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2016 Off-Broadway
Ride the Cyclone the Musical - Noel's Lament Lyrics
The song is written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell.
NOEL: (spoken)
In my life,
I was Noel Gruber who worked
At Taco Bell in Uranium City, Saskatchewan.
But in my dreams I played a different role.
I was Monique Gibeau in post-war France!
(sung)
A hooker with a heart of black charcoal
I write poems to burn by firelight
Drink champagne and guzzle gin
Good girls call me "the town bicycle"
Don't knock it 'til you’ve tried my life of sin
Oh, claude, my pimp,
Knows never mess with me
Last prick did that faded quick to black
I have no idea where to find him, officers
But if you do, please mention that I'd
Like to have returned the pretty knife
That I stuck ten times in his back!
For I sing songs until the break of dawn
I embrace a new man every night
My life's one never-ending carnival
NOEL AND CHOIR:
A whirl of boozy-floozy flashing light
NOEL:
I want to be that fucked up girl
He said, "I think I am in love with you"
I've heard that lie a million times before
Oh, tonight I give in to the fantasy
Take love when you can, when you're a whore
For I sing songs until the break of dawn
I embrace a new man every night
My life's one never-ending carnival
A whirl of boozy-floozy flashing light
I want to be that fucked up girl
So now I sell my love for opium
In some rat-infested chinese dive
At night I burn myself with cigarettes
Just to somehow prove I'm still alive
Eight months later I catch typhoid flu
Kicked out, I see the ugly light of day
Dying in an alley,
A priest kneels down to me
RICKY (as priest): (spoken)
"My child, do you have any final words
to the Lord you'd like to say?"
NOEL (as Monique): (spoken)
"Oui. Tell Him that, like Him,
I choose to burn out rather than fade away!"
(sung)
For I sing songs until the break of dawn
I embrace a new man every night
My life’s one never-ending carnival
A whirl of boozy-floozy flashing light
For I sing songs until the break of dawn
I embrace a new man every night
My life’s one never ending carnival
A whirl of boozy-floozy flashing light
I want to be that fucked up girl
I wanna be that fucked up
Girl...
OCEAN & CONSTANCE:
Broken heart, a flask of gin
Tattooed with a safety pin
Teeth all stained with nicotine
Running nylons, shattered dreams
Super crusty, holy terror
Wild eyes and black mascara
Broken heart, a flask of gin
Tattooed with a safety pin
Teeth all stained with nicotine
Running nylons, shattered dreams
Super crusty, holy terror
Wild eyes and black mascara
NOEL:
If I could have just one dream...
OCEAN & CONSTANCE:
If he could have just one dream..!
NOEL, OCEAN & CONSTANCE:
I'd be that fucked up girl!
MISCHA & RICKY:
Hey!
Review: Ride the Cyclone the Musical Lyrics
Ride the Cyclone the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Karnak's Dream of Life
Welcome
The Uranium Suite
Jane Doe's Entrance
What the World Needs
Meet Noel Gruber
Noel's Lament
Every Story's Got a Lesson
This Song Is Awesome
Meet Ricky Potts
Meet Jane Doe
The Ballad of Jane Doe
The New Birthday Song
Jawbreaker
Sugar Cloud
Still Here?
Be Safe, Be Good (For Rachel)
A World Inside
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