR (spoken)
...Minster, Ramsgate, Dumpton Park,
Broadstairs, and Margate
JAMES
Doesn't it seem strange
Meeting in this way
Gypsies of the Ether
Wandеrers in space
ROBBIE (spoken)
Arе you sure about this?
Are you sure it’s what you really want?
JAMES
You are my intimate stranger
You are my far away friend
ROBBIE (spoken)
But because of me you had give it all up
JAMES (spoken)
No, Robbie, it was because of me.
Look, what I want is normal
Going to a nightclub
Cinemas and such
Eating in a restaurant
Happy to go dutch
JAMES
Am I too ambitious?
Am I out of touch?
ROBBIE (spoken)
I don't think so
VELCRO (spoken)
Robbie! Robbie! Wait!
ROBBIE (spoken)
Cro! What are you doing here?
VELCRO (spoken)
I’ve just had Marilyn on the phone
JAMES (spoken)
Marilyn?
VELCRO (spoken)
Yeah, you know...
Well of course you know
ROBBIE (spoken)
Velcro!
VELCRO (spoken)
Sorry! Awkward. It's about the Will.
She asked someone in the office about
it who said it's a clear precedent.
You mum had Alzheimers,
so she couldn't have changed the Will,
not at that late notice.
There's your proof it was Les
ROBBIE (spoken)
Unreal!
VELCRO (spoken)
Here. Take this. Call that number
JAMES (spoken)
I don’t believe it...
VELCRO (spoken)
No, it’s true
JAMES (spoken)
I mean that. Look...
NARRATOR (spoken)
James points to the live news screen
on the station platform which is flashing
up a breaking news story:
William George forced to stand down
after assistant Sasha Singh alleges
racial harassment in the workplace.”
JAMES (spoken)
Good on you, Sasha. About time too
ROBBIE (spoken)
Well, we’re off for a couple of days,
until this all blows over
VELCRO (spoken)
But you’re all over the papers
ROBBIE (spoken)
And? We’ll eat fish and chips over in Margate
JAMES
The great thing about 24-hour news
is it’s just that: only last 24 hours
JAMES, ROBBIE, AND VELCRO
Wishing, wishing
Hoping for the hum-drum
Is that aiming high?
Others seem to find it,
Tell me why, why, why can’t I
VELCRO AND STRANGER (spoken)
Oh, I’m sorry. No it was me
STRANGER (spoken)
Stupid question.
Do you know anything about goldish?
I just won this at the funfair.
Throwing ping pong balls into jam jars
VELCRO (spoken)
No... no, I...
VELCRO
Just imagine keeping a goldfish
VELCRO (spoken)
Wait...
Review: Soho Cinders the Musical Lyrics
Soho Cinders the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Old Compton Street
Wishing for the Normal
Spin
Gypsies of the Ether
I'm So Over Men
It's Hard to Tell
Old Compton Street (reprise)
You Shall Go to the Ball
Who's that Boy?
They Don't Make Glass Slippers
Spin (reprise)
The Tail that Wags the Dog
Let Him Go
Fifteen Minutes
Finale
Curtain Call
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