The Posthuman War Act 5: The Pursuit

by Paul Shapera

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hellomynameisinserthere Amazing! I've been facinated about Sarah/Mother since Slenderman. And to see her fully realized in her youth is incredible!! I'm a sucker for a good villain song. Favorite track: The Pursuit Begins.

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1.	The Pursuit Begins 07:42	lyrics	buy track
Raven: Would you like an hors d'oeuvres, sir? An hors d'oeuvres? Man: I‘d love an hors d'oeuvres. Thank you very much. Raven: And… and you, Ma’am? Hors d'oeuvres? Woman: Oh, thank you very much. Raven: Champagne? Sarah: Run rabbit, run Come your time has come Run rabbit run for the hounds smell your blood And your tears and your fear is exciting                      Their breath on your neck as you race towards your death Little rabbit your flesh so inviting Come your hour has come  Run rabbit run Raven: Bang bam boose, cause the moose is on the loose Poor poor goose, with a ragey mangy moose It’s fugly and it's bugly, with a butt like a caboose Bang bam boose, cause the moose is on the loose Hey! Bang bam boose, oh the moose has laid a deuce Poor old goose with the smelly, stinky moose  Its breath is like a weasel dying in a garbage chute Bang bam boose cause the moose is on the loose Man: Who are you? What's going on here? Woman: It’s dreadful, darling, dreadful! Raven: Sorry. Sorry. She’s psychotic! I’m running for my life here. Woman: You smashed the chandelier. Man: The Chandelier! Woman: All the dinner plates! Man: These are expensive wine goblets. Raven: Sorry. Just trying to stay alive here. Sorry… … Raven: My darling what a sight I could’ve danced with you all night A bababada bida badadadada Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much. … Sarah: Run rabbit, run Come your time has come Run rabbit run for the hounds smell your blood And your tears and your fear is exciting                      Their breath on your neck as you race towards your death Little rabbit your flesh so inviting Come your time has come  Run rabbit run David: This race we run, it cannot last forever At some point, we exhaust and down we sway You know this, that by now I am just slowing you down The time has come to let me fade away Raven: The last link that I have you cannot vanish I barely keep from falling off the brink Once upon a breath, on that cliff from which I leapt  I feel like I've been falling ever since David: We never loved me… Raven: David, I am sorry David: And now I slow you down and death careens Raven: I cannot let you go, I'll forget all that I know Of how it feels to be real and concrete How it feels to be real and concrete
2.	Interlude 2 02:40	lyrics	buy track
Lloyd: Time is short we must prepare, so little time to think How she got so powerful, what is it we have missed? Marjolein, it’s you must go a long sojourn away Isabel and Michael, they must come back right away The trek will be quite dangerous, I’ve left instructions here And Jill, it’s you, must man the fort, must stay and must prepare Be here to greet in case there’s any allies who arrive Jill: Lloyd, where are you going? Lloyd: I need to go to level 5 Jill: Lloyd, you can't be serious? Lloyd: The archetype I had played The Strategist, it must be channeled further and embraced Jill: It made you cold and angry, you’ve regretted ever since Lloyd: Raven, if he dies, I don't know how I’d live William changes archetypes so we know that there’s a way When this mess is over, if we live to win the day I’ll find him, I’ll undo it, but until then Jill I must Time is short we must prepare, for Sarah, she will come Lloyd, Jill, & Marjolein: Memories of the summer sun And days of careless love Warms the mind but hurts the heart When dark of winter comes Choices hard are made on days When winter wolves arrive When cold and teeth knock at your door Tears that day are dry
3.	Hiding Places 1 09:56	lyrics	buy track
Raven: Another round folks? No? Good... Hey buddy, want another round? Guy: Ah, why not? There is no reason to be sober in this world Raven: Ok, that's a little… I'm trying to stave off depression myself, keep it light... Guy: I fell in love Raven: Oh, so we’re doing life stories now. We could discuss happy memories... Guy: Ah, no no no, there is no happiness for me... Love, in love, were we How we were young and so naive We thought that the world could be sweet Alas, but I was poor And yet to her, ah, j’adore I swore that she’d want for nothing Her family, they wanted To marry for money The pressure they put it was so And though she did love me one day I was walking I saw her kiss that rich young beau How, how could I live without my love, and so I did Something so foolish you see I stole, oh yes I did, from that beau’s house, some