, He Wanted to Say Lyrics from "Ragtime"
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He Wanted to Say Lyricsby . From Ragtime He Wanted to Say by (SARAH disappears. The sound of the elevated train overhead. We are at COALHOUSE's hideout. COALHOUSE sits behind a table. With him are his MEN. Everyone is well-dressed in starched shirts with stick pins and ties. Silence. They all seem to be waiting for something. One of the FOLLOWERS begins to whistle.) COALHOUSE I said, no music. (The FOLLOWER that YOUNGER BROTHER followed enters.) COALHOUSE FOLLOWER He's here. COALHOUSE Bring him in. (YOUNGER BROTHER is led in, blindfolded. The blindfold is removed.) COALHOUSE What is it you want? YOUNGER BROTHER (flustered, there is so much he wants to say) I...I...I want to...I know that if... (Lights come up suddenly, magically on EMMA GOLDMAN at the side of the stage.) EMMA He wanted to say: I am here because I have to be. He wanted to say: I am here for what is right. Every day I wake up knowing What you've lost and what is owing I would shed this skin if I could To stand with you and fight. He wanted to say: YOUNGER BROTHER I am not who I appear to be. EMMA He wanted to say: YOUNGER BROTHER Do not blame me for my past. BOTH We have different lives and faces But our hearts have common places This was deep inside me And you helped me find it at last EMMA Two men meeting For a moment in the darkness COALHOUSE One turning from... YOUNGER BROTHER One waking to... ALL THREE ...America! Two men finding For a moment in the darkness... YOUNGER BROTHER & COALHOUSE They're the same. EMMA They're the same. COALHOUSE'S MEN He wanted to say: COALHOUSE How I envy you your innocence. EMMA & COALHOUSE'S MEN He wanted to say: YOUNGER BROTHER By your side I could be brave If there's such a thing as justice Let me help you find your justice This I do for you and for Sarah Who lies in her grave... EMMA & MEN But all he said was... YOUNGER BROTHER I know how to blow things up. EMMA GOLDMAN, MEN Two men meeting For a moment In the darkness. For a moment In the darkness. (There is an enormous explosion, very present, very terrifying, visceral. The theatre should shake.) [Thanks to Yehuda Alexander for lyrics]
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