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pulp musicals - dropped from the clouds lyrics

chorus
mobilis in mobili
mobilis in mobili

narrator
in the flash of the lightning
in the blink of an eye
rose appeared on a beach in the rain
out of breath, scared, and shivering
in a haze of confusion
rose did her best to ascertain
where she was, why she was there

chorus
mobilis in mobili

narrator
where she was, why she was there

rose
sand beneath my feet
jungle at my back
an empty coastline
you must be lincoln island
where is the welcoming committee
no ellen austin
no antikythera
no longer drowning
a fair exchange, lincoln island
what do you have planned for me
sent from one storm to another
you took me from my brother
samuel, john, and margaret, are you still sailing?
travelers far and wide
i’m glad you’re on our side
but help me understand
‘cause i’m failing
why have i been dropped from the clouds?
a raindrop that’s fallen to earth
that joins a gathering wave
dropped from the clouds
onto a mysterious island
a writer lost at sea
unable to swim
you would not let me die
so i’m here, lincoln island
what secrets do you hold within
narrator
rose kicked up sand
as she ran along a bay
fighting through the ocean squall
she saw a cliff
standing guard on the harbor
it must have been hundreds of feet fall

rose
is that a window carved in stone

narrator
within, a fire glowing

rose
is that a stairway up the rock face

top
(distant barking)

rose
was that a… dog?

narrator
sent from one time to the next
from puzzled to perplexed
rose began to climb
till she saw a doorway
rose
travelers old and new
i could have used a clue
an answer to the riddle of
what i’m in the middle of
why have i been dropped from the clouds
a star that’s fallen to earth
that joins a shower of light
dropped from the clouds
onto a mysterious island
where am i, why am i
where am i, why am i
where am i, why am i here

narrator
inside, a man sat by a fire
light danced along his bearded countenance
warming his weathered hands
he stared deeply into the flame
and rose believed
that if the ocean were a man
it would be him

rose
(cautiously) are you dakkar?
dakkar
(beat) i’m n0body
(he radiates from his palms)
give me the orrery

narrator
rose still held the antikythera’s orrery
the golden machine that changed her time and place
given by a traveler named ahlaam
it had the solar system on its face

rose
(nervous) here

narrator
in its center was the sun
at first it shone with an orange glow
it wasn’t glowing now

dakkar
(inspecting) the firestone’s burned out. (beat)
hold still. (whirring noise)

narrator
he pulled out a device
with moving gears and lights
and waved it over rose

rose
(perplexed) what are you doing–?

dakkar
scanning you

rose
excuse me?

dakkar
how am i supposed to get a good reading if
you can’t–

rose
hey!
in the last twenty minutes
i have teleported, traveled through time
weathered two storms, nearly died, and climbed
up all those stupid stairs, and i’m
pretty sure i have hypothermia
now if that isn’t enough
to get me some answers…

dakkar
when did great astronomical discoveries first
appear in print?

rose
(shocked) huh?

dakkar
great astronomical discoveries. when

rose
august 25th, 1835

dakkar
(the whirring stops)
i’m dakkar
sent forward and then backward
your mind has surely fractured
i know that i was rude
but there are rules to follow
i’m a dreadful host
you look like you’ve seen a ghost

rose
i have

dakkar
now that sounds like quite the story

rose
well, i am an author
and i’ve been

rose, dakkar, chorus
dropped from the clouds
crashing from now into then
and soon to be timeless
dropped from the clouds
onto a mysterious island
dropped from the clouds
dropped from the clouds

rose
where am i, why am i on

rose, dakkar, chorus
a mysterious island

dakkar
forgive the third degree, rose. i had to make
sure it was you

rose
forget it. that wasn’t even the most dangerous
situation i’d been in today. this hour, even
(beat) are you a traveler, too?

dakkar
i used to be. maybe i am once more. above all
other things, however, i’m a searcher

rose
a searcher?

addison
he’s an explorer, same as me

rose
who was that?

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