“Hells Kitchen” by Alicia Keys
17-05-2025

…Али, 17-годишно момиче, пълно с огън, търсещо свобода, страст и своето място в живота, се изявява в комплекса Manhattan Plaza на квартала Hell's Kitchen от нюйоркския район Manhattan. Майка ? Джърси е певица, която е предпазлива и силно загрижена за бъдещето на дъщеря си, като се старае тя да не повтаря нейните грешки. Независимо от забраните, Али изживява бурна любов с талантливия барабанист Нък и тогава и майката, и дъщерята се изправят пред тежките истини за расата, неподчинението и порастването.  Нък обаче се отдръпва, когато разбира, че Али е непълнолетна, и решава да последва семейството си в Атланта, щата Джорджия – така двамата се разделят. Междувременно Али открива своя музикален и житейски ментор, свирещ на пиано, и така се отваря вратата ? към неочаквано приятелство и коренно различно бъдеще. Али и майка ? укрепват връзката помежду си… 

Това е историята, която ни разказва добре познатата ни ALICIA KEYS в албума „HELL'S KITCHEN“, който съдържа едноименния оригинален бродуейски мюзикъл, отличен с „Grammy“ през 2025 г., две отличия Tony и няколко други престижни други награди като Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk и Drama League.

Певицата и актриса ALICIA KEYS, която е и пианист, композитор, писател и продуцент, отдавна завоюва световно признание със своята музика, чийто продажби на албуми надхвърлят 65 милиона екземпляра, а прослушванията ? в социалните платформи надминават 5 милиарда.

Hell's Kitchen като част от района Manhattan е добре познат на ALICIA, израснала в Ню Йорк, и затова ? е близка историята, която разказва в мюзикъла като автор на текста, музиката и аранжимента, наред с продуцентството. 

ALICIA споделя: „Бях вдъхновена от собствения ми живот в Ню Йорк и още през 2011 г. се нагърбих да представя една любовна история между майка и дъщеря, на фона на преживяванията си при израстването ми, истинското преследване на мечтите ми, опита ми да открия коя съм, постигането на своята идентичност и в крайна сметка безусловното следване на сърцето си“ – завършва ALICIA KEYS.

За целта тя включва в мюзикъла най-известните си песни като „FALLIN'“, „IF I AIN'T GOT YOU“, „PAWN IT ALL“, „GIRL ON FIRE“ и т.н., както и три нови заглавия: "THE RIVER", "KALEIDOSCOPE“ и "SEVENTEEN". 

Заедно с писателя Kristoffer Díaz ALICIA издава книга, която съпровожда театралното представление и съдържа биографични елементи от нейния живот. Мюзикълът с участието на звездите MALEAH JOI MOON, SHOSHANA BEAN и KECIA LEWIS дебютира на Бродуей на 24 април 2024 г. на сцената на театър Shubert и до днес се играе с впечатляващ успех.  

Албума с оригинални творби от мюзикъла “HELL'S KITCHEN”, отличен с наградата “Grammy” на 2 февруари 2025 г. в категорията за най-добър албум за музикален театър, ще чуем в предаването “Картини от една изложба®“ в събота, 17 май, след новините от 22.00 ч. по програма “Хоризонт” на БНР. 


В предаването на 17.05.2025 г.: Alicia Keys  и албумът „Hell’s Kitchen“

HELL'S KITCHEN 
A NEW MUSICAL FROM ALICIA KEYS
ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
Released: June 7th, 2024

SONGS/TRACKS:

1-1    The Elevator Prologue - Maleah Joi Moon - 1:11
1-2    The Gospel - Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, Chris Lee , Chad Carstarphen, Vanessa Ferguson, Jakeim Hart, Jackie Leon, Nyseli Vega, Lamont Walker II, Rema Webb - 4:36
1-3    The River - Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 3:18
1-4    Seventeen - Shoshana Bean, Chad Carstarphen, Nyseli Vega, Rema Webb - 2:42
1-5    You Don't Know My Name - Maleah Joi Moon, Vanessa Ferguson, Jackie Leon - 3:05
1-6    Miss Liza Jane Plays Piano for the First Time - Maleah Joi Moon - 1:26
1-7    Kaleidoscope - Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 4:53
1-8    Gramercy Park - Chris Lee, Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 2:57
1-9    Not Even the King - Brandon Victor Dixon - 2:30
1-10    Teenage Love Affair - Shoshana Bean, Ensemble* - 2:14
1-11    Not Even the King (Reprise) - Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon - 1:26
1-12    Unthinkable (I'm Ready) - Maleah Joi Moon, Chris Lee - 3:42
1-13    You Play These Notes - Kecia Lewis*, Maleah Joi Moon - 2:26
1-14    Girl on Fire - Jackie Leon, Vanessa Ferguson, Chris Lee, Nyseli Vega, Rema Webb, Jakeim Hart, Lamont Walker II, Ensemble* - 5:09
1-15    Perfect Way to Die - Kecia Lewis* - 4:36
1-16    Heartburn - Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, Ensemble* - 2:41
1-17    Love Looks Better - Shoshana Bean, Ensemble* - 3:07
1-18    Work on It - Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 2:06
1-19    Price, Bonds, and Scott - Kecia Lewis* - 0:54
1-20    Authors of Forever - Kecia Lewis*, Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 4:06
1-21    Fallin' - Brandon Victor Dixon, Shoshana Bean, Ensemble* - 3:09
1-22    If I Ain't Got You - Brandon Victor Dixon, Maleah Joi Moon - 4:29
1-23    Pawn It All - Shoshana Bean, Ensemble* - 3:30
1-24    Like You'll Never See Me Again - Maleah Joi Moon, Chris Lee - 2:28

2-1    When It's All Over - Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 2:06
2-2    Hallelujah/Like Water - Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis*, Maleah Joi Moon, Rema Webb, Ensemble* - 5:00
2-3    No One - Shoshana Bean, Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 4:38
2-4    All We Can Do Is Play - Maleah Joi Moon, Ensemble* - 0:42
2-5    Empire State of Mind - Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Chris Lee (83), Kecia Lewis*, Vanessa Ferguson, Jackie Leon, Ensemble* - 4:46
2-6    Kaleidoscope (From the New Broadway Musical "Hell's Kitchen") - Alicia Keys, Maleah Joi Moon - 4:01
    
©2024 Alicia Keys Records, LLC / Interscope Records, Inc.


CREDITS:

Ali - Maleah Joi Moon
Jersey - Shoshana Bean
Miss Liza Jane - Kecia Lewis
Davis - Brandon Victor Dixon
Ray - Chad Carstarphen
Tiny - Vanessa Ferguson
Crystal     - Rema Webb
Junio/Q - Jakeim Hart
Millie - Mariand Torres    
Riq - Lamont Walker II
Knuck - Chris Lee
Jessica - Jackie Leon

MUSIC & LYRICS, Arrangements
Alicia Keys

BOOK BY
Kristoffer Diaz

DIRECTED BY
Michael Greif

CHOREOGRAPHY
Camille A. Brown

MUSIC SUPERVISION
Adam Blackstone

SCENIC DESIGN
Robert Brill

COSTUME DESIGN
Dede Ayite

LIGHTING DESIGN
Natasha Katz

SOUND DESIGN
Gareth Owen

PROJECTION DESIGN
Peter Nigrini

HAIR AND WIG DESIGN
Mia Neal

MAKE-UP DESIGN
Michael Clifton

CASTING
Heidi Griffiths & Kate Murray

MUSIC CONSULTANT
Tom Kitt

ORCHESTRATIONS
Tom Kitt & Adam Blackstone

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Danny Maly

Executive Producer: Aaron Lustbader; General Manager: Foresight Theatrical, Lane Marsh and Devon Miller; Company Manager: Steve Greer; Associate Co. Mgr: Ariana Z. Garcia

Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Tiffany N. Robinson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Anthony Rigaglia and Luisa Sánchez Colón


LYRICS:

The Elevator Prologue

I'm safe and I'm suffocating
We live in Manhattan Plaza which is cheap housing for artists
Which means almost everyone who lives here is an artist
Which means
You never know what you're gonna hear when these elevator doors open up
Yeah, that's Mr. Gordon 32nd floor, forever on his trumpet
And watch, it's gonna open on 27th
Panera sisters are always having their dance class, I swear
Like somehow every hour of the day
And I kind of hope it's gonna open on 17
I mean, I do always like 17
Yeah, I got no idea who that is or what they're saying
But, but I think they're in love
And then 9 is the poets, 8 is the painters
We got that whole string section, right on 7, 7, 6, 5 and 4
And when you hit that ground floor, piano
Always piano


The Gospel

I said we're all God's children,
Products of the ghetto
Momma cooked the soup,
Daddy did the yelling
Uncle was a drunk,
Cousin was a felon
When he got pinched,
He told them he wasn't tellin'
Auntie was a cook,
Her husband was a crook
Cause every job he had
They be payin' him off the books
Ghetto University,
Knowledge is all it took
In the tenement I was listenin' to the hook
Change gon' come,
The spirit of Sam Cooke
When the Feds coming,
Everybody be shook
Now we doing life like Eddie Murphy and Martin
On the chain gang,
I was singing into the coffin

The roaches and the rats,
Heroin and the crasp
Couldn't blame me,
I'm just giving the facts
Tryna hit the top,
The bottom ain't where it's at
Everybody got a path but you could never go back

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm telling you like it is,
How we ever gon' live?
If we ain't gettin' money,
How we feedin' the kids?
It's a revolving door,
When brothers be doing bids
I know it sound wrong but the dope'll be what it is
Survival of the fittest,
This poor girl the illest
Broke mirrors and black cats give me heebie-geebies
Life seems hard, nothing ever comes easy
Whatever's in the dark,
Won't always become the light
If you ain't in a battle,
How you gon' win the fight?
Gotta speak the truth
When I'm up in the booth
The streets be flyin' birds
But they don't be on the roof
Poverty is a pain like you pulling a tooth
Told the streets don't let me go
Like I'm bishop and juice

The roaches and the rats,
Heroin and the cracks
Couldn't blame me,
I'm just giving the facts
Tryna hit the top,
The bottom ain't where it's at
Everybody got a path
But you could never go back

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Sing)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Sing)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Gotta sing)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(She's a king)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah)
And they sing New York City
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


The River

I'm alone in a corner of a one -room apartment
Dirty windows let the light in through my fingers
And make patterns on the carpet
Heavy footsteps on the ceiling
And the sirens in the distance
Drowning sound of plain children
I'm alone here in a crowd of seven million
I know there's more to life than this
Cause something's calling me

So I follow the river
So I follow the river
And I'm gonna catch the wind
Cause I'm dying to begin
So I follow the river
So I follow the river

There's a heartbeat out in these streets
Yeah, there's a bonfire that's set alight inside me
There's no money that can stop me
Watch how strong I wanna be
When they said I could be
I know there's more to life than this
Cause something's calling me

So I follow the river
So follow the river
And I'm gonna catch a wind
Cause I'm dying to begin
So follow the river
So follow the river
So follow the river

I know there's more to life than this
Cause something's calling me


Seventeen

It's not Cole, Ray. It's Facts. And it's not just her. It's all of them. They're babies and grown -up bodies. They're hormones and hoodies. But the rest of them are not my responsibility. She is...

She's 17.
And her brain just don't work.

Come on now, Jersey.

That's enough, Ray. Thank you so much.

Just 17. And she's a piece of work.

I know I did some dumb stuff when I was her age.

No. She's sassy, kinda nasty, got me feeling bad.
He gave my nerves a rag and I get like you bad money.
She was smacked, don't make me send a packing door.
She's just 17.
And her brain just don't work.

We all made mistakes when we were young.

Speak for yourself, I was an angel.

She's 17. And her brain just don't work. Thank you.
Just 17. And she acts like a jerk.

I think you're right about those hormones.

She got me going local.
I'm never gonna force her.
Put her in a choco.
Dammit, it's not the mojo.
I'm a friend, I phone her.
Gonna watch her blow.
She's just 17. And her brain just don't work.

Mira, with my kids.

Un chancletazo y se acabó.

Think she knows it all.
She don't know nothing.
All that's at stake, she can risk.
I once was her, so I tried to stop it.
She's about to step in some shit.

She'll feel the heat in the kitchen.
Somebody is about to go missing.
It's just your own and estrogen.
Bad combination. She don't ever listen.

No. She's sassy, kinda nasty, got me feeling bad.
He gave my nerves a rag and I get like you bad money.
She was smacked, don't make me send a packing door.

She got me going local.
I'm never gonna force her.
Put her in a choco.
Dammit, it's not the mojo.
I'm a friend, I phone her.
Gonna watch her blow.

She's just 17.
And her brain just don't work.


You Don't Know My Name

Baby, baby, baby
From the day I saw you
I really, really wanted to catch your eye
Somethin' special 'bout you
I must really like you
'Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, oh
Ooh, baby, baby, baby
It's getting kind of crazy
'Cause you are taking over my mind

And it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
I swear, it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go,
Will you ever know?)

Oh, baby, baby, baby
I see us on our first date
You're doing everything that makes me smile
And when we had our first kiss
It happened on a Thursday
Ooh, it set my soul on fire
Ooh, baby, baby, baby
I can't wait for the first time
My imagination's running wild

It feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
And I swear it, baby, it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go,
Will you ever know?)

I'm sayin',
He don't even know what he's doin' to me
Got me feelin' all crazy inside
I'm feelin' like, oh
Doing more than I've ever done
For anyone's attention
Take notice of what's in front of you
'Cause did I mention (oh)
You bout' to miss a good thing?
And you'll never know how good it feels
To have all of my affection
And you'll never get a chance
To experience my lovin' (oh)
'Cause my lovin' feels like

Ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go)
And I swear (will you ever know?)
It feels like
Ooh
You don't my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go) oh
(Will you ever know?)

Will you ever know it?
No, no, no, no, no
No, no
Will you ever know it?

Well, I'ma have to just go 'head and call this boy
Hello?
Can I speak to, to Michael?
Oh hey, how you doing?
Uh, I feel kinda silly doing this, but, uh
This is the waitress
From the coffee house on 39th and Lennox
You know, the one with the braids?
Yeah, well, I see you on Wednesdays all the time
You come in every Wednesday on your lunch break, I think
And you always order the special with the hot chocolate
My manager be tripping and stuff
Talking 'bout we gotta use water but
I always use some milk and cream for you 'cause
I think you're kinda sweet
Anyway, you always got on some fly blue suit
And your cuff links are shining all bright
So, what you do? Oh, word?
Yeah, that's interesting
Look, man, I mean,
I don't wanna waste your time, but
I know girls don't usually do this
But I was wondering if maybe we could get together
Outside the restaurant one day?
You know 'cause
I do look a lot different outside my work clothes and
I mean, we could just go across the street
To the park right here
Wait, hold up, my, my cell phone breaking up, hold up
Can you hear me now? Yeah
So, what day did you say?
Oh, yeah, Thursday's perfect, man

And it feels like ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go) baby
(Will you ever know?)
Baby, I swear, it's like, ooh
But you don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go,
Will you ever know?) No, no, no
And it feels like, ooh
But you don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go,
Will you ever know?)
And I swear on my mother
And father it feels like, ooh
You don't know my name
('Round and 'round and 'round we go,
Will you ever know?)


