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To Fly
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Equal parts autobiography, superhero fantasy, and therapy session, this piece was written for Marcelle Gauvin's course, "Inside Out: The Artist's Journey to Authenticity" (part of the Shenandoah Conservatory CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute). Includes charts for piano, voice, optional English horn, and electric bass.
Lyrics
So many days I spent looking in mirrors
and trying to change what they’d see,
stitching together a mask and a costume,
to show them Invincible Me.
Pulled on a cape, and I pushed home away,
’cause the place I come from makes me weak,
and I wanted to fly. I wanted to fly.
I don’t remember how often I’ve learned
that the truths I’ve been taught were mistakes.
It wasn’t malicious—I think they just thought
that the costume was just what it takes.
But the cape was just weighing me down,
and the rocks that I ran from were just what I needed to fly.
I needed to fly.
So I take off the cape, and I slip off the mask,
and I show you my face, and I look up
and bask in the glow of the sun that is calling me
up off the ground, as it tells me I’m ready
to own where I come from, believe in my dreams,
to look in the mirror and say that I like what I see.
I’m ready to fly.
I won’t pretend that the sky doesn’t scare me.
I’ve spent too many years on the grouns.
Please believe me: the comfort you know
can’t compare to the bliss that I’ve found.
Come, be brave with me! Take my hand and see
how the fear turns to joy when you learn how to fly!
Come learn how to fly!
Come take off the cape, and slip off the mask,
and show me your face, and look up
and bask in the glow of the sun that is calling us
up off the ground, as it tells us we’re ready
to own where we come from, believe in our dreams,
to look in the mirror and say that we like what we see.
Get ready to fly!
And in case I have you fooled,
there will come a day
when I need you
to turn to me and say:
Come take off the cape, and slip off the mask,
and show me your face, and look up
and bask in the glow of the sun that is calling us
up off the ground, as it tells us we’re ready
to own where we come from, believe in our dreams,
to look in the mirror and say that we like what we see.
Get ready to fly!
Let’s bask in the glow of the sun that is calling us
up off the ground.
We’re ready to own where we come from,
to look in the mirror and say that we love what we see.
Get ready to fly!
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