Althea Lyrics

(Performed by Rosalie Craig and Nick Hendrix,
composed by Tori Amos.
Book and Lyrics by Samuel Adamson. )

Digby
(spoken) Stop. I don't want to hurt you. You don't have to fight, Althea. You don't have to prove anything.

Althea
(spoken) You won't go back to your father with knowledge of this lake.

Digby
Pretend within your hand
You're holding a glass
Made out of crystal -

Althea
(spoken) ...I'll smash your face with it.

Digby
Then with this hand
Try and reach
For those apple blossoms
That are fragile-

Althea
(spoken) ...with this hand, I will break your neck.

Digby
Just arch your back
Sweep the night away.

Althea
Who do you think
Let me go
Do you think are
Now give me a knife
And I will slay you like a dog
Let me go
Do you think I am your prey
Some weak, exotic bird

Digby
No
No you are Althea
You are you are Althea
You are changing the world
For me
You are heaven sent
A vision of golden light
Falling
Just look at me
Look into my eyes-

Althea
(spoken)...but, Sir. There's procedure in a war-

Digby
(Spoken)...did you go to school? Or did you have a governess?

Althea
(spoken) What? It's incredible that I'm above you, yet you can still talk down to me.

Digby
(spoken) You're adorable.

Althea
(spoken) You're meant to be solemn.

Digby
(spoken) I know.

Althea
(spoken) Then why are we dancing?

Digby
(spoken) No idea. I never have!

Althea
(spoken) Nor have I, stop it! Fight!

Digby
Open your frame

(spoken) That's it!

Now roll your lovely neck
Just a - touch.
Lay your body back
To the music
Gently swing those hips.

Althea
This is confused
I could kill
It is so confusing
I want to tear you into strips
You are a dull
Self-obsessed casanova
But those lips
I'm not a floating freak.

Digby
No
No you are Althea
You are you are Althea
You are changing the world
For me
You are heaven sent
A vision of golden light
Falling
Light falling
Look down -

Althea
I just don't know what
To say to you.

Digby
Just look at me
Look into my eyes.

Althey
But sir -

Digby
I will never
No never
Do you harm

Althea
Never do me harm

Digby
I will never
No never
Do you harm.


[Thanks to mattesdaugardt for adding these lyrics]