Miss Liza Jane Plays Piano for the First Time

[ALI, spoken]
And then
She walks in
And she starts to play
Uh- and-
I start to leave, because
I am not supposed to be in here but
But I listen
And I start to think, i-
Maybe I am
Supposed to be here
I can't stop watching
She's just playing the piano but it doesn't feel like she's just
Just playin' the piano
She sits perfectly still, I mean her body is, is calm like I've never seen a body before, but her fingers
Her fingers fly
With purpose and with certainty, and with the clarity of complete control and I see in her
For the first time in my life, I think
Would I might someday be
Powerful
Regal, a
A queen


Kaleidoscope

I walked into this room cold, and- and wet and furious but now
Nah
None of that matters
I knew something had been... callin' me, and
I think it might be her
I think it might be this

Kaleido-leido-leido-leido-leidoscope
Tonight is shining bright, you know
Oh yeah, oh no
So light it, light it, light it, light it, light it up
Put in the air and let it go
Oh yeah, oh no

Can you feel the love now?
I'm feeling a buzz now
Never gonna come down
Piece it all together

Nights like this, they belong in the Guinness
Nights like this, never want them to finish
Don't wait for the end, let's start a beginning
Better to be alive than just to be living

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Kaleido-leido-leido-leido-leidoscope
Everyone looking high and low
Oh yeah, oh no
You're moving, moving, moving, moving way too slow
I think I got that antidote
Oh yeah, oh no, huh

Can you feel the love now?
I'm feeling a buzz now
Never gonna come down
Piece it all together

Nights like this, they belong in the Guinness
Nights like this, never want them to finish
Don't wait for the end, let's start a beginning
Better to be alive than just to be living (Come on)

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (Yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't wait for the end, let's start a beginning
Ooh, ooh
Yeah

You just opened up your eyes
Don't let the colors fool you, baby
It's been inside you all this time

Feels so good when it's all out (All out)
Running through the dark until the sun's out (Sun's out)
Maybe I am ready for the fallout (Fallout)
I don't know what to say

It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby
Make a Kaleidoscope
With all your colors, baby
(I don't know what to say)
It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby
Make a Kaleidoscope
With all your colors (Baby)
It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby
(I see your colors, baby, baby)
Make a Kaleidoscope
(Baby, baby)
It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby
Make a Kaleidoscope
With all your colors

Don't wait for the end, let's start a beginning
Better to be alive than just to be living


Gramercy Park

Are you gonna see me when light gets dark?
The sun goes down over Gramercy Park
And it's become easy to hide pieces away
Making up someone in the hope that you'll stay

'Cause I've been trying to be everything
I think you want me to be
I've been doing all the things
That I think you wanna see
I've been trying to fulfill
You with your every need
Now you falling for a person that's not even me
Said you falling for a person that's not even me
(Give me the beat)

Now you falling for a person that's not even me

Don't get me wrong,
I wasn't out to deceive
I like the attention with your eyes on me
The trouble with the truth is it's so hard to believe
Now here I stand with my heart on my sleeve

And I've been trying to be everything
I think you want me to be
I've been doing all the things
That I think you wanna see
I've been trying to fulfill
You with your every need
Now you falling for a person that's not even me
Said you falling for a person that's not even me
(Give me the beat)

Now you falling for a person that's not even me
Now you falling for a person that's not even me
'Cause I forgot about the person that I used to be


Not Even the King

Money
Some people so poor,
All that they've got is money
Oh, and diamonds
Some people waste
Their life counting their thousands

I don't care what they're offering
How much gold they bring
They can't afford what we've had
Not even the king
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king

Oh, castles
Some people so lonely,
What good is a castle
Surrounded by people?
But ain't got a friend
That's not on the payroll

Oh, and I don't care what they bring
They can have everything
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king

All the king's horses and all the king's men
Came charging to get what we got
They offered the crown
And they offered the throne
But I already got all that I want

All the king's horses and all the king's men
They came marching through
They offered the world just to have what we got
But I found the world in you
I found the world in you

So darling, listen
Your arms around me worth more than a kingdom
Yeah, believe that
The trust that we feel the kings never felt that

Yeah, this is the song we sing
We don't need anything
They can't afford this
This is priceless

Can't afford what we've got
Not even the king
Can't afford what we've got
Not even the king


Teenage Love Affair

Uh, can't wait to get home
Baby, dial your number
Can you pick up the phone?
'Cause I wanna holla
Daydreaming about you all day in school,
Can't concentrate
Wanna have your voice in my ear
'Til mama comes and says it's too late

'Cause the lights are on outside
Wish there was somewhere to hide
'Cause I just don't want to say goodbye
'Cause you are my baby, baby

Nothing really matters
I don't really care
What nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
It's a matter of extreme importance
My first teenage love affair

Another secret meeting
On the fifth floor stair case
I'm gonna give you this letter
Of all the things I can't say
Want you to be my first, my last,
My ending and beginning, yeah
I wrote your name in my book
Your last name, my first
I'm your Mrs

'Cause the lights are on outside
Wish there was somewhere to hide
'Cause I just don't want to say goodbye
'Cause you are my baby, baby

Nothing really matters
I don't really care
What nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
It's a matter of extreme importance
My first teenage love affair

Hey boy
You know I really like being with you, right?
Just hanging out with you is fun

So maybe we can go to first base
Because I feel you
Second base
Want you to feel me too
Third base
Better pump the breaks
Well baby, slow down
I gotta go home now

'Cause the lights are on outside (Outside)
Wish there was somewhere to hide (To hide)
'Cause I just don't want to say goodbye
'Cause you are my baby, baby

Nothing really matters
I don't really care
What nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
It's a matter of extreme importance
My first teenage love affair
My baby, baby
Nothing really matters
I don't really care
What nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
It's a matter of extreme importance
My first teenage love affair


Not Even the King (Reprise)

We did not pump those brakes, and, uh
As a result, nine months later, we were parents
We were much too young to be parents, but we were parents
Then, for the moment at least, it was perfect

So, darling, listen, mm-mm
Your arms around me are worth more than a kingdom
Yeah, believe that
The trust that we feel, the kings, they never felt that

Yeah, this is the song we sing
We don′t need anything
They can't afford this
This is priceless
They can′t afford what we got
Not even the king

They can't afford what we got
Not even the king


Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)

Moment of honesty
Someone's gotta take the lead tonight,
Who's it gonna be?
I'm gonna sit right here
And tell you all that comes to me
If you have something to say,
You should say it right now
(You should say it right now)

You give me a feeling
That I never felt before
And I deserve it,
I think I deserve it
It's becoming something
That's impossible to ignore
And I can't take it

I was wondering maybe,
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable,
Would it make us look crazy?
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)

I know you said to me
This is exactly how it should feel
When it's meant to be
Time is only wasting,
So why wait for eventually?
If we gonna do something about it,
We should do it right now
(We should do it right now)

You give me a feeling
That I never felt before
And I deserve it,
I know I deserve it
It's becoming something
That's impossible to ignore
It is what we make it

I was wondering maybe,
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable,
Would it make us look crazy?
Or would it be so beautiful?
Either way, I'm saying
If you ask me, I'm ready
If you ask me, I'm ready

Yeah, yeah
Saying
Why give up before we try?
Feel the lows before the highs
Clip our wings before we fly away
I can't say, I can't compare
I'm suspended in the air
Won't you come be in the sky with me?

