This is a prologue to the show. It deals with George Washington’s “survivor’s guilt”, as well as the families hating on him. I decided to add this song because when he arrives later, he’s a great man. I wanted the audience to know no one liked him before.
Takes place in 1763.
[WASHINGTON]
As I look around
I hear the sounds
Of men and mice
The dead smell not nice
For my squadron were great men
And I failed them
I failed them all
As I look around
I can see the men
Who died in agony
As I look around
The men who were so brave yesterday
Are dead on the ground today
Why do I keep seeing them
In my dreams at night in bed
I see this failure
As a way to warn them
The future men
Who may dance with death
But what if it all changes?
What if it all goes to Hell?
What if I die with them?
And I live a peaceful life
In the ground
I am George Washington
The man who led fifty men
To their deaths
Why am I cursed to be
Such a failure?
What has caused me to fail
This hard?
As I look around
I see the families tearing apart
[ENSEMBLE]
It’s George Washington
The man that killed my [family member]
[WASHINGTON]
I am truly sorry
It was the French’s fault
In America I was supposed to see
My family
But now I wish for death
As I look around!
As I Look Around was written by Music Of The Internet.
As I Look Around was produced by Music Of The Internet.
Music Of The Internet released As I Look Around on Mon Jan 01 2018.