[ACT I – THE SEA] [Ocean / distant female humming] [Female, distant] Come closer... [Verse 1 – Lead] There was singing past the harbor Where the lighthouse lost its flame Every sailor knew the warning Every widow knew the name Never follow voices Coming softly through the foam Never answer when the ocean sounds like someone you have known [Sirens, distant] Come home... Come home... [Lead] I haven't had a home in years [Verse 2] I walked barefoot through the water Moonlight trembling at my knees And the voice beneath the surface Knew the things inside of me It sang the song my mother hummed Before I learned goodbye Then whispered in her voice: [Sirens] You've been tired for such a long time [Lead] How do you know that? [Sirens] We know. [ACT II – THE CALL] [Drums begin] [Pre-Chorus] Every instinct screamed to leave Every broken part said stay The sea opened like a doorway And the voices knew my name [Chorus] WHEN THE SIRENS CALL DON'T LISTEN! WHEN THEY SING YOUR NAME DON'T TURN! THEY WILL SOUND LIKE EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER LOST AND EVERYTHING FOR WHICH YOU BURN! WHEN THE SIRENS CALL KEEP WALKING! DON'T BELIEVE THE BEAUTIFUL! BECAUSE THE DEADLIEST THINGS DON'T ALWAYS COME WITH TEETH! SOMETIMES... THEY COME AS HOME! [Orchestra surges] [ACT III – BELOW] [Sirens] Come down... There is no pain here. No clocks. No empty rooms. No graves. [Lead] No. [Sirens] No one leaves you here. [Lead] Stop. [Sirens] No one dies twice. [Lead] STOP! [Heavy guitars enter] [Verse 3] Then I saw them in the water Faces underneath the blue Every person I had buried Every love I ever knew My father stood among them Looking young as memory He reached his hand toward mine [Father / Male voice] It's all right. Come with me. [Lead] You're not him. [Sirens] Does it matter if it feels like him? [Lead] Yes. [ACT IV – THE TEMPTATION] [Half-time] [Sirens] You are tired. [Lead] Yes. [Sirens] You are lonely. [Lead] Yes. [Sirens] You want the pain to stop. [Lead] Yes. [Sirens] Then come. [Silence] [Lead] No. [Sirens] Why? [Lead] Because pain isn't the only thing I can still feel. [Massive drums] [Chorus] WHEN THE SIRENS CALL I'LL HEAR THEM! I WON'T PRETEND I'M NOT AFRAID! THEY CAN WEAR THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE TO SAVE! WHEN THE SIRENS CALL I'LL ANSWER! BUT I WON'T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED! YOU CAN SING LIKE EVERY HEAVEN I HAVE LOST! BUT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ME! [ACT V – THE STORM] [Instrumental] [Massive orchestra / choir / guitars / storm / wordless siren vocals] [Sirens, increasingly aggressive] COME HOME! COME HOME! COME HOME! [Lead] THAT IS NOT MY HOME! [Breakdown] MY HOME IS WHERE MY HEART STILL BEATS! MY HOME IS EVERY BREATH I KEEP! MY HOME IS MORNING! MY HOME IS PAIN! MY HOME IS STANDING IN THE FUCKING RAIN! YOU CAN HAVE THE OCEAN! YOU CAN HAVE THE DEAD! BUT YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE LIFE I HAVEN'T LIVED YET! [Choir] LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! [ACT VI – THE LAST SONG] [Music suddenly drops to piano + ocean] [Sirens, soft again] One day you'll come willingly. [Lead] Maybe. [Sirens] Everyone does. [Lead] Maybe. But not tonight. [Final Chorus – Full Orchestra + Choir] WHEN THE SIRENS CALL I'LL LISTEN! NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO DIE! BUT BECAUSE THE ONES WE LOVE THE MOST NEVER COMPLETELY SAY GOODBYE! WHEN THE SIRENS CALL I'LL REMEMBER EVERY VOICE THEY STOLE FROM ME! THEN I'LL TURN BACK TOWARD THE MORNING! AND LEAVE THEIR SONG BENEATH THE SEA! [Choir] Turn toward the morning! Turn toward the morning! [Lead] I choose the shore! [Orchestral climax] [ACT VII – DAWN] [Waves calm / seabirds] [Lead, exhausted] The sun came up. Nothing followed me out of the water. But sometimes... when the house is quiet... [Very distant siren voice] Come home... [Lead] Not yet. [Final piano note]