I was wondering maybe,
Could I make you my baby?
If we do the unthinkable,
Would it make us look crazy?
Or would it be so beautiful?
Either way, I'm saying
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)
If you ask me, I'm ready (I'm ready)


You Play These Notes

Are you teaching me how to play piano right now?
In the face of great resistance, yes
Okay, so, so what do I do? Do I just?
You stop talking, and you play these notes
And then you move your fingers here
Not your head, just your fingers
And you play these notes
Good
That's it?
You're talking again
Play these notes
Then you play these notes
Then you play these notes
Then you play these notes
And you play them again and again
Until I tell you to stop
We begin at the beginning
We master the basics
Over time, these basics lead to something more complex
Whoa
Then you play these notes
And you play these notes
Then you play these notes
And you play these notes
And from these basics, the melody can evolve
Ooh
And I don't even know what "the melody can evolve" means
But shoot, I feel the melody evolve
And you play these notes
And you play these notes
And she shifts again
And I feel tradition and culture
And for the first time, maybe ever, I feel like
Like I'm a part of something bigger than me
I feel like I make sense
And you know, I'm not doing half of what she's doing but
Without what I'm doing, this song wouldn't be this song


Girl on Fire

She's just a girl and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy
Lonely like a highway
She's livin' in a world and it's on fire
Filled with catastrophe
But she knows she can fly away

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
She got both feet on the ground
And she's burnin' it down
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
She got her head in the clouds
And she's not backin' down

This girl is on fire
This girl is on fire
She's walkin' on fire
This girl is on fire

Looks like a girl, but she's a flame
So bright, she can burn your eyes
Better look the other way
You can try,
But you'll never forget her name
She's on top of the world
Hottest of the hottest girls, say

Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
We got our feet on the ground
And we're burnin' it down
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Got our head in the clouds
And we're not comin' down

This girl is on fire (Fire, fire)
This girl is on fire
She's walkin' on fire (Fire, fire)
This girl is on fire

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Everybody stares as she goes by
'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her when she's lightin' up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby

This girl is on fire (Fire, fire)
This girl is on fire
She's walkin' on fire (Fire, fire)
This girl is on fire

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

She's just a girl, but she's on fire


Perfect Way to Die

Your rage is real
Your rage is earned
But I will not let you let it defeat you
I will not allow you to let the pain win

Simple walk to the corner store
Mama never thought
She would be getting a call from the coroner
Said her son's been gunned down,
Been gunned down
"Can you come now?"
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"

But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
A river of blood in the streets
No love in the streets
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
Just another one gone
And they tell her move on

And she's stuck there, singing
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
This could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
And I think of all you coulda done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

New job, new city, new her
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
Flashing lights in the mirror,
Pull over, pull over
A couple nights in detention and it's over,
A whole life's over

They came marching in the city that day, they say
Carrying signs in the streets
Crying eyes in the streets
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
Just another one gone
And the city moved on

We're stuck here singing
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
I'll think of all you coulda done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

Another dream lost
Another king and queen lost
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Oh, another night to live in fear
Oh, another night that you're not here
Another reason to get out there and fight

But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
But I'll think of all you coulda done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."


Heartburn

Uh (oh, oh, oh)
Yeah (oh, oh, oh)

Come on
Timbo, A. Keys, let's go
Let me
Let me, let me, let me,
Let me tell you somethin'
Tell you how I feel
When he comes around
I get to feelin' ill
It's an achin' feelin'
Inside my chest
It's like I'm going in
Into cardiac arrest

Adrenaline rushin' in my body
All my power I just can't fight it
Doesn't matter how I keep on tryin'
I can't deny, I got this

burnin' in my soul
(Heartburn) call the fire department
(Heartburn) it's out of control
(Heartburn) ooh

You got me trippin', slippin'
And beside myself
I tried some medication
But don't nothin' help
So I said doctor, doctor
Tell me, will I die?
And he said, "Count to five, Alicia"
And I'm goin' to be alright, let's go
One, two, three, four

Adrenaline rushin' in my body
All my power I just can't fight it
Doesn't matter how I keep on tryin'
I can't deny, I got this

burnin' in my soul
(Heartburn) call the fire department
(Heartburn) it's out of control
(Heartburn) ooh

Taste so good I can't resist (whoa)
Gettin' harder to digest (whoa)
Can't take no more,
Got to shake it off (whoa)
Now break it down,
And take it to the ground with me now

Everybody say, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

Burnin' in my soul
(Heartburn) call the fire department
(Heartburn) it's out of control
(Heartburn) whatchu tryna do

Burnin' in my soul
(Heartburn) call the fire department
(Heartburn) it's out of control
(Heartburn) ooh

Shake it, shake it, shake it, oh
Go 'head, girl
Shake it, shake it, shake it, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Shake it, shake it, shake it, oh
Go 'head, girl
Shake it, shake it, shake it, oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Go 'head, girl
Ooh, ooh, ooh


Love Looks Better

I wasn′t thinking about him, I was thinking about you!
I'm always thinking about you!
The only one I′m ever thinking about is you!

All I, all I ever wanted
Was a dollar and a chance
Find, find what I'm made of
Alright
Coming, coming from the bottom
Better learn how to dance
Find, find what you're made of
Alright

Feel like my love is wasting
Every day, yeah
Get so damn tired of chasing
Every day, yeah
And now it's you I'm missing
Every day, yeah
Every day, yeah
Every day

So can we talk for a minute?
Stop for a minute?
All I wanna do is you
Oh, can we touch for a second?
Be us for a second?
Don't matter what I give it to
My love looks better on you

My love looks better on you
Promise you, baby
Promise you, baby
Hold up

All I, all I ever wanted
Was a city and some keys
Run, run through the street now
Alright

And now it's you I'm missing
Every day, yeah
Every day, yeah
Every day

So can we talk for a minute?
Stop for a minute?
All I wanna do is you
Oh, can we touch for a second?
Be us for a second?
Don't matter what I give it to
My love looks better on you

Promise you, baby

You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever wanted
So can we talk for a minute?
Just stop for a minute
'Cause all I wanna do is you

Promise you, baby
My love looks better on you
Promise you, baby


Work on It

Work on it
Work on it
Work on it, baby

Oh baby, some may think
That we moved too fast
But I know you and you know me
Baby, that's what makes it last
Darling, so many lies were spread about us
Oh, that's the heartache,
That's the heartache
That makes us build all the trust

I know some people like to say
That the easiest way is to fake it
We gonna make it
If we try
Gotta promise not to abuse it
If you use it, don't lose it or break it
'Cause we gonna make it
You and I

When they see us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
When they see us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Some days are hard
There ain't no easy way
No matter how we try
Nobody is perfect
But if we just,
Love each other through it all
Baby now that that's,
That makes it worth it

I know some people try to say that
The easiest way is to fake it
We gonna make it
If we try
If we try
Gotta promise not to abuse it
If you use it, don't lose it or break it
We gonna make it
You and I

When they hear us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
When they hear us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

When they feel us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
When they feel us coming they'll say
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh, we gonna work on it, baby
Me and you, we gonna work on it, baby


Price, Bonds, and Scott

[MISS LIZA JANE, spoken]
You are but the latest branch on a long-standing tree
Rising triumphant from the roots of Florence Price
Margaret Bonds
Hazel Scott
We honor these roots
Our ancestors, the patriarchs, and especially the matriarchs
By keeping their legacies alive long after they' pass
And we all eventually pass

