The White House ceremony:
THE CORONATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Televised, no audio.
The cello—
Discordant.
MYSELF: It happened.
It happened here.
It happened in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
CHORUS: It happened.
It happened here.
It happened in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
The cello—
Discordant.
MYSELF: You let it happen.
You let it happen here.
You let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
CHORUS: You let it happen.
You let it happen here.
You let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
The cello—
Discordant.
MYSELF: You and I let it happen.
You and I let it happen here.
You and I let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
CHORUS: You and I let it happen.
You and I let it happen here.
You and I let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
The cello—
Discordant.
MYSELF: We the people let it happen.
We the people let it happen here.
We the people let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
Shame on us.
Shame on us forever.
CHORUS: We the people let it happen.
We the people let it happen here.
We the people let it happen in our own time.
FEMALE: Shame.
Shame on us.
Shame on us forever.
The cello—
Discordant.
The White House ceremony:
THE CROWNING OF THE PRESIDENT.
Televised, no audio.