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All prAIsEs And thAnks dUE tO AllAh,

lOrd Of thE wOrlds

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Gene Sha Rudyn 2003

E-mail: genesharudyn@hotmail.com

last updated April 1, 2002

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Songs to close VALENTINE

Exhibition by Khairuddin Hori

Book by Gene Sha Rudyn

Music Composed and Arranged by Gene Sha Rudyn

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NARRATOR

Most of the time,... I don't know if any of you ladies know this,
but most of the time, when a guy falls for a girl, the first thing
that strikes a guy, usually, is the way a woman looks. And, just from
the way a woman looks, he starts to fantasize about things that he
would do, that he wants to do, that he hopes to do to and with
the woman. And so begins this performance with this song...
which is in your programme...

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(DO IT) WITH YOU

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Hey, look at me
I am the fool I never thought I would be
Say hey, can't you see
My deepest emotions wanting to be free

Should I trust my feelings this time
When it's done me wrong before
If I find I'm just waiting in line
Can I turn around and just walk out the door

Hey babe, look at you
Now, do you see the lady I see in you
Say hey, know it's true
When I lay my eyes upon you, all I see is blue

Can I trust my feelings this time
What with all the bitter lessons I've learned
And I'll find I'm just waiting in line
But guess I'll wait my turn

I want to walk the pier at night
Lay down in the cool moonlight
Wake up with the sunshine, bright
But, baby, baby, I want to do it with you

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NARRATOR

So the relationship starts. And then, with the relationsip comes,
not the heartbreak, but the first let-down. And it could be the girl
turning down a date or the girl turning up late, but basically,
it leaves the guy wanting... leaves the guy wishing. Hence,
"Rainbow".

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RAINBOW

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Sitting by the window
Tears start to fall again
Knowing we're only friends
Though we care much more

Now and forever
I want to be with you, my love
'cos I know this love is love
Like never before

You are the rainbow
That makes me go through the storm
Baby, don't leave me
Lay with me
In my arms

Dark nights, the moonlight
Sailors, the stormy seas
That's what you are to me
The cool summer breeze

You are the rainbow
That makes me go through the storm
Baby, don't leave me
Lay with me
In my arms

All that I ask for
Is someone to care for
And for you I'll give more
Than I'd ever take

You are the rainbow
That makes me go through the storm
Baby, Lay with me
In the warmth of my arms

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NARRATOR

So, she doesn't respond and he gets desperate.
And he starts saying things he doesn't really mean like
"Say That You Will Always Be My Woman".

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SAY THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY WOMAN

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Say that you will always be my woman
I will faithfully forever be your man

I remember, girl, the way it was before
Giving it all I've got, but they always want much more
They didn't see what they were doing to me
For the love of God, this lonely heart ain't for free

Say that you will always be my woman
I will faithfully forever be your man

Well, it's over now, those crazy days are gone
'though some things I lost, the loss I don't mourn
'cos I have you now, I'm hoping this would be
Be the light that shines forever on me

All you've got to do is give me all of your love
'cos too much of you ain't never enough

Say that you will always be my woman
I will faithfully forever be your man

When I look ahead, there's so much I want to know
But I've just got to wait because the truth would soon show
If my heart is ready, it's grown stronger now
For another heartbreak and mend itself somehow

Say that you will always be my woman
I will faithfully forever be your man

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NARRATOR

After so many disappointments, he almost gives up. But his pride
stops him from walking away. And he still wishes that
there's a light at the end of the tunnel...
That there's Heaven at the end of the Stairway.

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IF I COULD FIND A WAY

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I can't understand
Why things seem to always end
At just about the time
They feel so right

You don't really know
How far my heart would go
To be by your side
Holding you tight

If I could find a way
To make you stay
Forever close to me
I would be there

And I will be loving you
I'll always do
If I could find a way
To make you stay

There'll be no moon tonight
And the stars won't be shining bright
No loving warm embrace
As you turn away

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NARRATOR

So, parting is inevitable. And he realises that...

