The opening number! 

LYRICS:
 ALL
OOH OOH OOH
OOH OOH OOH
OOH OOH OOH
OOH OOH OOH

CANDELARIA
Myths are realities that once existed.
Dreams are realities that could exist.
This is a myth about somebody weak 
who dreamed of becoming somebody strong. 

(The Ancestors reveal themselves. 
There could be three…
there could be three-hundred.)

ALL
SUEÑALO
DREAM OF THE MYTHS AND STORIES UNKNOWN
SUEÑALO
DREAM OF A WORLD THAT’S SUPER-CHINGON 
WITH MUSIC, MYSTICS AND PECULIAR PRACTICES
RULE-BREAKING LINGUISTICS AND ALL KINDS OF CACTUSES
SKY BREAKING ACTION AND MAGIC ALL PACKED IN IT
SUEÑALO

LONG AGO IN PRIMAVERA
LAND OF SPRING
LAND OF RHYME
THE SUN AND MOON WERE LOVERS
THEY DANCED THROUGH LIFE, SPACE AND TIME

ESTER 
THEY GAVE UP THEIR HEARTS FOR EACH OTHER
AND BECAME THE CELESTIAL LIGHTS

LOW VOICES
THE SUN BURNED LIKE FIRE

HIGH VOICES
THE MOON GLEAMED LIKE ICE

ALL
TO HEAT UP THE DAY AND TO COOL DOWN THE NIGHTS

CANDELARIA
THROUGH EACH NIGHT AND  DAY
THEY DANCED AND SWAYED
TO A SACRED SONG
THE SUN’S SERENADE

AH AH AH AH AH
AH AH AH AH AH

SUEÑALO

CANDELARIA & ESTER 
	DREAM OF THE SONGS OUR ANCESTORS TAUGHT US
	
ALL
SUEÑALO

CANDELARIA & ESTER 
	DREAM OF THE POWER OF PAST SERENATAS [serenades]

ALL
SING WITH A HEART THAT CAN BURN LIKE THE DAWN
PASS IT DOWN TO OUR KIDS, SO IT KEEPS BURNING ON’
	
(Then they pass down the flame through generations, 
then the lights quickly dim, NOCHE reveals herself.)

SUEÑALO
SUEÑALO

NOCHE
NOW THERE WAS A WOMAN
WHO WORSHIPED THE MOON
AND HATED THE WAY SOL MADE LUNA SWOON
SEEING THE SUN THAT SHINED HIGH ABOVE
SHE FROZE UP HER HEART AND CRIED TEARS OF BLOOD 

SOMBRAS
AND ONE NIGHT, 
CURSING SUNLIGHT
SHE RECITED ANCIENT SPELLS
TO MAKE HER SLEEP
IN SLUMBER DEEP
AND THE PROPHECY FORETELLS…

NOCHE 
SHE I’LL AWAKEN SOMEDAY

NOCHE & ANCESTORS & SOMBRAS
TO TAKE AWAY DAY
TO TAKE AWAY DAY
TO TAKE AWAY DAY
TO TAKE AWAY 

ALL (ANCESTORS +  NOCHE)
SUEÑALO (SUEÑALO)
DREAM OF THE DAWN, THE MORNING DAY BREAKING
SUEÑALO (SUEÑALO)
DREAM ALL YOUR DREAMS ARE YOURS FOR THE TAKING

CANDELARIA & TEZCATLI & LALO & ANDRES
MYSTICAL MIRRORS AND MYSTERIOUS POWERS

ESTER & CUCHILLOS & SOMBRAS & CONCHA
STRUGGLING SEEDS ARE SOMEDAY SUNFLOWERS

ALL THE BRIGHTEST OF LIGHTS IN THE DARKEST OF HOURS

SUEÑALO
SUEÑALO	




MUSIC by Eliza Vedar
LYRICS by Mario Vega and Eliza Vedar
ARRANGEMENT by Ruby Lim-Moreno

VOCALS
Janelle Soriano
Azucena Ortega
Soledad Williams-Garcia
Seth Holt
Mireya Nevel
Katie Callo
Isa Valenzuela
Jestina Rangel
Joseph Rosales
Tristian Kinney
Kyra Saldana
Chaynce Henderson
Jiya Singh
Nana Segovia
Noe Cervantes

DayDreamer Opening Number - Sueñalo

Candelaria's "I Want" Song. Longing to be a warrior like her mother and her ancestors, Candelaria steps into an endless night. Can she change herself into somebody everybody can be proud of?

