Charles West sings "I Was Here" from The Glorious Ones

[@hawby7mgh]

A great and rewarding challenge to create this show & direct Charles in his NY Cabaret solo debut with beautiful musical direction and keyboard work by Steven Ray Watkins. And to have the gift of that voice to bring songs & stories to an audience. Magic.

[@missdesmd]

Wow!

[@paullyPIAA]

And we’re back....really thinking about this song these days xoxo

[@JayJayJyeBoy]

I've come to this every 6 months since I first accidentally found it in 2015. Thank you for a glorious performance.

[@charleswest6216]

Jye, thank you very much. 😊👍🏻

[@JayJayJyeBoy]

Lyrics: I've gone without bread I've slept in the mud I've given my best While they screamed for my blood I've begged and I've bullied For any small chance to perform And nights I've awakened My guts in a knot Remembering how much I gave up And for what? Some paints and some costumes A pitiful tent in a storm A handful of coins A trunk always packed No family, no home Just this madness to act Still I have a theory About this disease we contract... That most men are equally crazy As actors, in fact Why does a boy carve his name on a tree Or the first born inherit the throne? What is a sculptor aspiring to be When he spends half his life carving stone? Kings built their tombs for the ages Poets and fools fill up their pages What are we hoping for? What do we fear? I say we yearn to leave something that lasts And be known for what little we've done Men tell their children the tales of their past And each man gives his name to his son Something in song or in story Something in blood, something of glory Something that won't fade away in a year Well, I will not flicker, and die like an ember Too many man flicker and die I will leave something behind to remember Somehow I must, don't ask me why. I have no sons, at least none I can claim And no patience for carving in stone All that I have are my skill and my name And this chance to make both of them known This is my key to the portal How I can leave something immortal Something that time cannot make disappear Something to say 'I was here'

[@danielwill]

Spectacular!

[@charleswest6216]

Thank you, Daniel. 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@paullyPIAA]

Um...bravo! That leading man spin! Xoxo

[@charleswest6216]

Thanks so much, Paul. 👍🏻😊

[@GoMahan]

What a gorgeous voice!

[@charleswest9945]

Thank you, Joseph. 🙏🏻

[@hnpp4127]

beautiful

[@charleswest9945]

Thank you, Jude. 🙏🏻