Dreamweaver - Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Pygmalion’s Spectacles" by Stanley G. Weinbaum, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 4Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-3
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
The city breathes, a million eyes,
Reflecting back the neon skies.

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Another party, another haze,
Lost in these concrete, endless mazes.

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I sought escape, a breath of air,
And stumbled on a stranger there…

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[Chorus]
All is dream, all is illusion's grace,
A mirrored world within this place.

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You see me, I see you as well,
A fleeting vision, a whispered spell.

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Reality bends, a fragile guise,
Reflected in your searching eyes.

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[Verse 2]
He spoke of dreams, of seeking truth,
Of conquering hate, escaping youth.

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Said I drank to make the shadows real,
To chase a phantom, how does one feel?

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A madman's words, a tangled thread,
Lost in thoughts inside my head.

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[Bridge]
Berkeley spoke of senses frail,
Of minds that shape the world we hail.

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Do objects truly stand alone?
Or are they born within our own?

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A feeling, a sight, a fleeting trace…
All mental echoes in this space!

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[Chorus]
All is dream, all is illusion's grace,
A mirrored world within this place.

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You see me, I see you as well,
A fleeting vision, a whispered spell.

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Reality bends, a fragile guise,
Reflected in your searching eyes.

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[Verse 3]
But if dreams can fade to naught,
Why not reverse the course we've sought?

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To weave a dream, so bright and bold,
A story realer than stories told!

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He spoke of liquid light and sound,
A world within, profoundly bound.

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[Bridge]
I built it! I did make it true!
A movie born, a vibrant hue!

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Taste and smell, and touch so near,
To pull you in, to banish fear!

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Imagine shadows speaking back…
A world reborn upon your track!

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[Chorus]
All is dream, all is illusion's grace,
A mirrored world within this place.

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You see me, I see you as well,
A fleeting vision, a whispered spell.

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Reality bends, a fragile guise,
Reflected in your searching eyes!

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[Outro]
Paracosma… a land beyond the known…
Where laws are woven, and seeds are sown…

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And even shadows learn to dream…
A fleeting glimpse, it would seem…

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Where laws are woven, and seeds are sown…
And even shadows learn to dream…

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A fleeting glimpse, it would seem…