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Great Expectations
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Electronic
Great Expectations was released on May 22, 2024 by Masterworks as a part of the album The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Release DateMay 22, 2024
LabelMasterworks
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM67

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brody Grant
Brody Grant
Performer
Original Broadway Cast of The Outsiders - A New Musical
Original Broadway Cast of The Outsiders - A New Musical
Performer
Jonathan Clay
Jonathan Clay
Guitar
Matt Hinkley
Matt Hinkley
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathan Clay
Jonathan Clay
Composer
Zach Chance
Zach Chance
Composer
Justin Levine
Justin Levine
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jonathan Clay
Jonathan Clay
Producer
Zach Chance
Zach Chance
Producer
Justin Levine
Justin Levine
Producer
Lawrence Manchester
Lawrence Manchester
Recording Engineer
Ryan Lipman
Ryan Lipman
Mixing Engineer
Nate Odden
Nate Odden
Assistant Engineer
Rebecca Moore
Rebecca Moore
Assistant Engineer
Oscar Zambrano
Oscar Zambrano
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
'Scuse me, Mr. Dickens, I've got something on my mind
I've tried but I can't seem to let it go
Lately, I've been thinking 'bout that little orphan boy
Whose parents died and left him all alone
[Verse 2]
Then an outlaw came one fateful day
While standing at his parent's grave
And offered him another way to climb
And now, I wonder
Is that orphan's story mine?
[Chorus]
All these great expectations
Meet these grave revelations
Am I the one in control?
Is it all predetermined?
Am I playing a role?
Part of a story foretold?
[Verse 3]
Darrel was on his way up in the world
Everyone knew he'd go far
Life came along, it had different plans
How quickly a dream falls apart
[Verse 4]
Johnny has no kind of chance in this world
Not from where he's had to start
Who knows how far in this life he could go
If he played a different part
[Verse 5]
I look around at all of my friends
And still I feel alone
I would follow them to battle
But their story's not my own
[Verse 6]
They say there's strengths in numbers
But they never think at all
About a path that leads you out
Beyond these city walls
[Bridge]
I've got great expectations
Great expectations
Great expectations
Great expectations
[Verse 7]
Torn between what is and what could be
It's hard to write the story
When the story's writing me
[Chorus]
When this great expectation
Meets this grave revelation
Maybe this cover's not yours
When your book's full of creases
And you see that the grease is
Telling a story
But you've read that one before
[Outro]
So you fight just to show them
That you're not all the same
That under the cover, there's more
Written by: Jonathan Clay, Jonathan Oneal, Justin Levine, Zach Chance, Zachry Bearden
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