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RadioMaster 06:31 am UTC 07/05/10 |
| In reply to: | Gotham City's where they feast! - Scaramouche 10:20 pm UTC 07/04/10 |
| could anyone email me the song? having my problems downloading from dave's site... > Another Batman demo... this time a re-working of Jim's > 'The Graveyard Shift'. > > Always thought The Song of Gotham City/Angels Arise (with > some orchestral embellishment) would make a great overture > (instead of the traditional and slightly boring > instrumental pieces in most shows). > > I then thought that the opening song (proper) should be > more uptempo than Jim's demo, and would have more impact > coming in after the slowish Angels Arise. > > I therefore started writing a new song entitled 'In A City > That Never Sleeps (Neither Must I)', which I suppose is > another way of saying 'The Graveyard Shift'. > > I wanted to include (because they're great) Jim's lines > 'maybe I've been cursed, or maybe it's a gift, but I see > it all, I work the Graveyard Shift' and also ended-up > keeping his first verse. However, I think you'll see I did > write a lot of my own stuff as well. > > Also developed lyrically, Jim's 'god speed' section, to > have a bit more of a Batman context, and I think it works > best as a coda (as per 'Nowhere Fast'). > > Decided to keep 'The Graveyard Shift' as the title, as I > think it works better than my alternative. > > Finally, a brief scene description: > > As per Jim's blog, during Angels Arise,the citizens of > Gotham fear the oncoming night and are rushing to close-up > and get safely home. > > However, as Angels Arise ends, they are too late, and > during the intro of TGS they are joined on stage by the > many villains of Gotham and a mad (but choreographed) > dance takes place where the villains mug, assault and > murder the innocent citizens. > > Batman then appears on a 'roof', which is beyond stage > left, and protrudes out over the first few rows of the > theatre, and he sings, 'looking down' on the stage as the > mad dance continues (there would be set-pieces on stage to > match specific lyrics - ie demons rising, howling like a > loon etc). > > During the bridge, Batman has lost faith in any help from > 'higher powers' and sums up his feelings with 'God doesn't > answer many prayers around here...'. > > Towards the end of the song the villains have had their > 'fill' for the night and disperse, leaving the injured > citizens to help each other up and/or reappear from hiding > places. They gather centre and stage right and, having > more faith than Batman, plead for help (God Speed, God > Speed etc). > > Batman, realising that they rely on him, then reprises his > exasperation from earlier 'maybe I've been cursed' etc. > > The song ends with the citizens exiting stage left and > right, leaving empty streets and rubbish blowing in the > wind. Batman then sings the outro and stage goes dark. > > Lyrics: > > Hear the screams of the mad and desperate > Hear the cries of the lost and lonely > There are things that happen only in the dark > > An that's the sound of an old dream dying > An that's the birth of an original sin > These are things that happen always in the dark > > And I see it all > The evils that lurk in the hearts of men > Oh god I see them all > They're stalking in the shadows > They're prowling like a ravenous beast > They're moving 'in for the kill' and Gotham City's where > they feast > > An maybe I've been cursed > Or maybe it's a gift > But I see it all > As I work the Graveyard Shift > For it's a vow I've made, until the day I die > In a city that never sleeps, neither will I, neither must > I > > Hear the pleas of the fallen angels > Hear the howls of the demons rising > There are things that happen only in the night > > An that's the growl of a storm approaching > An that's the death of an innocent life > These are things that happen always in the night > > And I see it all > The nightmares that haunt all our blood-stained streets > Oh god I see them all > They're creeping in the darkness > They're howling like a loon in a cage > They're always 'outta control' and Gotham City's where > they rage > > An maybe I've been cursed > Or maybe it's a gift > But I see it all > As I work the Graveyard Shift > For it's a vow I've made, until the day I die > In a city that never sleeps, neither will I, neither must > I > > God doesn't answer many prayers around here > He just sits back and lets it all be > I said god doesn't answer many prayers around here > He leaves it all up to me > I guess it's all up to me > > An maybe I've been cursed > Or maybe it's a gift > But I see it all > As I work the Graveyard Shift > For it's a vow I've made, until the day I die > In a city that never sleeps, neither will I > > An now the time has come > To be brave and be swift > So that maybe one day, I won't have to, work the Graveyard > Shift > But until that day, I'll stand alone and defy > In this city that never sleeps, neither will I, neither > must I > > Gothamites: > God Speed > God Speed > God Speed > All the evil away (Gotham City is our home) > > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) > God Speed > Batman: > All the evil away > An maybe I've been cursed > > God Speed > Or maybe it's a gift > God Speed > But I see it all > God Speed > All the evil away (Gotham City is our home) An maybe > I've been cursed > > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) Or maybe > it's a gift > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) But I > see it all > God Speed > > All the evil away (Gotham City is our home) An maybe > I've been cursed > > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) Or maybe > it's a gift > God Speed (Gotham City is our home) But I > see it all > God Speed > > All the evil away > Spe-eed all the e-e-vil away > Speed all the evil away! > > Batman: > Maybe I've been cursed > Maybe it's a gift > But I see it all > I work the Graveyard Shift > > | |
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