An original song, based on the book 1984 by George Orwell.
Lyrics, vocals, piano, harmonies, arrangement all mine.
This was designed for an English AP Literature and Composition project meant for us to experience what living in the world of the book would have been like. I chose to use the song "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" alluded to in the novel to describe Winston's conversion.
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Lyrics:
Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you, and you sold me
There lie they, and here lie we,
Under the spreading chestnut tree.
I've never been alone
it's a comfort to know
leaves a chill in my bones.
The written word is a lie
and our children are spies
yet I don't want to die.
Proof lies in the words that I write
but if I were to fight
would it be worth my life?
They sing what ever they choose
only birds and proles do
why should I not sing to?
what have I to lose?
unless their price is you.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you, and you sold me.
There lie they and here lie we.
Under the spreading chestnut tree.
You are a risk I will take
for every law I can break
proves I am their mistake.
Beaten and broken apart
it's a science, an art
but they can't break my heart.
We will do whatever they ask
staying out of their grasp
was an impossible task.
Their wrong outweighs their right
but how can I fight,
when they threaten my life?
Two and two equal five.
In the place full of light.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you, and you sold me.
There lie they, and here lie we.
Under the spreading chestnut tree.
I sit and waste away
in the corner cafe
as a song starts to play.
I stare into the eyes so stern
and as the bullet enters
I will live, I have learned.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you, and you sold me.
There lie they and here lie we,
Under the spreading chestnut tree.
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree - 1984
https://youtu.be/Ul9jbIP_93g
