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Ruth Hertzman​-​Miller: Hack Reporter's Song

from Creative Musicians Retreat (CMR) 2018 - Composers Forum II by The Walden School

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(from War of the Worlds, Act II)

Joshua vanderVeen, tenor
Creative Musicians Retreat Chamber Chorus
Osnat Netzer, piano
Thomas Colohan, conductor

Lyrics by Fiona Vidal-White

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Will: This is Will O'Smiley in the war zone
Reporting to you live.
In life or death situations
I know just how to survive.
Despite the death and destruction,
We're tough, we won't give in.
We always fight to the end, boys,
We always have our win.

Chorus: If that's the way you feel,
Let's see you walk the walk.
You're a weakling, you're a coward,
All you do is talk!

Will: I've seen combat situations since nineteen
<cough> <cough> four,
Vietnam, Korea and China, makes you wonder what it's for.
Revolutionaries and rebels we know just how to rout,
But the enemy we're fighting now could wipe us humans out.

Chorus: We agree with your assessment,
We anticipate the worst;
But when they come to get us
We hope they get you first!
These creatures are inhuman, they don't care about
civilization.
Our weapons cannot hurt them, they are bent on world
domination.

Will: I'm not easily shocked; I've seen a lot in my time,
But this will go down in history as the greatest war crime.
It's certainly not the first time I've thought that I was dead.
As the death rays cut through buildings, I'm filled with
terrible dread.

Chorus: There will be no peace treaty; these monsters can't even
speak.
We will all be crushed like ants by the middle of the week!

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Founded in 1972, the Walden School is an acclaimed summer music school and festival, offering programs that emphasize creativity through musicianship, improvisation, and composition. Our programs include the Young Musicians Program (9-18) and the Creative Musicians Retreat (18+). Set in beautiful New Hampshire, Walden provides an inspiring retreat-like environment ideal for creative music making. ... more

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