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It’s Not A Game/It’s Just A Ride Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell, Jacob Richmond

Ride The Cyclone: The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording)

2021

OCEAN:
IT'S NOT A GAME
MAYBE THAT'S NEWS
CAUSE NO ONE WILL WIN HERE
AND NO ONE CAN LOSE
THERE'S NO ONE TO MEASURE
OUR FOOLISH PRIDE
AND NO ONE KEEPS SCORE
OF HOW HARD WE TRIED
OCEAN [AS CHOIR JOINS]:
THIS RIDE, IT HAS HEARTBREAK
THIS RIDE, IT HAS PAIN
ALL KINDS OF BLUE SKIES
NO SHORTAGE OF RAIN
YES, THERE IS LAUGHTER
AND THE TELLING OF LIES
AND MAYBE IN DARKNESS
WE OPEN OUR EYES
AND YOU GIVE AND CHOOSE
WHILE YOU LOVE AND LOSE
AND YOU FEEL THE WORLD IS SPINNING
WITH NO ENDING OR BEGINNING
YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND
KARNAK [spoken]:
And now you're probably wondering, "What happens next?" That I couldn't possibly tell you. But I will say this. After reading thousands of human fortunes, my final insight is: Your lucky number is 7. You will soar to great heights. Be sure to ride The Cyclone
[Ominous overlapping mechanical and whispered noises reach a crescendo]
OCEAN/CONSTANCE:
WE'RE JUST SAILING THROUGH SPACE
RICKY/NOEL/MISCHA:
THERE'S NO UP OR DOWN
CHOIR:
SO BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE
BUT IT'S MORE THAN SPINNING ROUND
YES, IT'S EVERYTHING YOU LOVED
AND EVERYTHING YOU DREAMED
AND EVERYTHING YOU SHARED
AND EVERYTHING THAT SEEMED SO
OH, SO TERRIFYING
OCEAN:
BUT IT'S NOT A GAME, IT'S NOT A GAME
CHOIR:
WOAH, NO, NO
IT'S NOT A GAME, IT'S NOT A GAME
IT'S JUST A RIDE
IT'S JUST A RIDE
WE'RE ALL JUST SAILING THROUGH SPACE
THERE'S NO UP, THERE'S NO DOWN
IT'S ALL SO BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE
BUT SO MUCH MORE THAN SPINNING 'ROUND
YES, IT'S EVERYTHING YOU LOVED
AND IT'S EVERYTHING YOU DREAMED
AND IT'S EVERYTHING YOU SHARED
AND IT'S EVERYTHING THAT SEEMED SO
OH, SO TERRIFYING
TURNING 'ROUND
IT'S JUST A RIDE
IT'S JUST A RIDE
AND THE WORLD WILL KEEP ON SPINNING
WITH NO ENDING OR BEGINNING
SO JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
AND ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND...
JANE:
I KNOW THIS DREAM OF LIFE IS NEVER ENDING
IT GOES AROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND AGAIN...
[The noise of a roller coaster passing by with distant screams]
Credits
Brooke Maxwell

Brooke Maxwell

Jacob Richmond

Jacob Richmond

About “It’s Not A Game/It’s Just A Ride” by Brooke Maxwell

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