Waiting for a Rainbow (Ballad of Wasted Time) lyrics

January 2, 2021
The day I almost…stopped chasing the music

I was sitting at my piano plunking chords that sounded like sh*t
And p*ssed at the world like it was toxic ex-boyfriend thinking…
If the world wanted to make me a star
And I was good enough to be one it would’ve by now

Is this what dreams are made of?
Doubt from every angle
Drunken tears that f*ck up all my makeup
Someone sends an angel-
I’m praying to a god that I don’t know the name of

Fingers at the keys
Adding to the noise
Am I just a cream?
Shouting in the void?

Are there more than enough pop songs in the world
For teenage girls about stupid boys?

Is this the pain of waiting for a rainbow?
And is there gold where you follow where it came from?
I’ll search the sky for a silver line
I’ll never find, but…
I’ll write …. the ballad of wasted time
Waiting on a rainbow-
That’ll never be... mine
Waiting till the day I die

[SPOKEN]
Cambria: ugh you’re so dramatic! how long has it been?
Abigail: four months
Cambria: okay well you’ve never been blocked that long…
Abigail: Maybe it’s a sign that I should give up. I have no money
Cambria: I have money
Abigail: I don’t want your money
*sigh*
Abigail: well, Interscope’s looking for receptionists
Cambria: oh, hell no you’re not doing that
Abigail: Cambria! I have no choice. The well is dry
Cambria: why don’t you try stepping out of your comfort zone for a bit?
Go write another musical with Emily!
*gasp* Have you seen what they’re doing with ratatouille on tik tok?
You could do that!
Abigail: I know, and I’ve been trying to find good source material for
Months and nothing is coming and I SUCK
Cambria: you don’t suck! you just need to find the inspiration. K?
I gotta go but write SOMETHING. Tonight!
Abigail: I’ll try
*Plays Bridgeton*

A: hmm ocean away

[SUNG]
That’s a song…
What a title!
Could go viral
What a beautiful party
The chandelier is so sparkly

Ooh that’s good!

Simon’s an ocean away…
Finally!!
Pencil to page
I’m finding a way!

Bridgeton...
The miracle…

THE MUSICAL
BELONGS ON A STAGE