This is such an amazing song. It wasn't in the musical right?. Which character was supossed to sing it?

ADAMANDI is a new musical with lyrics by Mel Hornyak, music by Elliot Valentine, book by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine.

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Why Am I Here (ADAMANDI demo by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine)

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GHOST STORY is a new musical with lyrics by Mel Hornyak, music by Elliot Valentine, book by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine.

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lyrics:
ANTHONY:
OUR MAP IS OLD, THE SIGNS ARE WRONG
BUT SINGING SONGS, WE ROLL ALONG
THE WIDE OPEN SPACES 
OF THE LAND OF THE FREE

AS THE SETTING SUN GROWS BRIGHTER
THE TOWNS AROUND GET WHITER 
JOEY STAYS SMILING AS
ALL EYES TURN TO ME

HAO:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY, GAZE AT TAXIDERMY SHOPS
SEE YOUR BEADY EYES UP THERE NEXT!

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
GETTING CIRCLED BY CROPS,
WATCH YOUR SERVICE DWINDLE DOWN TO TEXT

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
WHAT’S MORE EXCITING AND NEW?

JOEY/JOZEF:
WOLF IN SHEEP COUNTRY

ANTHONY/HAO:
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH 

ALL:
SOMEONE WHO’S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE YOU!

ANTHONY:
REST STOPS BEGIN FEELING STRANGE
BIT MORE LIKE A FIRING RANGE
PULLING OVER FEELS LIKE LIFE-AND-DEATH
JOEY TELLS ME THEY DON’T MIND

HAO/ANTHONY:
BUT THEY CAN TELL I’M NOT THEIR KIND
SO I’D RATHER HOLD MY BLADDER THAN HOLD MY BREATH

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK

HAO:
TEETH AND CLAWS COULD COME FROM ANY DIRECTION

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

ANTHONY:
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

 HAO:
‘ROUND THESE PARTS, YOU BETTER CARRY PROTECTION!

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

JOEY/JOZEF:
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

ALL:
EVERYBODY BETTER BEWARE!
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

JOEY (turning to HAO):
CHRIST!

HAO (turning to JOZEF):
AH!

JOZEF (turning to ANTHONY):
HELP!

ANTHONY (turning to ALL):
FUCK!

ALL:
EVERYBODY ’S IN FOR A SCARE!

HAO:
I LEARNED TO COPY WHAT THEY WEAR,
CUT AND COMBED AND SLICKED MY HAIR
MAKE SURE NO ONE LOOKS AT ME TOO CLOSELY

TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME AT NIGHT
I’M NOT LOOKIN’ FOR A FIGHT
STAY ALONE AND MIND MY BUSINESS
(with a glance at JOZEF)
…MOSTLY

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
PERFECT ALL OF YOUR SMILES
SO YOU LOOK A BIT LESS LIKE A THREAT

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
NO ONE LIKE YOU FOR MILES

HAO/JOZEF:
(to ANTHONY)
AT LEAST YOUR BOYFRIEND HASN’T NOTICED YET

ANTHONY:
AND YOU SHOULD BE HAVING FUN
YOU CAME HERE ON VACATION
IF YOU’RE GONNA BE UPSET, GO BACK TO WORK

BUT NOW LOOK WHAT I’VE DONE
I’M CRYING OUT OF FRUSTRATION
TRYING NOT TO RUIN IT LIKE A JERK

HE’S IN THE KITCHEN CHOPPING ONION
FRYING PORK TO PATSY CLINE
HAPPY PLAYING AT PAUL BUNYAN
THE LEAST I CAN DO IS SAY I’M FINE

ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
I CAN USE WHAT I’VE GOT
MAKE THEIR MOUNTAINS MY NEW FRONTIER

HAO/ANTHONY:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
LIKE IT OR NOT

ALL:
BUT I’M BUILDING A HOME RIGHT HERE!

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
THOUGH IT FEELS LESS THAN GREAT
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
WE ALL LEARN TO TOLERATE
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
I’LL TAKE WHAT I’M GRANTED

ALL:
SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY

HAO/ANTHONY:
I’LL GROW WHERE I’M PLANTED!
I’M A SHEEP IN WOLF COUNTRY
BUT HERE I’LL

ALL:
STAY!

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A composer's demo for our new show Thy Sinful House. Lyrics by Mel Hornyak and music by Elliot Valentine.

