Lights
My best friend, Alex Woolf and myself are writing a musical. It’s called “Illustrating Elliot” and it’s about a director who moves to Hollywood to become a success, and then everything goes horribly wrong. At the peak of it, and closing the first half, he goes up onto the hill and looks down at the city’s lights. He sings the following song:
Will you inspire me lights?
I’m running from my opportunity,
I’m looking for some self-fidelity
Will you guide me lights?
I need somewhere to focus my energy
I need you, lights, to come and comfort me
And as I struggle with myself,
I wanna fight the fight,
Direct the perfect piece,
But it’s not black and white.
Will you console me lights?
I don’t know where to go or what to do,
I need you lights, to come and guide me through
Will you hold me, lights?
I’m losing my confidence by the day,
Come on lights, come and show me my way
And as I struggle with myself,
I wanna right the wrong,
Direct the perfect piece,
Sing the perfect song
I need to become a success,
Put my mark on the map.
“Run away with me Elliot”,
I wish she’d cut the crap!
If only she could see what she is doing to me!
How dare she do, what she did,
She robbed me of my dreams and treated me like a kid,
I’m gonna to be the best, I’m gonna change the world,
Use every chance I’ve got to be heard!
I’m going to be the best, direct the perfect piece,
All I can do is put her out of her peace,
And then she’ll cry, yeah she’ll be hurt,
and I won’t care cos it’s what she deserved!
I’ll be king of the world one day,
With no stupid girl blocking my way.
Paramount will be mine!
Warners’ll be on the line!
MGM will offer lots
I’ll direct all of the plots!
And my name will be carved in the stone,
The director’s chair will be my throne
All the lights shining in Hollywood,
I’ve got a plan that will live like all good plans should,
And I’ll win this game, I know I will,
I make this promise standing on this hill.
And you’ve inspired me lights!
You’ve guided me lights!
You’ve reinstated me lights!
You’ve reignited me lights!