#21 - 'CHANGED'
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ACT 2 - Scene 6
Performed by
Bastiano
It
is late at night. With only the moon for company a drunken
Bastiano has been ranting to himself
on his way home.
In a rare moment of weakness he yearns for the life he once had
and wonders if it is time for him to change too
Lyric
BASTIANO
I USED TO LIKE LIVING HERE
I USED TO LIKE WHAT WE HAD
THEY KNEW THEIR PLACE AND SO DID I
IT REALLY WASN’T THAT BAD.
BUT NOW IT’S CHANGED, YES IT’S CHANGED,
NOW IT’S CHANGED
SO MANY PRECIOUS DREAMS I USED TO HOLD
SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGERS, I JUST LET THEM GO
AND THE ROCK I BUILT MY LIFE AROUND
I WATCHED IT CRUMBLE, BUT NEVER MADE A SOUND
I USED TO THINK THAT LIFE WAS SWEET
AND SURELY THAT WAS SO TRUE
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINED, AND IN MY MIND
THOSE SKIES WERE ALWAYS BLUE,
BUT THEN IT CHANGED, YES IT CHANGED,
NOW IT’S CHANGED
SO MANY THINGS THAT I WAS SURE ABOUT
I WAS SO CERTAIN, NOW I HAVE MY DOUBTS.
IT MIGHT BE TIME TO SET THIS RAGE ASIDE
BEFORE I FALL VICTIM TO MY FOOLISH PRIDE
SO WHO WILL PAY THE FERRYMAN
MY SOUL IS STRANDED ON THIS SHORE
PICK UP THE PIECES OF A BROKEN DREAM
AND TAKE ME BACK TO BEFORE,
BEFORE IT CHANGED, YES IT’S CHANGED,
FOREVER CHANGED, NOW IT’S CHANGED