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The Soldier's Dream Lyrics |
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2023 Off-Broadway
Here We Are the Musical - The Soldier's Dream Lyrics
The song is written by Stephen Sondheim.
FRITZ:
Oh my God
That soldier—
COLONEL MARTIN: (spoken)
That lieutenant—
FRITZ:
—That lieutenant is so—
MARIANNE:
Soulful
CLAUDIA:
Gorgeous
RAFFAEL:
Dreamy
COLONEL MARTIN: (spoken)
Funny you should say dreamy
You see, my soulful,
Gorgeous lieutenant had
A fascinating dream last night
At ease, lieutenant
Tell us your dream
SOLDIER:
I was in a café
Which looked somewhat like this
Sitting next to a girl
Who looked something like you
And she whispered her name
I've forgotten her name
But the name was like music—
FRITZ: (spoken)
"Fritz"
SOLDIER: (spoken)
That was it!
That was it!
SOLDIER:
And you and you were there
And you and you and you—
All wearing shrouds
ITALIAN WAITER: (spoken)
A shroud, anyonе? A shroud?
SOLDIER:
And then I noticed
That you'd all been dead for yеars
ITALIAN WAITER: (spoken)
A shroud, signora?
CLAUDIA: (spoken)
Shh!
SOLDIER:
Except for the girl
with a name like a rainbow…
FRITZ: (spoken)
"Fritz"
SOLDIER:
Oh, my God!
FRITZ:
Oh, my God!
LEO: (spoken)
That was it? That's the dream?
SOLDIER:
Then my mother came in—
PAUL: (spoken)
Of course
SOLDIER:
She was holding a sheep
PAUL: (spoken)
What else?
SOLDIER:
And she said to me:
SOLDIER’S MOTHER:
Honey, stop dreaming!
SOLDIER:
So I started to wake
But the girl with the name
Took a hold of my hand and said—
FRITZ:
"Never forget me"
SOLDIER:
Though how could I forget her
When we never had met?
Then I looked in her eyes
And I thought:
Oh my God
FRITZ:
Oh my God
SOLDIER:
It's the end of the world
There is nothing but you
I've been looking for love all my life
I've no farther to go
I want only to be with you
Live with you
Die with you
That much I know
Then my mother came in
PAUL: (spoken)
Again?
SOLDIER:
And I saw that the sheep was stuffed
And the sky was cloth
And the clouds were just paint
And the food was just rubber...
CLAUDIA: (spoken)
He's right! It is rubber!
LEO: (spoken)
This isn't wine,
It's goddamn cherry soda!
RAFFAEL: (spoken)
It's too bad
I was rather enjoying the Brie
SOLDIER:
Then a curtain went up
And I realized we were all in a play
On a stage
In a theater
(The house lights suddenly turn on with a thunk.)
MARIANNE: (spoken)
Who are those people?
LEO: (spoken)
What the fuck?
PAUL: (spoken)
I don't know my lines
SOLDIER:
Then I looked in her eyes
And I thought:
If it's only a play—
FRITZ:
Oh my God
Oh my God, oh my God
SOLDIER:
—Still, it's given me you
FRITZ:
Oh my God
SOLDIER:
I’ve been looking so long...
FRITZ:
This is not what I need—
SOLDIER:
You are all that I need—
FRITZ:
Not yet—
SOLDIER:
In my life—
FRITZ:
Not now
SOLDIER:
Only you—
FRITZ & SOLDIER:
I don't have any room
In my life— And me—
SOLDIER:
For now—
FRITZ:
For this—
For you—
SOLDIER & FRITZ:
Forever!
All I need is to be with you
Live with you
Die with you I've got
That much I know Too much to do
FRITZ:
There's just not enough time—
Then I look in your eyes
And I think, "Holy crap
It's the end of the—"
SOLDIER:
Then a train passed through
(A train passes through.)
SOLDIER:
And I suddenly knew
It was not just the end of the world
But the end of the play
SOLDIER: (spoken)
And the end of my dream
FRITZ:
Oh my God
Oh my God
Review: Here We Are the Musical Lyrics
Here We Are the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
The Road 1 (Part 1)
The Road 1 (Part 2)
The Road 1 (Part 3)
Cafe Everything (Toast 1)
Waiter’s Song
The Road 2
Bistro à La Mode (Toast 2)
It Is What It Is
The Road 3
Osteria Zeno (Toast 3)
The Soldier's Dream
The Road 4 (Part 1)
The Road 4 (Part 2)
Oh, Look, Here's the Embassy!
Bishop's Song
End of Act One
Digestion
Shine
Hesitation
Double Duet
Interlude 1: Marianne and the Bear
Interlude 2: Wandering
Interlude 3: Snow
Hesitation (Reprise)
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