[RACH & NATALYA] I CAN HEAR EVERY SOUND YOU MAKE DEAR I AM NOT ALONE NOT ALONE EVER AGAIN A PENCIL SCRATCH ON AN EMPTY PAGE YOU LIFT THE LATCH AND OPEN A WINDOW PANE AND ALL I HEAR IS THE SOUND OF YOUR LIFE SINGING IN MY EARS AND ALL OF THE PEACE THAT I HAD FOR SO MANY YEARS NOW THAT’S ALL GONE, ALL GONE ALL OF MY LIFE IS ENTWINED WITH MY LOVE EVERY WHISPER, SNORE, AND HEARTBEAT EVERY RHAPSODY OF WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE
(NATALYA comes in and listens some more.)
[NATALYA] Look, I know you’re trying
[RACH] No, I’m…I don’t know
[NATALYA] This is really beautiful
[RACH] Yeah—
[NATALYA] How did you do this?
[RACH] I don’t know How do you write?
[NATALYA] It’s different for me I’m not a big deal composer I just sing little tunes
[RACH] They’re really good
[NATALYA] I don’t know, Serge, I just sing them! It’s not magic Serge Just sing something and write it down
[RACH] Just sing something and write it down Right
I’m sorry
[RACH & NATALYA] BUT YOU ARE HERE DON’T EVER LEAVE YOU CAN HELP ME LIVE DEAR IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT WE’RE TOGETHER FOR THIS
YOU TOOK ALL MY EMPTY SPACE YOU ARE MY SAVING GRACE