Lyrics Why Must We Tell Them Why? - Alex Brightman, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition Original Cast

Why Must We Tell Them Why?

Why must we tell them why
Some require an explanation for why we make the things we make
Why rules must break and for whose sake
But why must we tell them why
Why excuse each deviation
Why must we serve them art
Or prove each part art
Look all we’re saying is
Look all we’re saying is
All we’re saying is look
Look
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Look closely
Why must we justify?
Let’s defy their forms and fixtures
Not playing by their rules of thumb
Got to become a little numb
And beat that drum
Make something dumb
Make 'em see where we’re coming from
See all we’re asking is
See all we’re asking is
All we’re asking is see
See
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Look closely
Hah!
Who’s to say what it ought to be
Or it not to be
It is what it is and it is what its got to be
(It is what it is and it is what its got to be)
It is what it is and it is what its got to be
(It is what it is and it is what its got to be)
Why must we tell them why?
See all we’re asking is
See all we’re asking is
All we’re asking is see
See
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)
Hold still and focus (Blink and you’ll miss it,
blink and you’ll miss it, blink and you’ll miss it, woah-oh)