We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights

by Dr. Faustus NYC cast

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

1.
The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there But Doctor Faustus dear, yes I am here The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there But Doctor Faustus dear, yes I am here What do I care, there is no here or there What am I? I am Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustus Who knows everything, can do everything and you say it was through you, but not at all The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there I know everything,can do everything and you say it was through you, but not at all And if I had taken my time I would have known how to make white electric light and daylight and nightlight And what did I do? I saw you miserable devil I saw you and I was deceived And I believed miserable devil, I thought I needed you And you wanted my soul What the hell did you want my soul for How do I know that I have a soul to sell? How do you know, Mister Devil? Oh, Mister Devil How can you tell? The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there I, I who know everything, I keep on having so much light, that light is not bright, and what after all is the use of light? You can see just as well without it You can go around just as well without it You can get up and go to bed just as well without it And I wanted to make it, and the devil take it You do not even want it and I sold my soul to make it And I wanted to make it, and the devil take it You do not even want it and I sold my soul to make it And I wanted to make it, and the devil take it You do not even want it and I sold my soul to make it The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there Devil what the, Devil Devil what the, Devil Devil what the, Devil Devil what the, Devil And I wanted to make it And the Devil take it You do not even want it and I sold my soul to make it And I wanted to make it And the devil take it You do not even want it And I sold my soul to make it And I wanted to make it And the devil take it You do not even want it and I sold my soul to make it The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there
2.
I am I I I And my name is Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel And I am I And I am here And how do I know How wild the wild world is How wild the wild woods are The wood they call the woods The poor man’s over coat The poor man’s over coat But do they cover me And if they do How wild they are Wild and wild and wild they are How do I know how wild the wild woods are When I have never ever never ever ever seen a wood before Oh how do I know how wild the wild woods are I wish I knew why woods are wild. Why I am I, Why I can cry. I wish I wish I knew I wish oh where oh where is there. Marguerite Ida Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida Helena Annabel Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel And I am I And I am here and how do I know How wild the wild world is How wild the wild woods are When I have never Never Seen a wood Seen a wild wood now Never Never Ever Seen a wood Seen a wild wood now Never Never Marguerite Ida Helena Anna anna anna Annabel Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel Animals Wild wild animals Wild animals are everywhere animals Animals Everywhere And Animals Wild animals Are everywhere Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel
3.
Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo ooh hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo ooh hoo hoo hoo Which of you Which of you Which of you Can dare to deceive me? Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo ooh hoo hoo hoo Which of you Ah ah Ah ah Which of you Ah ah Ah ah Which of you he or she can dare to deceive me? You you you deceived me, you deceived me and I am never deceived You you you deceived me, you deceived me and I am never deceived I I I Who have a will of iron I I I Who make what will be happen I I I Who can win men or women I who can be who can be wherever I am Wherever I am Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo ooh hoo hoo hoo Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo ooh hoo hoo hoo You you you deceived me, you deceived me and I am never deceived You you you deceived me, you deceived me and I am never deceived Which of you Hoo hoo hoo hoo Which of you Hoo hoo hoo hoo Which of you can dare to deceive me?
4.
5.
6.
This is the Doctor Faustus, he has not gone to hell He has such pretty lights and they light so very well And there is Marguerite Ida There is Helena Annabel Oh cure her, Doctor Faustus, cure her Cure her, Doctor Faustus, cure her What is the use of having been to hell If you can not cure this Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel Cure her, Doctor Faustus, cure her Do not see me Cure her Cure her No no I cannot look No no I cannot see And you, you say you are Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel I cannot see Marguerite Ida and I cannot see Helena Annabel and you you are the two and I cannot cannot see you Cannot see you Cannot see you Do not see me Doctor Faustus do not see me I am Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel but do not see me The viper bit the viper stung, his sting was a bite and you, you have the light Cure me Doctor Faustus do, but do not see me I see you but do not see me Cure me do but do not see me I implore you A viper has bitten her and if Doctor Faustus cannot cure her it will go all through her It will go all through her Doctor Faustus cure her Doctor Faustus cure her Cure her Enough said, you are not dead Enough said Enough said You are not dead no you are not dead Enough said, you are not dead Enough said, you are not dead Enough said, you are not dead No you are not dead Enough said, you are not dead Enough said, you are not dead
