Author-Mantler

[ti:Author] [ar:Mantler] [al:Monody] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Author - Mantler [00:06.57]Like a face bears a noble expression [00:12.53] [00:13.10]It's not the words you love [00:16.01] [00:17.20]It's the voice of the author [00:19.64] [00:20.32]It's not the story spoken [00:23.57]But the impression furnished [00:26.85] [00:32.64]In dusky theatres of old [00:36.60] [00:39.66]In auditoriums dark with age [00:43.60] [00:46.46]The speeches actors would unfold [00:50.77] [00:53.58]The poems fluttering from the stage [00:57.89] [01:00.45]Garlands of love [01:03.19] [01:03.70]Daggers of hate [01:06.47] [01:07.47]Waistcoats and gloves [01:10.35]Prop pieces of eight [01:13.34] [01:14.24]Fiery hues [01:17.34]For burning at stake [01:19.83] [01:21.77]Better pay your union dues [01:28.12] [01:28.75]They'll write a part for you [01:31.87]Sound out the words [01:35.45]Shore up the rhymes [01:38.68] [01:39.19]Practice the moves [01:41.14]Know your marks and your cue times [01:46.11]Plates in the floor [01:49.24]Rotate you through walls [01:52.96] [01:53.58]Who says you can't do it all [02:00.59]Grab a few moments now [02:05.70] [02:11.01]Curtains will become your drapes [02:14.81] [02:17.79]Catching all your good mistakes [02:22.63] [02:24.84]Choices to discard or keep [02:28.64] [02:30.28]But don't play us cheap [02:33.00] [02:39.01]Brackets will enclose your name [02:42.95] [02:45.97]Fix your sights and take your aim [02:51.55] [02:53.04]Through the footlit breach [02:55.61]You strive to reach [02:58.14] [03:00.08]Giving back his own to each [03:05.00] [03:39.05]I'm in the crowd [03:42.52]I'm in the stands [03:45.48] [03:46.06]Raising my voice [03:49.48]Clapping my hands [03:52.57] [03:53.19]Masterful work [03:55.01] [03:56.32]Success is assured [03:59.88] [04:00.50]I'll type my 300 words