diamond rings So she would elope then with me But oh the police, figured out it was me And now they will come lock me up I sit here, you see, and I drink my last drink They're coming, the game, is up Raven: That's not the only thing that's coming! Heheh heh heh. Normally we’d be naked when I say that, but this time I’m talking about the psychotic beast that's about to burst through that wall... Uh oh, you hear that. Here she comes... Sarah: Run rabbit run, for the hounds, smell your blood And your tears and your fear is exciting                      Their breath on your neck as you race towards your death Little rabbit your flesh so inviting Come your time has come  Run rabbit run Man: Sacré bleu, who is that? Raven: Yeah... That would be the president of the “Most Likely To Murder Me Club” Man: But what are those things?! Raven: They’re these mutants that follow her everywhere (shouting) cause she’s codependent ya slag! Not that I’m one to talk, mind you, but uh, look, I gotta go. Good luck. ….. Piddles: All right everybody who wants a balloon from Piddles the clown? Raven: Me! Me! I’ll have a balloon Mr. Piddles! Piddles: Uh, aren’t you a little old for a balloon there, mister? Raven: Look buddy, if you knew the day I’m having… Piddles: Aha, you don’t have to tell ol’ Piddles, man. You wanna hear a sad story brother… Raven: Uh, I really don’t Piddles: Listen to this one I did comedy, a stand-up, ham it up so very well Killin audiences, hell I put ‘em right under my spell No one wants to hear complainers less they really make you laugh So my nihilistic loathing I make jokes and I’m a gas And I thought wow I’m too dark, but guys with money said “oh no” Son, you gotta make a special, here some cash now off you go And I’m hearing words like sitcom yeah I’m rising oh so fast Got it all inside my pocket all my dreams are in my grasp But I kinda gotta weakness for the drugs and for the white Endless powder, endless whirl for the wild, endless nights But I couldn’t stop the ride I just kept going oh so fast Till you’re watching the slow motion of your life in endless crash And one by one all that I had disappeared until at last I blow balloons as sad old Piddles, this is all I finally have But my friend I'm here to tell you, as I stand here right here today Raven: Uh, you’re gonna... you’re gonna want to move. Piddles: I can turn it all around, yes I know I’ll find a way Raven: Yeah, just, just right over here… Piddles: Gonna get myself clean, yes, I can do this and I will Raven: Really angry woman’s about to appear… Piddles: I will rise again and make it I can grasp my dream still… Raven: …Here she comes Hide over here. Get down! Sarah: Where are you, Raven? Come out, come out, wherever you are! Raven: Yeah, that thing she does? You gotta stay away from that. That thing is nasty. And listen, that crap you’re putting in your body? You gotta cut that out. Give me your stash. Give it to me. Oh yeah…. Okay, well, gotta go. Sarah: My children. My sweet, sweet children. Sing to me my sweets. (singing) Let, let a new dream go, let a new seed grow, let a new era usher in. Let all the sadness be in the past let love and a dream grow here again. Raven: … Sarah: Starting to wear down, aren’t you, Raven? I can keep this up forever. Raven: So, in conclusion, our competitive advantage will be achieved through continued focus on our core competencies: management attention to the development of operations and multilevel process management excellence, the identification and application of best processes, and continued attention to direct and indirect cost management… Oh god. Ugh. Management's attention to operations and process management excellence in all business areas will be achieved through the continued expansion of our management and technical staff, as well as through consistent application of corporate quality programs such as benchmarking and continuous improvements David: I never loved myself you’re not at fault here And now we’ve landed back where we’ve begun Raven, you are what I always wished that I’d become And now the time for me to go has come Raven: David please I beg you, please don't leave me I'm tired and I cannot keep this pace David: I’ll rest for you tonight Raven: David please you cannot die, You’re all that there is left to keep me sane Raven: If I could turn back time I would have loved you You should have loved yourself, you should have seen David: The best thing I could do is to transform into you You are all that I could never be Goodbye now, I have dreamt my final dream Person: Mr. Adams… you were saying… Mr. Adams are you all right? Raven: Just run, she’s coming. You’re all gonna die, just just get out of here. Person: Who? What are you talking about Person 2: Can someone call security?