LYRICS

CANDELARIA 
MY MAMI ALWAYS SAYS,
	OUR ANCESTORS ARE IN THE STARS
	THEY’LL WATCH YOU 
THEY’LL GUIDE YOU
AND IF THE NIGHT’S TOO DARK TO SEE THE STARS
	THEN YOU CAN FIND EM RIGHT INSIDE YOU

	BUT WHEN I LOOK INSIDE OF ME
	I CAN’T FEEL THEIR PROTECTION
	I SEE SOMEONE WEAK AND SCARED 
WHEN I SEE MY REFLECTION

	MY ANCESTOR’S CARRIED AND PASSED DOWN A FLAME
	I CARRY THEIR FIRE I CARRY THEIR NAME
DO THEY HANG IN THE STARS HANGING THEIR HEADS IN SHAME?
	CAUSE THEY WERE SO STRONG AND I’M FAR FROM THE SAME
	
	CAN I CHANGE MY REFLECTION?
	DREAM OF A NEW ME
	BE THE WARRIOR 
I WAS BORN TO BE 
CAN I CHANGE MYSELF TO SAVE EVERYONE?
	CAN I CHANGE THE MOON BACK INTO THE SUN?
	CAN I CHANGE? 
CHANGE MY REFLECTION?

	MY MAMI ALWAYS SINGS
TO ME A MELODY
	TO PROTECT ME
	TO SHOW ME
	SHE SAID IF I KNOW WHERE I’M FROM
	AND WHERE I’M GOING
I’D KNOW ME

	BUT WHEN I SEE THE ROAD AHEAD
	I KNOW THAT I AM NOTHING
	I COMPARE MYSELF TO YOU
	YOU ARE GREAT, YOU ARE SOMETHING
	
YOU ARE A CORNERSTONE, I’M JUST A ROCK
	YOU BREAK DOWN WALLS, ME? I JUST KNOCK
	YOU STAND UP TALL, I CRY WHEN I TALK
	YOU PAVE THE WAY, MY LEGS SHAKE WHEN I WALK

(CANDELARIA looks up)
	
	CAN I CHANGE MY REFLECTION?
	DREAM OF A NEW ME
WHO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD 
THAT SHE HAS TO SEE
	CAN I CHANGE MY HEART?  
MAKE IT WILLING TO FIGHT
	CHANGE THIS DARKNESS BACK 
TO THE MORNING LIGHT

CAN I STAND IN THE MORNING LIGHT?

	FIRE SPARK, CHISPEAR
	FIRE BURN, QUEMAR

THROUGH THIS ENDLESS NIGHT
	I’LL STAND
	I’LL RESIST
	I’LL DREAM OF THE MORNING ME
AND MAKE HER EXIST
	IF I CAN PERSIST LIKE THIS FLAME I’VE CREATED
	THEN I’LL BURN MY TEARS TILL THEY’VE EVAPORATED

	CAN I CHANGE MY REFLECTION?
	CAN I DREAM OF A STORY
	WHERE I STAND STRONG AND GRAND 
LIKE ALL THOSE BEFORE ME
	CAN I CHANGE MYSELF TO HELP YOU AND THE TOWN?
SO WHEN WE BOTH COME HOME, EVERYONE WILL BE PROUD
CAN I CHANGE?
I WILL CHANGE. 
I WILL CHANGE.
CHANGE MY REFLECTION

MUSIC by Eliza Vedar
LYRICS by Mario Vega and Eliza Vedar
ARRANGEMENT by Ruby Lim-Moreno

VOCALS
Janelle Soriano as CANDELARIA

DayDreamer - Change My Reflection

Candelaria gets stuck in a magical mirror. She comes face to face with reflections of her ancestors, her friends, her mother and scariest of all, herself. This is 3 songs for the price of one!

