Ça Ira: "And In the Bushes Where They Survive..."

RINGMASTER

And in the bushes where they survive

The winter hail and the slaughter

The birds were attacked by the dogs and the rats

Hiding round every corner

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

When you're a rat caught in a trap with not even cheese you get mean

CHILDREN'S CHORUS

But we are not rats

OFFICER

When you're a rabid dog you need to spread your disease

CHILDREN'S CHORUS

But we are not dogs

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & OFFICER

When you're a man and they say you should be an angel

CHILDREN'S CHORUS

We're not even human

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

When you're less than nothing

OFFICER & MALE CHORUS

Less than nothing

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST, OFFICER & CHILDREN'S CHORUS

Less than nothing as sure as the sparrows sing

MARIE MARIANNE

If wishes give us power to make it all come right

If we could walk through mirrors

IF we could touch the light

We'd shrug off our illusions and what was left would be

Te strength and bravery

To feel what we feel

And be what we'd be...

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

Of all the woman none can hold a light to liberty

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHORUS

With wings to fly and eyes to see

TROUBLEMAKER & CHORUS

She's the one who loves us

The one that we adore

When you're laughing with the sun out

Or lying wounded in a dug out

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

With wings to fly and eyes to see

Freedom is her name

OFFICER

She makes a fearsome ally

If you stand up with no shame

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

But liberty is nothing if you love her on your knees

OFFICER & MALE CHORUS

And liberty can't hear you when you're hanging from an olive tree!

RINGMASTER

If we don't founder in pursuit luxury

In forgetfulness of others needs

And in the depths of our own believes

MARIE MARIANNE

If we don't hide in that solitary dream

Safe in our shells

In respect for the powers that be

And in fear of our selves

CHILDREN'S CHORUS

If wishes could come true

If mirrors could be seen through

No more mystery

Only the strength and bravery

To help one another

To see what its like to be...

Happy!

No bird needs to be afraid

To leave his nest and to parade

Up and down the boulevard all day

All day, all day!

No bird must be greedy

And eat up all the seed

'Til every bird has had enough

Every bird

Be he rich or be he poor

Be he great or be he small

Every bird, every bird, every bird, every bird

Will go to the ball

RINGMASTER

If this life's a journey we take

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

If the secret the sharing cake

MARIE MARIANNE

Holds the key, holds the key to joy

RINGMASTER

And unlocks these doors inside

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST

Where Republic must surely hide

MARIE MARIANNE

If wishes really could come true

RINGMASTER

If we see through the illusions

REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHORUS

And abide by the constitution

MARIE MARIANNE

There'll be human rights for everyone

CHORUS

Unique and universal

COMPANY

For everyone

Under the sun!

RINGMASTER, REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST, MARIE MARIANNE, TROUBLEMAKER & OFFICER

If we are not lost in these towers of ivory

In respect for the strong

And in fear of our need to belong

The promise of Republic lies within

Ça Ira

COMPANY

Ça Ira!