7.
Do vipers sting? Do vipers bite? If they bite with all their might Do they do they do they sting? Or do they do they do they bite? Do vipers sting? Ohh Do vipers bite? Ohhh And if they sting. Ohh Do they bite with all their might? Do vipers bite? Do they bite with all their might? Alright they bite! Yes alright they bite! Do vipers bite? Do they bite with all their might? Alright they bite! Yes alright they bite! Do vipers sting? Do vipers bite? Do they sting or do they bite? Do vipers sting? Do vipers bite? Am I Marguerite Ida Or am I Helena Annabel? Oh well Am I Marguerite Ida Or am I Helena Annabel? Oh well Oh well Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida or Helena Annabel Do vipers sting? Do vipers bite? Do they sting or do they bite? Was it a sting? Was it a bite? Am I alright? Was it a bite? Was it a sting? Was it a bite? Am I alright? Am I alright?
8.
There she is Is she there Look and see Is she there Is she there Anywhere Look and see Is she there Yes she is there There is there She is there Look and see She is there There she is There there Where why there Look and see there There she is And what is there A viper is there How can he be there This is not a viper, this is what is like a viper She is there and a viper did bite her And Doctor Faustus did cure her And now, and now and Now she is there, Where why there, Oh yes there Oh yes there Yes oh yes yes there, There she is Look and see And the viper is there And the light is there Who gave her the light Nobody did She is there Oh yes she is there Look there Yes there She is there She is there
9.
Yes, they shine They shine all the time I know they shine I see them shine And I am here I have no fear I have no fear I have no fear But what shall I do I am all through I cannot bear to have no care To have no care I like it bright I do like it bright Alright I like it bright But is it white or is it bright White or is it bright White or is it bright White or bright Or I know all the words that rhyme with bright With light with might with all right all right I know then, so that I cannot tell How much I need to not have that Not light Not sight not light Not night Not all right Not night Not sight Not bright No no not night not sight not bright No no not bright no no not bright not bright not bright They shine They shine all the time I know they shine I see them shine And I am here I have no fear I have no fear I have no fear Fear I have no fear
10.
Look well look well I am Doctor Faustus and I can go to hell Yes Doctor Faustus Never never You, Doctor Faustus Never! Doctor Faustus was old I was told and I saw it with my eyes, he was old and could not go to hell Very well, you are not Doctor Faustus No not ever never ever never never never I am I am I killed the boy and dog when I was an old man and now I am a young man and you know I can go to hell and I can take someone too and someone will be you! Never ever never ever You think you are so clever You think you can deceive but I am Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel And I know no man or devil no viper and no light I can be anything and everything and it is always always alright always alright no one can deceive me Never never Will a young man be an old man Never And an old man be a young man Never You are not Doctor Faustus no not ever Never never Never never
11.
12.
Please Mister Viper listen to me he is he and she is she and we are we Please Mister Viper listen to me. Please Mister Viper listen to me Please Mister Viper listen to me he is he and she is she and we are we Please Mister Viper listen to me. Please Mister Viper listen to me Please Mister Viper listen to me he is he and she is she and we are we Please Mister Viper listen to me. Please Mister Viper listen to me Please Mister Viper listen to me he is he and she is she and we are we Please Mister Viper listen to me. Please Mister Viper listen to me Listen to me I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit and sit with my back to the sun I sit with my back to the

credits

released September 28, 2012

Lyrics by Gertrude Stein

Music by Deepali Gupta and Zachary Segel

Additional Music by Nara Shin
Arranged by Lance Jabr

Produced by Lance Jabr and Nara Shin

Performed by Alex Ostroff, Alexis Aurigemma, Alp Ozcelik, Brian Cross, Katelyn Miles, Lauren Tucker, Ned Riseley, Nora Rothman, Olivia Harding, Sami Horneff, Sean Devare, Ursula Raasted

Album Artwork by Sean Devare

Originally produced by Production Workshop at Brown University
Original production music assistance by Rebecca Sigel

Special Thanks to: Annie Kocher, Ava Langford, Jillian Jetton, Thom Finley, Musical Forum

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights New York, New York

contact / help

Contact Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights, you may also like: