Conor Korbisch

Song Preparation Sheet

Song Title: Sibella Show Title (and Date): A Gentleman’s Guide… (2012)

Composer: Steven Lutvak Lyricist: Robert L. Freedman

Character Name: Monty Navarro Original Actor: Bryce Pinkham

Genre and Style: Ballad

Scene Synopsis: Monty sings to Sibella about how he feels

Particularized Situation (if different from scene synopsis):

Goal/Objective: To figure out why I love her

Obstacle: She’s a selfish, flawed person who has done nothing but hurt him.

Strategy: Analyze everything about her

Research Done: Seen show, read libretto

Song Structure: ABABCAB

Lyric Analysis (label verses, chorus, etc.):

(Verse,A,Etc.)
Lyric Subtext ACTION (Verb)

I see a nose that belongs on a To observe

coin
And there’s that smile with a
secret inside
And here are too eyes that are
bright
With a mischievous light I know you To poke fun
You try, but can’t hide

Oh, there’s that voice with a You’re so tempting

promise of sin,
And oh, those lips, are a To flirt
promise of bliss
And I know that your embrace
is a treacherous place.
There’s danger in your kiss To tease
This is the face of a woman To glorify
A man could easily worship
For all of his days
But a man could as easily I’m more careful than that To retract
Loose his sanity
Deciphering your gaze.

You are vain, and you are To wound

heartless, and yet
I can feel in you a shade of I’m figuring it out
sadness To probe
That’s barely detectable
That I should want you at all
I may live to regret I accept that
You’re deceitful
You’re delectable To give in

You see the fate of a man To joke

Who has had the misfortune
To spend his life caught in your What a joke
sway
I see Sibella
My Sibella To reach out
And I like her that way I need you in my life
Yes, I like her just that way
And I want you that way. To accept