Your cart is currently empty!
Act 1
They believe that I am kind
Hospital staff (Lydia, The Fridge and Dr Dorian): Wake up! Wake up!
Eddie:
Are those sounds without texture?
Is there light in my dark storm?
Swim to the light or drown
They will crush me once they see
No open arms
I cling to my sleep a little longer
The Fridge:
Take your pills, make your bed
No more thrills, they’re all in your head
Eddie:
All my dirty secrets, pure destruction left behind
Still they treat me like I’m decent
First class care in shiny scrubs, while it’s true that I don’t mind
I can’t help but think they missed the pont: They believe that I am kind
Hospital staff (Lydia, The Fridge and Dr Dorian): Welcome! Welcome!
Eddie:
There’s a whole world waiting outside this room
They give me all these program lines
The Fridge: Take your pills …
Eddie: All my dirty secrets …
Everything will clear up once they see me for what I am
Hold me, don’t let go!
Only good men
Eddie:
Where is my home? Where would I go if would leave?
And not one from my world has been here and visited me
But I know, I never had anyone
It’s dark in my brain, but I think I’m not insane
It’s my soul that’s a storm of ugliness not even you can forgive
I destroyed everything
No pill, no shot, no meds from Doc can cure, or fill the void inside
I need to hear you say that only good men can’t stand the thought of being bad
Lydia: You need to hear me say that only good men can’t stand the thought of being bad
Eddie: But what if you’re wrong?
Lydia:
I see a man, not good or bad
Just a man doing all he can
But you’re scared to come back to a world that disappoints and challenges you
But I believe, there’s must be somebody
Eddie: No pill, no shot, …
No dreams, no hope, no love
I was forced to be a ghost
Without heart and without soul
I believe in the power of the mind
You beware of the power you may find
The power you may find
No pill, no shot …
The shredded suit
Eddie:
With every breath, my every move, he’s counting down
Hovering a foot or so above the floor, the hollow man waits
Eddie: Imperceptible to the naked eye, the headless ghost moves
Lydia: A suit, it’s just a suit, a metaphor you can’t ignore
Eddie: He’s taunting me with his silent slow-mo dance, ready to strike
Lydia: Again, it’s what you wore the day you came rolling through our door
Eddie: The shredded suit is mocking me, daring me to look into
Lydia: No eyes, no man
Eddie: The shredded suit is shocking me, wanting us to merge into
Lydia: One man, one soul
Eddie: If he is me, then we are one playing with a loaded gun
What is left to say when you can’t remember anything?
Lydia: You will – will you?
Eddie: The hollow man will swallow me whole
The shredded suit floats through the gloom; it needs to feed
Like a faceless hawk it descends upon its prey
The prey that is me
The shredded suit is mocking me …
A perfect lie
Eddie:
I’m looking out through my spotting scope
From the emptiness of my room
It’s a gift from sweet nurse Lydia
Who shines right through my gloom
I try to see all she sees
Lydia:
In the park outside the Locrian, he sees every twig and leaf
He turns the dials, he twists the knobs
He’s panning left and right
But no peace of mind in the things that he’ll find
Eddie:
When what you see isn’t what you get
Because there’s more: things you hide, or you forget
The part you play
Both: then no one sees you
Lydia
It’s safer this way
Don’t ever show yourself
Both: It’s a perfect lie
Eddie:
I focus on a purple rose, imaginary or real
I can almost touch, I can almost feel
The fragrance through the glass
But there’s an ocean at least
Between the beauty and the beast
When what you see …
Lydia:
I tell myself to cover up, pretend there’s nothing there
Just give him what I think he needs …
When what you see …
An ordinary man
Eddie:
The Locrian is not a confined space
No, it’s my paradise lagoon
I’m free to wiggle and make my moves
Just like the fish I shoot with my harpoon
I climb the trees to show you my skills
While you laugh at the baboon
My head is light, but feet are stuck
Like my yellow balloon
I am a yellow balloon
An ordinary man, he climbs the ordinary tree
Embracing every branch, not looking down
And when he smiles and waves, and helps his neighbor up
A voice inside me tells me I can never be that ordinary man
Lydia tells me I’m getting better
Maybe I am leaving soon
She’s everything I could ever need
So, I tell her: I’m immune
An ordinary man …
Let me in!
Eddie:
I wonder what kind of God lined up the planets and the stars
Who put our universe in such a state?
Was there ever a choice, or did He make this way?
But the apple falls close to the tree
Our mighty God, did He just shrug and roll the dice?
Or did He test my will, and I failed?
But the game was rigged – I know that in my heart
There was no way out; no second chance
Lydia:
When a teacup holds a storm, I’m sure our lord will make it pass
Will you hallow His name, just to have someone to blame?
