SEGMENT 03 of the musical "CANDELESCENCE" (written by Secretary Michael); illustration by Jennifer Stolzer; the latest SCRIPT is found below; click to find the sheet music to this segment's necessary song: "Brick after Brick" and its "Optional Accompaniment"
Segment 3: Villagers Help Build School
(Late afternoon; the school is still under construction; Baba is laying large sun-dried bricks that he has made; it is heavy work; Guru watches him from his wheelchair near the house. Entire scene is sung without dialogue.)
BABA
(singing)
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
BUILD IT STRONG AND BUILD IT FINE
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
(BABA slips and falls with his heavy load)
GURU
(anxious during the silence, then begins singing after he sees Baba getting up)
IT HURTS TO WATCH HIM STUMBLE, FALL
BREAK HIS BODY, GIVE HIS ALL.
I BEG HE STOP THIS USELESS QUEST
ACCEPT THE TRUTH - GIVE UP THE REST
BABA
(singing)
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
BUILD IT STRONG AND BUILD IT FINE
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
(A group of men [Guru’s former classmates who are now teachers] enter to help build the school)
TEACHERS
(singing after 8 bass drumbeats)
WE ARE TEACHERS, LIKE YOUR SON
HERE TO HELP YOU GET THIS DONE
FROM THE RUINS OF DEVASTATION
WE’LL HELP BUILD A GOOD FOUNDATION
TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY MIND
TEACH THEM STRONG AND TEACH THEM FINE
TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY MIND
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
BABA
(singing the call)
FOR OUR CHILDREN!
TEACHERS
(singing the response)
TEACH THEM STRONG AND TEACH THEM FINE!
BABA
(singing the call)
FOR OUR FUTURE!
TEACHERS
(singing the response)
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME!
TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY MIND
TEACH THEM STRONG AND TEACH THEM FINE
TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY TEACH EV’RY MIND
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
(A group of women workers are walking home from a local garment factory. They stop to help build the school, bringing cloth for curtains.)
WORKERS
(singing)
WE’RE YOUR GARMENT FACT’RY NEIGHBORS
FINISHED WITH OUR DAILY LABORS
WE HAVE HEARD WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED
AND STOPPED BY TO LEND A HAND
STITCH AFTER STITCH AFTER STITCH IN LINE
SEW IT STRONG AND SEW IT FINE
STITCH AFTER STITCH AFTER STITCH IN LINE
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
BABA
(singing the call)
FOR OUR CHILDREN!
WORKERS
(singing the response)
SEW IT STRONG AND SEW IT FINE!
BABA
(singing the call)
FOR OUR FUTURE!
WORKERS
(singing the response)
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME!
STITCH AFTER STITCH AFTER STITCH IN LINE
SEW IT STRONG AND SEW IT FINE
STITCH AFTER STITCH AFTER STITCH IN LINE
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME IN TIME.
GURU
(singing in disbelief)
CAN THIS BE HAPP’NING? DO I HEAR RIGHT?
FROM MY DEEP DARKNESS DO I SEE LIGHT?
A DREAM I DREAMT I’D NEVER DO
BUT NOW THIS DREAM MIGHT JUST BE COMING TRUE!
VARIOUS VOICES
(singing)
TRUE! TRUE! TRUE!
ALL
(singing in harmony)
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
BUILD IT STRONG AND BUILD IT FINE
BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME...
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME...
ALL GOOD THINGS THEY COME... IN TIME
(BRICK AFTER BRICK AFTER BRICK IN LINE)
END OF SEGMENT 3
