Some Say Love...

Some Say Love…

Some qualities and characteristics to be found to committed relationships include: respect, loyalty, trust, and honesty.  Respect is an important thing to give and to receive. Respect shows that you think that the other person has value and that you want to show them that. Loyalty is the willingness to make an investment or personal sacrifice to strengthen a relationship. Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life. Trust in human relationships is indeed delicate.  Actions speak louder than words and building trust is probably the most important component of a solid and healthy relationship. Trust can take a long time to build, but at the same time can be destroyed by a single action or misconception.

In honor of the opening of Zombie Prom at Skippack Playhouse I have decided to only use love songs from the musical. One of the first songs, “Ain’t No Going Back", includes the following lyrics:

“AS BOUNDLESS AS THE HEAVENS/ ETERNAL AS THE SOUL/ AS DESTINED AS THE SUNSET/ WHEN THE CREDITS START TO ROLL/ AS CERTAIN AS THE STARLIGHT/ WHEN THE DAY HAS GONE TO BLACK/ YES, IT'S SAID AND DONE/ OUR SOULS ARE ONE/ AND THERE AIN'T NO GOIN' BACK”

            This section goes along with the loyalty and respect desired and expected in a relationship.

The song, “The Voice in the Ocean” also has themes of trust, loyalty and honesty.

“THE VOICE IN THE OCEAN/ THAT RANG IN YOUR HEAD/ THAT SANG THROUGH AND GOT YOU/ TO RISE FROM THE DEAD/ THE VOICE IN THE OCEAN/ THAT CALLED THROUGH THE SEA/ OH, YOU KNEW THAT THE VOICE/ YES, IT'S TRUE THAT THE VOICE WAS ME/ OH, IT WAS ME.”

In addition, the song “How Can I Say Goodbye?” has the ideals of loyalty:

“HOW CAN I SAY GOOD-BYE TO LOVE/ WHEN LOVE IS ALL I'VE GOT?/ TOFFEE, I'LL SEE IT/ THROUGH/CAUSE BABY, I FOUGHT BACK HELL FOR YOU/ OH, I'LL NEVER SAY GOOD-BYE-EEII-EEII TO LOVE!... HOW CAN I SAY GOOD-BYE, MY DEAR?/ HOW CAN I NOT BE TRUE?”

“Easy to Say” also from Zombie Prom portrays the motifs loyalty and trust.

“EASY TO SAY/ THIS IS NO TIME TO COAST/ EV'RYTHING WARPS/ WHEN YOU'RE BOYFRIENDS A CORPSE/ STILL, LOVE MATTERS MOST!/ BETTER TO SAY/ ‘I’LL TRY’”

And the last song that fits in with the themes of respect, loyalty, trust, and honesty is “Forbidden Love”:

“HOW COULD I NOT BE TRUE?/ YOU GAVE ME MY FREEDOM/ … WHERE WOULD YOU HAVE ME GO?/ I'D FOLLOW YOU BLINDLY/ NOW AND FOREVER”