If the World Should End
A Demo a Day: Day 15.
After her argument with Thomas, Maggie takes stock and prepares herself for the end to come.
Maggie’s big torch song provides a last rest break for the cast, crew and audience. It’s a somber but pretty ballad that begins softly and steadily builds to an orchestral big finish. Forgive me trying to pull off singing this obviously female number. I did an acceptable job, and it was actually quite emotional and cathartic for me. I think this one could bring down the house with the right lead vocalist.
Lyrically, it’s one of the more philosophical pieces that asks: why does anything matter if the world ends and, like the fabled Ozymandius, all our creations come crumbling down? She asks other questions, too, and leaves them all pretty much unanswered. The one thing she does know is that, whatever happens, she’ll still be here; that is, love endures, even after everything else is gone.