4.	Femme Fatale 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Sarah: So many worlds spinning here all at my fingers all those lives that I could be I can erase my past and everything that I don't like and be most anything Forget I had no money, forget I had no friends I think I'm born a princess and all my subjects love me then I swoon inside the starlight, a goddess anyhow Like a starlet how I shine and glitter now And smile like femme fatale And if I try I think that I just might remember, what my brand new life was like A child living in a small, quaint town but then Hollywood arrived They begged me make their pictures Sensations oh they were The magazines and photos Ah, darling what a blur And how my fans they love me A goddess anyhow Like a starlet how I shine and glitter now And smile like femme fatale So many pasts I've had by now I can't remember just which was first Was I mermaid made a deal, or was it, was it something worse? How long ago, I can't remember, so I ask you has it been since I did fall From the great mountain where the gods all live, and where I might belong I thought I might be human Such silliness I know I wish I could remember But children we must go The worlds how they beckon They’ll be ours I vow Like a starlet how I shine and glitter now And smile like femme fatale
5.	The Green Sea Village 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Marjolein: Isabel and Michael, I have found you Isabela: Marjolein! I did not expect a guest to ever come so far away Marjolein: It’s Lloyd, terrible trouble, Sarah's violent and insane He has begged me to retrieve you for your help there right away Isabela: My dear, I’d be delighted, motherhood is not for me, I’ll come and fight Marjolein: I’m sorry, what’d you say, what do you mean? Isabela: But Michael I'm not sure if you can pry him on away Michael: Mi Son, my darling baby, meet our friend here Marjolein Her name is Mi Son, or Son Mi you can say. Isabela: She is Raven’s, but please, I’ll tell him myself when I'm ready Michael: Isabela has agreed to let me adopt and raise her. I've never loved anything in my life like I love her Baby baby bells in the night Baby baby sweet lullaby When the wind blows the leaves on the window outside When the baby is warm and there’s no need to cry When the daddy is singing sweet lullabies And stars are all smiling and the moon’s in the sky And the wolf has gone running to the forests below And the daddy will never, not ever, let sweet baby go Baby baby bells in the night Baby baby sweet lullaby When the cradle is rocking, and the stars are in space And in daddy's arms, little baby is safe And dreams and such wonders will fill baby’s head And adventures await, and books to be read And the wolf doesn’t dare, no, to come round too close Cause the daddy will never, not ever, let sweet baby go Baby baby bells in the night Baby baby sweet lullaby Marjolein: Michael, I am sorry, Lloyd insists I bring you both Isabela: Li Bai can surely take her for a few days, we can go Michael: I finally found my calling, I cannot leave this girl Someone must protect her from the wolves out in the world Marjolein: We wouldn't ask but things are way more desperate than you know The dangers real to Jill and Lloyd and Raven, we don’t know He’s on the run it's life or death. Sarah’s gone insane Michael: Well for Jill and Lloyd and David… well, okay
6.	Hiding Places 2 08:13	lyrics	buy track
Snufflebun: Hey, Raspberry Buttercup! Raspberry: Snufflebun Redrum! I'm berry happy to see you! Snufflebun: Friendship snoozles! Raspberry: Friendship snoozles to you too, Redrum! Snufflebun: Redrum! Redrum! Raspberry: Blueberry Puddingpop said something strange is headed our way Snufflebun: Heading our way from where? Snufflebun: She said from the outside Raspberry: Outside is bad Snufflebun: It sure is Raspberry: Can we stop it? Snufflebun: It's almost here now… Sarah: Run rabbit run oh your time it has come, run rabbit run The hounds smell your death and their breath on your neck, run rabbit run Run rabbit run the charades almost done, run rabbit run The hounds smell your death and their breath on your neck, run rabbit run Raven: The moose is so dumb she's a twit and a scum Dumb moose dumb moose dumb dumb dumb dumb The stench of her breath is like feet mixed with death Hey Sarah! Slurp on my shlamozzle! The moose is no fun she’s got something up her bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum Slurp slurp slurp slurp shlamozzle slurp slurp Dumb moose dumb moose dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb Raspberry: You’re destroying our village Stop! Please stop! Stop it! Snufflebun: My house! You’re destroying my house! Raspberry: Grandpa Pudding pop! Snufflebun: Why are you, doing this? Why? Raven: I used to feel regret and I used