Eddie:
Lord, please let me in!
I must be crazy but I stand here knocking on your door
Lydia:
Every soul on God’s great earth is flawed
We all struggle and we fail – we thrive and win
We forget and we have secrets – all of us
Both: The world is so much larger than the two of us
Eddie:
Without love, without care: compassion was just a funny word
I can offer you nothing – but who turns nothing into miracles?
My soul is yours to claim, but don’t pretend you’re not a hypocrite
After all, you stacked the deck
Lydia:
In your teacup, there’s a storm; the tea so rich, so sweet and warm
You just can’t leave it be; so indulge, enjoy your spree
Lord, please let me in …
Act 2
Walking in a straight line
Eddie:
I’m walking in a straight line through the dark
I make no sound; I’m a robot with a gown
I’m walking in a straight line, but my eyes are closed
No light that can disturb me; slipping is not allowed
You’re everything and everyone I could ever want and ever need
I’m walking in a straight line; nothing can hold me back
I’m walking in a straight line; it feels so wrong
I’m about to make a new start; I will drag nobody down
I’m walking in a straight line, trembling feet aligned
Let me go, just let me go, back to where we are
You’re everything and everyone …
Black sea
Lydia:
You think that you are wise enough to know
Where all the fragments are supposed to go
You create your private masterpiece
A broken mind in full creative flow
If I ask you, would you then say “no”?
There’s nothing here for you when days are slow
No challenges, just corridors
There’s no room here for you to grow
Why don’t you see me?
I’m right here – can’t you see my open arms?
And don’t you deny it
I see more, in those sad and guilty eyes
Eddie:
It’s not you, not your care or open arms
It’s not you, because you’re perfect the way you are
But what I feel, I don’t dare to show
I’m afraid you will drown in my black sea
Perhaps you think that these things do not show
But around you there’s a warm and magic glow
It’s the wisdom and the empathy
you carry with you everywhere you go
Lydia: Why don’t you see me …
Eddie: It’s not you …
The Dr Dorian dance
Eddie:
Late at night, shadows loom
A ray of light, from Dr Dorian’s room
I’m wide awake, yet cannot move
Too much at stake; but soon I’m into my groove
Lydia:
I count us in, start the dance
I crave this spin; I’m moving like in a trance
Eddie:
Sneak out the door, it’s a chance I am taking (Both: The Dr Dorian dance)
Got to be sure, this advance I am making (Both: The Dr Dorian dance)
Lydia:
I think of all the rules we are breaking (Both: The Dr Dorian dance)
The Dr Dorian dance got me shaking
Both: But we shake so well
Lydia:
The coast is clear, start the dance
Footsteps near, we’re making love without sound
Eddie:
Sneak out the door, it’s a chance I am taking (Both: The Dr Dorian dance) …
Both: See us dance!
What would you give?
Lydia:
All my rainbows were shades of grey
The colors lost, in stages of decay
The scent of roses never rich or sweet
A childhood lost, even sunlight harsh and cold
A thousand miles away, I’m proud and strong
I turned every page, tried to right every wrong
Now I have it all; I couldn’t ask for more
But I do, because I want you in my life
Eddie:
What would you give to a part of that?
There’s a million tempting reasons
Oh, how I want to be an ordinary man
What would you give to be a miracle?
Side by side we fought my darkness
And you gave me back my will to be alive
Lydia:
Whatever doubt sill lingers in your mind
You are waking up to a heart that’s warm and kind
There’s nothing evil buried deep inside your soul
You’re everything a bad man cannot be
Eddie:
What would you give …
Here and now
Eddie:
I’m a lost man; I’m flying at the speed of light
I travelled far through our universe
From a distant world
Some other place, some other time
I see your face; I must be here and now
Far from home, where did my journey start?
So many stars, so many worlds
Which one was mine?
Some other place, some other time
I look around and find myself here and now
Lydia:
From the smooth surface of the portal to another world
From tumbleweed and swirling dust, I fled
Eddie:
From blackness and nothingness, from a soul devoid of warmth
To a place where I find peace, where I find you
Lydia:
Now, I’m a thunderstorm, and a captain of a sinking ship
I’ve lost my calling; I keep on falling for you
Eddie:
Rainbows and fairy tales, otherworldly symphonies
There’s a gap between our minds and our hearts
We know it has to end
So responsible, accountable, we’re bending with the wind
And it’s clear what lies ahead
Some other place, some other time
And we will dance again
I know we’ll dance again
But then I kiss your lips
And everything I thought I knew is gone
Lydia:
We know it has to end …
Eddie:
I look into your eyes
And “here and now” seems distant and I get scared
I get really scared
Together we are strong; we climb the mountain and watch our world from above
Both: Some other place, some other time is here and now