The Great Play:

The Great Play Lyrics

Her hands were folded at the news desk
Readin the words upon the screen
A smiling introduction
Meets the death of a teen

She stops in mid-sentence
Her eyes, they look away
Thinks, whose words am I reading?
Why were they written this way?

A young man, up and coming
Accepts a job for high pay
Speaks eloquently of nothing
Puts his life on display

Prestige it surrounds him
But he can feel something weigh
Thinks, whose dreams am I living?
How did I end up this way?

Mother sips on a cocktail
The sun hot on her face
Lord always smiled down upon her
She’s never struggled a day

But the mansion feels empty
And she’s just an actress in a play
Thinks, Whose tears am I cryin?
Why am I feelin this way?

Big man on campus
Never travels alone
Stumbles upon a young girl
Dressed in men’s clothes

As they call her a faggot
And they take her pride away
He thinks, whose thoughts am I thinking?
Why am I acting this way?

I’m sitting at the crossroads
Of tomorrow and today
Watching kids told not to question
Brilliant minds washed away

I watch their movements turn awkward
As they are molded like clay
Why are we always pretending?
Why are we living this way?

I really dig it. mournful, woeful, hopeful. It all sounds great and all of the pieces definitely work well together.

Thanks a lot, man. I really appreciate you listening. I just finished this song today and I'm really excited for people to hear it.

Actually I have to agree with this.

I think more of you guys should listen to this one. I'd appreciate some more feedback.

Great recording - love the layering, it sounded rich, and the backing vocals in particular really worked. I liked the way you connected the stories too, it reminded me of How's It Gonna End by Tom Waits in that respect, though you were coming from a different angle. The performance was pretty much faultless - all round thumbs up.

alright song. good recording and that but it's kind of heavy handed and has way too much way/way/play/clay/day rhyming

Nice, it reminds me of the Band but a bit more mainstream.

the piano bits are very springsteen-esque. this song reminds me a bit of the band and mmj and whatnot, and those bands don't really do much for me. but the arrangement and the story told are very compelling. nice job.

love the lyrics and the story it tells.

Thanks a lot, man. Much appreciated.