to feel ashamed I used to feel like I was real, like I was patient I used to feel I had some kind of conscience but what good It ever did me is a cause for speculation All your trials big and small, they mean nothing after all It means nothing, it means nothing after all All the good men you have known, they will all die alone It means nothing, means nothing after all Yes, the race you run is doomed the end will come for you and you It means nothing, it means nothing after all All the innocence you spend you will never see again It means nothing, it means nothing after all Sarah: Raven, where are you getting this second wind from? It’s alright, you’ll tire eventually. I have all the time in the world Jill: And so the deadly chase races on for days and days But Sarah never tires, never slows Thus a week does pass until I'm sad to say at last Raven finally, no further can he go And the race my friends comes to an end And the dark descends upon our stage again ….. Raven: Bang bam boose, cause the… moose… is on.. okay… okay Sarah: Hahahaha, Raven, what a wonderful game. It was delightful! But, it’s over now… Finally the killing stroke. Raven: Ok, okay it's over, I get it. Just… why? It was nice. We had a good thing there. Just tell me, what happened? Sarah: You and Lloyd… it was good there I know But there were things…Things that you’d never show Places you wouldn't go Things I wanted to know, secrets I thought to expose And I know, you’d never give me the go And so… I built a show I built a show cause I wanted to know How far I could go How much I could grow and the power was so… It pours into me, like a battery And finally, I can see, all of me… And I hate… there are things I’ve erased My mind is... I choose… I'm a little confused My past was just in my way… There are memories I saved… There are things I’ve erased… it's best if they go away… But I'm just left with hate… There are echoes and sounds, there are masks all the way down And what’s there underground All that’s left down there now… It consumes me like prey but I don't want to face… I'm just left here with hate... Just a blind, broken rage It just feels good to break I can't remember, no wait… Raven: I… I understand something about mental breaks. I can help. I would like to help. I can help you. How did you flower? Sarah: …No, no Raven, it’s all good now. It's all good. Everything has been made right.
7.	Sarah's Flowering 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Sarah: My past is princess, goddess, queen, Movie star but there’s one we Don't talk about, a false past where I was just a sad and lonely girl back there That girl hung out each night in bars And tried to learn occult dark arts And picked up guys who drank too much But on this one had such a crush All you’ve been can be erased All your shame and past mistakes Chorus Girls: Girl, you are a dream today All your shame is wiped away Girl, the world is your ballet A brand new you, a brand new day Sarah: Seth was gorgeous how I tried When he got drunk when we got high To get him home, I cast some spells Some love charms but they did not work well Until one night, till three we’d drank And went back to my place at last We started to make out but then He said to stop, we’d be just friends And all you've been can be wiped away Another you is you today Chorus Girls: Girl, you are a dream today All your shame is wiped away Girl, the world is your ballet A brand new you, a brand new day Sarah: Seth turned me down so I set out To summon poltergeists somehow To torture him, I did the spell But all went wrong, it all went south The poltergeist was fixed on me A horror film, I screamed and screamed It haunted me for months insane Until I found the spell to make it go away And all you’ve been can be erased All your shame and past mistakes All you’ve been just wiped away Another you is you today Chorus Girls: Girl, you are a dream today All your shame is wiped away Girl, the world is your ballet A brand new you, a brand new day Girl, you are a dream today All your shame is wiped away Girl, the world is your ballet A brand new you, a brand new day
8.	Raven's Last Trick 02:26	lyrics	buy track
Raven: Sarah, you need help, I can help you. Sarah: I will not allow any threat to my throne. You’ll try to make be that that girl again… the false memories… It’s over, Raven Raven: I have one more trick up my sleeve Sarah: I have enjoyed this game so much. I love these games! So at least try to make this a little challenging this time. Raven: All right, one last jump Sarah: Wow. Wow. What is this place? This is amazing. Chorus: Elysium Elysium Sarah: This is wonderful. Good work, Raven. What are those things? What… What are those things? Shit. Oh… oh shit. Oh shit…
9.	The Eve Of Destruction 06:54	lyrics	buy track
