"GOING HOME"
SUNG BY SPARTACUS' ARMY
PALENE
For a year we fought and still the Romans couldn't tame us.
Whatever we suffered, whatever lay ahead, was worth that precious gift of freedom, even if only for one brief moment.
Spartacus and Crixus were our leaders, but a hundred thousand lives were staked on the same cause.
The cause of freedom. The dream of home.
INTRO
SOLO VOICE
In the wind I can hear,
Voices calling me near,
I'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last.
SOLO VOICE
At last! (spoken)
SOLO VOICE
In my dreams l can see,
Someone beckoning me,
I'm going home,
I'm going home,
I'm going home.
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last
SOLO VOICE
At Iast! (spoken)
PALENE
Some of our people - slaves from birth - had never known freedom.
But even my beloved Spartacus and I, who had grown up free, had almost forgotten how it felt.
Stolen from us by the Romans, it came back to us then like a birth-right, or a Iong-lost love.
VERSE
ALL
Where the air is sweeter,
SOLO VOICE
And the river rolls on into a silver sea,
There's a fire burning,
Somewhere in a distant land,
And l'm finally returning,
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where I know I've gotta go because it's calling me,
Home,
Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, l'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home,
VERSE
ALL
Where the skies are clearer,
SOLO VOICE
Getting nearer to home with every step l take,
Heading for my own land,
I am following my heart,
And l'm gonna be my own man
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where I know l've gotta go because it's calling me,
Home,
Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, l'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home.
BRIDGE
SOLO VOICE
Gonna reach a world I never thought I'd see,
And a better life is waiting there for me,
ALL
In the arms of someone,
SOLO VOICE
Who will care for me,
When my body's weary,
She'll make me feel complete,
ALL
Healing me with her sweet love,
SOLO VOICE
Her sweet love.
VERSE
ALL
Where the stars shine brighter,
SOLO VOICE
Been a fighter too long to simply give up now,
So it's not surprisin',
Knowing that my sights are set,
Somewhere on the far horizon,
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where l know l've gotta go because its calling me,
Home! Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, I'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home.
PALENE
How long could it last?
My dreams returned and robbed my nights of sleep.
Dreams of armies marching from Rome against us.
I told no one what I dreamed.
I kept the fearful future to myself.
Let the Gods decide our destiny, not me.
INTRO
SOLO VOICE
In the wind I can hear,
Voices calling me near,
l'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home.
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last.
SOLO VOICE
At Iast! (spoken)
(music ends)
SUNG BY SPARTACUS' ARMY
PALENE
For a year we fought and still the Romans couldn't tame us.
Whatever we suffered, whatever lay ahead, was worth that precious gift of freedom, even if only for one brief moment.
Spartacus and Crixus were our leaders, but a hundred thousand lives were staked on the same cause.
The cause of freedom. The dream of home.
INTRO
SOLO VOICE
In the wind I can hear,
Voices calling me near,
I'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last.
SOLO VOICE
At last! (spoken)
SOLO VOICE
In my dreams l can see,
Someone beckoning me,
I'm going home,
I'm going home,
I'm going home.
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last
SOLO VOICE
At Iast! (spoken)
PALENE
Some of our people - slaves from birth - had never known freedom.
But even my beloved Spartacus and I, who had grown up free, had almost forgotten how it felt.
Stolen from us by the Romans, it came back to us then like a birth-right, or a Iong-lost love.
VERSE
ALL
Where the air is sweeter,
SOLO VOICE
And the river rolls on into a silver sea,
There's a fire burning,
Somewhere in a distant land,
And l'm finally returning,
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where I know I've gotta go because it's calling me,
Home,
Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, l'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home,
VERSE
ALL
Where the skies are clearer,
SOLO VOICE
Getting nearer to home with every step l take,
Heading for my own land,
I am following my heart,
And l'm gonna be my own man
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where I know l've gotta go because it's calling me,
Home,
Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, l'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home.
BRIDGE
SOLO VOICE
Gonna reach a world I never thought I'd see,
And a better life is waiting there for me,
ALL
In the arms of someone,
SOLO VOICE
Who will care for me,
When my body's weary,
She'll make me feel complete,
ALL
Healing me with her sweet love,
SOLO VOICE
Her sweet love.
VERSE
ALL
Where the stars shine brighter,
SOLO VOICE
Been a fighter too long to simply give up now,
So it's not surprisin',
Knowing that my sights are set,
Somewhere on the far horizon,
CHORUS
ALL
Back home,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Home l'm-a-coming, coming,
Home l'm-a-coming,
Back home,
Where I long to be,
Where l know l've gotta go because its calling me,
Home! Where I long to see,
All the people and the places that are part of me,
l'm going home, I'm going home,
I'm going home, l'm going home.
PALENE
How long could it last?
My dreams returned and robbed my nights of sleep.
Dreams of armies marching from Rome against us.
I told no one what I dreamed.
I kept the fearful future to myself.
Let the Gods decide our destiny, not me.
INTRO
SOLO VOICE
In the wind I can hear,
Voices calling me near,
l'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home.
ALL
He's going home,
She's going home,
We're going home.
Home at last.
SOLO VOICE
At Iast! (spoken)
(music ends)