Authors of Forever

[MISS LIZA JANE]
Where there's light, there must be a shadow
Cloudy skies and rain make a rainbow
We are builders, we are breakers
We are givers, we are takers and it's alright
We are seven billion stories
And we know the faith and glory and it's alright
We are on born on our own
And we die on our own
And we're here to make meaning
Of what happens in between
We could hate, we could love
We could doubt, we could trust
But we're here to make meanin'
For as long as we're breathin'
And it's alright
It's alright

[MISS LIZA JANE, spoken]
Ali
There will come a time when you will have to do this
All this on your own
My job is to prepare you to create your own future
Your job is to get ready to write your own story

[MISS LIZA JANE]
We are lost and lonely people
And we're lookin' for a reason, and it's alright
So let's celebrate the dreamers
We embrace the space between us 'cause it's alright

[MISS LIZA JANE & ENSEMBLE]
We're all in this boat together
And we're sailin' toward the future, and it's alright
We can make the whole thing better
We're the authors of forever and it's alright

[ALI & ENSEMBLE]
We are on born on our own
And we die on our own
And we're here to make meaning
Of what happens in between
We could hate, we could love
We could doubt, we could trust
But we're here to make meanin'
For as long as we're breathin'

[ENSEMBLE]
And it's alright

[MISS LIZA JANE]
Wherever you are it's alright
Whoever you are it's alright
Wherever you are it's alright
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I
We are like water
Like water, made to survive
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I
We are like water
Like water


[MISS LIZA JANE & ENSEMBLE]
Made to survive


Fallin

I keep on fallin'

I keep on fallin'
In and out of love
With you
Sometimes I love ya
Sometimes you make me blue
Sometimes I feel good
At times I feel used
Lovin' you darlin'
Makes me so confused

I keep on fallin' in and out
Of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

Oh, oh, I never felt this way
How do you give me so much pleasure
And cause me so much pain? (Yeah, yeah)
Just when I think
I've taken more than would a fool
I start fallin' back in love with you

I keep on fallin' in and out
Of love with you
I never (uh huh) loved someone (someone)
The way that I (way I) love you (uh, uh)

Oh, baby
I, I, I, I'm fallin'
I, I, I, I'm fallin'
Fall, fall, fall (sing)
Fall

I keep on fallin' in and out (out)
Of love (love) with you (with you)
I never (never) loved someone (loved)
The way that I (I) love you

I'm fallin' in and out
Of love (of love) with you (with you)
I never (no) loved someone (no, no)
The way that I (uh) love you

I'm fallin' in and out
Of love (of love) with you (with you)
I never (no) loved someone (no, no)
The way that I (uh) love you

What?


If I Ain't Got You

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game

Some people think
That the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
That life's a bore
So full of the superficial

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah

Some people search for a fountain
Promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them

Hand me the world
On a silver platter
And what good would it be?
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares for me?

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby

Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah

If I ain't got you with me, baby
Oh, whoo-ooh
Said nothing in this whole wide world
Don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me, baby


Pawn It All

Yeah, ah
Yeah, ah
Yeah, ah
Yeah, ah
Ah, yeah
Ah, yeah
What, ah

I would pawn you my watch
I would pawn you my chain
I would pawn you this golden diamond ring
'Cause I need it so bad
I would give you everything
Just so I could start my life over again

Sometimes you gotta let it go
Just to make it possible
Sometimes you gotta do it
Be willing to lose it
Freedom has no price, you know
Thinking how we gonna make it now
How we gonna feed the babies now
We gonna make it through it
God gonna see to it
Just get up and do it now

I would pawn you my watch (Hey)
I would pawn you my chain
I would pawn you this golden diamond ring
(I would pawn you this golden diamond ring)
'Cause I need it so bad (So bad)
I would give you everything (Yeah)
Just so I could start my life over again
(I can start all over)

Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up

See, I learned the hard way
Now I'm doing it in my way
'Cause life is too short to fall in New York
Can't get up and get away
So I gotta let it all go
Start back from zero
'Cause I've give it up, I don't give a fuck
'Cause love is my hero

I would pawn you my watch (Hey)
I would pawn you my chain (My chain)
I would pawn you this golden diamond ring
(Pawn you this golden ring)
'Cause I need it so bad (So bad)
I would give you everything
(Everything)
Just so I could start my life over again
(I can start all over)

I would pawn you my watch
I would pawn you my chain
I would pawn you this golden diamond ring
'Cause I need it so bad
I would give you everything
Just so I could start my life over again

Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)
Get on up (Hey)

So bad
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah


Like You'll Never See Me Again

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was I everything
That you were looking for?

If I couldn't feel your touch
And no longer were you with me
I'd be wishing you were here
To be everything that I'd be looking for

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don't wanna take for granted
Time you may have here with me
'Cause Lord only knows another day
Here's not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you'll never see me again

Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you'll love me
Love me like you'll never see me again

How many really know what love is?
Many of you never will
Do you know until you lose it?
That it's everything that we are looking for

When I wake up in the morning
And you're beside me
I'm so thankful that I found
Everything that I've been looking for

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don't wanna take for granted
The time you may have here with me
'Cause Lord only knows another day
Here's not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you'll never see me again
Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you'll love me
Love me like you'll never see me again

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you'll never see me again
(Can you do that for me, baby?)

Every time you touch me
(See, we don't really know)
Touch me like this is the last time
(See every day, we never know)
Promise that you'll love me
(I want you to promise with me)
Love me like you'll never see me again
(Like you'll never see me again)

Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh


When It's All Over

And it feels so good
Don't you feel so good?
Talk to me

Hey, I never been this good,
Not ever, not ever
Never seen this part of me
I know that nothing last forever,
However

Oh, I'm not worried 'bout tomorrow
'Cause tomorrow may not come
And where my heart takes me I follow,
You gotta follow

When they lay me down,
Put my soul to rest
When they ask me how I spent my life
At least I got to love you
When it's all over,
When it's all said and done
When it's all over,
At least I got to love you
At least I got to love you

Hey, ask when I wanna leave
Life on legacy, me loving you,
And you loving me

Oh, I'm not worried
About tomorrow, tomorrow
All I know,
All the time we have is borrowed,
I feel no sorrow

When they lay me down,
Put my soul to rest
When they ask me how I spent my life
At least I got to love you
When it's all over,
When it's all said and done
When it's all over,
At least I got to love you
At least I got to love you

Everybody say
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

I do nothing else, ooh
I do nothing else, ooh
At least I got to love you
At least I got to love you,
Tell 'em, baby

If I do nothing else, ooh
Don't gotta do nothing else, ooh
At least I got to love you, hey
At least I got to love you

Everybody say
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Everybody say
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey

Say mommy (mommy),
Say I love you
(I love you, papa)
Papa, you ready?
Can you say a (no),
How about a, a, a, a (a, a, a, a)
Good boy, what's your name? Showtime
But what's your name? Egypt


Hallelujah/Like Water

I didn't know this misalized Jane, but well, she sounds like the kind of woman that makes you want to be a better person. Now, I don't know that I personally can become a better person. That ship might have sailed, but...

I do know a little bit about how to play the piano, and I'd like to do that in her honor, if that's cool.
And I don't know, maybe there's somebody out there who wants to say something but doesn't quite have the words.
So, I guess if there's anyone out there like that, she's welcome to come on up.

Okay, I'll start.
There's a hole in my heart I will hide
I've been distraught for so long that I'm blind
Is there a place I can go where the lonely river flows
Where fear ends and faith begins

Hallelujah, hallelujah, let it be
I've been praying but I'm praying for the sin
Won't you give me a sign before I lose my mind
Hallelujah, let it be

You want in on this baby girl?

