NATALIE REBECCA LOVEJOY
"Voices" (Anne Boleyn's Song)
YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN...
EVERYTHING IS FINE;
GO BACK TO BED.
THEY WON'T ARREST A QUEEN
ALL OF YOUR FEARS
ARE IN YOUR HEAD.
AFTER ALL HE DID TO GET YOU,
HE CAN'T LET HIMSELF REGRET YOU.
STOP LISTENING FOR FOOTSTEPS DOWN THE HALL.
THIS SICKNESS THAT YOU'RE FEELING
IS SIMPLY REVEALING
NOTHING AT ALL.
MY BROTHER THINKS I'M MAD.
THINGS REALLY AREN'T THAT BAD.
MY FATHER SAYS BE WISE AND KEEP YOUR EYES AHEAD.
MY LADIES THINK I'M LUCKY
WHILE OTHERS WANT ME DEAD.
ALL THE VOICES CAN'T BE RIGHT,
BUT I'LL NEVER SORT THEM OUT TONIGHT.
THERE'S A SHIP TO THE NEW WORLD.
FIND A WAY TO LEAVE.
GO NOW, JUST GO.
OH MY GOD, THAT'S SO DRAMATIC.
JUST STAY AND FACE
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.
TO A NUNNERY HE'LL SEND ME -
MY HUSBAND WOULDN'T END ME.
IN TRUTH, I AM THE ONLY FRIEND HE'S GOT.
HE WHO DISCARDS HIS CHILD'S MOTHER
WILL, IN TIME, DISCARD ANOTHER.
DRIVE OUT THE THOUGHT,
DRIVE OUT THE THOUGHT,
DRIVE OUT THE THOUGHT!
THE WISDOM OF THE FATHER
AND TRUTH DIVINE BESIDE,
GOD AND MAN SURPRISED WAS
EVEN AT THE MORNING TIDE.
HIS KNOWN DISCIPLES LEFT HIM
FOR TO FOLLOW MORE.
SOLD AND BETRAYED,
THEY DID AFFLICT HIM SORE.
OUR FATHER SAYS, “DON'T FEAR.
YOU CAN SPEAK TO ME – I'M HERE.
I KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE ROAD THAT LIES AHEAD.”
DO THE BISHOPS SPEAK FOR THEE, LORD,
OR MY HUSBAND INSTEAD?
ALL THE VOICES INTERTWINE,
AND I CANNOT TELL WHICH ONE IS THINE.
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD.
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD.
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD –
IT'S NOT IN YOUR HEAD.
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD –
IT'S NOT IN YOUR HEAD.
IT'S NOT IN MY HEAD!
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD!
ALL THE VOICES INTERTWINE,
AND I CANNOT TELL WHICH ONE IS MINE.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL
I PLAYED IN A FIELD
WITH THE SUN IN MY HAIR.
I COULD BE WHATEVER I WANTED
AND EVERYTHING I WANTED
WAS RIGHT THERE.
DECIDING'S THE HARDEST PART, IT'S TRUE.
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER ONCE YOU DO.
BURIED DEEP INSIDE, YOU'VE A PLACE PREPARED.
IT ISN'T NORMAL TO BE SLEEPLESS.
IT ISN'T NORMAL TO BE SCARED.
ALL ALONG THE VOICE WAS CLEAR...
(A knock)
BUT I HEEDED NOT,
AND NOW THEY’RE HERE.
