Costume Party - Caesar Samayoa/Sharon Wheatley.mp3

[00:00.71]Three forty-five a.m.
[00:02.16]Overnight the communities population
[00:04.36]has gone from approximately 9,000 to 16,000.
[00:07.75]I'm sure barely any of us have slept tonight.
[00:10.26]We're hopeful that our visitors will be back in the air come morning
[00:13.47]I woke up from this dream,
[00:15.31]which I can't quite remember
[00:17.02]But there was this music in it that I'd heard somewhere before
[00:20.66]I woke up from a dream that we were stuck in some backwater Canadian town
[00:25.70]and that my air mattress deflated
[00:27.65]I woke up to the smell of freshly baked bread
[00:31.14]Four a.m. in Newfoundland is breakfast time in Germany,
[00:34.09]and we got a lot of passengers here from Frankfurt,
[00:36.34]so breakfast starts at four a.m.
[00:38.28]and we start scrambling eggs
[00:39.67]Poached eggs, scrambled eggs, omelettes
[00:42.38]Fried baloney
[00:43.27]Something called toutons
[00:44.47]I saw a casserole dish I don't think I could lift
[00:47.01]They made enough food to feed 7,000 people
[00:50.65]It's like they never slept
[00:52.69]There's this one man from the Middle East.
[00:55.62]Well, we don't really know - hasn't said a word to a soul,
[00:59.01]and some of the other passengers seem a bit wary of him,
[01:01.86]so it's a little odd to find him poking around the kitchen
[01:04.51]Oh, hello
[01:05.60]Hello, can I help you with something?
[01:07.20]I would like to be of assistance with the food
[01:09.35]Oh no, that's not necessary.
[01:10.34]Really, you go out there and sit down
[01:12.03]I've been going all night but I can't stop.
[01:14.99]None of us can.
[01:16.03]I splash some cold water on my face and just keep going.
[01:19.22]We've got 7,000 scared and angry people who don't want to be here,
[01:24.36]And they're about to wake up
[01:25.46]In a crowded room
[01:28.41]Filled with strangers sleeping
[01:30.50]An airplane blanket
[01:32.64]And pillow on the floor
[01:34.63]The sun comes streamin'
[01:36.98]Through the window
[01:39.12]And I can't sleep anymore
[01:43.31]Staring at these strangers
[01:45.56]Waking up around me
[01:47.60]Sitting in a crowd of people
[01:50.13]Waiting for the phone
[01:51.79]And in a town that suddenly doubled population
[01:56.03]I feel so alone
[02:00.97]It's like any of us could have died on Tuesday
[02:05.15]And that we're dared to see things differently today
[02:08.70]I'm feeling different
[02:09.74]Just seems -
[02:10.60]Strange
[02:11.05]Who are these people here?
[02:12.14]Where am I?
[02:13.14]No one knows me here
[02:14.53]Who am I if I don't feel like the me from yesterday
[02:19.22]I wake up in a crowded room full of people sleeping on the floor. And I see Diane and ask, "are we leaving?"
[02:24.05]Any time now
[02:24.60]Is your hair different?
[02:26.10]I mean - you look good. I like it
[02:28.05]Ah thank you. No shampoo for three days
[02:31.94]They start handing out clothes to anyone who needs them
[02:34.93]I haven't changed my clothes in thirty-nine hours
[02:37.88]I wanted to burn my socks
[02:40.17]Kevin puts on this plaid - thing.
[02:42.21]He says he's "incognito" and that he's "going to blend in with the natives",
[02:46.15]but he just looks like a gay lumberjack
[02:49.05]Changing into another woman's donated set of clothes
[02:54.58]Looking different
[02:55.77]Feeling kinda different too
[02:58.02]I can't quite explain
[03:00.31]But when I woke
[03:01.06]When David wasn't on that plane
[03:02.76]It's like I changed into somebody else, but who?
[03:07.06]And it's somehow like we're at a costume party
[03:11.09]And for a second you are not yourself
[03:14.63]- You are not yourself
[03:16.38]And you look around
[03:17.22]And blink your eyes
[03:18.22]And barely even recognize
[03:20.37]The person in the mirror who's turned into someone else
[03:25.41]Hey little sister.
[03:27.01]yeah still here where they eat rainbows for breakfast.
[03:30.85]Are you taking care of mom?
[03:32.64]No, I just wish I was home.
[03:34.38]No, not L.A. - Brooklyn.
[03:36.88]Shut up, you're such a brat.
[03:39.07]No, I just needed to hear your voice
[03:41.82]Excuse me, are you Hannah?
[03:44.37]Yeah, that's me
[03:45.31]My name's Beulah.
[03:46.62]Someone told me your son's a firefighter?
[03:49.31]Yeah, mine is too, here in town.
[03:51.32]And I know, Gander's not New York,
[03:53.86]but is there anything I can do?
[03:55.66]No, I just need to hear from my son
[03:58.31]I understand
[03:59.41]Prayin' for a phone call
[04:02.06]Praying for a way home
[04:04.10]Asking questions
[04:05.36]Asking can I get back on that god-forsaken plane
[04:09.10]And all around me people chat
[04:11.10]And people snack
[04:12.19]Like nothing's happened
[04:13.50]And I need to hear we're going back before I go insane
[04:18.67]Good morning, I'm Captain Bass.
[04:20.71]I've just heard from the airline.
[04:22.02]Now, I know this is gonna be hard to hear,
[04:23.46]but the American airspace remains closed.
[04:26.05]I can't tell you how long we'll be on the ground,
[04:28.05]but we are gonna be here for some time
[04:29.94]Here for some time
[04:31.44]- Here for some time
[04:32.19]- Here for too long
[04:33.30]- Here for how long?
[04:34.34]- When will we know
[04:35.44]- When will we know
[04:36.38]How much longer?
[04:38.63]Beulah, wait.
[04:39.63]Can you help me find a Catholic church?
[04:41.82]I can't sit here, I need to get some air
[04:44.86]Let's go see where we are.
[04:46.16]The sun's out it'll do you good!
[04:47.76]Seriously? You know what?
[04:49.36]Go get lost in the woods,
[04:50.80]I'm gonna be ready when we leave
[04:52.36]And it's somehow like we're stuck here at a messed up costume party
[04:57.04]And there's nothing here for millions -
[04:59.40]- Far away from those you care for
[05:01.49]On an isolated island in between
[05:07.33]There and here
[05:09.72](There and here)