No, no I do not want in on this but I feel her
And I can imagine what she'd want me to do and just how she'd get me to do it

You know I've got you babe even on cloudy days
into the rain you may cry
You still got the rest of your life, babe
I'll take you anywhere, just say I'll take you there
Out to the moon and the sea
Now I'm your galaxy, come to me
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I

We are like water, like water
Made to survive
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I
We're part of each other, like water
You've given me life

We are part of each other, like water
Please forgive me for my sins

Let me in
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I
We are like water, like water
Made to survive
And if the drought hits tonight
Do not fear because you and I
We are like water

We're part of each other
Like water
You've given me life


No One

[JERSEY, spoken]
I'm sorry he's not here
I'm sorry Knuck's not here, I'm sorry
I'm sorry Miss Liza Jane is not here

[ALI, spoken]
Ma... you're here
You've always been here
Um...
Thank you

I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking,
They can say what they like
But all I know is everything's
Gonna be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what
I feel for you

When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's gonna be alright
(Yes, it will)
People keep talking,
They can say what they like
But all I know is everything's
Gonna be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what
I feel, say it

I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try,
Try to divide something so real
So 'til the end of time,
I'm telling you there ain't no one

No one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what
I feel for you

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh),
Oh (oh), oh (oh), oh (oh), oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh),
Oh (oh), oh (oh), oh (oh), oh
(No one)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (no one)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (oh),
Oh (oh), oh (oh), oh (oh), oh
Can get in the way,
Not for a minute, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (no one)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (no one)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Can get in the way of what
I feel for you)

Yeah
Thank you


All We Can Do Is Play

Because now, now when something hurts
When I've got pain, ha
When I've got rage
I know what to do with it
I go to the Ellington Room
And I sit down at Miss Liza Jane's piano
And I play
All we can do is play, ha
And the playing makes life a little easier to handle
And when I play it all comes rushing back to me
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) My friends, haha
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) My neighbors
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) The folks who
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Who aren't here


Empire State of Mind

Ooh, ooh, New York
They play these notes, and they play these notes
And I play my notes
Ooh, ooh, New York
And from these basics, our melody can evolve

Grew up in a town that is famous
As a place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud,
There are sirens all around
And the streets are mean
If I can make it here,
I can make it anywhere,
That's what they say
Seeing my face in lights or my name
In marquees found down on Broadway

Even if it ain't all it seems,
I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York,
New York, New York!

On the avenue,
There ain't never a curfew,
Ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot,
On the corner selling rock,
Preachers pray to God
Hail a gypsy cab,
Takes me down from Harlem
To the Brooklyn Bridge
Someone sleeps tonight
With a hunger far more
Than an empty fridge

I'mma make it by any means,
I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York,
New York, New York!

One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams,
All looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

In New York!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York!
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it from New York

She be spiked out, she could trip a referee
Hey (come on), hey, hey (come on)
Tell by her attitude that she's most definitely from
(Come on) from (where she from?)
Statue of Liberty, home of the World Trade (come on)
Hey (come on), hey, hey (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Long live the queen, yo (come on), she′s from the Empire State (come on)
That's, that′s, that's (come on)
In New York, New York, New York


Kaleidoscope (From the New Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen”)

Kaleido-leido-leido-leido-leidoscope
Tonight is shining bright, you know, oh, yeah, oh, no
So light it, light it, light it, light it, light it up
Put it in the air and let it go, oh, yeah, oh, no

Can you feel the love now?
I′m feelin' a buzz now
Never gonna come down
Piece it all together
Nights like this, they belong in the Guinness
Nights like this, never want them to finish
Don′t wait for the end, let's start a beginning
Better to be alive than just to be living, uh
hook
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na (woo)
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na (Ali)

Kaleido-leido-leido-leido-leidoscope
Everyone looking high and low, oh, yeah, oh, no
You're moving, moving, moving, moving way too slow
I think I got that antidote, oh, yeah, oh, no, huh
Can you feel the love now?
I′m feelin′ a buzz now
Never wanna come down
Piece it all together
Nights like this, they belong in the Guinness
Nights like this, never want them to finish
Don't wait for the end, let′s start a beginning (yeah, yeah)
Better to be alive than just to be living (come on)
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na (yeah, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na (ooh-ooh-uh)
Don't wait for the end, let′s start a beginning

(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, oh-oh, oh-ooh (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Yeah
Ah, ah, ah, ah

You just open up your eyes
Don't let the colors fool you, baby
It′s been inside you all this time, mm
Feel so good when it's all out (all out)
Wanna do the dirt 'til the sun′s out (sun′s out)
Baby, I'm ready for the fallout (fallout)
I don′t know what to say, ayy, ayy

It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby (no, oh)
Make a kaleidoscope
With all your colors (I don′t know what to say)
It's a Kaleidoscope (hey)
I see your colors, baby
Make a Kaleidoscope (yeah, yeah, oh)
With all your colors (baby)
It′s a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby (I see your colors, baby)
Make a kaleidoscope (baby)
With all your colors (baby, baby)
It's a Kaleidoscope
I see your colors, baby
Make a kaleidoscope
With all your colors

Don't wait for the end, let′s start a beginning
Better to be alive than just to be living

 

Асансьорът

В безопасност съм и се задушавам
Живеем в Манхатън Плаза, което е евтино жилище за артисти
Което означава, че почти всеки, който живее тук, е артист
Което означава, че
Никога не знаеш какво ще чуеш, когато вратите на тези асансьори се отворят
Да, това е г-н Гордън на 32-ри етаж, който вечно свири на тромпета си
А на 27-мия етаж сестрите Панера имат уроци по танци 
Някакси във всеки един час на деня
И някак си се надявам да отвори на 17-тия
Искам да кажа, винаги харесвам 17-ия етаж
Да, нямам представа кой е това или какво казват
Но мисля, че са влюбени
А после на деветия са поетите, на осмия са художниците
Имаме цялата секция струнни инструменти на седмия, шестия, петия и четвъртия етаж
И когато стигнеш до партера, там има пиано
Винаги има пиано


Реката

Сама съм в ъгъла на едностаен апартамент
Светлината преминава през мръсните прозорци и през пръстите ми
И прави шарки по килима
Тежки стъпки по тавана
И сирени в далечината
Давя се в звука на играещите деца
Сама съм тук в тълпа от седем милиона
Знам, че има повече в живота от това
Защото нещо ме зове

Затова следвам реката
Затова следвам реката
И ще хвана вятъра
Защото умирам да започна
Затова следвам реката
Затова следвам реката

Има сърцебиене по тези улици
Да, има огън, който е запален вътре в мен
Няма пари, които могат да ме спрат
Вижте колко силна искам да бъда
Когато казаха, че мога да бъда
Знам, че има повече в живота от това
Защото нещо ме зове

Затова следвам реката
Затова следвам реката
И ще хвана вятъра
Защото умирам да започна
Затова следвай реката
Затова следвай реката
Затова следвай реката

Знам, че има повече в живота от това
Защото нещо ме зове


Седемнайсет

Това са фактите, и това важи не само за нея, а за всички като нея. Бебета в пораснали тела. Хормони и суичъри. Но останалите не са моя отговорност, а тя е...

Тя е на 17.
И мозъкът ? просто не работи.

Хайде сега, Джърси.

Стига толкова, Рей. Благодаря ти много.

Само на 17. И е костелив орех.

Знам, че и аз съм правилa глупости, когато бях на нейната възраст.

Не. Тя е нахална, малко гадна, кара ме да се чувствам зле.
Къса ми нервите до краен предел и понякога ме кара да искам да я изхвърля.