LYRICS


(CANDELARIA is trapped inside of a Magical Mirror,
Around her are towering walls of obsidian)

#15. MIRROR I: TEZCATLI										

CANDELARIA
WHERE AM I?

TEZCATLI
WHERE ARE YOU?

CANDELARIA
WHAT’S GOING ON?

TEZCATLI
WHAT’S GOING ON?

CANDELARIA
WHO ARE YOU?

TEZCATLI
WHO AM I?
WHO AM I, WHY

I AM TEZCATLI, 
I AM THE MIRROR 
THE MIRROR THAT REVEALS ALL TRUTH
I MAKE THE DISTANT NEARER 
NOW WHO ARE YOU?

ANCESTORS
WHO ARE YOU?

CANDELARIA
I HAVE TO GO

TEZCATLI
YOU WON’T

CANDELARIA
HOW DO I LEAVE?

TEZCATLI
YOU DON’T…

CANDELARIA
AM I HERE ON MY OWN?

TEZCATLI
YES, YOU AND YOU ALONE
PLUS THE PARTS THAT MAKE YOU / A PRISON THROUGH AND TROUGH
IF THEY DON’T BREAK YOU / WHERE THE BARS ARE MADE BY YOU

I AM TEZCATLI, 
I AM THE MIRROR 
THE MIRROR THAT REVEALS ALL  TRUTH
I MAKE THE UNCLEAR CLEARER
NOW WHO ARE YOU?

ALL
WHO ARE YOU?

CANDELARIA
Why would Noche put me in here?

TEZCATLI
Because she believes you’ll spend eternity in here reflecting in your failure
And your suffering.
Like me.

CANDELARIA
Where’s Lalo? Cuchillos? 

TEZCATLI
They’re all here.

		(Reflections of CUCHILLOS, LALO, and the ANCESTORS appear)

#16. MIRROR II: CHANGE MY REFLECTION (REPRISE)					

REFLECTION CUCHILLOS
YOU ARE WEAK

REFLECTION LALO
YOU’RE ALONE

REFLECTION ANCESTORS
WE’RE ASHAMED 
OF YOUR FLAME
THE WAY YOU
STAY THE SAME
HAVE YOU CHANGED?

CANDELARIA
MY MAMI ALWAYS SAYS
OUR ANCESTORS ARE IN THE STARS
	THEY’LL WATCH ME
	THEY’LL GUIDE ME

	BUT WHAT IF THERE ARE NO MORE STARS
	AND THERE IS NOTHING
	LEFT INSIDE ME?

	THERE IS NO ROAD AHEAD
	NOTHING IN ME IMPROVES
	NOTHING I SEE IS REAL
	BUT REVEALED TO ME  IS TRUTH…

ALL
YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR MAMI, YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR TOWN
YOU CLIMBED UP A MOUNTAIN TO LET THEM ALL DOWN
YOU ONLY SEE FAILURE WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND
YOU’RE LOSING YOURSELF WITH NO WAY TO BE FOUND

CANDELARIA
I SEE MY REFLECTION
I’M UP AGAINST ME
EVERY PART OF ME
THAT I DON’T WANT TO SEE

I AM WEAK, DESPITE WHAT I’VE TRIED
I AM WEAK, THAT’S WHY MY MAMI DIED!

#17. MIRROR III: MOSAIC				

	ARE YOU REALLY HERE?

ESTER
	I AM, AND I’M NOT

CANDELARIA
	SO YOU’RE REALLY GONE?

ESTER
	I’M GONE

CANDELARIA / ESTER
	THAT’S A LOT
	BUT YOU ARE STILL REAL / I AM STILL REAL
	THE THINGS THAT YOU’VE TAUGHT ME / THE THINGS THAT I’VE TAUGHT YOU
YOU’RE IN THE STARS / I’M IN THE STARS

	I KNOW THAT YOU’VE GOT ME /  YOU KNOW THAT YOU’VE GOT ME

	I/YOU CAN’T LET MY FIRE FADE
	TIME TO SHOW EM WHAT I’M/YOU’RE MADE OF
	THERE’S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD FOR ME/YOU TO BE AFRAID OF

