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Dernier Cri (Original Cast Recording)

by Cast of Dernier Cri

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1.
Canvas 02:41
First we must erase To paint a pretty face Create a canvas that’s raw Lay on a neutral base Delete any trace Of imperfection or flaw We are living dolls Although our beauty’s false Confused and awkward and odd Crawling with dread and fear A frailty so severe You’ll find cracks in our facade Ladies and gentlemen Masculine or femme And everything in between Dare you to tell us why What lies between our thighs Has any relevancy
2.
You don’t even show me Who even do I see This standing before me I can’t even take myself seriously Out there on the sidewalk With the constant unwanted side-gawk And the crass insidious fast talk I don’t even feel like a person at all You don’t even care You don’t even know You don’t even see You just want me to turn you on I look at my shoulders I poke at my cheekbones I practice making the faces Every photographer says that they want I am just a framework I am just a sketch in your head I am arms and legs I show you just what you want to see And I’ll just be me, fuck your gaze And I’ll just be me, fuck your gaze And I’ll just be me, fuck your gaze
3.
Pose (Fugue) 02:40
Pose To see him face to face Hate and love Pose He is ready now Manifest Don't touch me Pose Find the light Pose
4.
What was once a rising star has found itself afloat Anticipated sophomore show from house Quilombo Disappointing bloat Since a very well received debut The expectation for the next collection grew You’ll read how his ambition has exceeded his ability (the offering was sorely lacking) In this review Silvio Quilombo was a young beginner He was an exception, a stunning first collection One hit wonder Disorganization and delusion plagued the scene Clearly the designer was stretched thin In time and creativity The lights tripped twice, the air was sour, the speakers droned The crowd had turned against him in unease The models were an incohesive, churlish coterie A combination of the spoiled and the green Formerly exalted, now an also-ran Muddy-headed visions, terrible decisions Flash in the pan Shapeless thick and gaudy frilly corrugated sad and faded Uncreative floppy slack unshapely drooping sloppy grouping Mediocre underwhelming tiresome blocky vain and cocky Referential stale chaotic awkward fussy idiotic Inconsistent grubby blighted foolhardy and so misguided Most exasperating was his utter lack of shame When the great designer finally emerged to strut upon the stage The tragedy of arrogance, the failed event An unrelenting omen of dismay Droves escaped as, flashbulbs popping, models toppling Maestro stood there waiting for a grand ovation that never came
5.
Glance 03:22
If you glance away for just one moment Watch your dreams roll out of sight And your hands will fill with dusty longing Pins and needles, knuckles white You’ll be dressed for failure every morning In a shabby silhouette And your work will lack with a distinction Everyone will soon forget You’ll be chasing your fortune under blindfold Tracing old designs by fingertip And you’ll lie awake at night for hours Stuck aboard an ego trip You’ll be scared to break any rules or boundaries So you’ll play it safe and you won’t rebel And you’ll fade away into the backdrop Out of style, you’ll lose yourself And they won’t remember who you are Maestro, on your knees, you-know-who is here Do you think that she is a threat? Can’t be really sure you can pull this off, thoughts so insecure Makes you sweat Did you feel on trend, back on top again, you’re a joke to them Get a grip How’d you get this far, need to raise the bar Was your shooting star just a blip? You seem old and tired, clothes so uninspired, you should be retired You’re a shell Maestro, we resent time that’s been misspent You’ve misrepresented yourself What do you think you know?
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I'll Go On 04:30
Obviously this bitch is really not going to show Somebody’s got to wear this covergirl trousseau Pretty sure this will fit me and I’m the only one Thank fucking god with those three we’d never get anything done And oh, I’ll go I’ll go on, I’ll go on I’ll go on, I’ll go on Babysit the models Keep the Maestro sharp Do I even get a moment to ever let down my guard? Well no, I don’t All of these motherfuckers up in my shit all day Juggling every jackass, keeping the wolves at bay But so it goes and I’ll go on, I’ll go on I’ll go on, I’ll go on We haven’t got time to argue this is going down The asshole on the runway is taking out your gown And oh, I’ll fucking glow Get out of my way you douchebags I’m going to light it up When they check out this collection they’re gonna fall in love Lo and behold A standing O Silvio We’ll go on We’ll go on We’ll go on
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It’s funny how we made us Chained us, forbade us Raised us, enslaved us Tempered into stone We struggle to remember All we surrender Righteous defender Tender to the bone It’s funny how we saved us Measured and weighed us Pinned us and framed us Up against the wall We’ll always be comparing What we are wearing Fiercely unsparing The kindest cut of all

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Music composed by Anne Feinsod & Steven Bolinger for the original Third Cloud From The Left musical production "Dernier Cri", directed by Carlos Barrera and featuring costumes designed by Debra "Beaver" Bauer.

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released May 28, 2018

Lyrics & Music by Anne Feinsod & Steven Bolinger
Vocals by Carlos Barrera, Adrienne Dolan, Anne Feinsod, Jessica Finn, Jean-Paul Jones, Cat Luedtke & Carol Ann Walker
Trumpet on "I'll Go On" by Sue Leonardi
Violins on "I'll Go On" by Sean Malroy
All other instruments by Steven Bolinger
Produced by Steven Bolinger

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Steven Bolinger San Francisco, California

Steven Bolinger
is an independent multi-instrumentalist and composer steeped in rock 'n' roll culture living in San Francisco, CA.

He has a penchant for The Metal™, progressive rock and electronica/dance music, and on occasion, a good melody.

He is lyrically challenged and not a musical theater person (though many of his friends are).
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