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Renan​ ​Teodoro​ ​de​ ​Barros

Eoin​ ​Cannon

Acting​ ​Through​ ​Song

American​ ​College​ ​Dublin

12​ ​November​ ​2017

Acting​ ​Through​ ​Song​ ​-​ ​If​ ​I​ ​Left​ ​London​ ​(Chaplin​ ​The​ ​Musical) 

[Unit​ ​1]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​weigh​ ​the​ ​possibilities.

If​ ​I​ ​left​ ​London​ ​tomorrow
Would​ ​I​ ​find​ ​gold​ ​in​ ​the​ ​West? I​ ​wonder
Would​ ​I​ ​find​ ​fame​ ​in​ ​the​ ​flickers
Or​ ​second​ ​hand​ ​life​ ​then​ ​at​ ​best?
And​ ​if​ ​I​ ​left​ ​London​ ​tomorrow I​ ​question
Would​ ​I​ ​succeed​ ​or​ ​just​ ​fail?

[Unit​ ​2]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​take​ ​the​ ​opportunity

For​ ​here​ ​in​ ​my​ ​hand​ ​is​ ​a​ ​world​ ​that’s​ ​unseen I​ ​emphasize
With​ ​a​ ​new​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​future​ ​that​ ​appears​ ​on​ ​a​ ​screen

[Unit​ ​3]​​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​different​ ​life.

And​ ​there​ ​on​ ​that​ ​screen​ ​could​ ​I​ ​be I​ ​intrigue
Somebody​ ​other​ ​than​ ​me?

[Unit​ ​4]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​justify​ ​my​ ​decision​ ​of​ ​going​ ​away.
For​ ​here​ ​in​ ​poor​ ​Kennington​ ​Lane I​ ​examine
I​ ​know​ ​what​ ​my​ ​life​ ​here​ ​would​ ​be
But​ ​far​ ​from​ ​poor​ ​Kennington​ ​Lane I​ ​question
Could​ ​I​ ​be​ ​someone​ ​other​ ​than​ ​me?

[Unit​ ​6]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​encourage​ ​myself​ ​to​ ​let​ ​go​ ​of​ ​London.
For​ ​there​ ​I​ ​could​ ​be​ ​someone’s​ ​hero I​ ​entertain
No​ ​damsel​ ​would​ ​be​ ​in​ ​distress
Or​ ​maybe​ ​I’ll​ ​find​ ​the​ ​most​ ​beautiful​ ​girl I​ ​deduce
With​ ​an​ ​innocent​ ​face​ ​and​ ​see​ ​honey​ ​blond​ ​curls

[Unit​ ​7]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​succeed

And​ ​there​ ​on​ ​that​ ​screen​ ​could​ ​there​ ​be I​ ​supplicate
Somebody​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​me?

[Unit​ ​8]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​be​ ​at​ ​peace​ ​with​ ​my​ ​past.
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So​ ​goodbye​ ​to​ ​my​ ​life​ ​here​ ​in​ ​London I​ ​assure

Goodbye​ ​to​ ​old​ ​Kennington​ ​Lane
Hello​ ​America,​ ​filled​ ​with​ ​romance I​ ​tease
I’ll​ ​pack​ ​up​ ​my​ ​past​ ​and​ ​take​ ​it​ ​up​ ​on​ ​this​ ​chance I​ ​confirm

[Unit​ ​9]​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​assure​ ​myself​ ​that​ ​my​ ​life​ ​will​ ​be​ ​better.
Cuz​ ​there​ ​on​ ​that​ ​screen​ ​I​ ​will​ ​be I​ ​assure
Somebody​ ​different
Somebody​ ​new I​ u​ nderstand
Somebody​ ​other​ ​than​ ​me! I​ b​ urst
 
Q1:​ ​Who​ ​am​ ​I? 
Charlie​ ​Chaplin
Q2:​ ​Where​ ​am​ ​I? 
Backstage​ ​of​ ​the​ ​theatre
Q3:​ ​When​ ​is​ ​it? 
Night
Q4:​ ​Where​ ​have​ ​I​ ​just​ ​come​ ​from? 
I​ ​just​ ​received​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​inviting​ ​me​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​California​ ​to​ ​work​ ​in​ ​flicker​ ​shows.
Q5:​ ​What​ ​do​ ​I​ ​want? 
I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​America
Q6:​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​I​ ​want​ ​it? 
Because​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​new​ ​opportunity​ ​of​ ​having​ ​a​ ​better​ ​life.
Q7:​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​I​ ​want​ ​it​ ​now? 
Because​ ​I​ ​received​ ​an​ ​offer​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​California​ ​and​ ​I​ ​must​ ​decide​ ​whether​ ​to​ ​go​ ​or​ ​not.
Q8:​ ​What​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​if​ ​I​ ​don’t​ ​get​ ​it​ ​now? 
I​ ​will​ ​stay​ ​in​ ​poor​ ​Kennington​ ​Lane​ ​living​ ​a​ ​life​ ​already​ ​know​ ​it​ ​won’t​ ​be​ ​challenging​ ​or
worth​ ​living.
Q9:​ ​How​ ​will​ ​I​ ​get​ ​what​ ​I​ ​want? 
CHECK​ ​ACTIONING​ ​CHART 
Q10:​ ​What​ ​must​ ​I​ ​overcome? 
I​ ​was​ ​invited​ ​but​ ​my​ ​brother​ ​was​ ​not​ ​and​ ​also​ ​the​ ​future​ ​proposed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​flickers​ ​is
uncertain​ ​while​ ​I​ ​know​ ​exactly​ ​what​ ​is​ ​gonna​ ​be​ ​like​ ​if​ ​I​ ​stay​ ​in​ ​Kennington​ ​Lane.