Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Platt
Vocals
Jason Robert Brown
Conductor
Don Sebesky
Orchestra
Tom Murray
Music Director
Tony Kadleck
Trumpet
Shawn Edmonds
Trumpet
Judy Yin-Chi Lee
Horn
Ian Donald
Horn
Nick Grinder
Trombone
Morris Kainuma
Tuba
Todd Groves
Woodwinds
Rick Heckman
Woodwinds
Ed Matthew
Woodwinds
Alden Banta
Woodwinds
Georgia Stitt
Piano
Lisa Stokes
Bass
Jamie Eblen
Drums
Matt Wong
Banjo
Jeffrey Irving
Percussion
Todd Reynolds
Violin
Hajnal Pivnick
Violin
Louise Owen
Violin
Katherine Livolsi
Violin
Chala Yancy
Violin
Monica Davis
Viola
Todd Low
Viola
Eugene Moye
Cello
Sarah Hewitt-Roth
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Robert Brown
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeffrey Lesser
Producer
Jason Robert Brown
Producer
Henry Reinach
Editing Engineer
Isaiah Abolin
Recording Engineer
Teng Chen
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Miller
Assistant Recording Engineer
Oscar Zambrano
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
It's hard to speak my heart
I'm not a man who bares his soul
I let the moment pass me by
I stay where I am in control
I hide behind my work
Safe and sure of what to say
I know I must seem hard
I know I must seem cold
I never touched that girl
You think I'd hurt a child yet?
I'd hardly seen her face before
I swear, I swore, we'd barely met
These people try to scare you
With things I've never said
I know it makes no sense
I swear I don't know why
You see me as I am
You can't believe I'd lie
You can't believe I'd do these deeds
A little man who's scared and blind
Too lost to find the words he needs
I never touched that child
God, I never raised my hand
I stand before you now
Incredibly afraid
I pray you understand
Written by: Jason Robert Brown

