Frankenstein-A New Musical World Premiere Cast
Track 5: Birth To My Creation
[Professor, spoken]:
Frankenstein, we find your ideas to be an affront to all that is moral and decent!
[Victor]:
"Madness"... "folly".... "insanity"...
Little minds have belittled my dream
But I... could I... might it be?
The greatest triumph man has ever seen!
Within the flesh a force resides
If it could only be controlled
If sleeping sparks could somehow be revived
Think of the awe-inspiring power we would hold
I want the world to see
Where brave research and bold experiments have led
Electricity's the key
To reanimate the dead
I could spare the world the anguish
Of loved ones taken in their prime
The glory of a brave new world
Will someday soon be mine
Immortal soul, our inner being
Does it endure or does it perish with the flesh?
In my hands I'll hold the answer
And the power of life and death!
Mecca of science, give me the means
To walk where none have trod
I'll discover the secret between
The alchemists and God!
[Spoken]:
It is nearly finished. I have fashioned him great in size to make easier the handiwork. He will be approximately eight feet in height, and comprised of only the most finely-formed limbs and organs... exceedingly perfect
And if I succeed in breathing life into this new creation, might I also — one day — be able to restore life to those claimed by death?
The time: 12:40 AM, November 16th. The storm is nearing its zenith. The moment is at hand
[Sung]:
Prometheus dared to steal fire from gods
To lift mankind from sorrow
And just as that myth, my mission is this:
To write a new tomorrow
My endless days of study and toil
Are finally near fruition
The world will be forever changed
By history's physician
Life everlasting... reanimation...
A flawless new design
The finest human in all creation
Body, bone, and mind
The storm will peak, and the heavens part
To fire my preparation
The needed shock to start his heart
Giving birth to my creation
[Chorus]:
Life everlasting... reanimation...
A flawless new design
The finest human in all creation
Body, bone, and mind
[Victor]:
Darkness is done, a new day has come
The dawn of a new revelation
Here in this place, here in this time
The birth of man's salvation
[Chorus]:
Salvation... salvation... salvation!