44 It's Not Easy

(Simian Chorus)

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John McGie/Carl Craig

IT’S NOT EASY

It's not easy 
When they take you away 
And they tell you 
You have no meaning 
No, it's not easy 
With the things that they say 
Every step that you take
Is going down 
It's not easy

And it’s not easy
When they’re free to enslave
And they make you
Into nothing
No, it’s not easy
When they give you a trade
Which is made to erode
All your dreams
It’s not easy

And it's not easy 
When they herd you around 
And they sort you
Like goods for barter 
No, it's not easy
With your nose to the ground 
To dream of a place in the sky 
No, it's not easy 

And it's not easy 
When they strip you away 
All in the name of 
Some damned salvation 
No, it's not easy
When they reap all you've saved 
Just to sell you a hole in the ground 
No, it's not easy
 
And it's not easy 
When you find every day 
That this dream is 
Never waking 
No, it's not easy 
To scream up to the skies 
When they demand you have nothing to say
It's not easy



© Copyright John McGie

THOMAS T - The Musical

John McGie: Book, Lyrics & Music 
Carl Craig: Music & Orchestration

John McGie: Director/Producer/Lighting Design
Madison Graie: Co-Director
First Impressions Theatre: Co-Producer

Carl Craig: Musical Director
Leigh Richards: Vocal Director

Anne Marsh: Assistant Stage Manager
Lighting: John, Blaine & Paul
Sound: Scott & Carl

Costumes: Rita Arhipov
Make-Up: Rob Walters & Yukari Haga
Backstage Crew: Sam di Bernardo, April Cleaver, Jodie Kupsco & Phillip Messenger
Publicity: Joanne Geehan, Tara Bailey, Anne Marsh & Eileen Smith

CAST

Carly Brooks (Thomas T)
Michael Walker (Squire Thompson)
Jessi Nicholson (The Cook)
Leslie Hopps (Gypsy)
Kim Steger (Terry-Anne)
Steve Sisk (Foreman)
Andrew Persoon (Dr. Skinner)
Sharon Ong (Mrs. Skinner)
Morgan McTaggart (Joshua Skinner)
Sadie DeCoste (Millie Skinner)
Thumper Hopp (Millie’s Doll)
David James (Ad Man)
Kaare Long (TV Host)
Bethan M. Rees (Marketplace Vendor)
Skye Friesen (Lead School Boy)
Michael J. Unger (School Master)
Damon Calderwood (High Society Woman)
Alex Chu (Solicitor)
Tina Spencer (Simian Resistance)

The majority of cast members played a multitude of roles throughout this production.