“It Was Just a Metaphor”

CHARLIE:
Well, of course I should’ve realized
that if I tried explaining
it’d seem like I was crazy
or just hallucinating.

Of course I should have always known
that I could never tell.
So maybe it was just for me.
Maybe it’s just as well.

So Lila, yes, I made up the whole thing.
And none of it was ever really happening.
Lila, you’re right, it wasn’t real.
It was just a made-up story,
a fairy tale, an allegory,
it was just a metaphor
to show you how I feel.

‘Cause there’s so many secret sides of you
you never get to see,
until you meet them face-to-face
and shake their hand.

The kaleidoscope collides in you,
with a million ways to be,
and you see yourself through new eyes,
and you understand
that you’re not who you thought you were at all.
What’s gone is gone,
and you go on.
What’s gone is gone,
and you go on.

So of course I should’ve realized
right when I got ensnared,
that it was an experience
that I could never share.

Of course I should’ve understood
it couldn’t be announced.
So what if no one else can know?
It’s me who really counts.

So Lila, yes, it was all just lies.
It was all just a creative writing exercise.
From every twist, to every turn,
It was all a simile,
imagery, an analogy,
it was just a metaphor,
to show you what I’ve learned.

ENTIRE CAST:
‘Cause there’s so many secret sides of us
we never get to see,
until we meet them face-to-face
and shake their hand.

The kaleidoscope collides in us,
with a million ways to be,
and we see ourselves through new eyes,
and we understand
that life’s not what we thought it was at all.
What’s gone is gone,
and we go on.
What’s gone is gone,
and we go on
and on
and on
and on
and on!

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