ATREUS:
THYESTES SLEEPS IN 
THE YOUNG ONE'S AWAKE
 THE OLD ONE IS GRUMPY 
THE YOUNG ONE WANTS CAKE! 
THE OLD ONE BURNS TOAST 
WHILE SHE PLAYS ON HER PHONE. 
I HAVE TO LEAVE MY OWN HOUSE 
SO THEY'LL LEAVE ME ALONE! 

EACH MORNING I DRIVE TO TARGET 
AND BUY THREE INDIVIDUAL EGGS 
TO MAKE THEM SOMETHING WARM TO EAT. 
THE YOUNG ONE IS ALLERGIC 
SO SHE NEVER EATS HERS. 
I CUT IT UP SMALL FOR THE PARAKEET. 

ALONE IN THE CAR TO TARGET 
I SING ALONG WITH THE RADIO
BUT THE ONLY STATION OUT HERE IS CLASSICAL OPERA.
I DRIVE AROUND IN CIRCLES
I TOUR THE CUL DE SACS 
I IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, WAITING TO DROP THE 

MOTHER AT WORK 
THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL 
SO FOR EIGHT GREAT HOURS 
I CAN DRINK BY THE POOL 
TILL THEY GET BACK AGAIN. 
THEY'LL GET BACK AGAIN. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN, 
BUT THEY'LL GO BACK AGAIN, 
THEY HAVE TO! 
BACK TO THEIR LIVES 
BACK TO THEIR LEASE 
BACK TO MY POOL 
BACK TO MY PEACE 
THE QUIET I EARNED 
THE SUCCOR I GIVE 
MUST I HAVE A SISTER AS LONG AS I LIVE?

EACH MORNING I DRIVE TO TARGET 
AND BUY ONE LITTLE PINCH OF CAYENNE 
TO LACE THE OLDER ONE'S EGG WITH SPICE. 
THEY SELL EVERYTHING AT TARGET 
LIKE PEACE… 
AND QUIET… 
AND ARSENIC. 
ISN'T THAT NICE? 
ISN'T THAT NICE? 

Target (Thy Sinful House demo)

lyrics:
VINCENT:
DEAR MS. REPORTER, I’M HONORED TO BE HERE
OH, MS. REPORTER, I’VE HAD A BUSY YEAR
IF YOU WANT PARTICULARS
MY EXTRACURRICULARS
HAVE BEEN QUITE FULFILLING
AS I MADE A KILLING!

I’VE BEEN SILENT, QUICK, AND DEADLY
AS I FOUND EACH NOMINEE.
THIS PRIZE LIST’S GOTTEN SHORTER
AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF ME! 
I STARTED OFF EASY 
WITH THOSE JOCKS IN THE GYM.
I’M LUCKY IT WAS AMBROSE.
I MEAN, ANYONE WOULD KILL HIM!

OH MS. REPORTER, YOU LOOK A LITTLE FAINT.
WELL, MS. REPORTER, I’VE SHOWN GOOD SELF-RESTRAINT.
NO ONE ELSE SUSPECTS A THING
OR LOOKS AT ME IN STUDY HALL
OR ASKS ME WHERE I’M HEADED TO
IT’S LIKE THEY’VE NEVER CARED AT ALL.

HOW CAN THEY NOT NOTICE?
I’M SO NEAT AND PRECISE!
FEEDING THEM TO SQUIRRELS
OR THE LABORATORY MICE.
THE ADMIN WON’T STOP ME.
NO SURVEILLANCE INCREASED.
YOU WOULD THINK, REPORTER, 
THEY WOULD CANCEL CLASS AT LEAST! 

OH, MS. REPORTER, I’VE HID THEM QUITE WELL
AND, MS. REPORTER, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL
I COULD KILL THEM ON THE GREEN
OR LEAVE THEIR BODIES IN THE SQUARE
BURN STUTTON HALL TO ASHES
AND THE ADMIN WOULDN’T CARE!

AND I THINK THAT I’M THE PROBLEM
IT’S LIKE EVERY OTHER YEAR.
EVEN IF I TRY TO PLEASE THEM,
IT’S LIKE I WAS NEVER HERE.
ALWAYS PART OF SOMEONE’S SHADOW
ALWAYS PUT BACK IN MY PLACE
(to GHOST AMBROSE)
I’LL NEVER HAVE THE MONEY
OR THE BIRTHRIGHT, OR THE FACE. 
(GHOST AMBROSE mirrors VINCENT’s movements for the rest of the song) 
I’VE CHOKED THEIR RICH MACHINE WITH BLOOD
BUT THE WHEELS JUST KEEP ON TURNING.
THEY’D NEVER LET A COUPLE DEATHS
DISRUPT A PLACE OF LEARNING. 

