2023 West End Operation Mincemeat the Musical - Dead in the Water Lyrics
The song is written by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts.
CHOLMONDELEY: If I had a touch of that courage I'd be marching my way through that door But it's part of my biology To start with an apology And 'sorry' won't win us this war
If only things were different If only I were different
I wish I was a maggot My insides ripe and liquefied I'd wait in the dark for it all to start, Then touch the sky Cause when you are a maggot The parts are already supplied I'd be born with the things To give me wings so I could fly
Another plan That's stuck on the ground Before it's invented One more scheme Gets rejected bеfore It's even dissеcted
Every inch forward I'm 10 miles back And that's that Dead in the water again
I wish I was a tadpole A sliming nascent thing No need to create, I'd just mutate and then I'd swim Cos if I was a tadpole Literally! I could leap forward on a whim
There'd be no red tape I'd just take shape and develop wings
One day I'll metamorphosise The scales will tumble from their eyes And thus shall end this wretched old routine
They'll hear all these ideas of mine And realise that all this time There's more to me Than they have ever seen But until then, until then
I wish I was a maggot, Or a tadpole, or a termite, or a wasp I don't know, Something that could start small, Pupate, grow legs, grow wings, or gills To escape this hell that I'm living in
Wait, maybe I should think big Maybe like a lion, Or a blue whale, or a hippopotamus No! Don't be ridiculous, This is the problem, god
I wish that I could change my life Be the one that could hold up To their attention Blow their minds with ideas That defy human comprehension Make them say "Oh Cholmondeley, you clever chap" But I'm back Dead in the water again
Oh, I don't know Maybe I'll just pop it in the tray
Review: Operation Mincemeat the Musical Lyrics
Operation Mincemeat the Musical Lyrics
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