Death Note the Musical: Dean John-Wilson - The Way Things Are

[@IshScout]

Saying this will be my most played track when the album drops is an understatement. The first time the song is recorded in English & we have someone with such fantastic beautiful vocals giving life to it.

[@asmileisspecial]

Same, I can’t wait! Though I kind of hope he doesn’t riff, as much as I enjoy the riffs. I just want to hear it sung straight.

[@juliajohnson4080]

An album is dropping??!! Sweet!! When??

[@highdatalore2139]

​@@juliajohnson4080speculation, not confirmed

[@juliajohnson4080]

@@highdatalore2139 oh 😔. Well I will still eagerly await it

[@Phasmania]

@@highdatalore2139The official IG account confirmed there is an album coming, just no date yet

[@MariahCasillas]

I need to stream 100 times

[@gabrielleclennon6589]

Sang DJW!! Especially when he came with the riffs, I was in Heaven🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@charlesharrison4531]

Lyrics (for anyone who may want to sing along ^^) Every fact that I thought I knew is subverting me deserting me. Every truth I was sure was true is on shakey ground Has come unwound. What if the things I see are not as they appear? Are impossible, yet clear? how can I deny it? Always only believed what was right in front of me What I could see Shinigami are real because it's the only way The only way. When all other explanations really don't explain No matter how insane You are left with only The cold, hard truth can't shut it down You can't change it You can't turn it off or turn it 'round Can't rearrange it The cold, hard truth, a ragged scar To remind you, never forget The way things are. I won't let who I used to be How I used to think Get me out of sync. I'll turn into a different me, not so cynical. Not so clinical. Light is willing to risk it all He's definitely all the odds. If I must, I'll fight the gods Till our war is over The cold, hard truth can't lock it out You can't change it True or false, no shadow of a doubt Can't rearrange it The cold, hard truth is my north star So I know I'll live and I'll die The way things are. Frame by frame, I see this movie in black and whit Shot by shot Minute by minute Just me and Light! The cold, hard truth, the way things are I can't change it Even when the truth seems to bizarre I can't change it! The cold, hard truth is my north star So no matter what, he might try Shake the heavens, let him shatter the sky I know we will both live and die The way things are!

[@amnesiacapothecary]

I'd pay good money for this instrumental

[@tomaspereyra3747]

Yeah, yo pagaria para ver una version traducida en mi pais...

[@tisvana18]

I love this song so much and it’s only made so much more frustrating by how there are no decent English covers on KZbin. I’ll take this one, even if I wish it didn’t have the little riffs. You’d think it’s the hardest dang song in the world.

[@DNMUSICAL]

Heya I just uploaded a studio cover of this song for other fans ✌️

[@spassov5352]

I like John Doe's cover. He's not a great singer, but he gives it a lot of emotion. He sounds a lot more genuinely emotional than this guy, even

[@ThomasTenma]

This song is so good and the singer is amazing but the audio itself lacks

[@Ranixo286]

I think he does a good job with how little he was given (since the concert stuff really was much less rehearsed than an actual show and this guy is already performing elsewhere) but this song still feels out of place in the soundtrack to me and I cant put my finger on it.

[@SingularSuperNinja]

Sad to see that that Dean still hasnt learned the damn lyrics. He made a different error every night in London. Really remarkable that he doesnt have the professionalism to learn and that the MD apparently didnt care. Its such a shame because he was so good as L and I love his voice.

[@00rabbit7]

The lyrics are very repetitive with very minor differences. I saw it twice in London and they both had difficulty sorting out which chorus of Stalemate they were on. For someone who probably had a week to learn and rehearse the material he did great. I’m sure if this went to full production he’ll get it down, but I’ve seen some of the most seasoned broadway artists flub a lyric even though they’ve been in the show for over a year

[@SingularSuperNinja]

@00rabbit7 The lyrics are more different than you're suggesting. But furthermore they had plenty of rehearsal time (a couple of weeks from what I understand). Then they had a further 2.5 weeks after the Palladium, before opening at the Lyric. It's utterly absurd for a performer to not know his lines to this extent. As you mentioned, Stalemate was a lyrical shambles every night as well, and Dean messed up The Game Begins on opening night as well as the dialogue prior to the song. It's literally his job to learn it and completely unacceptable that he did not do so. I know directors who have claimed to blacklist performers for this. Granted these directors usually went back on this later. A voice like Dean's will sadly allow him to get away with it. I hope he takes his jobs more seriously in future. I'd love to see him on stage again.

[@IshScout]

@00rabbit7 pretty much this so much as to why I didn't mention it. Being a concert run only lasting a few days each of the two runs they had very little rehearsal time. (Much less than any show that even has a limited run of months) then Dean went back to The King & I tour before flying off to NY for a weekend to do this singular performance of it. The biggest music artist who play large arenas even have their lyrics on monitors ffs. Wildhorn is know for some tongue twisting lyrics on his shows (ex "I Will Prevail" from Wonderland is a doozy) so a few hiccups should be expected. If they get an extended run it will be drilled in harder with less flubs.

[@mierenierez]

Give him some slack, he still did great

[@selinapoochie]

You're being rude. He's doing his best.