OH, MS. REPORTER, I CAN’T SAY THIS TO YOU
BUT, MS. REPORTER, I MEAN, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? 
WHAT ELSE COULD MAKE THEM WANT ME?
IS IT SOMETHING I CAN’T SEE? 
WOULD THEY NOTICE ANYTHING
IF IT WAS DONE BY ME? 
THERE’S NO MORE RULES TO TEMPT ME
OR CONTESTANTS TO PURSUE 
PLEASE, MS. REPORTER, 
PLEASE, MS. REPORTER,
PLEASE, DON’T TELL ME,
BUT WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? 
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? 
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? 
WHAT ELSE CAN I- 
WHAT ELSE CAN I-
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?

Oh, Ms. Reporter (Adamandi Demo)

A demo for our new show Thy Sinful House. Vocals by Lara Priya Sachdeva (Atreus) and Lana Gaige (Thyestes.) Lyrics by Mel Hornyak and music by Elliot Valentine.

Lyrics:
THYESTES
I want to see my children! Where are they?

ATREUS forcibly sits her down, and tucks a napkin into her shirt.

ATREUS
YOUR KIDS ARE RIGHT HERE!
NO NEED FOR ALARM.
STAY FOR DESSERT, EAT A COUPLE MORE COURSES!
THEY'RE IN YOUR EMBRACE.
THEY WON'T COME TO HARM.
AT LEAST, NOTHING WORSE FOR YOUR KIDS THAN DIVORCE IS!

HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, THYESTES!
HAVE ANOTHER ROLL.
YOU’LL HAVE FAMILY BONDING
UNTIL YOU’RE QUITE FULL.
HAVE A LITTLE BREAD, THYESTES!
DRINK A LITTLE WINE.
AS YOU MADE CLEAR,
THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE:
WHAT’S MINE IS YOURS
AND WHAT’S YOURS MUST BE MINE.

THYESTES
What have you done with them? 

ATREUS
YOUR KIDS ARE QUITE SAFE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS WITH YOU.
INSIDE YOUR HEART - WELL, A LITTLE BELOW. 
THEY WON'T LEAVE YOUR SIGHT
ONCE DINNER IS THROUGH.
YOU’RE THE ONE KIND OF MOTHER THEY'LL NEVER OUTGROW.

HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, THYESTES!
TAKE A LITTLE REST!
I MADE THIS MYSELF
AND IT’S MADE FROM THE BEST.
HAVE ANOTHER SWEET, THYESTES.
EAT ANOTHER CAKE!
IF THEY DON’T RETURN
THEY WON'T HAVE TO LEARN
THAT WHAT FAMILY GIVES YOU
IT ALSO WILL TAKE!

THYESTES
Where are they? 

ATREUS
OH, THE LITTLE BRATS ARE FINE!
THEY'RE IN THE BREAD, THE MEAT, THE WINE
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I'M ABLE
TO MAKE THEM JOIN US AT THE TABLE! 
IT’S NOTHING WORSE THAN GIVING THEM A HOUSE WE BUILT ON SIN!
(Thyestes starts gagging)
I HOPE THEY TASTE WORSE COMING OUT
THAN THEY DID GOING IN!

(Thyestes starts choking)

ATREUS
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, THYESTES!
(she spills the wine onto the floor)
HAVE ANOTHER BITE!
(she tips the tray of meat off the table)
THEY WON'T TASTE GOOD TOMORROW
SO DON’T WASTE A SCRAP TONIGHT!
(she pushes the table over, chases Thyestes down, and starts pouring wine on her)
HAVE ANOTHER PLATE, THYESTES!
[DON’T KNIT YOUR PRETTY BROW!]
YOUR KIDS ARE PROTECTED!
YOU’RE ALWAYS CONNECTED!
TELL ME, THYESTES-- 
(Opening a cloche. Inside are TANTALUS and PLISTHENES' heads.)
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THEM NOW? 

THYESTES
I recognize my sister. 

Have Another Drink (Thy Sinful House demo)

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