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Broadway production (2015)
Allegiance The Musical - Do Not Fight The Storm Lyrics
Music & Lyrics by Jay Kuo.
(spoken)
Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy -
The United States of America was suddenly
And deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan
I ask that the Congress declare a state of war.
TZAUO (spoken):
This will not be good for us
During Great War, people in Salinas tried to kill a German shopkeeper
They burned his store to ground
We must keep our heads down
Pah!
KEI:
Nothing can be done
So for now we do nothing
TZAUO:
You can’t be serious
KEI:
Look, we’re at war now
We’ve been attacked
Don’t you see we have to take a stand
TZAUO:
We must wait and see
KEI:
I can’t be hearing this
We’ve got to act now, not wait for angry crowds to burn our farmhouse down
And so, everyone in town
TZAUO:
Do not fight the storm
Do not fight the storm
Better to bend and submit
The nail that is highest is hit
TZAUO & HANNAH:
Do not fight the storm
Do not fight the storm
There’s nothing that we can do
KEI:
That’s not true!
We’re here to enlist
Sorry, fellas, the Army has categorized all Japanese 4C - enemy aliens
But we were born in California
We’ve never even been to Japan!
A Jap is a Jap
KEI:
We’ve come to serve today, just like the others
We want to be the first to wave the red, white, and blue
Somehow we’ll find a way
This isn’t right!
KEI& TZAUO:
We are Americans!
There’s nothing to discuss
Then who will speak for us?
Do not fight the storm
MIKE MASAOKA (spoken):
This is Mike Masaoka, national secretary for the Japanese American Citizens League
We Americans of Japanese descent pledge to fight Japan until the enemies of freedom are destroyed
The JACL asks that everyone remain calm and trust in the fairness of the American way
KEI (spoken):
Kito Kimura?
HANNAH (spoken):
And Kei Kimura. Kito’s my grandfather. What can we do for you?
FBI (spoken):
FBI. We have some questions for him
MIKE MASAOKA (spoken):
In a time of war, it is necessary to forego some civil liberties to keep America safe
Kito Kimura, do you correspond with Japanese nationals currently living in Imperial Japan?
Does he understand?
HANNAH:
Do not fight the storm
Do not fight the storm
KEI (spoken):
By order of President Roosevelt,
All people of Japanese ancestry have until Friday to evacuate the West Coast
MIKE MASAOKA:
The government will transport you to a relocation center
Take only what you can carry
KEI & HANNAH:
How can we go?
And where will they take us?
We cannot say no, cannot fight the storm
Can’t fight the wind, and the wind won’t break us
How can we go?
Do not fight the storm!
MIKE MASAOKA (spoken):
We leave without bitterness, for it is patriotic to make this sacrifice
ALL:
Sacrifice!
I’ll take the house, the farm, the equipment, and the car for two thousand dollars
ALL:
Sacrifice!
KEI:
But it’s worth 20,000!
ALL:
Sacrifice!
MIKE MASAOKA:
That’s a lot more than your neighbors are gettin.’
Let this relocation be our contribution to the war effort
KEI & HANNAH:
Do not fight the storm
What can we do?
[?]
Do not fight the storm
Do not fight the storm
Nothing that we can do
The world is not as we knew
So keep your head down ‘til the storm
Passes through
TZAUO (spoken):
We’ve known each other for 20 years
KEI (spoken):
Two grand
Take it or leave it
MIKE MASAOKA (spoken):
We leave our homes with smiling faces,
Grateful to be wards of our government in this troubled time
ALL:
We ? each other and Trying ????
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Read more: Allegiance the Musical Lyrics
Allegiance The Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Prologue
Wishes On The Wind
Do Not Fight The Storm
Gaman
What Makes A Man
I Oughta Go
Get In The Game
Should I?
Allegiance
Ishi Kara Ishi
With You
Paradise
Higher
Our Time Now
Resist
This Is Not Over
Resist (Reprise)
Stronger Than Before
With You (Reprise)
Nothing In Our Way
Itetsuita
Victory Swing
How Can You Go?
What Makes A Man (Reprise)
Still A Chance
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