2006 Off-Broadway Gutenberg! the Musical - Finale Lyrics
The song is written by Scott Brown and Anthony King.
BUD: (spoken) The cast joins hands And walks to the edge of the stage
DOUG (as Young Monk): (spoken) Gutenberg’s death did not stop his dream
BUD (as Daughter): (spoken) His printing press was rebuilt And used to print many things
DOUG (as Drunk 1): (spoken) Like the Gutenberg Bible
BUD (as Woman 1): (spoken) As well as the very programs You hold in your hands
DOUG (as Young Monk): (spoken) But Gutenberg’s dream of universal literacy... Remains unrealized
BUD (as Drunk 2): (spoken) Many people still do not know how to read
DOUG (as Black Narrator): (spoken) And we’re not just talkin’ about children And blind people
BUD (as Flower Girl): (spoken) Statistics tell us That more than half the people in this room Cannot read
DOUG (as... Um... Someone): (spoken) The struggle continues
BUD (as Monk): (spoken) That’s why the story of Gutenberg Is an inspiration for us all
DOUG (as Johan Gutenberg): (spoken) Cause it’s not just the success that matters It’s the dream
(no longer in character)
Hi We’re the authors of this musical I wrote the book
BUD: (spoken) And I wrote the music
BOTH: (spoken) And we both wrote the lyrics
DOUG: (spoken) We wrote ourselves into the finale of the show Because, like Gutenberg We have dreams too
BUD: (spoken) And while the printing press may not have solved All the world’s problems...
DOUG: (spoken) The Holocaust happened!
BUD: (spoken) ...we hope the story of the printing press Did impress upon all of you The power of our dreams
DOUG: Life can be cruel and kinda cold
BUD: And often, no one’s there To hold you when you cry
DOUG: So those who hope must close their eyes
BUD: And trust a better future lies-
BOTH: -in dreams
Where our little lives are rounded With a sleep And while the emptiness within us May be deep We’ll get our fill While hopeless millions hunger still
We eat dreams
BUD: We eat dreams
DOUG: I eat them too
BUD: We eat dreams
DOUG: I eat them too
BUD: We eat dreams
DOUG: (spoken) We all eat dreams, don’t we? C’mon Look at the person sitting next to you They eat just as many dreams as you do They’re delicious! So don’t just sit there We want you to sing along with us We’re going to sing “we eat dreams” And we want you to sing “we eat them too” Okay? Here we go!
BOTH: We eat dreams We eat them-
BUD: -too
DOUG: (spoken) (overlapping) C’mon everybody!
BOTH: We eat dreams We eat them-
BUD: -too
DOUG: (spoken) (overlapping) Okay, now just the guys
BOTH: We eat dreams
(as Young Monk and Boot Plaque) We eat-
BUD: (as Boot Plaque) -them too
DOUG: (spoken) (overlapping) Oh, come on guys You can do better than that!
BUD: We eat dreams
DOUG: (spoken) (overlapping) Okay, now just the girls!
BOTH: (as Daughter & Woman 2) We eat-
BOTH: We eat dreams We eat them-
BUD: -them too
DOUG: (spoken) (overlapping) Good! Okay, now just Broadway producers!
BUD: We-
BOTH: -eat dreams
FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER: I eat them too
DOUG: (spoken) Oh my god!
FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER: I eat them too
(spoken) Bud, Doug This show is fantastic! I don’t need to hear another note! I’m a famous Broadway producer And I hold in my hands a Broadway contract
BUD: (spoken) Yes!
FAMOUS BROADWAY PRODUCER: (spoken) Congratulations, Bud and Doug You’ve got your show!
ALL THREE: Where our little lives are rounded With a sleep And while the emptiness within us May be deep We’ll get our fill While hopeless millions hunger still
We eat dreams
BUD AND DOUG: We eat... dreams
Review: Gutenberg! the Musical Lyrics
Gutenberg! the Musical Lyrics
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