Тя е само на 17.
И мозъкът ? просто не работи.

Всички сме правили грешки, когато сме били млади.

Говори за себе си, аз бях ангел.

Тя е на 17. И мозъкът ? просто не работи. Благодаря ти.

Само на 17. И се държи като глупачка.

Мисля, че си права за тези хормони.

Тя ме подлудява, но никога няма да я насилвам или да я бия
По дяволите, не е заради чара.
Аз съм приятел, звъня ?.
Ще я гледам как се издънва.
Тя е само на 17. И мозъкът ? просто не работи.

С моите деца работи чехълът, веднага започват да се държат добре.

Тя си мисли, че знае всичко, а не знае нищо.
Може да рискува всичко и да го пропилее.
Някога бях същата, затова се опитах да го спра.
Тя е на път да се забърка в нещо.

Ще усети жегата в кухнята.
Някой ще изчезне.
Това са само твоите чувства и естрогенът, лоша комбинация. 
Тя никога не слуша.


Тя е само на 17.
И мозъкът ? просто не работи.


Калейдоскоп

Влязох в тази стая студенa, и- и мокра, и ядосана, но сега
Нищо от това няма значение
Знаех, че нещо ме е... викало и
Мисля, че може да е била тя
Мисля, че може да е това

Калейдоскоп
Тази вечер свети ярко, знаеш
Запали го и го пусни във въздуха

Усещаш ли любовта сега?
Чувствам тръпката сега
Тя никога няма да ме пусне
Всички парчета ще застанат на мястото си

Нощи като тази, те са достойни за рекорд на Гинес
Нощи като тази, аз никога не искам те да свършат
Не чакай края, нека започнем ново начало
По-добре да си истински жив, отколкото просто да оцеляваш

Калейдоскоп
Всички гледат високо и ниско
О, да, о, не
Движиш се, движиш се, движиш се, движиш се твърде бавно
Мисля, че имам противоотровата
О, да, о, не, а

Току-що ти отвори очи
Не позволявай на цветовете да те заблудят, любов моя
Било е вътре в теб през цялото това време

Толкова е хубаво, когато всичко е навън
Бягаш през тъмнината, докато слънцето не изгрее
Може би съм готова за последствията
Не знам какво да кажа

Това е калейдоскоп
Виждам цветовете ти, любов моя
Направи калейдоскоп
С всичките си цветове, скъпа
(Не знам какво да кажа)

Не чакай края, нека започнем ново начало
По-добре да си жив, отколкото просто да оцеляваш


Тийнейджърска любовна афера

Нямам търпение да се прибера
И да набера номера ти
Можеш ли да вдигнеш телефона?
Защото искам да си говорим
Мечтая за теб по цял ден в училище,
Не мога да се концентрирам
Искам да имам гласа ти в ухото си
Докато мама не дойде и не каже, че е твърде късно

Защото светлините сияят отвън
Иска ми се да имаше къде да се скрием
Защото просто не искам да се сбогувам
Защото ти си моят любим, скъпи

Нищо наистина няма значение
Не ме интересува
Какво ми казват хората
Ще бъда тук
Това е въпрос от изключителна важност
Първата ми тийнейджърска любовна афера

Още една тайна среща
На стълбището на петия етаж
Ще ти дам това писмо
С всички неща, които не мога да изрека
Искам да си ми първи и последен
Моят край и начало, да
Написах името ти в тетрадката си
Моето име с твоята фамилия
Аз съм твоята госпожа

Хей, момче
Знаеш, че наистина ми харесва да съм с теб, нали?
Дори просто да се мотая с теб е забавно

Така че може би можем да стигнем до първа база
Защото те чувствам
Втора база
Искам и ти да ме чувстваш
Трета база
По-добре натисни спирачките
Скъпи, забави темпото
Защото сега трябва да се прибирам 


Момиче в пламъци

Тя е просто момиче и гори в пламъци
По-гореща от фантазия
Самотна като магистрала
Живее в свят, който гори в пламъци
Пълен с катастрофи
Но тя знае, че може да отлети

С двата крака е стъпила на земята
И изгаря всичко
Главата ? е в облаците
И тя никога не се отказва

Това момиче е в пламъци
Това момиче е в пламъци
Тя ходи в пламъците
Това момиче е в пламъци

Изглежда като момиче, но е пламък
Толкова ярка, че може да ти изгори очите
По-добре погледни на другата страна
Можеш да опиташ,
Но никога няма да забравиш името ?
Тя е на върха на света
Най-горещата от най-горещите момичета, казват

Стъпили сме здраво на земята
И изгаряме всичко
Главата ни е в облаците
И няма да слезем оттам

Всички се взират, докато минават покрай нея
Защото могат да видят пламъка в очите ?
Гледайте я как осветява нощта
Никой не знае, че е самотно момиче
И светът е едно самотно място
Но тя ще го остави да гори

Това момиче гори (Огън, огън)
Това момиче гори
Тя ходи в огъня (Огън, огън)
Това момиче гори


Перфектният начин да умреш

Гневът ти е истински
Гневът ти е заслужен
Но няма да те оставя да му позволиш да те повали
Няма да ти дам да позволиш на болката да победи

Проста разходка до магазина на ъгъла
Мама никога не е мислила
Че ще получи обаждане от съдебния лекар
Той й каза, че синът й е застрелян,
Бил е застрелян
"Можете ли да дойдете сега?"
Сълзи в очите ?: „Можете ли да се успокоите? Моля ви, госпожо, можете ли да се успокоите?“

Но онзи ден в града се изля огън, казват те
Река от кръв по улиците
Нито капка любов по улиците
И в този ден в града настъпи тишина, казват хорара
Просто още един човек си отиде
А на нея ? казват да продължи напред

И тя застинала там, и пее
"Любов моя, не си затваряй очите
Това може да е последният ни път заедно
И знаеш, че не ме бива в сбогуването
И мисля за всичко, което можеше да направиш
Поне ще останеш завинаги млад
Предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш
О, предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш"

Нова работа, нов град, всичко в нея е ново
С блестящи очи, щеше да се гордееш, ако я познаваше
Мигащи светлини в огледалото,
Спрете, спрете
Няколко нощи в ареста и всичко свърши,
Един цял живот свърши

Те дойдоха да маршируват в града онзи ден, казват хората
Носеха плакати по улиците
Плачещи очи по улиците
Но не чуха нищо от града онзи ден, казват те
Просто още един човек си отиде
И Градът продължи напред

Застинали сме тук и пеем
"Любов моя, не си затваряй очите
Това може да е последният ни път заедно
И знаеш, че не ме бива в сбогуването
И мисля за всичко, което можеше да направиш
Поне ще останеш завинаги млад
Предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш
О, предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш"

Още една изгубена мечта
Още един изгубен крал и кралица
Още едно нарушено обещание, което отказват да изпълнят
О, още една нощ, в която да живеем в страх
О, още една нощ, в която не си тук
Още една причина да излезеш и да се бориш

Но аз казах: "Любов моя, не си затваряй очите
Това може да е последният ни път заедно
И знаеш, че не ме бива в сбогуването
И мисля за всичко, което можеше да направиш
Поне ще останеш завинаги млад
Предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш
О, предполагам, че избра перфектния начин да умреш"


Падам

Продължавам да се влюбвам в теб
И да те разлюбвам
Отново и отново

Понякога те обичам
Понякога ме огорчаваш
Понякога се чувствам добре
Понякога се чувствам използвана
Но да те обичам, скъпи, ме обърква толкова много

