Ahhhh thank you Mint!!! Honestly I just want to be silly haha. I'm glad people enjoy it.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
...Might explain myself later. Might not. We'll see haha.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
Enspoilered for like... the barest of forbidden grape juice content.
Spoiler! :
Pile it all in the instant pot, the carrots, the onions, the beef. Set it. Forget it. Go off to work. Come home and eat stew in relief.
Pile it all underneath my heart, the worry, the goals, and the grief. Set it. Regret it. Work way too hard. Get tipsy on the aperitif.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
edit: lol was looking at this and realized those sixteenth rests in the treble clef should be eights. haha whoops.
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"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
#1 No Ordinary Town Out West (includes snippets from Something Wrong, Seek Your Fortune)
“Western whistle” into a “trotting” banjo riff
COWBOY 1: THIS IS NO ORDINARY TOWN OUT WEST THE RIVER RUNS WIDE THROUGH THE VALLEYS AND CRESTS THERE NEVER WAS MORE MAJESTIC SIGHT I CONFESS THIS IS NO ORDINARY TOWN OUT WEST
(Cowboy gestures, and set pieces move in, people begin filling the stage, going about their days. Tempo picks up slightly.)
TOWNSPEOPLE 1 & 2: THIS IS NO ORDINARY PLACE TO BE
SALOON GIRL: (Spoken in time) I control your dreams.
RANCHER: (Spoken in time) And I turn milk into cheese!
ALL SO FAR: THE BARBER SEES YOUR BONES WHILE HE IS PULLING YOUR TEETH WE’RE ALL MYSTERIOUS-
(Music drops out, freeze ensemble, spot on Mingzhu as she emerges from the crowd. Slow, at her tempo.)
MINGZHU: EXCEPT FOR ME
(Speed up to a gallop, everyone back in motion, ensemble covers her up, at this point entire ensemble should be on stage singing. Also key change haha)
ENSEMBLE: THIS IS NO ORDINARY TOWN AT ALL THE CITIZENS ARE NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL OUR POWERS GIVE US PRIDE TO RIDE THE WILDS STRONG AND TALL IT’S QUITE AN EXTRA-ORDINARY TOWN FOR ALL
(Ensemble freezes, vamp as MINGZHU steps out again)
MINGZHU: IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME? WHO LEFT ME HERE INSIDE THIS FANTASY? I’M NOTHING MORE THAN NORMAL FAR AS I CAN SEE SO PLEASE, SOMEONE COME TO TOWN AND SET ME FREE
(Mingzhu leaves stage)
RANCHER: Who was that?
PROSPECTOR: I reckon I’ve seen her before.
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And then uhhhh a little more dialogue, another verse, and then into the "Seek Your Fortune" trio? Lol idk. Thoughts are welcome I have no idea what I'm doing.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
The wind brushes my skin, and the fir trees sway. I drive along I-5 by the light of day.
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A lot happens musically
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The wind brushes my skin, and the corn fields sway. I cry tears of goodbye as I'm on my way.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
What April showers? Snowflakes fly flat as the plains and bring May flooding.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
See the apple orchard from the highway fruit so red and ripe it must be gourmet Bite in through the skin and feel the juice spray Time keeps driving forward wish I could stay here another year. Dear My roots grew deep I fear.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
yooo the drop at the end, you've got a great range + know how to make lines pop
S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse a persona che mai tornasse al mondo, questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse. Ma per ciò che giammai di questo fondo non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero, senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
The wind kisses my skin, and the fir trees sway. I drive along I-5 by the light of day.
See the apple orchard from the highway fruit so red and ripe it must be gourmet Bite in through the skin and feel the juice spray Time keeps driving forward wish I could stay here another year. Dear my roots grew deep I fear.
(optional spot for instrumental + improv)
The plain Midwest terrain never called to me. My mind is left behind as my heart runs free.
(modulate up to new key)
The wind kisses my skin as I fall again. I rinse I’m not convinced that this cycle ends.
Never did I dream I’d love the flatness of the rolling plains or know the vastness of these people’s hearts. I’m such a hot mess, didn’t think I’d repeat all that sadness here I drip with tears. Dear my roots grew deep I fear!
The wind kisses my skin and the corn fields sway. I cry tears of goodbye as I drive away.
(cymbal wash and sigh)
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
Love love love "things I know how to say" <3 Bi-lingual poetry is so interesting, and especially so when the subject is language itself. It feels like art + poetry together, and your writing is very beautiful. Love the variety of mediums and music you have included too. Certainly looking forward to following along this month Vent!
you should know i am a time traveler & there is no season as achingly temporary as now
@alliyah Chinese poetry actually has a very long history of being a visual art! It was combined with calligraphy for so long that they are in some ways hard to separate in the culture. That and wordplay! I only wish I was good enough to include some of the many, many homophones that exist in Mandarin and other Sinitic languages.
"I've got dreams like you--no really!--just much less, touchy-feeley. They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled
Oh my gosh!! You have so many fascinating poems. Your song is beautiful and tells a great story of nostalgia and falling in love with a place you’re doomed to leave. Beautiful <33
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