From the musical The Cat, The Bird + Revolution.
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lyrics
Scene Two: Mother
A loud sound is heard off stage. The lights begin to flicker on stage to reveal HOPE swinging in a cage.
MOTHER:
Little bird fly away from me
See the sweetness you could bring.
See if you could somehow learn to fly
Fly!
(Llorona enters and runs across the room then exits. Another loud crash. The cage door has burst open. HOPE leans on the edge of the cage. She is afraid.)
Away from the capital
Away from the state’s control
Away from everything you want to buy
Little bird have sense can you feel the rise of the tide?
Little one have faith we can change their minds.
Cause it’s going down
LABORERS:
(Heard off stage)
Down Down Down Down
MOTHER:
Cause it’s going down
LABORERS:
(Heard off stage)
Down Down Down Down
(Llorona enters from where she ran off to. She has a bag with her.)
LLORONA:
There’s balance here in space and the balance is fine.
(LLORONA stops and sees hope balancing on the edge of the cage.)
(To HOPE)
They’ve poisoned everything so the waters rise.
It could take you down
(To her bag)
It could take you down
(To herself)
It’s going down all around
It’s going down all around
MOTHER AND LLORONA:
It’s going down RIGHT NOW!
Hope takes flight. Llorona leaves. The stage flickers and reveals moments in Llorona leaving.
MOTHER:
Little bird fly away from me
Think of all that you might bring
Away from the capital
Away from the state’s control.
credits
from The Cat, The Bird + Revolution,
track released April 4, 2020
Written by Pauline Pisano
Performed by Pauline Pisano & Jason Crawford
Produced by Kerry Pompeo, Pauline Pisano + Jason Crawford
Additional production by John Arbuckle
Recorded at The Ice Plant, Concord Music Group + Wave Lab NYC
Engineered by Kerry Pompeo + Wayne Silver + AJ Tissan
Mixed by John Arbuckle at Cove City Sound Studios
Sparkling synthpop with an emphasis on high-wattage chords and the kind of melodies that burrow themselves deep in the brain. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 1, 2023