Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Jonathan Raviv & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & James Hayden Rodriguez & George Salazar & Kristin Stokes & Chris McCarrell
Carrie Compere, Chris McCarrell & Rob Rokicki
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Jonathan Raviv & George Salazar & Carrie Compere & Chris McCarrell
Rob Rokicki & George Salazar
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & James Hayden Rodriguez & Jonathan Raviv & Chris McCarrell
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & James Hayden Rodriguez & Kristin Stokes & Chris McCarrell & George Salazar & Sarah Beth Pfeifer
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Carrie Compere & Jonathan Raviv & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & James Hayden Rodriguez
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Chris McCarrell & Carrie Compere
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Chris McCarrell
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Jonathan Raviv & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & James Hayden Rodriguez & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & Chris McCarrell
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & George Salazar & Kristin Stokes & Chris McCarrell
Rob Rokicki & Kristin Stokes
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Chris McCarrell & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & James Hayden Rodriguez & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & Jonathan Raviv
Chris McCarrell & Rob Rokicki
Rob Rokicki & George Salazar
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & James Hayden Rodriguez & Jonathan Raviv & George Salazar & Carrie Compere & Kristin Stokes & Chris McCarrell
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & James Hayden Rodriguez & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & Carrie Compere & Chris McCarrell
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Chris McCarrell & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & James Hayden Rodriguez & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & Jonathan Raviv
Original Cast of The Lightning Thief Musical & Jonathan Raviv & Carrie Compere & Sarah Beth Pfeifer & Kristin Stokes & George Salazar & Chris McCarrell
In this song, Sally tries to tell Percy about his father, and the story about how they met, and why he left. Nevertheless, Percy is reluctant to the her story, and shows the resentment he feels towards his father.
[SALLY]
I can't tell you all my secrets
[PERCY]
Maybe you should start with one
[SALLY, spoken]
You're right.
(sung)
I'll show you where I met your dad
He'd be proud of his son
[PERCY, spoken]
Who cares?
(sung)
We're better off without him
[SALLY, spoken]
No.
(sung)
It's time you found out more about him
[PERCY, spoken]
Wow, look at the size of those waves.
[SALLY, spoken]
Fire's going. Somebody needs a marshmallow, and they're blue! Don't tell me you're too old for blue food.
[PERCY]
You met Dad on this beach?
[SALLY]
I first saw him in the water
Coming out of the morning mist
He was handsome, strong
And before too long
You came to exist
[PERCY, spoken]
And then he ditched us.
(sung)
No coming home for dinner
Yeah, he sounds like a real winner
[SALLY, spoken]
Percy, he didn't have a choice. He wanted to meet you, and he warned me that things might be hard if... you were like him.
[PERCY, spoken]
Was he a screw up too? Sorry, mom. If I was only normal.
[SALLY, spoken]
Hey.
(sung)
Blue food isn't normal
Blue food is strange
And that's why it's my favorite
I never want to change
To make it boring orange or green
Why be blah when there's aquamarine?
Normal is a myth
Everyone has issues they're dealing with
[PERCY, spoken]
Mom, if you're weird, you're weak.
[SALLY]
That's where you're wrong
The things that make you different
Are the very things that make you
Strong
So, be strong
(spoken)
You'll see, you're destined for great things
[PERCY, spoken]
The only thing I seem to be destined for is detention.
(sung)
I can't focus
I stink at school
My A.D.D. gets the best of me
Dyslexia: not cool
[SALLY]
Just hang on, son
One day you'll find
You'll leave that boring little life behind
[PERCY & SALLY]
Normal is a myth
Everyone has issues they're dealing with
[SALLY]
And there's a place
You need to go
Where you belong
Where the things that make you different
Are the things that make you special
Special like your father
Yes, Percy, you are special
Like food the color blue
All the things that make you, you
Are the things that will make you
Strong
[PERCY & SALLY]
So be strong
Strong was written by Rob Rokicki.
Strong was produced by Rob Rokicki & Michael Croiter & Wiley DeWeese & Van Dean & Stephanie Rosenberg.
Carrie Compere, Chris McCarrell & Rob Rokicki released Strong on Fri Jul 07 2017.
“The first song ever written for the show has not changed much in all the various incarnations of the piece. This is the heart of the show. This was also the scene Joe first adapted. We have to care about the mother/son relationship or we won’t go on Percy’s journey. I love that Sally is a three-dim...