This revue showcases John Bucchino's songs.
Fun Facts:
1) In an interview with Stage Whispers, John Bucchino said that he and Daisy Prince "came up with a simple progression: moving from living from a place of fear to beginning to live one?s life from a place of love. The first words in the show are 'I?m afraid...' and in the final song there is the line 'Fear is what we learn / Love is who we are.'"
2) Bucchino described the proces of composing as "When a feeling or subject strikes me, I attempt to distill the essence of it into words and music. It?s like I see the end of a thread and follow it to wherever it leads, which often includes twists and turns even I don?t expect. So you could say I?m writing for me, but I guess I?m actually writing for the song itself, to honor it as best I can."
3) In an interview with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Bucchino noted that this song was his favorite song that he had composed.
"Sometimes I think my heart will burst
Like a balloon inside my chest
With all the love that's waiting here
Unexpressed.
Fingers that ache to intertwine,
Warmest of chords but missing tune.
Where is the laugh to echo mine?
Send it soon.
The words my lips would form,
The circle these two arms would make,
Safe and warm.
Someone could be safe and warm
But maybe the love we yearn to give
Can find a release some other way,
Colouring how we choose to live
Every day
The kindness we can share.
The kindness we can share,
The comfort these two arms might lend
In despair.
Someone's always in despair.
Still, I'm longing to meet that pair of eyes,
Dark as the night or endless blue.
Holding a light, I'll recognize
Something clear, something true.
Something that seems to mean
Something I haven't seen
Since You."