Am I a Lie?
Esther contemplates her place as both the Persian Queen and a Jew whose people are going to be eliminated by Haman's royal mandate, ruminating the consequences and the weight of the situation, and what she is willing to do.
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Lyrics
All servants of the king and people don't deny
That if one goes to the king unsummoned they will die
Unless the king's golden sceptre he does raise
But I've not been called by the king in 30 days
MORDECAI
Do not think that you'll run free (do not bury where you're from)
As the only Jew to be
In the palace escaping malice, but what if justice comes
From another. No more slaughter! Except your fathers' house…
ESTHER
My path is, I see, being drawn
Can I go on?
Can I go on in this life?
I'm queen in the greatest empire
Am I a lie
My blood, my people, who am I?
My path is, I see, being drawn
Can I go on?
Can I go on in this life?
I'm queen in the greatest empire
Am I a lie
My blood, my people, who am I?
MORDECAI
But what I'm saying is, your silence is loud
And I know that deliverance comes about
Who knows, O queen, if you're the one…
If you're the one, come for such a time as this?
If you're the one, come for such a time as this?
Cast, Creatives, Musicians
Featured in this number
Benjamin Yong
Composer (Music, Lyrics), Producer, Guitar, Demo vocals
Benjamin is the man leading the project. A poet, film composer, and musical theatre lover, he left the corporate world to pursue his artistic roots. Right now he lends his voice to all the demos until they are replaced with a proper cast, making as much progress as he can and getting all the help th… Read more
Julienne Magbanua (teresa)
Co-composer (Music, Lyrics), Esther (Streaming/Demos)
Julienne Magbanua (teresa) is a singer-songwriter and composer hailing from the Philippines. Her interest in musical theater started when she joined a theater club in grade school. This love for theater music grew even more in high school, and in 2018, she started composing an unfinished musical wit… Read more
Special thanks
Thanks to teresa for composing one of the melodies on this.