#19 - 'BLUE'
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ACT 2 - Scene 3
Performed by
Salai
Aragona tells Salai about Bastiano's threat and insists they must leave Florence. Salai can't understand why his 'harmless fun' has gone so wrong this time
Lyric
SALAI
I SAW THIS SCENE, IN REDS AND GREENS,
I THOUGHT I KNEW, WHAT A KISS COULD DO,
BUT THAT WAS THEN, NOW I’M COLOURED IN BLUE
A LITTLE FUN THAT HURT NO-ONE
RISKY IT’S TRUE, BUT WHAT HARM COULD IT DO,
NOW THE CLOUDS APPEAR, AND I’M HERE COLOURED IN BLUE
SO I CHARMED THIS LITTLE LADY
LIKE I’VE DONE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE
AND MAYBE, I’LL ADMIT I HAVEN’T ALWAYS BEEN TRUE
NOW I’M OLDER AND I'M WISER I CAN’T SIMPLY WALK AWAY
I CAN’T SAY, WHY I AM FEELING SO BLUE
SO I’LL PLAY MY PART, EVEN THOUGH MY HEART‘S
FOUND SOMEONE NEW, THAT'LL BE HARD TO DO
JUST GIVE IT TIME, YEAH, BUT I’M STILL COLOURED IN BLUE.
INSTRUMENTAL
IT’S AN IMPERFECT PICTURE,
NOW IT’S FAR TOO LATE TO CHANGE
I WISH HER WELL, WHO CAN TELL WHAT FATE HAS IN STORE.
THERE MIGHT YET BE AN ANSWER,
LIFE CAN BE A LITTLE STRANGE THAT WAY,
AND SOMEDAY, I MIGHT NOT BE BLUE ANYMORE
YES I’LL SURVIVE, SOMEHOW I’LL GET BY, START ANEW,
WITH A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW,
THEN I’LL WONDER WHY, WHY I WAS SO BLUE
I’LL CARRY ON, ADMIT I WAS WRONG
SEE IT THROUGH, LIKE ANYONE ELSE WOULD DO
I WON’T WORRY NOT AT ALL,
I WON’T BE WAITING FOR THE SKY TO FALL...
BUT UNTIL THAT DAY I’LL JUST STAY
COLOURED IN BLUE…
COLOURED IN BLUE…
COLOURED IN BLUE