Jill: Marjolein you’re back Marjolein: That journey’s really not too nice But I did just as Lloyd asked Isabela: Jill my darling, pleasures mine Jill: Michael, thank the goddess, it’s good to see you Michael: Come on here Let's give you a great big hug, Marjolein told me bout your scare Jill: Come on Lloyd's just returned he’s brought enforcements Michael: William? Jill: No. We cannot hope to find him Marjolein: Who are all these… Mucklpuck: Well hello Marjolein: Hello, are you a.. sorry.. I'm so sorry.. I've never seen Mucklpuck: Mucklepucks the name, a 5 star warthog I believe When your backs against the wall and all the bastards closing in And you’ve soiled all your undies and you’ve drunk all your last gin And you’re thinking that this breath may be your very last at all The warthog will answer the call When their armies all got bullets with your name inscribed upon And you’re saying your goodbyes and your letters start dear john And a fat big-bellied general is the only one at all The warthog will answer the call When you’re scared and all the fluids that your body has to make Have all been released and the stench no one can take And you’re thinking, “Oh, so this is how it ends then after all” The warthog will answer the call Jill: We’ll need to move this a depopulated area as soon as possible to avoid collateral damage Lloyd: We have bigger things to worry about than those unfortunate and fool enough to be in my way while I’m trying to deal with matters more important than their silly lives... Jill: Lloyd! Look at me. Look at me. This isn't you. This isn't who we are. Lloyd: No… No, of course not. I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. Jill: You shouldn't have gone back to level 5. Lloyd: I need the edge. Jill… it's not just Raven, it’s you too. I can't lose any more of you. Not after Asha. I will do whatever it takes. My mind is sharper now. Don't worry, I’ll fix it when this is all over. I promise. Jill: Don't you become a villain too. Lloyd: Never. Lloyd, Jill, Michael, & Marjolein: Memories of the summer sun And days of careless love Warms the mind but hurts the heart When dark of winter comes Choices hard are made on days When winter wolves arrive When cold and teeth knock at your door Tears that day are dry Everyone: Raven! Lloyd: Shh… I got you. I got you my love Raven: I’d go to hell and back for you a thousand times or more I wish that I could earn your love by doing something more If I don't I wonder would you love me if my love If my love was all I ever had to offer, would it be enough Lloyd: Can love, can love, can love Lloyd & Raven: Can love be enough? Raven: Would love, would love, would love Lloyd & Raven: Would love be enough? Lloyd: You stupid, stupid man, my love for you will never fade I worry would you love me if I would ever change When youth has gone and faded what would be left to love But If love was all you ever had to offer, it would be enough Raven & Lloyd: And if, if it all changes, if it all fades then If all we think we are is gone We’ll make a new dream grow, let a new seed go Hold on to you till life is gone Raven: I’d go to hell and back for you a thousand times or more As long as you are by my side I don’t need more I'm sure Please say you won't leave me, I wouldn’t last for long I promise I won't ever give up on you, until the day I'm…. Lloyd: Ravey… Ravey… Ravey Sarah: I could have finished him off much earlier but the fun of watching him slowly break was just too intoxicating. And now I’ve gathered my full crew of children. And truthfully, as fun as it's going to be to destroy you, it’ll be hard to top that look of anguish on your face right now. Lloyd: Well done Sarah. You are indeed impressive. Truly, truly formidable. A force to be reckoned with I dare say. However, allow me to retort.

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released May 16, 2022

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Lux Mortenson as Sarah

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Maggie Kozak as Marjolein
Bradley Johnson as Michael
Nora Sonneborn as Jill
Kiera Marie-Somers as Isabela

and Oliver Marsh as Mucklepuck

Art by Pixelwayve

Lyrics proofed and formatted by Jenna Soul.

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Paul Shapera Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cama’s attempt to commune with higher beings failed; she only found Decadent Dottie. Together they roamed, indulging in dangerous forms of psycho-neural self-exploration which Cama hoped would present the key to her people’s further evolution. It only led to her destroying her people so that one of their pets could evolve. She sat in her former civilization's rubble and listened to Paul Shapera. ... more

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