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The Stray (Original Cast Recording)

by Drill Bit

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Awoo to the daylight Awoo to the sun We howl into this bright world To command everyone Awoo to the nightbirds Awoo to the moon We rule in the shadows With a wild, winsome tune We are proud We are wolves As mighty as thunder As fast as the wind We sound, and our enemies erode Our namesake to honor Our stature to prove In the stark preservation of our code Awoo to the foxes Awoo to the bears We howl at these, our neighbors Our dominion to declare Awoo to the woodlands Awoo to the sky We rule upon the mountain With a young warrior cry We are proud We are wolves
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I will not hear another word from my unmannered children I shall not suffer the faults you refuse to unlearn You must tread through the world adolescent, without our attendance And alter your blasphemous ways if you wish to return We've wielded ferocity for a thousand years Our splendor, all recognize Our power, all do fear This is the way of our kind that has stood through the ages This the decree that our pack does unshakably know Those who refuse to abide by the code that upholds us Are banished, and so do we soundly declare You must go
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There's a place at the top of the world Where hibiscus trees grow tall The rivers run wild, and the birds sing their song And the whims of the earth bind them all In the wind, lies the scent of pine trees In the ground, lie the bluebells fair The most beautiful place in the whole wide world A haven beyond all compare The most beautiful place in the whole wide world A haven beyond all compare
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She is my cat and I want her back She is not very safe with a young wolf pack Would you please go away, and give her back to me? Though it's true you look less like wolves, than pups I'm afraid that you're going to eat her up If you can't prove me wrong, I'd prefer that you go away
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Home 02:28
All my life, I've been waiting For proof of my superb revelation That we are not beholden To old notions of one another And after this ruse dies away, Peace and prosperity's all that remains It's time to answer the call Beyond rivers, forests, and mountain halls We'll go home We'll go home We should go to the honey This strange new thing, and its wondrous creation The scent is rich and golden Reminds me of love and mother And now that the food's gone away This tall, mighty creature is all that remains It's time to answer the call Beyond rivers, forests, and mountain halls We'll go home We'll go home We'll go home We'll go home
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When you get sad, she's by your side Just treat her well, and she will abide A creature not at all like humankind This little guardian angel of mine Though communication cannot be conventionally known We've found a way around this dull design The same device can be applied to the creatures I have found They could be guardian angels of mine Hear me, child They've robbed me, and left me defiled My love and joy has died Oh, little guardian angel of mine
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I see you're confused I know that I've failed you And dash'd your expectations Of finding a home That will prize and revere you A right that we all are due But don't be afraid For as long as I'm with you I'll make it my vocation To splinter these bars That demean, harm and cage you A design of my kind that I rue You're the world to me In the face of this disaster, You stay curious and wise So I hope to be At least partially able to answer The questions in your eyes But I may never be Even partially able to answer The questions in your eyes
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The world is changing The winds, the tides What once was sacred Now feels vein to abide The rules that have guided our lives are transfigured anew And we may never again return to the world we once knew The days feel darker And yet they're bright It seems the shadows Have seeped into the light Our children are bared to the dangers that prosper unseen We've condemned them to suffer alone 'cause they're not what we've been But when rules are spoiled And traditions implode The way to thrive Is to change the code With these mutations All strange, and new One must be ready To know them as true Though our children's new ways may seem an attack on our being If we try to open our hearts, we may learn what they mean
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After we burst through this cage Peace and prosperity's all that remains We'll pad on back to the sprawl Of the rivers, forests, and mountain halls We'll go home We'll go home
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Don't be afraid Young warriors The bars that confine you are signs that you're strong Take back your space You're glorious A throne on a mountain is where you belong The savages that bind you strip potential from the world They think you're a mistake they can undo But what they fail to realize, in keeping with their ignorance Is the answer to these troubling times is you When you open your mind
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In the wind, lies the scent of pine trees In the ground, lie the blue bells fair The most beautiful place in the whole wide world A haven beyond all compare
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You You stole my world What did I ever do to you? You Have brought on me A pain that you cannot undo The time has come for you To earn the fate you've long defied I'm glad it falls on me To see it through, and watch you die
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Finale 02:45
Change is violent Strange, and rarely silent And though you're strong, You may still be afraid But transformation Shouldn't give occasion For those around you To trample what's remade Some may fear you, Belittle, and besmear you For they have never Seen your like before But their foolish choices Can never drown your voice, it's Vain and fruitless To loathe what's bound to be adored

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Soundtrack to the children's musical by Arif Silverman (Drill Bit)

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released April 6, 2020

Featuring Katie Spurgin, Sara LaFlamme, Taylor Marie Rasmussen, Imani Jade Powers, Joey Nasta, Tyler Tanner, Arif Silverman, Kui-Fang Tseng, Emily Johnson-Erday, and Justin Chiao

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Drill Bit is a solo project conceived by New Yorker Arif Silverman. The project is continually expanding and experimenting. Feedback is much appreciated!

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