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Peter's two sisters each look out from a window inside their small home. They wait for Peter to return from the storm outside. Peter's mother is busy darning stockings by the fireplace.
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Sister 1: Mother
Sister 2: Mother
Sister 1: There's a voice outside I hear, and I hear it coming closer.

Sister 2: Mother
Sister 1: Mother
Sister 2: I'm afraid, are you afraid?
Sister 1: There's a man outside with Peter.

Mother stands anxiously from her rocking chair, reaching for her girls.

Mother: Come away, now come away.
Sister 1: There's a man outside with Peter. Sister 2: I'm afraid, are you afraid?

Mother: Come away, now come away.
Sister 1: There's a man outside with... Sister 2: I'm afraid, are you a…?

The front door swings opens. It is Peter with a rugged sailor behind him.

Peter:
Mother, Mother, there's a man he says he knew,
Well he says that he knew father....
(Sisters: Father, Father)
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Mother welcomes the sailor in, helping him to feel comfortable.

Mother:
Please come in, come into our home. (So, you knew my husband.)
Come sit by the fire, sir, you must be cold. (Was he a good friend of yours?)
Come sit by the fire, sir, I'll take your coat. (Is he truly dead.... ?)

And he said he would build us a house with stairs that led up into the stars.
And he said this with all the truth in his eyes - his blue, blue eyes.
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Her children gather around to comfort her.

Peter and his Sisters:

Mother Mother Mother

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from Adventures from the Ocean of the Dead, released June 9, 2015
Piano and vocals – Michelle Cross
Organ – Michelle Cross and Paul Langford

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Michelle Cross Chicago, Illinois

Michelle is a musician and artist based in Chicago. Sprinkled with classical influences and firmly supported by strong vocals, Cross’s songs tend to have a darker, moodier feel to them. At times, there is a lot of aggression and rhythm in her piano playing, yet even at its most gentle moments her powerfully emotional and melodic piano-based songs have caused listeners to sit-up and pay attention. ... more

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