Name: One Act
Duration: P00H03M42S
Description: I've never been involved with a school drama department or community theatre. But I adapted some of their lingo and imagery into some sort of metaphorical view of a relationship.

One Act

from Scantily Clad Singularity by Brimaxian (Brian M. Weidemann)

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I've never been involved with a school drama department or community theatre. But I adapted some of their lingo and imagery into some sort of metaphorical view of a relationship.

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Did she join the cast?
Or did I stage auditions like a jerk?
I think she'd have passed.
Another desperate actress needs the work.
Curtain calls won't last.
Usurpers in the rafters always lurk.

I've put on a show and I cannot get backstage.
I wrote the script and she strayed from every page.
She's only going to break my heart
But she'll never even know she's playing the part.
I've set the stage but I'm stuck in the pit.
On closing night she'll bow. That's it.
The nights are young, but will they come of age?

Is it all an act?
Is it myself or she who wears the mask?
Did I lose my tact?
And do I dim her glow in which I'd bask?
I resent the fact
That all I ever had to do was ask.

I kept my spotlight on her act throughout the shows.
I set the props, directed deftly, and I don't think she knows.
And after all, they call her name,
and it's someone else who hands her the rose.

I've put on a show and I cannot get backstage.
I wrote the script and she strayed from every page.
She's only going to break my heart
But she'll never even know she's playing the part.
I've set the stage but I'm stuck in the pit.
It's closing night. She's bowing. Shit!
For me it's curtains. Strike the set in rage.

©2007 Brian Michael Weidemann

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from Scantily Clad Singularity, released December 31, 2007
Music, lyrics, performance, recording ©2007 Brian Michael Weidemann

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Brimaxian Portland, Oregon

A persistently versatile mix of guitars, keys, synth strings, and more, in the rock, acoustic, and alternative genres. Dense, poetic wordplay sung by a semi-amateur baritone. Wry wit, hot guitar licks, and the occasional augmented sixth chord.

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