The Uranium Suite Lyrics
CONSTANCE:
Our first song is by Father Louis P. Marcus, our choir conductor. He was inspired by traditional African folk music—specifically The Lion King. It’s about our hometown, Uranium. Enjoy
OCEAN:
URANIUM!
CHOIR:
URANIUM
THAT’S OUR TOWN
OUR FRIENDLY TOWN
OCEAN:
URANIUM
CHOIR (Underneath next line):
URANIUM
THAT’S OUR TOWN
OUR HIGHWAY TOWN
(OOH)
NOEL:
THE SKY IS ALMOST BLUE HERE
GRAIN ELEVATORS TOO, HERE
CHOIR (Underneath next line):
THE PRIDE AND JOY OF SWEET SASKATCHEWAN
(OOH)
CONSTANCE:
WE CAME HERE FOR THE HALF-LIFE
AND STAYED HERE FOR OUR WHOLE LIFE
CHOIR:
TO GIVE THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD PLUTONIUM!
OCEAN:
URANIUM
CHOIR:
URANIUM
THAT’S OUR TOWN
OUR FRIENDLY TOWN
OH NO NO
WE WILL NEVER LEAVE THIS TOWN AT ALL!
CHOIR (tracked):
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA…
KARNAK:
In my part of the story, I read all of the children’s fortunes- I felt their hopes, thoughts, dreams, knowing they would board the doomed rollercoaster… And could tell them nothing. I even suggested that they ride The Cyclone
CHOIR:
AAH…
KARNAK:
On Monday, September 14th, thеy would board The Cyclone rollercoastеr at 6:17 PM
At 6:19, the same rollercoaster’s front axle would break, causing it to derail at the apex of the loop-de-loop, hurtling the children to their deaths!
CHOIR:
AAH!
AND THEN YOU’RE SAILING THROUGH SPACE
YOU DON’T KNOW UP FROM DOWN
AND YOU FEEL A LITTLE STRANGE
FROM ALL THAT SPINNING ‘ROUND
AND EVERYTHING YOU LOVED
AND EVERYTHING YOU DREAMED
AND EVERYTHING YOU FEARED
AND EVERYTHING THAT SEEMS SO
OH, SO TERRIFYING
IT’S FAR BEHIND ON THE GROUND
LIKE OUR FAR-FROM-THE-CITY-LITTLE-ITTY-BITTY-PRETTY HOMETOWN
JUST A TEENY, TINY DOT ON A WEE BLUE BALL
AND WE’VE ALL BEEN SPINNING
NOEL, MISCHA & RICKY:
ALL BEEN SPINNING
CHOIR:
ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND
NOEL, MISCHA & RICKY:
URANIUM…
URANIUM…
OCEAN & CONSTANCE:
EMPTY STREETS OF EMPTY SHOPS
SHUTTERED ROWS OF MOM AND POPS
BOW DOWN TO THE MEGA SHOPPING MALL
URANIUM…
URANIUM…
NOEL, MISCHA & RICKY:
THE SMART ONES ALL PACKED UP AND WENT
WHY STAY IF YOU CAN’T PAY THE RENT
WE WILL NEVER LEAVE THIS TOWN AT ALL
CHOIR:
DRINK SOME BREW, JOIN THE CHOIR
BUILD YOURSELF A FUNERAL PYRE
URANIUM OUR DEAD-END DIVE
WE’LL NEVER LEAVE THIS TOWN ALIVE
NO WE WILL NEVER
LEAVE
THIS
TOWN
AT
ALL!
KARNAK:
Greetings children
It’s time to play
CHOIR:
EARTH IS SKY AND SKY IS GROUND
(whispered)
Did we finally leave our town?
(Button. The children stand gobsmacked, huddled together.)