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Plastic FLowers 10 - Recapitulation and conclusion

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Plastic Flowers - Concert Premiere.
Recorded Live. Dec 17th 2012.
New York - Engelman Recital Hall
Music and Libretto by Joao MacDowell

lyrics

And then…
I cried until I could no longer
See my eyes in the mirror.
I tore in small pieces the letters
That once I kept with my secrets.
I cried because I tore apart
The flowers I had by the window.

There's red all over my face.
There's red all over my body.
There's red when I close up my eyes.
It's painting my body like roses.

My body is covered with flowers
The colors are bright in the corners.

You gave me plastic flowers
You said that plastic flowers last forever
but I am not your plastic flower anymore.

You took me to the tower.
Even my glass desires seem to break down.
Lonely hours, broken hearted,
Wasting time takes forever.

You bought me plastic flowers
You said that plastic flowers last forever
But I won’t be your plastic flower anymore.

The thorns are deep in my skin.
But
I can still fit on my red dress.
I can still get on my high heels
I can put on my red lipstick.
I guess I can still make a mess.

I see flowers.
Flowers.
But
Plastic Flowers never die.

credits

from Plastic Flowers - Concert Premiere, released January 6, 2013
Abby Powell: Penelope
Han Chen: piano
Luigi Porto: Live Electronics

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joao macdowell New York, New York

João MacDowell: "a new thinker in the genre", has a career that spans from punk to opera. Currently serves as resident composer and artistic director of the International Brazilian Opera Company - IBOC in NYC.

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