Beyond the Castle (From "Bliss the Musical”)

Here in the kingdom, where everyone's got a role The bakers bake, and the troubadours all sing The royals rule, and the lines are uncrossable If you're a jester, you do your jester thing So I show up, I do I wear the hat and do the chore You keep 'em laughing, do the task, don't ask for anything more But somewhere far away from here the stars are waiting In worlds beyond the atmosphere, in constellations So bright, so strong So far beyond the castle Well, I was twelve when my pops found my telescope He told me, "Son, get your head out of the clouds! You know we come from a long line of jester-folk You'll learn to juggle, and make your family proud" And so I took the path Top of my class at jester high I got the job my parents wished for, kissed stargazing goodbye But when the sky is clear and dark I can't resist, and I venture out To see the stars in all their mystery Then night turns day and on my way to the castle A royal palace, majestic, superlative A dazzling castle that shines from ceiling to floor A perfect life anybody would love to live Why is it so hard to walk inside that door? Should be enough for me It's not enough for me 'Cause I can't stuff the feeling There is so much, so much to see Beyond the castle Like Galileo, I'll see it all through my own eyes And see the way that the sky goes on So far beyond the castle