Today I am writing a song called Close Every Door to me from the play Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat.
Joseph:
Close every door to me,
hide all the world from me.
Bar all the windows and shut out the light!
Do what you want with me,
hate me and laugh at me.
Darken My daytime and torture my night!
If my life were important I
would ask "will I live or die"
But I know the answers lie
far from this world!
Close every door to me,
keep those I love from me.
Children of Israel are never alone!
For I know I shall find
my own peace of mind.
For I have been promised
a land of my own!
Children:
Close every door to me,
hide all the world from me.
Bar all the windows and shut out the light!
la la la la la la (Repeat)
Joseph:
Just give me a number,
instead of m name!
Forget all about me
and let me decay!
I do not matter,
I'm only one person
Destroy me completly
and throw me away!
If my life were important I
would ask "will I live or die"
But I know the answers lie
far from this world!
Close every door to me,
keep those I love from me.
Children of Israel are never alone!
For we know we shall find
our own peace of mind.
For we have been promised
a land of our own!
Joseph:
Close every door to me,
hide all the world from me.
Bar all the windows and shut out the light!
Do what you want with me,
hate me and laugh at me.
Darken My daytime and torture my night!
If my life were important I
would ask "will I live or die"
But I know the answers lie
far from this world!
Close every door to me,
keep those I love from me.
Children of Israel are never alone!
For I know I shall find
my own peace of mind.
For I have been promised
a land of my own!
Children:
Close every door to me,
hide all the world from me.
Bar all the windows and shut out the light!
la la la la la la (Repeat)
Joseph:
Just give me a number,
instead of m name!
Forget all about me
and let me decay!
I do not matter,
I'm only one person
Destroy me completly
and throw me away!
If my life were important I
would ask "will I live or die"
But I know the answers lie
far from this world!
Close every door to me,
keep those I love from me.
Children of Israel are never alone!
For we know we shall find
our own peace of mind.
For we have been promised
a land of our own!