ACT II, SCENE 9: HUSH - Silence - It Is Not A Movie. It Is Not A Book. It Is Not A Narrative

[Choir - All Basses and All Baritones - Unison low - ppp dark cold] [Favoring operatic over shouting] Hush. [Choir - All Male - Low unison - stern] And no, we will not tell you. And yes, you have crossed the line. So hush. Hush. [Choir - All Male - Low harmony - slightly louder] And no, we will not tell you, But we know. And that is enough. So hush. Hush. [Choir - All Male - Angry but controlled - low] Don't pretend. Don't pretend you did not know. Don't pretend you did not see. Hush. [Choir - All Male - Grave - unison] Silence, when it comes to this. It is not a movie. It is not a book. It is not a narrative. Hush. It is history. It is death. Stop playing with history. Stop playing with death. [Choir - All Male - All basses profundo low - fff - final warning] So hush. Hush. Hush. [Instrumental - Low contrabasses bowed ppp breathing out - silence]