Gold from "Camille Claudel: The Musical"

from "Camille Claudel: The Musical"

Lyrics by NAN KNIGHTON

Music by FRANK WILDHORN

I wonder if when all is done,

Anyone heard my voice...

But from the start, we have no choice

Our journeys just begin

I'll never know if I was right

Did I fight hard enough?

Or when the battles grew too rough,

Should I have given in?

But here I stand and swear to you:

I did the best that I could do

I know my voice was just a whisper

But someone may have heard

There were nights the moon above me stirred

And let me grab ahold

My hands have touched the gold

My heart's been driven by extremes,

But still, God knows that I was here,

And I was so alive!

And now I lay the past to rest,

For in the end, I did my best

You have to live the life you're given

And never close your eyes

You hold on and stare into the skies

And burn against the cold

For any moment you might find the gold

And there was joy through it all,

And I am standing tall

And though my voice was just a whisper,

Someone must have heard

There were nights the moon above me stirred

And let my life take hold!

I rode across that sky

And once I touched the gold

Here in my own two hands

I once held the gold