Paul McCartney - Movement Vii - Crises Lyrics
(mary dee and shantys home)Mary dee (alone in bedroom)The world youre coming into,Is no easy place to enter.Every day is hauntedBy the echoes of the past.Funny thoughts and wild; wild dreamsWill find their way into your mind.The clouds that hang above us,May be full of rain and thunder.But in time they slide awayTo find the sun still there.Lazy days and wild. wild flowersWill bring some joy into your heart.And I will always love you,Ill welcome you into this world.Mary dee and boy soloYou-re mine and I will love you.Shanty]where-s my dinner?Ive been working hard all dayAnd a man can work up quite an appetite that way.Whats for dinner?Something nourishing and hot?I could tackle quite a lot of you know whatAnd all Ive got to say to you is why no dinner?Ive got nothing on my plate.Its expected of a mate.Whyd ya have to make me wait?Wheres my...Mary deeThis is the way we put out the candle.Farewell to childhood.Deep in the wild wood a fire goes out,And what are we left withNow we are grown up?ShantyThis is the way we pull up the anchor.Goodbye to romance.Out on the ocean a good ship is lost,And what are we left withNow we are grown up?Mary deeTime to be thinking of real life feelings.I must get on.ShantyTime to be buying those little trinketsI cant afford.Lord knowsI want to give her the best.But where willI find the rest of the cash?Mary deeIts one mad dashTo fame and fortune.The cymbals clashAnd then youre gone.ShantySo what are my chancesOf getting promotion?The way things are goingIt doesnt look good.Mary deeWhat good is complaining,Its getting you nowhere.And Im in the middle of your whirlwindIn the eye of your storm.ShantyLets not argue.Mary deeSpare me your excuses.ShantyNo excuses.Mary deePardon my anger.ShantyWhy are you driving me so hard?Mary deeI cant believe what Im hearing.ShantyYou didnt cook any dinner.Mary deeIm not a slave.I work for a living,I can command the respect of my peers.Where did you go?You were out with the boys.ShantySo what if I went for a drink?Youd think to listen to youIt was some sort of crime.Mary deeI needed someone to talk toBut all I could find was myself.If you were the same man I married,Youd know that your woman needs love.ShantyAnd what about me?I suppose I dont matter.Im not even sureIf you ever loved me.Mary deeRight!Thats it!Im off!Oh, and by the way...youre about to become a father.(she rushes our into the street)ChorusStop.Wait.Hold on.Hold on to life.Stay.(hospital)NurseDo you know who you areAs you lie there sleeping?Take the time to rest your troubled head.I will watch over you till the moment you awake.Can you hear what I sayAs you lie there sleeping?When misfortunes crowd into your dayAnd the dark side of lifeHas become too much to bear,I will stay by your side.Though we dont yet know if theres something wrongYou were brought in from the streetAnd a witness said you gave a shoutAs you fell down at his feet.We are running testsAnd soon the results will be known.But I feel I have to warn you,There may be complications.But we dont yet know if your child is in danger.We shall have to wait and see.In the meantimeThere is nothing more for you to doBut sleep.BoysGhosts of the past left behind.Mens chorus (ghosts)Youre sleepingAmongst us.Were in your dream.NurseYoure dreaming. try to rest, my child.Mens chorus (ghosts)You called us,We heard youAnd we are here.NurseTo save your child you must be still.Mens chorus (ghosts)Were ready to listenTo what you ask.NurseGo to sleepWomens chorus (ghosts)Youre crossingThe water,The tide is strong.Mary deeNo!Womens chorus (ghosts)Your child is drawn to us,Into our throng.ShantyNo!Full chorus (ghosts)This child isMost welcome.Soon one of us.Mary deeNo, I tell you!Youll never get through,Ill never let you.No-one is stealing this child.Im not afraid of ghosts that the past left behind.ShantyLet her recover,Then let me love herUntil we run out of time.And in the futureI will promise to be the manShe had in mind.NurseBe still.Be calm.Your child is safe.Mary deeDo we live in a worldWith an uncertain futureWhere a man is unsure of his fate?Will we come to our sensesBe fair to each other?Can we turn it aroundBefore its too late?Do I know that we have the answer?Yes, I know now we are together.So we must bear in mindThat the pages are turningAnd the sand will run out of the glass.In the heat of the battleWe will drive out the demonsAnd well carry the day,For we must save the child.Mary dee and nurse(ah)Mary dee and shantyWe have come to our senses,We are part of each otherAnd well carry the day,For we must save the child.ChorusDo you know that you have the answer?Mary dee and shantyYes, we know now.ChorusWe know now.Mary dee and shantyWe know now.We are together.
