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Soft Power - It Just Takes Time Lyrics |
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2019 Off-Broadway
Soft Power the Musical - It Just Takes Time Lyrics
The song is written by David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori.
XUE XING: (spoken)
In Chinese, there are four tones
Each tone changes the meaning of the word
(sung)
The first tone is flat,
High-pitched, and floating
HILLARY:
How lovely not to talk about voting
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Sing
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Sing
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Sing
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Sing
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Sing
XUE XING:
No, that's not really it
The second tone is low, then rising
Her eyes are green and blue,
That's surprising
Xing
HILLARY:
Shwing
XUE XING:
(spoken) That's number one
(sung) Xing
HILLARY:
Shwing
XUE XING:
That's number one again
HILLARY:
Shwing
XUE XING:
Yes!
HILLARY:
Shwing
XUE XING:
One again
HILLARY:
Shwing Shwing Shwing Shwing
XUE XING:
One one one one
And it's Xu, not Shwa
HILLARY:
Shwa, Shwa, Shwing!
No, that's not really it
XUE XING:
It just takes time
HILLARY:
It just takes time?
XUE XING:
It feels so new
HILLARY:
It feels so new for the girl from
Chicago, U.S.A
I've never asked my lips
Never asked my lips, never asked my lips
To go that way
BOTH:
It just takes time
XUE XING:
The third tone starts from a high pitch
Then falls to a low pitch
Then rises to a high pitch again
Xing
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
Number two
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
Yes!
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
Number t—
HILLARY:
Hey! I made law review
I know that was number two
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
Xing
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
Yes!
HILLARY:
Xing
XUE XING:
No
BOTH:
Xing
HILLARY: (spoken)
Oh, son of a whore!
XUE XING: (spoken)
Mrs. Clinton!
HILLARY:
I'm sorry, how vulgar!
XUE XING:
Say it again
HILLARY:
Son of a whore!
XUE XING:
Just the last word
HILLARY:
Whore!
XUE XING:
Again
HILLARY:
Whore!
XUE XING:
Again!
HILLARY:
Whore!
XUE XING:
That's number four!
(spoken) Yes!
HILLARY:
I must say
I've never asked my lips to go that way
XUE XING:
Just place the tip of your tongue
HILLARY:
It just takes time
XUE XING:
Against the back of your lower teeth
BOTH:
It just takes takes
HILLARY: (spoken)
Xue Xing
XUE XING: (spoken)
Perfect
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