Church Bell Calls

CHURCH BELL CALLS
(c) 2010 Ross Christopher

We've trained our lives
To be in the cast
To perfect the character's role
We know the lines and staging calls
For the one hour play

The church bell calls
The actors guild
The theatre fills its pews
Week after week
A casting calls
And we don't give a damn

Onto makeup and wardrobe
Our masks are sealed
The lights have all gone down
The theatre sits silent, still
'Till the lights come up
And we take our seats

The church bell calls
The actors guild
The theatre fills its pews
Week after week
A casting calls
And we don't give a damn

Stand and sit
Emotionless
Smile and nod
It's in the script
Memorize and recite
Its just what we do
It's what we've always done

The church bell calls
The actors guild
The theatre fills its pews
Week after week
A casting calls
And we don't give a damn

Church Bell Calls

Yesterday on my way home from the studio, i scribbled these words down as I tried to avoid certain death-behind-the-wheel. Hope you enjoy!

Church Bell Calls

© 2010 Ross Christopher Donaldson.

Verse

They've trained their lives

To be in the cast

To perfect the character's role

They know the lines and staging calls

For the one hour play

Chorus

The church bell calls the actors guild

The theater fills its pews

Week after week a casting calls

And they don't give a damn

Verse

Onto makeup and wardrobe

Our masks are sealed

The lights have all gone down

The theater sits still

'Till the lights come up

And we take our seats

Chorus

The church bell calls the actors guild

The theater fills its pews

Week after week a casting calls

And they don't give a damn

Bridge

Stand and sit

Emotionless

Smile and nod

Its in the script

Memorize and recite

Its just what we do

What we've always done

Chorus

The church bell calls the actors guild

The theater fills its pews

Week after week a casting calls

And they don't give a damn