Lyrics by Polly Porter

The Tempest

Ariel on a beach towel
Said to Caliban
Stop what you’re doing
Or I’ll kill you man
Prospero came running
Ariel flew away
Prospero he knew
He’d be back one day.

Chorus:

They lived inside the Tempest
They knew it was a play
They forgot they were actors
And life slipped away.

Caliban came creeping
To his wretched home
Ariel came sneaking
Caught him all alone
Put a gun in his mouth
Another in his hand
Went and sent Caliban
To the promised land.

Now they’re all weeping
And crying fit to bust
They lost everything
All they have is dust
People see each other
Steal cheat and lie
Spent their lives wishing
That the other one would die.