05 The Plot - CORIANTON (Instrumental)

Music by Joel Burford
Adapted from and inspired by the original musical by Doug Smith and Jim Negaard.
- Cubase 13, Windows 11, Native Instruments, Sound Iron, 8Dio, Tina Guo, Kontakt, Komplete

Lyrics (Doug Smith, Jim Negaard, Joel Burford):
ZORAM VERSE 1:
Did you see how the people listened
Did you behold how their poor eyes glistened
To the words of the missionaries
Al-ma, Am-u-lek, and that Corianton?
Why oh why? Oh, How oh how?
This most problematic situation
Leads me to ask this simple question

ZORAM CHORUS:
Why should we
Go bend and bow
We’ve done no wrong
So now come along
Let the foolish think they’ll be glorified
But it’s for us that God will provide

COHOR AND COUNCILMEN:
Zor-am lead us
Zor-am guide us
Plot your plotting
Please please, oh teach us

ZORAM VERSE 2:
Did you see when the Preachers had spoke
That people fell in line for a sense of hope?
We must think of a proposition
To keep all these simple minded, dumb and accursed folk
Why oh why? Oh, how, oh how?
We need a very good solution
Because of this, this simple, question

ZORAM CHORUS:
Why should we
Go bend and bow
We’ve done no wrong
So now come along
Let the foolish think they’ll be glorified
But it’s for us that God will provide

COHOR AND COUNCILMEN *CHORUS BASSLINE:
Zo - Zoram lead us
Zo - Zoram guide us
Plot, plot your plotting
Please please, oh teach us
Zo - Zoram’s wisdom
Al - Alma’s weakness
Zo - Zoram’s greatest
Guide, guide our way now

Cohor: Zoram, I agree with you. If the working class finds hope in the coming of Jesus, their allegiance will be to him and not to us - to you!

Councilman 1: Here, here! I say we put an end to these preachers. My sword has recently been sharpened!

Councilman 2: Are you mad? Do you want martyrs? That’ll only make the situation worse! We need a more subtle way to stop this.

Councilman 3: We need a weakness…

Councilman 2: Money?

Councilman 3: No.

Councilman 1: Power?

Councilman 3: No

Cohor: Hmm, Isabel…

Council: Isabel?

Council 2: You mean, as in, Isabel, the

Zoram: I’ve got it!

Cohor: What is it, Zoram?

Zoram: Isabel!

Councilman 1: (Out of the loop) Are we… talking about the same Isabel?

Cohor: She’s not just some isabel. This is Isabel, the most terribly irresistible…

Zoram: Gentleman, I have an idea:

ZORAM VERSE 3:
I am sure that you’ve heard of the Isabel
From her many men have been allured, tripped and fell
With her charms she’s a proposition
Stop these preacher guy’s shameful aim to do well
My oh my,
COHOR: Oh my, oh my!
ZORAM: Oh, How oh how
COHOR: Oh how, oh how!
I’m so clever for this good solution
the preachers provoked this simple question

(Spoken)
COHOR: That’s right, they did - they really did.

ZORAM CHORUS
REPEAT - - ADDING *CHORUS BASSLINE – -
Why should we
Go bend and bow
We’ve done no wrong
So now come along
Let the foolish think they’ll be glorified
But it’s for us that God will provide

(Dance break)
COHOR: We will not bow
ZORAM: I’ll tell you how, hire isabel
COHOR: This plan will work so well
ALL: Let the foolish think they’ll be glorified
But it’s for us, it’s for us! that God will provide!