Jeanine Tesori - "I Leapt out of the Closet..." lyrics

[ALISON] Caption: I leapt out of the closet and four months later, my father k**ed himself by stepping in front of a truck While I was in college, exploding into my new life, you were sitting here reading a book [SMALL ALISON] Daddy, you saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa one time, right? [BRUCE] I did What's that? [SMALL ALISON] In school we're learning maps and globes and Ms. Winsor said draw a map of all the places people in our family have been to They're for showing in cla** tomorrow [BRUCE] What's this? [SMALL ALISON] Okay, so this is a keystone because Pennsylvania is the Keystone State Inside this square, that's Beech Creek See? Bridge, Ford Creek, school, Fun Home, our house, uh, Aunt Jean and Uncle Randy's house This is Germany Oh! John, Christian, me. See? Floating in bubbles because we're not born yet [BRUCE] That is very interesting Now let me show you how we could make it better You have the potential to become a real artist You know that. You do But, you have to study the forms, you have to learn the rules Now let's talk about composition Now this is all over the place Pick one area [SMALL ALISON] Hmm, the Keystone State! [BRUCE] No, that's still too much Here, watch this Okay, I'm going to draw our mountains See? See that? See how I'm shading them. That gives them dimension Make this part look rugged. Mhm. Allegheny Plateau. This dark shaded stripe, bum bum bum, is the front. And paint the long ridges and valleys below. Mhm [SMALL ALISON] I want the whole state [BRUCE] I'm trying to explain to you That you can't do that.[SMALL ALISON] But, let me try! [BRUCE] No, Allison,[SMALL ALISON] This is how it should look.But I like No you can't do that unlessthe way mine looks! You want to ruin it! I'm trying to teach you Something important! [HELEN] Bruce, it's a drawing. It doesn't matter [BRUCE] It doesn't matter? She's taking it into to school. She's showing it in cla** You know what, nevermind You want to take some half-baked mess into school. You want to embarra** yourself Doesn't matter to me. Do what you want. I don't care No, I...I like the one you did Daddy