Suffs - The Young Are At The Gates Lyrics |
2024 Broadway Suffs the Musical - The Young Are At The Gates Lyrics
The song is written by Shaina Taub.
DORIS: I won't forget That frigid January morning When my heart was in my stomach At the President's front door
RUZA: I could barely feel my toes But my spirit was on fire
LUCY: With the thrill of trying something No one's ever done before
ALICE: I could feel my shoulders tighten So unsure how this would go But we vowed to keep a vigil here To let the old men know
ALICE, DORIS, LUCY & RUZA: The young are at the gates The young are at the gates Open up, the future's here The young are at the gates
The young are at the gates The young are at the gates Tyranny, your time is near The young are at the gates
ALICE: At first we feared We were too few to keep this going
RUZA: How could such a little army Go on standing in the cold?
LUCY: But day by day more women came
DORIS: From all corners of the country
ALICE: I could feel a hum of hope Each time a new one joined the fold
WOMAN 1: We got nurses from Virginia
WOMAN 2: College girls from Michigan and Idaho
ALVA: And we weren't all young, you know?
RUZA: We got workers from the factory
WOMAN 3: Teachers from New York
PHYLLIS: Even Mary Church Terrell Came through
MARY: I brought my daughter too
ENSEMBLE: And what started as a dozen Turned to hundreds within weeks Standing there with standing stares With icy air upon our cheeks Though not a word was spoken Our volume only grew As winter turned to spring We never left the avenue
The young are at the gates The young are at the gates Open up, the future's here The young are at the gates
The young are at the gates (The young are at the gates) The young are at the gates (The young are at the gates) Tyranny, your time is here The young are at the gates
DORIS: (spoken) April 6th, 1917 Wilson declares war on Germany
LUCY: (spoken) Alice, we can't do this anymore If we go out there now, They might arrest us
ALICE: (spoken) They might But Inez died trying to finish this fight So are we going to give up? Or are we going to make damn sure Her sacrifice was worth it?
RUZA: I won't forget That muggy April morning
LUCY: As we took our place A crowd of scowling men began to form
DORIS: Ten policemen lurked nearby Holding billy clubs and smirking
ALICE: I could feel us start to panic Like a fast approaching storm
COMPANY: But then suddenly we felt it Like a mighty cannon blast Every cost and battle lost Of every generation past So we rose up in defiance Yes, we chose to risk it all For our sisters' silent voices Let the patriarchy fall
The young are at the gates The young are at the gates Come and get us if you dare The young are at the gates
The young are at the gates And we'll be at the gates Until you open up your eyes Until the world will realize The old way always dies The young are at the gates
Review: Suffs the Musical Lyrics
Suffs the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Let Mother Vote Finish the Fight Find A Way Wait My Turn Terrell’s Theme The March (We Demand Equality) Great American Bitch Ladies Worth It If We Were Married The Convention Part 1 This Girl The Convention Part 2 Alva Belmont Show Them Who You Are The Campaign How Long? The Young Are At The Gates Respectfully Yours, Dudley Malone Hold It Together Wait My Turn (reprise) The Report Show Them Who You Are (reprise) Insane Fire & Tea Let Mother Vote (reprise) She and I A Letter From Harry’s Mother I Was Here If We Were Married (reprise) Lucy’s Song Finish the Fight (reprise) Keep Marching
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