Teaching a Robot to Love
from Teaching a Robot to Love (Original Cast Recording) by The Doubleclicks
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lyrics
MARY
Using tools,
FAUN
Having needs,
Community,
MARY
Technology,
FAUN
And cheese!
Everybody lives
MARY
As to death we all proceed.
FAUN
Everybody wants a friend
MARY
And everybody bleeds.
FAUN
Okay!
MARY
What makes us who we are?
FAUN
If you’ll allow,
Together
MARY and FAUN
We can teach this robot how.
FAUN
Having so much to be thankful for,
MARY
While realizing you deserve much more.
FAUN
Sighing at the window
MARY
When life slams another door
FAUN
Complicated wonderings
MARY
That shake you to your core.
They’ll learn if we just show them where to grow.
FAUN and MARY
Together,
We’ll teach this robot how to know.
FAUN
Humans long…for each other
And shudder at the touch of a lover
They focus till her warm soft hand sweeps
An accidental touch, and my heart is so loud that you could hear it beat
MARY (in counterpoint)
Humans long…for revenge
And shudder…at the thought of defeat
They focus on the task at hand
Unless you get so excited that your heart…starts to beat
FAUN
Can she tell I turn bright red when I see her smile?
MARY
It feels so good when the goddamn code compiles…
If it takes the last ember in me to burn,
I know I’ll teach this robot how to learn.
It’ll give me all I’ve ever wanted
FAUN (in counterpoint)
How I’d love to be something you wanted
MARY
If I can teach this robot how to learn.
FAUN
For you, the clouds are always dark above…
Someone should teach this robot how to love.
Someone should teach this robot about love.
Using tools,
FAUN
Having needs,
Community,
MARY
Technology,
FAUN
And cheese!
Everybody lives
MARY
As to death we all proceed.
FAUN
Everybody wants a friend
MARY
And everybody bleeds.
FAUN
Okay!
MARY
What makes us who we are?
FAUN
If you’ll allow,
Together
MARY and FAUN
We can teach this robot how.
FAUN
Having so much to be thankful for,
MARY
While realizing you deserve much more.
FAUN
Sighing at the window
MARY
When life slams another door
FAUN
Complicated wonderings
MARY
That shake you to your core.
They’ll learn if we just show them where to grow.
FAUN and MARY
Together,
We’ll teach this robot how to know.
FAUN
Humans long…for each other
And shudder at the touch of a lover
They focus till her warm soft hand sweeps
An accidental touch, and my heart is so loud that you could hear it beat
MARY (in counterpoint)
Humans long…for revenge
And shudder…at the thought of defeat
They focus on the task at hand
Unless you get so excited that your heart…starts to beat
FAUN
Can she tell I turn bright red when I see her smile?
MARY
It feels so good when the goddamn code compiles…
If it takes the last ember in me to burn,
I know I’ll teach this robot how to learn.
It’ll give me all I’ve ever wanted
FAUN (in counterpoint)
How I’d love to be something you wanted
MARY
If I can teach this robot how to learn.
FAUN
For you, the clouds are always dark above…
Someone should teach this robot how to love.
Someone should teach this robot about love.
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from Teaching a Robot to Love (Original Cast Recording),
released November 19, 2021
Aliza Pearl, Amy Dallen, The Doubleclicks
Aliza Pearl, Amy Dallen, The Doubleclicks
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The Doubleclicks Portland, Oregon
The Doubleclicks - Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner, also known as musical duo the Doubleclicks write songs about dinosaurs, cats, anxiety, and queer feelings on the cello and guitar, and welcome you to imagine the name of that genre. Their latest project is a musical, "Teaching a Robot to Love," which is a sci-fi story about the trans experience. ... more
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