[Use enharmonic synemmenon maqam lami mode with çıkıcı-İnici seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.] [Male voice A: Christian, star wrestler - pleurnichard devastated spinto tenor with chest-dominant grit and throaty warmth and squillo, textured, gravelly low-mid register.] [Female voice A, Ruth, ex-wife: tender and sisterly deep contralto with squillo, pure operatic tone throughout, steady tessitura, mask resonance, wide ambitus, microtonal bends] [Dynamics swell - full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1] [Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo] [All vorspiels are the same copy/pasted from the opener, ghammaz section is the only one that changes the pattern.] [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Old landline phone rings, then is picked up] [Verse 1] [Christian] Ruth? Are you there? [Ruth] Yes, I am. I'm always there. [Christian] Thanks. You know... [Ruth] What?... [Christian] I don't know how to say it. After all I've done, you're still there. [Ruth] The committee forced you to find a wife. You were still young at the time. [Christian] Yes, that's true, but still, I shouldn't have done it that way. [Ruth] It doesn't matter now. It's already done. We can't change it anymore. [Chorus] The past is the past. The present is now. The future is still to come. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 2] [Christian] You know, I was afraid to tell you. How could I? You'd never marry me if I told you? [Ruth] I guess that's true. But then, I wouldn't give birth to our son. I'll always be grateful to you for that gift. [Christian] That's kind of you to say. It was the hardest thing for me to do. [Ruth] So hard you never did it again. That's when I started suspecting things weren't as clear cut as they seemed. [Christian] I should have told you myself sooner. After all, I deceived you and it's all my fault. [Ruth] It doesn't matter now. I got it myself. You were never the talking type. That's why I was surprized you were so open on TV the other day. You know all your colleagues are in shock? [Christian] Not as shocked as I was when I realized what they did in the Red lantern district. I never did that you know? [Ruth] I know. You were always principled, always dedicated to the craft. [Chorus] The past cannot be changed. The present is right now. The future is yet to come. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars] [Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 3] [Christian] I'm sorry I ruined your life, Ruth. You never remarried after we divorced. [Ruth] Don't blame yourself. It's my choice not to marry again. When I'm able, I'll come to see you. I'll bring David with me. He watches all your matches. He hasn't seen your latest interview, but it's only a matter of time he'll hear about it. I know you didn't think about the ramifications, but consider... [Christian] Consider what? No, Ruth, this is how things are. I've failed my life with you and now nothing matters anymore. It's better Dave only remembers the good things. [Ruth] Don't talk like that. He needs you. You know he's so much like you. You can't do that. [Christian] But I can't bear it anymore, Ruth. I.... [Ruth] It's alright. I'm there. Cry. I won't go anywhere. [Last chorus, drum rolls building tension] [C] The past is unalterable. The present is right now. The future is in the hands of the Lord. [Phone call ends] [start fade out, slow down] [Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout] [Christian weeps] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [end]