ESTER
	YOU ARE THE ONE, 
	WHO MUST BRING BACK THE SUN
	IT’S NOT OVER YET
UNTIL YOU OVERCOME
	YOU MUST HAVE A HEART OF FIRE THAT CANNOT BE CONQUERED

ANCESTORS
	YOU MUST HAVE A HEART OF FIRE THAT CANNOT BE CONQUERED

CANDELARIA
	OKAY,
	I AM WEAK.
	BUT I AM BREATHING
	MY HEART IS NOT ON FIRE
	BUT I HAVE A HEART THAT’S BEATING
	
I FEEL IT BEATING IN MY CHEST
	I SEE THE WORST IN ME
	BUT WHAT I IF I SEE THE BEST

CANDELARIA
	MAYBE, I’M NOT MY MAMI
	MAYBE RIGHT NOW I’M ME
	AND MAYBE THAT’S THE FIRST STEP TO STEP
	UP TO BE WHO I WANT TO BE
	
	WHO AM I?
	WHO WILL I BE

	EVERY FRAGMENT OF ME
	IS IN ME REFLECTED
	EVERYBODY I’VE MET
	LIKE A MOSAIC
	-CONNECTED
	
	EVERYTHING
	IN MY HEART
	STARTS TO SING

	FIRE SPARK, CHISPEAR
	FIRE BURN, QUEMAR
	AND I DREAM, SUENALO

		(CANDELARIA produces a sword of fire)

MUSIC by Eliza Vedar
LYRICS by Mario Vega and Eliza Vedar
ARRANGEMENT by Ruby Lim-Moreno

VOCALS
Janelle Soriano as CANDELARIA
Azucena Ortega as ESTER
Katie Callo as TEZCATLI
Soledad Williams-Garcia as LALO
Seth Holt as CUCHILLOS

ANCESTORS
Mireya Nevel
Isa Valenzuela
Jestina Rangel
Joseph Rosales
Tristian Kinney
Kyra Saldana
Chaynce Henderson
Jiya Singh
Nana Segovia
Noe Cervantes

DayDreamer - The Mirror That Reveals All Truth

The villainous Noche is in love with the Moon. She has stolen the Sun from the sky... Now she wants to steal the stars as well. She;s a bit of a Toxica.

LYRICS

NOCHE
NOCHE 
I REMEMBER WHEN 
THE WORLD HAD BEGUN
BEFORE YOU WERE THE MOON 
AND SHE WAS THE SUN
BEFORE I WAS BELOW 
AND YOU WERE ABOVE
WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER
AND I WAS IN LOVE
AND OUR WORLD 
WAS JUST 
SKY
OUR SKY

SO WHY?
DID I FIND MYSELF BETRAYED BY YOU?
MISERABLE IN THE SHADE OF YOU
WHY?
WOULD YOU LEAVE ME TO WILT AND TO DIE
TO WALTZ WITH SOL IN THE SKY?

BUT THAT DISTANT PAST IS IN THE PAST 
AND NOW THE PITCH IS BLACK
FINALLY AT LAST 
YOUR FAVORITE 
BITCH
IS 
BACK, HA!

LONG AGO 
	IN PRIMAVERA
	LAND OF SPRING 
	LAND OF DAY
THE SUN TOOK UP HALF OF TIME
	AND NOW IT’S LIGHTS BEEN SWEPT AWAY

	NOW I’LL HAVE MY SKY 
WITH YOUR SUN IN THE PALM OF MY HAND
AND I 
WILL TAKE COMMAND OF ALL OF THE LAND
YOU CAN’T DROP ME
YOU CAN’T STOP ME
C’MON YOU KNOW, I’M TOXICA, MAMI
MY SKY! 
	
AY MI LUNA
	HOW CRUEL ARE YOU?

WHETHER CRESCENT OR FULL
I’M A FOOL FOR YOU! 
I GUESS I WANNA SHINE LIKE THE SUN
WITH ALL THE STARS I’M COLLECTING
LET EVERY LAKE BE A MIRROR
WITH YOUR IMAGE ALWAYS REFLECTING!

