Lilacs

Lyrics

[RACH] Every Sunday I get lilacs in the mail No matter where I am Moscow, Dresden, or New York...  White lilacs Even in winter When the trees are frozen and bare Impossibly they come Lilacs at my door How can I live up to this? Sometimes I'm a good man And sometimes I am not [NATALYA, spoken] A lover, Serge? [RACH, spoken] No, no, Natalya. Not a lover. Just a lady who likes lilacs I guess.  [NATALYA, spoken] And who likes you.  [RACH, spoken] She doesn't even know me- [NATALYA, spoken] She admires you from afar! Your music must have done something to her.  [RACH, sung] Maybe she's my secret muse And she's letting it build up inside me Maybe each lilac is just one part Of a puzzle And they all fit together Thousands of lilacs In a grand cathedral Where the sun comes in through the flowers But I need them all Every last one Only when they're all together When they're finally all together All the lilacs will come to life They'll spring up and dance a rhumba Dance on my chest And then they'll race to an open field And they'll climb over each other And they'll build this great thing [NATALYA] Or maybe the lilacs are poisoning you Maybe the lilacs are blocking you Maybe she's an anti-muse [RACH, spoken] Maybe so.  [NATALYA, spoken] Have you been to see Dahl yet? The hypnotherapist? [RACH, spoken] Yes. I mean, I'm going to. I mean, I think I already have.  [NATALYA, sung] You should go Get out of the house I have students today (spoken) But, be back by five. The priest is coming by to help us get an audience with the Tsar.  [RACH, spoken] Priest? [NATALYA, spoken] I told you this.  [RACH, spoken] Yes, yes of course! [NATALYA, sung] You do still want to get married, cousin? [RACH] Cousin, yes I do (Yes I do, yes I do, yes I do, yes I do, yes I do)