Продължавам да се влюбвам в теб
И да те разлюбвам
Отново и отново
Никога не съм обичала някого
Така, както обичам теб

О, о, никога не съм се чувствала така
Как ми доставяш толкова много удоволствие
И ми причиняваш толкова много болка? (Да, да)
Точно когато си помисля
Че съм понесла повече, отколкото би понесъл и най-големият глупак
Започвам да се влюбвам отново в теб

Продължавам да се влюбвам в теб
И да те разлюбвам
Отново и отново
Никога не съм обичала някого
Така, както обичам теб


Ако нямам теб

Някои хора живеят за богатството
Някои хора живеят само за славата
Някои хора живеят за властта
Някои хора живеят само за да играят играта

Някои хора мислят,
Че физическите неща
Определят какво е вътре в нас
Била съм там преди
Но този живот е скучен
И толкова повърхностен

Някои хора искат всичко
Но аз не искам нищо
Ако не си ти, любов моя
Ако нямам теб

Някои хора искат диамантени пръстени
Някои просто искат всичко на света
Но всичко не означава нищо
Ако нямам теб

Някои хора търсят фонтан
Който обещава вечна младост
Някои хора се нуждаят от три дузини рози
И това е единственият начин да им докажеш, че ги обичаш

Ако ми подадеш света
На сребърен поднос
Каква полза би имало от него?
Ако нямам с кого да го споделя
Ако няма кой наистина да се грижи за мен?


Бих заложила всичко

Бих ти заложил часовника си
Бих ти заложил верижката си
Залагам този златен диамантен пръстен
Защото имам толкова голяма нужда от това
Бих ти дал всичко
Само и само да мога да започна живота си отначало

Понякога трябва да го пуснеш
Само за да стане възможно
Понякога трябва да го направиш
Да си готов да го загубиш
Свободата няма цена, знаеш
Мисля как ще се справим сега
Как ще нахраним бебетата сега
Ще се справим
Бог ще се погрижи за това
Просто стани и го направи сега

Ставай, ставай, ставай

Виж, научих се по трудния начин
Сега го правя по моя си начин
Защото животът е твърде кратък, за да загубя в Ню Йорк
Не мога да стана и да се махна
Затова трябва да се откажа от всичко
Да започна отначало
Защото вече не ми пука
Защото любовта е моят герой


Алилуя/Като вода

Не познавам тази, Джейн, но звучи като жена, която те кара да искаш да бъдеш по-добър човек. Сега, не знам дали аз лично бих могъл да стана по-добър човек. Този кораб може би е отплавал, но...

Знам малко как да свиря на пиано и бих искал да го направя в нейна чест, ако това е окей.  И не знам, може би има някой, който иска да каже нещо, но няма думите, които са му нужни. Така че, предполагам, че ако има някой такъв, е добре дошъл да се качи тук при мен.

Добре, ще започна аз.
Има дупка в сърцето ми, която ще скрия
Толкова дълго съм отчаян, че ослепях

Има ли място, където мога да отида, където тече самотната река
Където свършва страхът и започва вярата

Алилуя, алилуя, нека бъде така
Моля се, но се моля за греха
Няма ли да ми дадеш знак, преди да си изгубя ума
Алилуя, нека бъде така

Искаш ли да участваш в това?

Не, не, не искам да се меся в това, но я разбирам
И мога да си представя какво би искала да направя и как би ме накарала да го направя

Знаеш, че съм с теб дори в облачни дни
В дъжда може да си поплачеш
Все още имаш остатъка от живота си, скъпа
Ще те заведа навсякъде, само кажи и отиваме
При луната и морето
Сега аз съм твоята галактика, ела при мен
И ако сушата удари тази вечер
Не се страхувай, защото ти и аз
Ние сме като вода, като вода
Създадени да оцелеем
И ако сушата удари тази вечер
Не се страхувай, защото ти и аз
Ние сме част един от друг, като вода
Ти ми даде живот

Ние сме част един от друг, като вода
Моля те, прости ми за греховете ми

Пусни ме вътре
И ако сушата удари тази вечер
Не се страхувай, защото ти и аз
Ние сме като вода, като вода
Създадени да оцелеем
И ако сушата удари тази вечер
Не се страхувай, защото ти и аз
Ние сме като вода

Ние сме част един на друг
Като вода
Ти ми даде живот


Никой

Съжалявам, той не е тук
Съжалявам, че Нък не е тук, съжалявам
Съжалявам, че госпожица Лиза Джейн не е тук

Мамо... ти си тук
Винаги си била тук
Ъм...
Благодаря ти

Просто искам да си близо до мен
Където можеш да останеш завинаги
Можеш да бъдеш сигурна,
Че ще става само по-добре

Ти и аз заедно
През дните и нощите
Не се тревожа, защото
Всичко ще бъде наред
Хората продължават да говорят,
Могат да казват каквото си искат
Но всичко, което знам е, че всичко
Ще бъде наред

Никой, никой, никой
Не може да ми попречи на това,
което чувствам
Никой, никой, никой
Не може да ми попречи на това,
което чувствам към теб, теб, теб
Не може да ми попречи на това,
което чувствам към теб

Когато дъждът вали
И сърцето ме боли
Винаги ще бъдеш наоколо
Това е единственото, което знам със сигурност

Ти и аз заедно
През дните и нощите
Не се тревожа, защото
Всичко ще бъде наред
(Да, ще бъде)
Хората продължават да говорят,
Могат да казват каквото си искат
Но всичко, което знам е, че всичко
Ще бъде наред

Знам, че някои хора търсят по целия свят
За да намерят нещо като това, което имаме
Знам, че хората ще се опитат,
Опитат се да разделят нещо толкова истинско
Така че до края на времето,
Казвам ти, че няма никой
Който да може да попречи на това,
което чувствам
Никой, никой, никой
Не може да попречи на това,
което чувствам към теб


Усещане за Ню Йорк

О, о, Ню Йорк
Те свирят тези ноти и свирят тези ноти
И аз свиря своите ноти
О, о, Ню Йорк
И от тези основи може да се развие нашата мелодия 

Израснах в един град, който е известен
Като място на филмови сцени
Шумът винаги е силен,
Има сирени навсякъде
И улиците са страшни
Ако мога да успея тук,
Мога да успея навсякъде,
Това казват
Виждам лицето си в светлините или името си
В шатрите на Бродуей

Дори и да не е всичко, което изглежда,
Имам джоб, пълен с мечти
Аз съм от Ню Йорк!
Бетонна джунгла, където са създадени мечтите
Няма нищо, което не можеш да направиш
Сега си в Ню Йорк!
Тези улици ще те накарат да се почувстваш чисто нов
Големите светлини ще те вдъхновят
Викайте за Ню Йорк,
Ню Йорк, Ню Йорк!

На булеварда,
Никога няма полицейски час,
Дамите работят толкова усилено
Всички хора се сливат заедно
На ъгъла продават кока,
Проповедниците се молят на Бог
Спирам циганско такси,
Което ме отвежда от Харлем
До Бруклинския мост
Някой спи тази вечер
С глад много по-голям
От празен хладилник

Една ръка във въздуха за големия град
Улични лампи, големи мечти,
Всички изглеждат красиви
Няма място по света, което може да се сравни с това
Вдигнете запалките си във въздуха, всички казват
Да! Да! Да! Да!

В Ню Йорк!
Бетонна джунгла, където се раждат мечтите
Няма нищо, което не можеш да направиш
Сега си в Ню Йорк!
Тези улици ще те накарат да се почувстваш чисто нов
Големите светлини ще те вдъхновят
Викайте за Ню Йорк!

Превод: Симона Дянкова


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