DAYWALKER The Musical

Lyrics

The doctor said she fought to her last breath
To ensure my birth was a success
Eight pounds three ounces, he said
As if my worth was a measurement
She saved me, this life she gave me
With no tools to navigate so I wonder
What would I have become if she was there?

If she was there, who could I have become?
A doctor, a teacher, a beach bum?
A well balanced, family man, skipping workouts to watch America's Got Talent
And eat ice cream on the couch?
Or was it destined?
If she was there could she have prevented this?
These wounds on my chest and unseen in my heart
If she was there, if she was there

My name was Eric
Before I learned about hardship
Was only nine growing up in a brothel
When a vampire attacked a man named Jamal
Could have looked the other way but I showed up
Facing imminent danger,
I was there for this stranger
An outlet for anger
My skills latent, my will ardent
Turned out, that man was a martial artist
The start of a friendship, a father even
My fury was tamed, my brain was trained
But a welt remained, despite what I gained
Something was missing, something felt, off

When I was twelve
I was awkward
Avoided in the hallways
And that was before
They called me Daywalker
At sixteen, I left to chart my own path
Unfed, unled, unwed hunting the undead

If she was there would she guide me?
Would she save me from myself
Running into battle blindly?
Would she stay up at night
Wondering if I made it home alive?
Would she come and try to find me?
If she was there would she hug me
If she was there would she love me
Would somebody love me?
If She Was There