LINES [from "Forget Me Not"] - Amanda Lopez

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LINES is performed by Amanda Lopez, with music by Joey Contreras and lyrics by Kate Thomas.
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"Forget Me Not" Synopsis
In "Forget Me Not", a whale washes ashore in a remote coastal town, and brings a burst of attention to the underprivileged community. Townspeople initially welcome the interest, but that all changes, when a journalist decides to reopen a cold case that has long haunted them.
Ten years prior to the whale, three local women were strangled on the shores of Forget-Me-Not Cove. Due to inefficient police work and warped media coverage, the murderer was never found. To complicate matters, a young white girl visiting a wealthy town nearby went missing the same time as the killings, and as a result, the needs of the Forget-Me-Not women were further neglected. So when Pete Medina, the journalist and brother of one of the victims, reopens the case, he and his fellow townspeople are forced to confront the grief they have buried. This leads to a stunning and explosive reveal that makes us wonder what we would do to keep from being forgotten.
VIDEO CREDITS
Director: Brian Russell Carey
Performed by: Amanda Lopez
SONG CREDITS
Words by Kate Thomas
Music by Joey Contreras
From the Musical "Forget Me Not"

[@conorkyle2175]

Amazing song! Didn't see the lyrics anywhere so I just transcribed them here. All the best.
I’m usually an open book
Not trading looks on the sly
Makes me feel like I’m lying, but those butterflies…
I question who I was before,
‘Cause he unlocks a door
I never knew I wanted to walk through.
I’ve never been like Pete,
Yearning to pound a city street.
Been happy on this coastline.
No need to design some other life.
But is there room
For more joy?
For a boy who makes me dream of diamond rings,
While promising me the simple things?
Can I choose him and stay who I’ve been?
Keep on the same road, dusk ‘till dawn, but just live
A little, a little, a little, outside the lines I’ve drawn.
I’ve always been so good.
Doing everything I should
To carry us since mom died.
Yeah I’ve really tried to make a home.
‘Cause dad and Pete: they need me.
I’m the key to us all keeping sunny moods,
To improving their harsh attitudes.
Can I pull back just a tiny bit
And not feel like I’m moving on if I live
A little, a little, a little, outside the lines I’ve drawn?
Oh, the risk wouldn’t be his kiss.
The risk is only in dad’s eyes.
But dad has to realize I couldn’t leave
Our jagged shores, local stores,
Sweet corn and dandelions.
The fresh bread I’ve made,
It’s not a price I’ve paid, it’s part of me.
Which makes me see…
I can hold down the fort
Without both my feet on the court.
Can enter a new stage.
Embrace this blank page in my own book.
‘Cause there is room for more joy.
For a boy. ‘Cause I don’t see a setting sun.
No limits, no, that’s it, you’re done.
I can choose him and stay who I’ve been.
‘Cause I want it said when I’m gone
That I lived
A little, a little, a little
A little, a little, a little,
A little a little, a little outside the lines I’ve drawn.

[@aliviaxquattrocki]

Another gorgeous song, Joey!!!!✨

[@marshaaguilar488]

Beautiful! Really draws you in ❤