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Soft Power - Dutiful Lyrics |
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2019 Off-Broadway
Soft Power the Musical - Dutiful Lyrics
The song is written by David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori.
JING: (spoken)
Papa! I won't let you go to America!
XUE XING: (spoken)
Jing, what I do is important
We need to care about more than just ourselves
Your mother and I are very lucky
to have such a dutiful daughter
JING:
Yes, I am dutiful
I am Chinese
XUE XING:
Yes, you are dutiful
You are Chinese
JING:
I get it I am dutiful
BOTH:
We are Chinese
XUE XING:
My father was a peasant
Who moved here for a better life
BOTH:
At first he was
JING:
Poor
XUE XING:
He was so poor
But he brought something with him
To remind him of his home, his family
He gave it to me
Now I give it to you
JING: (spoken)
It's a rock
XUE XING:
You can hold it in your hand
JING: (spoken)
Just a rock
XUE XING:
It's a rock to remember where you're from
It is strong, it is cool to the touch
It is part of the past just as much as what's ahead
JING:
As what's ahead
XUE XING:
Sadness isn't useful
Emotions mustn't guide you
Feelings always pass. They always pass
Stop and think of your grandpa
And the sacrifice he made. For family
Now dry your tears and smile
JING:
Papa, I'm afraid
Papa, I am scared for you
What is this "America?"
You don't belong in America
XUE XING:
It's a rock
You can hold it in your hand
It's a rock
To remember where you're from
JING:
Papa, I'm afraid
Papa
Papa, I am scared for you
Don't go, don't go
JING: (spoken)
Papa, I hear that the Americans...hate China
XUE XING: (spoken)
Nonsense.
That might have been true in the past
But this is 2016
JING: (spoken)
I love you, Papa
(sung)
My father's strong
He is cool to the touch
He is part of the past just as much as
BOTH:
What's ahead
JING:
As what's ahead
XUE XING:
As what's ahead
Feelings always pass. They always pass
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