( sung by Jesus )
Out of the ruins and rubble
Out of the smoke
Out of our night of struggle
Can we see a ray of hope?
One pale thin ray reaching for the day
We can build a beautiful city
Yes, we can; Yes, we can
We can build a beautiful city
Not a city of angels
But we can build a city of man
We may not reach the ending
But we can start
Slowly but truly mending
Brick by brick, heart by heart
Now, maybe now
We start learning how
We can build a beautiful city
Yes, we can; Yes, we can
We can build a beautiful city
Not a city of angels
But we can build a city of man
When your trust is all but shattered
When your faith is all but killed
You can give up, bitter and battered
Or you can slowly start to build
A beautiful city
Yes, we can; Yes, we can
We can build a beautiful city
Not a city of angels
But finally a city of man.
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (nato il 6 marzo 1948) è un compositore e paroliere americano, noto per le sue colonne sonore teatrali e cinematografiche. Tra i suoi lavori più famosi figurano *Pippin*, *Godspell* e *Wicked*. Schwartz ha vinto tre premi Tony, un Grammy Award e un Academy Award. ?? Nato a New York, Schwartz ha iniziato la sua carriera come compositore di musica per il teatro off-Broadway. Il suo primo successo è stato *Godspell*, un musical basato sui Vangeli che ha debuttato nel 1971 e ha riscosso un enorme successo internazionale. Altri suoi lavori importanti includono *Pippin* (1972), *The Magic Show* (1974) e *Children of Eden* (1991). Nel cinema, Schwartz ha composto la colonna sonora del film *The Prince of Egypt* (1998). Schwartz è considerato uno dei compositori musicali più influenti della sua generazione. Le sue opere sono caratterizzate da melodie orecchiabili, testi poetici e una profonda spiritualità. Alcuni dei suoi brani più famosi includono 'Day by Day' (da *Godspell*), 'Corner of the Sky' (da *Pippin*) e 'Defying Gravity' (da *Wicked*).
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