(distraction)

Why don't those people outside come in. Macam kelakar
'gitu, kan? *Peace!* No, I mean, the people outside. They don't
realise we are looking at them looking at us.

NARRATOR

Okay, anyway, so he grows... He's already desperate, you know?
And it's inevitable. Parting is inevitable. And so, from asking,
he pleads. But he pleads with a little bit more... INTENTION!

ACCOMPANIST

For want of a better word.

NARRATOR

For want of a better word, yeah. And he doesn't just ask her.
He tells her. So, this song is not a request. I mean, it's not
a question. It is a request.

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DO YOU LOVE ME

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Do you love me, Do you love me, Do you love me, too

Do you know who I am
Do you even give a damn
I can't tell you, no one can
Did you get that dress at Tang's?

Do you love me, Do you love me, Do you love me, too

Do you know what I can do
If I had a minute or two
If you would, I will show you
But, you show up late, you always show up late

Do you love me, Do you love me, Do you love me, too

Do you know what I would give
If you didn't have to live
On what, from mother, you receive
Well, I didn't know mine

Do you love me, Do you love me, Do you love me, too

Do you know what I can do
If I had a minute or two
If you would, I will show you
But, you always show up late, you always show up late

And I love you
I really love you
More than this song, I love you, but

Do you love me, Do you love me, Do you love me, too

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NARRATOR

...and he fell. So, he sits down and thinks back to his past.
And starts dreaming about better times... better times in his life.
To times of innocence. Times of faithfulness. Times of fun and
happiness. Innocent times. Naive times. Those of you who ever stayed
in a kampong, remember the days when we went to the longkang.

VOICE FROM THE CROWD

Gonna catch some guppies, huh?

NARRATOR

Yeah, baby, yeah! Yeah, we called them guppies, but we didn't know
they were not guppies. They were just drain fish.
Guppies are expensive.

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GUPPIES IN DRAINS

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I think the dolphin swam
The boy, his boomerang
Start running, then, the man
Bionic echoes rang

Grass, green, as tall as me
The thing I kick, not see
A sky, high as a tree
A smack, sweet as honey

I miss the days of guppies in the drain
Back when our ways and nothing were the same
I need to tell you now, You have to tell me how
Our tiny hands could catch those guppies, Swimming in the open drains

Our school across the street
At five, boys and girls meet
Muezzin, the air, heat
Skin to skin, kompang beat

Bare hands, through earth, rooting
A joy never needing
All there for the asking
All there for the taking

I miss the days of guppies in the drain
Back when our ways and nothing were the same
I need to tell you now, You have to tell me how
Our tiny hands could catch those guppies, Swimming in the open drains

They could not stop the water
Full moons, blackouts surrender
Dry snakes on open wire
Those days and nights are never

I miss the days of guppies in the drain
Back when our ways and nothing were the same
I need to tell you now, You have to tell me how
Our tiny hands could catch those guppies, Swimming in the open drains

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NARRATOR

And in his lamentation... 'Lamentation'. What a word! In his...
He gets an inspiration. He gets an inspiration, why? Because he
goes out with his other friends. He goes out with his other friends
and he sees his girlfriend... with another man! So,...

"Love, last night I stole your heart and I ate it so that you will never pain." (quote from Khairuddin Hori's exhibition)

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THE CRUTCH AND THE CRIPPLE

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What about Bob, What about you
What about us (and I), And babies, two

A soldier, wounded, limping
A dead branch, sturdy, standing
A crutch, inviting, waiting
A cripple, not deciding

And soldier kept on fighting
And dead branch kept supporting
And crutch was disappearing
And cripple walked, denying

What about Bob, What about you
What about us (and I), And babies, two

The soldier said, "I want you"
The dead branch said, "I need you"
The crutch said, "None without you"
The cripple did not do

The soldier, himself, wounded
When dead branch, purpose, heeded
A crutch another needed
A cripple mutilated

What about Bob, What about you
What about us (and I), And babies, two

A soldier, fighting, crying
A dead branch, celebrating
A crutch, inviting, seeking
A cripple, crippled, walking

What about Bob, What about you
What about us (and I), And babies, two

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