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from the musical Juno
music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein

This song was always in my rep book; I love that it's an "I want" song from someone who doesn't know what she wants. But the meaning is deeper in these pandemic days - longing for what we had, wishing for what might come, And now that I'm a grownup, the unknown is full of possibility, rather than something to be feared. This is echoed in the unusual tune and unexpected song structure.

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I've an unrest inside me
Oh, it's long I have had such an unrest inside me
And it's gettin' real bad
I'm sleepin' at night
And my heart beats so loud that I wake
All dizzy and light with the dreamin' and feelin this ache
Such a thumpin' inside me
That I think I'll go mad

For I wish it so!
What I wish I still don't know
But it's bound to come
Though so long to wait
I keep saying "Tonight!"
Or "Today!" through the endless days
And my heart clamors and prays
It will not come too late
But when come it does
In the shape of love or life
I will give my life
And my love, I know
I've such grand aims
With so many names
That I grow numb
But sure one is bound to come
Because I wish, I wish it so
It's the unrest inside me...

credits

from I Wish It So, released November 6, 2021
Susan Derry, vocalist; Howard Breitbart, pianist/arranger
Warren Freeman, producer
Matt Conner executive producer
Blaine Misner, engineer
VibeckeDPhoto, photography
Recorded at Cue Studios, Falls Church VA
May 2021

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Susan Derry brightens any venue she steps into. With a mix of vulnerability and strength, charm and good humor, Susan brings authenticity to her work as an actor and cabaret artist. An ingenue who is at once grown-up and ageless, she dazzles as leading lady, singer and storyteller, and newly-minted recording artist. ... more

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