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

Find Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr @melliotwrites.

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

We Are the Tigers (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)

Worst Team Ever

Lyrics by Mel Hornyak, music by Elliot Valentine, book by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine.

Find Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr @melliotwrites.

[ANTHONY and JOEY, in a bar that is really just their apartment. Younger and hungrier. ANTHONY perches by the edge of the stage, looking into the dance floor like he is going to fall off in a second. JOEY leans on the bar with affected casualness, but after he shifts a little to sip his drink, he carefully repositions himself exactly back to where he was. Neither of them are dancing.]

ANTHONY:
TRY NOT TO WISH THAT I’D JUST STAYED HOME IN BED
TRY TO IGNORE GUYS TALKING OVER MY HEAD
CHOKE DOWN A CHASER, PRETENDING TO TEXT
MAKE SURE MY LOCK SCREEN CROPS OUT MY EX

JOEY:
TRY NOT TO FREEZE AGAINST A FOREST OF EYES
PULL DOWN MY JEANS TO TRY AND BREAK UP MY THIGHS
TRY NOT TO SPEAK SO MY VOICE DOESN’T CRACK
IGNORE HOW THEY TITTER WHEN I TURN MY BACK

ANTHONY/JOEY:
BUT THIS WILL BE GOOD

JOEY:
DESIRE LIGHTS ME UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE

ANTHONY/JOEY:
THIS WILL BE GOOD

ANTHONY:
BUT EVERY HEATED GLANCE I CATCH AT MISSES ME

ANTHONY/JOEY:
THIS WILL BE GOOD, AS GOOD AS I CAN DO
'CAUSE BOTTOM-FEEDERS ARE STILL FISH IN THE SEA
JUST LOOK, I'LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

ANTHONY:
I SEE THIS ALL-AMERICAN BOY BY THE BAR
HIS SHIRT'S STILL ON, DOES HE KNOW WHERE WE ARE? 
LEANING LIKE HE'S LOOKING FOR HIS PICKET FENCE
HE'S NODDING TO THE MUSIC BUT HIS SHOULDERS ARE TENSE
I'M ALWAYS SOMEONE'S PORCELAIN DOLL
OR HIS BRITTLE DREAM OF BAMBOO
I CAN BE THE BOY YOU NEED 
IF YOU SNAP ME RIGHT IN TWO

AND WHO ARE YOU,
ALL CORN-SILK HAIR AND MAPLE TREE,
DON'T YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK I KNOW YOU WANT FROM ME? 

I SWEAR I'M STILL GOOD
THE LAST BRUISED PEACH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN
I’M STILL GOOD
SINCE WHEN IS NOT BEING CHOSEN A SIN?
I'M GOOD, AS GOOD AS ANY OF YOU
‘CAUSE THE RUNT OF THE LITTER TRIES HARDEST TO WIN
I SWEAR I'LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

JOEY:
DON'T SNIFF THE BAIT IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BITE
IT'S GETTING LATE, IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT
I DON’T WANT TO BE YOUR “ONLY EXCEPTION”
OR TREATED LIKE A BACHELORETTE
I CAN REEL YOU IN WITH A PRIMED PERCEPTION
BUT I HAVEN'T MASTERED HOOK-AND-SINKER YET

AND WHO ARE YOU,
WITH PRETTY EYES, SOFT INGENUE, 
DON'T YOU KNOW
WHO I THINK YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO? 

I SWEAR I'M STILL GOOD
THE CRUSHED UP CHIPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG
I'M STILL GOOD
I COULD HAVE A DATE, BUT I'M JUST GOING STAG
I'M GOOD, AS GOOD AS ANY OF YOU
THE KID WHO'S IT ALWAYS WANTS TO PLAY TAG
I SWEAR I’LL BE GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

JOEY:
GOD, YOU'RE FLAWLESS

ANTHONY:
GOD, YOU'RE STUNNING

JOEY/ANTHONY:
YOUR LOVE COULD MAKE ME PERFECT, TOO

ANTHONY:
MY HAIR WOULD BE BLONDER-

JOEY:
MY VOICE WOULD BE LOWER-

JOEY/ANTHONY:
I’LL WAKE UP JUST AS HOT AS YOU

AND I WON’T HAVE ANY REASON
NOT TO DANCE IN THE LIGHT

JOEY:
I KNOW YOU'LL REGRET THIS-

ANTHONY:
YOU'LL REGRET THIS

JOEY/ANTHONY:
BUT I'LL GET YOU FOR TONIGHT

BUT I SWEAR YOU'RE STILL GOOD
SO NO NEED TO LOOK FOR BRUISES THAT I COULDN'T SEE
YEAH, YOU'RE STILL GOOD
BECAUSE I MIGHT DISCOVER YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME
YOU'RE GOOD,
BUT MAYBE IF YOU ARE THEN YOU CAN TEACH ME TO BE
STILL GOOD
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU

Good Enough (GHOST STORY demo by Mel Hornyak and Elliot Valentine)

Once Upon a Time (In Space) Rose Red - The Mechanisms

Once Upon a Time (In Space) Sleeping Beauty - The Mechanisms

Ulysses Dies At Dawn Broken Horses - The Mechanisms

Ulysses Dies At Dawn Trial By Song - The Mechanisms

Ulysses Dies At Dawn Underworld Blues - The Mechanisms

Ulysses Dies At Dawn Elysian Fields - The Mechanisms

Vocals by Lara Priya Sachdeva. Lyrics:
PORTIA:
TALKS ON THE ROOF.
WRITING IN THE DARK.
THEORY BY THE WINDOW, UNREAD.
WAITING OUTSIDE
TO THE SOUNDS OF CRYING...
LIFE ON THE BONES OF THE DEAD.
SEARCH FOR YOUR FRIEND.
TELL THEM THEY’LL BE FINE.
TRY TO MAKE THEM GO HOME, INSTEAD.
WEIGHING YOUR LIFE
LIKE A HEAVY POUR...
LIFE ON THE BONES OF THE DEAD.
YOU TRY TO BE GOOD.
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS.
EVERY DAY FEELS LIKE YOUR LAST.
THEN IT ENDS.
WALKS IN THE SNOW.
WAITING FOR A TRAIN.
STRIPPING ALL THE SHEETS OFF YOUR BED.
HOW CAN YOU LEAVE,
IF SO MANY STAYED?
NO MORE OF THE BONES OF THE DEAD.
NO MORE OF THE BONES OF THE DEAD.

Bones of the Dead (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)

This page is for our website portfolio; demos for in-progress projects are posted to https://soundcloud.com/elliotvalentinelee

We are Mel Hornyak (Book/Lyrics) and Elliot Valentine (Book/Lyrics/Music), two New York-based musical theater writers who work under the artist name Melliot. Our musicals use speculative genres like sci-fi, horror, and fantasy to defamiliarize power, love and identity.

Bones of the Dead (Adamandi Demo)

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