Blackout Cue

Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, 94 BPM arena rock, vault kick, plate snare, brass fanfare beds, scorched guitars, molasses bass, ringing-voiced belted vocal, shouted chorus, ‑indie, ‑soft, ‑gentle, ‑sleepy, ‑lullaby, ‑whisper, ‑industrial, ‑trap hi-hat rolls, ‑drill, ‑choir, ‑gang shouts, ‑crowd chants, ‑Soft Fire, ‑lo-fi, ‑ballad, ‑piano, ‑organ, ‑keyboards, ‑metal, ‑slide guitar, ‑808, ‑cowbell, ‑punk, ‑country, ‑twang, ‑opera, ‑gospel, ‑funk, ‑ska, ‑horror, ‑Halloween, ‑generic rap voice, ‑crooning, ‑crooner, ‑breathy, ‑talk-sing, ‑hushed, ‑legato, ‑silky, ‑smooth, ‑half-spoken, ‑close-mic, ‑spoken, ‑spoken word, ‑mumble, ‑mumble rap, ‑whispered, ‑laid-back, ‑low-energy, ‑thin vocal, ‑auto-tune, ‑dubstep, ‑EDM drop, ‑R&B, ‑emo, ‑reggaeton, ‑dancehall, ‑strings, ‑warm mid-range male vocal, ‑warm mid-range female vocal, ‑male vocals, ‑generic pop vocal

[Pre-Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, building, louder every line]
No dimmer, no cue light, no safety net glow
Just a beam and a memory of every place they go

[Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, shouted, full chest]
Hit your mark, I will light you from here
Dark cannot take what we practiced all year
Crew in the wings with a battery near
Hit your mark, I will light you from here

[Verse 2: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, flashlight bloom, a single flashlight switch drops the band to her voice alone, then orchestra and drums bloom as the cast hits her marks]
Click, and the band falls away to my voice
Click, and the lead finds the chair by choice
Brass rises up as the scene finds its feet
Drums come in full when the lovers both meet
Audience leans like the dark is a gift
Nobody phones and nobody shifts
We finish the act on a beam and a breath
Silence, then roaring like they cheated death

[Bridge: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, soft power then huge]
Ovation stands up and it faces the booth
Not for the leads, for the crew and the truth
Flashlight still warm in the palm of my hand
Board comes back late like a sheepish band

[Verse 3: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, ringing and proud]
Next night the backup is taped to the rail
I still walk the marks with the cast without fail
If the rack ever dies we will not lose the play
Memory and flashlight will carry the day
Credit the board when the board does its job
Credit the dark when it teaches the mob
Hit your mark even when nothing is lit
That is the anthem the blackout will write

[Outro: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, ringing out, the flashlight bloom rings out and fades]
Hit your mark
Light
Here

[End]

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[Verse 1: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, clear belt, steady as a cue] Headset on tight and a script in my hand Act two beginning like we carefully planned Board op nods once and the wash fades to blue Actors hit centers like they always do Then the house rack dies with a pop and a smell Audience gasps in a sudden black shell Board op swears soft and the backup is late I click my flashlight and I rewrite the fate Mouth the marks I have walked every night Downstage left warmth, then the chair in the light Cast hears my voice like a rail in the dark I am the board now, so hit your mark [Pre-Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, building, louder every line] No dimmer, no cue light, no safety net glow Just a beam and a memory of every place they go [Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, shouted, full chest] Hit your mark, I will light you from here Dark cannot take what we practiced all year Crew in the wings with a battery near Hit your mark, I will light you from here [Verse 2: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, flashlight bloom, a single flashlight switch drops the band to her voice alone, then orchestra and drums bloom as the cast hits her marks] Click, and the band falls away to my voice Click, and the lead finds the chair by choice Brass rises up as the scene finds its feet Drums come in full when the lovers both meet Audience leans like the dark is a gift Nobody phones and nobody shifts We finish the act on a beam and a breath Silence, then roaring like they cheated death [Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, shouted, full chest] Hit your mark, I will light you from here Dark cannot take what we practiced all year Crew in the wings with a battery near Hit your mark, I will light you from here [Bridge: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, soft power then huge] Ovation stands up and it faces the booth Not for the leads, for the crew and the truth Flashlight still warm in the palm of my hand Board comes back late like a sheepish band [Verse 3: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, ringing and proud] Next night the backup is taped to the rail I still walk the marks with the cast without fail If the rack ever dies we will not lose the play Memory and flashlight will carry the day Credit the board when the board does its job Credit the dark when it teaches the mob Hit your mark even when nothing is lit That is the anthem the blackout will write [Chorus: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, shouted, full chest] Hit your mark, I will light you from here Dark cannot take what we practiced all year Crew in the wings with a battery near Hit your mark, I will light you from here [Outro: Ringing-voiced Portland female anthem lead, ringing out, the flashlight bloom rings out and fades] Hit your mark Light Here [End]

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