Story 1: Once Upon a Time Bonus Track feat. Samantha Sturm, Ben Thompson Karen Aldridge

Song Story 1: Once Upon a Time… (Bonus Track) [feat. Samantha Sturm, Ben Thompson & Karen Aldridge]
Artist YoungStar
Album Matilda the Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Lyrics

[00:00.82] Once upon a time,
[00:04.56] the two greatest circus performers in the world.
[00:07.95] An escapologist,who could escape from any lock that was ever invented,
[00:13.56] and an acrobat,who was so skilled it seemed as if she could actually fly.
[00:20.21] Fell in love and got married.
[00:23.38] They performed some of the most incredible stunts together that anyone had ever seen.
[00:29.67] And people would come for miles around,kings,queens,celebrities and astronauts.
[00:39.24] And not just to see their skills but also to see their love for each other,
[00:44.06] which was so deep that it was said that cats would purr as they passed them,
[00:49.22] and dogs would weep with joy.
[00:53.40] They moved into a beautiful old house on the edge of town
[00:58.16] and in the evenings they would walk and take the air.
[01:01.34] And each night the children of the town would wait in anticipation,
[01:06.20] hoping for a glimpse of the shining white scarf that the acrobat always wore.
[01:12.44] For then they knew they had only to cry“Tricks tricks!”
[01:17.42] And the great performers would instantly oblige with the most spectacular show just for them.
[01:24.14] But although they loved each other,
[01:27.79] Although they were famous and everyone loves them,
[01:31.13] They were sad.
[01:32.88] (We have everything...)
[01:35.95] “We have everything the would has to offer”says the wife
[01:39.13] (We have everything...)
[01:41.87] “but we do not have the one thing in the would we want most”
[01:46.59] (but the one thing...)
[01:49.65] “we do not have child”
[01:51.52] (Patience my love...)
[01:53.60] “Patience my love.”the husband replied,
[01:56.41] “time is on our side,even times loves us.”
[01:59.56] Aw Matilda...
[02:01.05] But time is the one thing no-one is master of.
[02:05.04] And as time passed they grew quite old and still they have no child.
[02:11.67] At night they listened to the silence of their big empty house
[02:16.06] and they would imagine how beautiful it could be
[02:18.91] if it is filled with a sounds of a child playing.
[02:22.20] Matilda,this is very sad.
[02:23.90] Do you want me to stop?
[02:24.80] Don’t you dare!
[02:26.46] Their sadness overwhelmed them and drew them on to ever more dangerous feats.
[02:31.37] As they work became the only place they could escape the inescapable tragedy of their lives!
[02:41.13] And so it was they decided to perform the most dangerous feat ever known to man!
[02:47.63] “It is called...”
[02:49.82] said the husband,announcing the event to the world’s press,
[02:52.85] who had gathered to listen with bated breath.
[02:56.54] “The Burning Woman Hurling Through the Air,
[03:01.25] with Dynamite in Her Hair,
[03:04.38] over Sharp and Spiky Objects,
[03:07.42] Caught by the Man Locked in a Cage,
[03:10.19] and it is the most dangerous feat,ever known to man!”
[03:27.15] “It is our destiny”said the wife ,smiling sadly and slipping her hand into his.
[03:34.30] “it is where the loneliness of life has led us.”

Pinyin

[00:00.82] Once upon a time,
[00:04.56] the two greatest circus performers in the world.
[00:07.95] An escapologist, who could escape from any lock that was ever invented,
[00:13.56] and an acrobat, who was so skilled it seemed as if she could actually fly.
[00:20.21] Fell in love and got married.
[00:23.38] They performed some of the most incredible stunts together that anyone had ever seen.
[00:29.67] And people would come for miles around, kings, queens, celebrities and astronauts.
[00:39.24] And not just to see their skills but also to see their love for each other,
[00:44.06] which was so deep that it was said that cats would purr as they passed them,
[00:49.22] and dogs would weep with joy.
[00:53.40] They moved into a beautiful old house on the edge of town
[00:58.16] and in the evenings they would walk and take the air.
[01:01.34] And each night the children of the town would wait in anticipation,
[01:06.20] hoping for a glimpse of the shining white scarf that the acrobat always wore.
[01:12.44] For then they knew they had only to cry" Tricks tricks!"
[01:17.42] And the great performers would instantly oblige with the most spectacular show just for them.
[01:24.14] But although they loved each other,
[01:27.79] Although they were famous and everyone loves them,
[01:31.13] They were sad.
[01:32.88] We have everything...
[01:35.95] " We have everything the would has to offer" says the wife
[01:39.13] We have everything...
[01:41.87] " but we do not have the one thing in the would we want most"
[01:46.59] but the one thing...
[01:49.65] " we do not have child"
[01:51.52] Patience my love...
[01:53.60] " Patience my love." the husband replied,
[01:56.41] " time is on our side, even times loves us."
[01:59.56] Aw Matilda...
[02:01.05] But time is the one thing noone is master of.
[02:05.04] And as time passed they grew quite old and still they have no child.
[02:11.67] At night they listened to the silence of their big empty house
[02:16.06] and they would imagine how beautiful it could be
[02:18.91] if it is filled with a sounds of a child playing.
[02:22.20] Matilda, this is very sad.
[02:23.90] Do you want me to stop?
[02:24.80] Don' t you dare!
[02:26.46] Their sadness overwhelmed them and drew them on to ever more dangerous feats.
[02:31.37] As they work became the only place they could escape the inescapable tragedy of their lives!
[02:41.13] And so it was they decided to perform the most dangerous feat ever known to man!
[02:47.63] " It is called..."
[02:49.82] said the husband, announcing the event to the world' s press,
[02:52.85] who had gathered to listen with bated breath.
[02:56.54] " The Burning Woman Hurling Through the Air,
[03:01.25] with Dynamite in Her Hair,
[03:04.38] over Sharp and Spiky Objects,
[03:07.42] Caught by the Man Locked in a Cage,
[03:10.19] and it is the most dangerous feat, ever known to man!"
[03:27.15] " It is our destiny" said the wife , smiling sadly and slipping her hand into his.
[03:34.30] " it is where the loneliness of life has led us."