[Intro: Jaunty Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Stomping Boots] Guten Morgen, London! Mind your hat, mind your tea! There's a bird on the mantel And she's looking at me! One summoner, five detectives, One very strange affair! And a cockatoo with language That would curdle a vicar's prayer! [Verse 1: Bouncy, Playful Male Tenor] I'm Elias Sinclair, at your service, mein Freund, I can open a portal and summon a friend! From the other side of somewhere, wherever they roam, Though I still can't explain where they all call home. I was three when I summoned a boy named Gunther, We played all day, and I learned from one another. Now I've got a cockatoo who thinks she's the Queen, With a vocabulary that should never be seen! I'm a gentleman, mostly, with impeccable charm, Though the bird has a tendency to set off alarms. If the ghost in the hallway says, "Pardon me, sir," I'll say, "After you!" while I'm shaking with fear. [Pre-Chorus: Building Drums, Playful Harmonies] I've got wings for a getaway, A drumbeat in my chest, A pocket full of biscuits And a talent for distress! At the Star Seeker Agency, We chase what can't be found. If the world has lost its memory, We'll turn the whole thing upside down! [Chorus: Big, Joyful Folk-Rock Singalong] Hey! Hey! Raise a glass to the strange! To the things that the world cannot explain! With a little bit of sunshine, And a little hellfire, We'll be chasing down the truth With our hearts held higher! Hey! Hey! Let the whole world know! I've got somewhere to be And a long way to go! And if love comes knocking, I'll be right here, smiling, With a bird on my shoulder And my poor heart compiling! [Post-Chorus: Gang Vocals, Stomping Boots] Hey, hey! Auf Wiedersehen! Hey, hey! We'll do it again! One more clue, one more fight, One more star to bring to light! [Verse 2: Bouncy Bass, Piano, Brighter Drums] There's Adrian with his newspaper, Deducting half the room, Sebastian sees tomorrow And predicts impending doom. Henry smells like expensive trouble, Alistair's pumpkin eats the furniture whole, And I'm the one who keeps us talking When the chaos takes its toll. At Number Seven Faraday Street, There's always one more case, One more cup of tea gone cold, One more curse aimed at my face. I can call a hundred creatures, I can face the unknown, But somehow I'm the fellow Who makes sure no one's alone. [Pre-Chorus 2: Rising Harmony] So give me all your mysteries, Your secrets and your fears. I'll sit beside you through the dark And stay until it clears. I may not have the answers, I may not know the way, But if we're going through this together, We'll see another day! [Chorus: Bigger, More Theatrical] Hey! Hey! Raise a glass to the strange! To the things that the world cannot explain! With a little bit of sunshine, And a little hellfire, We'll be chasing down the truth With our hearts held higher! Hey! Hey! Let the whole world know! I've got somewhere to be And a long way to go! And if love comes knocking, I'll be right here, smiling, With a bird on my shoulder And my poor heart compiling! [Instrumental Break: German Folk Dance Rhythm, Piano Flourishes, Stomping Boots] [Bridge: Ariel's Victorian Profanity Opera] [Music drops to a single piano. The cockatoo speaks with impeccable diction and absolutely appalling manners.] ARIEL: GOOD HEAVENS ABOVE! WHAT IN BEELZEBUB'S BEDROOM SLIPPERS IS THAT PERFUMED PEACOCK DOING HERE?! Henry: "Ariel, I beg you to behave." ARIEL: BEHAVE?! I WOULD RATHER BE STUFFED AND DISPLAYED IN A SOLICITOR'S FRONT HALL! Henry: "I am a duke!" ARIEL: AND I'M A BIRD! YET SOMEHOW I'VE GOT MORE CLASS AND A BETTER VOCABULARY! [Drums return with a sudden theatrical crash] ARIEL: BLAST AND DAMNATION! BLOODY HELLFIRE! YOU OVERDRESSED TURNIP, YOU ABSOLUTE LIAR! MAY YOUR TEA CURDLE, YOUR BOOTS LEAK AT SEA, AND YOUR HORSE FALL IN LOVE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO ISN'T THEE! Elias: Ariel! That's quite enough! ARIEL: YOU SUMMONED ME, YOU ABSOLUTE GIT! [Brief Silence] Elias: ...Fair point. [Full Band Explodes Back In] [Verse 3: Energetic, Then Gradually More Sincere] I can laugh until the morning, I can turn the dark to gold, I can fill a room with music When the night is getting cold. I can fly above the rooftops, I can face a world unknown, I can summon something wondrous, I can make the strange feel home. But there's a little thing I wonder When the laughter disappears: If I'm not the one who's helping, Will you still want me here? [Emotional Breakdown: Piano, Soft Male Tenor, Minimal Strings] I know how to be useful. I know how to be kind. I know how to make you laugh When you've got trouble on your mind. I'm the easy one, the good one, The one who doesn't ask. I'll wear a smile until it hurts And call it just a mask. But sometimes I get tired Of being everyone's safe place. Sometimes I want somebody Who will choose me, just in case. Not because I saved the day. Not because I stayed. Not because I gave away The parts of me I never named. Just b
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