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(a match striking, lights a candle)
(light dimly up on Lisa holding a candle. She is in modern dress, like a dancer, but with a white sequined scarf. Many years have passed.)
Lisa's Song

LISA
Remember when you were fifteen? The songs you heard on the radio, about men and lovers and how they would do you wrong?
(Lisa sings:)
They tell you that he'll hurt you
He'll deceive you and desert you.
But they never say you'll never be the same.

They say he'll bring you pain
And leave you crying in the rain.
But they never say you'll never be the same.

A broken bone might heal itself,
a broken glass cannot.
And innocence can't be unlost,
or fears once learned, untaught.

(A female dancer enters. She would like to dance. She moves about.)
(A male dancer enters. He dances his part of a pas de deux. She circles about the perimeter of the dance. He is beautiful, dynamic.)
(He dances around the edges of the stage. She watches him from center.)
(They dance together. They waltz, without touching. They dance.)
(Their finale is an acrobatic lift. His hands leave a bloody imprint. He exits.)
(Gradually, she stops dancing, and her light fades.)
They say that he'll reject you
He'll despise and disrespect you.
But they never say you'll never be the same.

They tell you you'll be blue
And all the wrong a man can do.
But they never say you'll never be the same.

A broken glass can be replaced,
A broken trust cannot.
And innocence can't be unlost,
or fears once learned, untaught.

He'll take you by the heart
And he will tear your world apart
And you will never never never be the same.


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