Lost In The Wilderness

Lost In The Wilderness

From: Children Of Eden
By: Schwartz
Voice Type(s): Tenor

Melody
G
Full
G

Show Synopsis:
In the beginning of the world, Father created Adam and Eve to live in the Garden of Eden, but told them to stay away from the apple tree. Eve is tempted by the serpent to eat an apple, which gives her knowledge of the world, and Father banishes her from Eden. Adam eats an apple to stay with her in the wilderness, and they have two children named Cain and Abel. One day, Cain tells his family that he has found a ring of stones, indicating other people besides them, and Adam tells him to never go near the stones again, no matter how curious he is. Cain and Adam fight, and Abel intervenes and kills his brother, condemning his descendents to being forever marked for his sin. Eve prays for her descendents to once again find Eden, and dies. Generations later, Noah, a descendent of Cain's younger brother Seth, is ordered by Father to build an ark to save his family from a flood that will kill the the rest of the world. His youngest son Japheth is in love with their servant girl Yonah, who bears the mark of Cain, and he refuses to let her board the ark with them. Japheth sneaks her on the ark, and when she is discovered, Noah finds that he is not sure what the right thing to do is. He gives the couple his blessing as the family discovers that there is land nearby and that the flood will be over soon. Father gives them the power to control their own fate, since they have earned it, and Noah's family spreads throughout the world to repopulate it and perhaps find the Garden of Eden once more.

Fun Facts:
1) This musical is very loosely based on the first nine chapters of Genesis but makes no attempts at literary accuracy.
2) This musical has never won any major awards but is an extremely popular choice for school, church, and community theater productions.
    

"The sun comes up,
I chink about you.
The coffee cup,
I think about you.
I want you so,
It's like I'm losing my mind.
The morning ends,
I think about you.
I talk to friends,
I think about you.
And do they know?
It's like I'm losing my mind.
All afternoon,
Doing every little chore,
The thought of you stays bright.
Sometimes I stand
In the middle of the floor,
Not going left,
Not going right.
I dim the lights
And think about you,
Spend sleepless nights
To think about you.
You said you loved me,
Or were you just being kind?
Or am I losing my mind?
I want you so,
It's like I'm losing my mind.
Does no one know?
It's like I'm losing my mind.
All afternoon,
Doing every little chore,
The thought of you stays bright.
Sometimes I stand
In the middle of the floor,
Not going left,
Not going right.
I dim the lights
And think about you,
Spend sleepless nights
To think about you.
You said you loved me,
Or were you just being kind!
Or am I losing my mind?"