MY SKY
I LOVE YOU SO AND THIS IS HOW I SHOW IT
MY SKY
THE ENTIRE SKY AND ALL THAT’S BELOW IT
LET ME EARN YOU
LET ME SERVE YOU
THE NERVE TO THINK THAT I DON’T DESERVE YOU?! 

MY SKY

AY MI LUNA
HOW COLD ARE YOU?
TO DISREGARD THE FEELINGS I HOLD FOR YOU
SO YEAH I’M PISSED CAUSE YOU INSIST
ON KEEPING UP RESISTANCE
LET THIS WORLD BE AS LONELY A MIRROR
AS OF MY MISERABLE EXISTENCE!! 

I’LL TAKE THE SUN 
YOU TAKE MY UNREQUITED LOVE
ME DOWN BELOW 
AND YOU WAY UP ABOVE
ETERNAL WINTER 
FREEZE THIS WORLD INTO DUST
TILL IT’S JUST
THE TWO OF US

IN MY SKY

MY SKY!
MY SKY!!
I WON’T LET ONE MORE DAY GO BY!!!
IN MY SKY!!!!

MUSIC by Eliza Vedar
LYRICS by Mario Vega and Eliza Vedar
ARRANGEMENT by Ruby Lim-Moreno

VOCALS
Mireya Nevel as NOCHE

DayDreamer Act 1 Finale - My Sky

The climactic fight between good and evil... and it's a song!
Can Candelaria take down Noche?!

CANDELARIA (ANCESTORS)	
LET ME SPARK
LET ME LIGHT 
TILL THE MOMENT’S GONE
BEAT THE DARK
BREAK THE NIGHT
IMMA FIGHT 
I’M BURNING-ON 

MELT DOWN THE MIRROR, 
REFLECT WHAT I CHOOSE
REFLECT MY MOSAIC IN INFINITE HUES  (OOH-OOH-OOH)
I’M NOT LOST OR ALONE, 
I’VE FINALLY FOUND ME
I’M THOSE BEFORE ME AND ALL THOSE AROUND ME! 

AND WE BLAZE
AND THEY SCREAM

ALL
CANDELARIA C’MON!!!!

CANDELARIA
THROUGH MY DAYS
I WILL DREAM
AS I GLEAM
WHILE BURNING ON

		(CANDELARIA clashes with NOCHE,
		They are equally matched)

NOCHE
	HOW DO YOU ASCEND DESPITE YOUR STRIFE?
	I JUST CAN’T COMPREHEND IT
	I COMMEND YOUR LITTLE LIFE,
	BUT NOW IT’S TIME TO END IT

CANDELARIA
FIRE SHINE BRIGHTER, BURN EVEN BOLDER
WARM LIKE MY MOTHER’S HAND ON MY SHOULDER
THE WINDS OF CHANGE BLOW, MY FIRE IS FANNED UP
	DO I STAND CAUSE I’M STRONG
	OR AM I STRONG CAUSE I STAND UP?

	AND I SLAM
	AND I SWING
	WITH THE SWORD I’VE DRAWN
	WHO I AM
	EVERYTHING
	IS ME SINGING 
BURNING-ON
	
ANCESTORS
	WOAH OH OH!
	WOAH OH OH!

CANDELARIA					
FIGHT FOR MY ANCESTORS, FIGHT FOR MY FRIENDS
I’LL STAND IN THE SUN WHEN THIS ENDLESS NIGHT ENDS
DESPIERTA! 					
LA MAÑANA ES AHORA
SOY UNA VELA, 
UNA SUPERNOVA 						  

I’M AWAKE							 
I’LL IGNITE							  
AND MAKE A BRAND NEW DAWN
I WON’T BREAK
I WILL FIGHT
	WITH OUR LIGHT

DayDreamer - BURNING-ON

DayDreamer is a new fantasy musical that pulls inspiration from Mexican culture and Shonen Anime. When the Sun gets stolen from the sky by ancient evil, it's up to CANDELARIA to set out into an endless night and save the morning.



Music and Lyrics by Eliza Vedar
Book and Lyrics by Mario Vega

DayDreamer: A New Musical

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