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A Musical Apology (v1)

The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC BY 4.0 licence; reuse and adaptation with attribution are permitted and encouraged. See the full licensing statement.

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The Carpenters:

[Verse 1]
Firstly, a disclaimer
To be clear
In the real world you will not hear
What we are going to say

But in musical theatre
That’s a different story
It’s a moment to escape
The confines of today

[Verse 2]
We recognise
The impact of our words
The impact of our values
And the impact on your lives

So, we offer our apology
To you, and you, and you
It’s a message of regret
For what we did and didn’t do

[Verse 3]
To our queer sons and daughters
To our queer nieces and nephews
To all those lives we damaged
The shame is ours

And to those who took their own lives
Who couldn’t live with our hatred
And to those who remain
The shame is ours

[Bridge]
All because we couldn’t imagine
A world wider than our own
Where we simply celebrate
Good character and deed

[Verse 4]
We couldn’t imagine a world
Where love is simply love
But you taught us
It’s really that simple

And so our promise to you all
Forever more
Is to sing out proud
That love is love

[Outro]
Love is love
Love is love
Love is love
It’s that simple

Love is love
Love is love
Love is love
It’s that simple

Love is love
Love is love
Love is love
It’s that simple.

Record date:1st March 2026
Location:Aotearoa New Zealand, Oceania
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