I wrote a comment 3 years ago that reached Mr Drew Gasparini, and I hope this one does too. Three years ago I discovered this musical, and deeply connected with these songs, after adoring the book. A little less than a year after that, I ended up in my own Six North. I was allowed to have one book with me. I chose It’s Kind Of A Funny Story. I would hum these songs to myself at night. Craig is right. Spending five days in a psych ward does not cure you. You will not even be close. But you will get there. These days, more and more, I’ve started to feel like how I used to. The way I did when I found this book, this music, when I spent my 17th birthday in a hospital. Things are really difficult all the time. But I believe that this too shall pass. All that to say; I hope that one day, this musical gets conceptualized. I know years have passed and maybe the idea is sitting gathering dust on someone’s shelf. But this music meant so much to me at one point. It still does. I still would love the opportunity to go see the story that I ended up so closely relating to on stage, to give this cast my standing ovation. Dear Drew Gasparini; thank you for this music, for these lyrics. And thank you for all your music. My theatre kid days may be behind me, but theatre will always hold a special place in my heart. So will your music, so will this music in particular. Dim lit light, on in the middle of the room at night - I am always trying to find the little bit of glow. This is it.
I have read this book and absolutely fell in love and related to the characters in so many different ways. since finding these songs on here last week, I've fallen in love. I've listened each day. they are beautifully written and they tell the story so perfectly. figure me out and in the atmosphere are probably my favorites but they're all so, so incredible. there is no one else I could see playing craig gilner after watching colton so perfectly portray him. this is incredible. thank you for this. I am so happy and my heart is overflowing. this book means so much to me.
Just got done listening to these songs. Colton Ryan makes my heart melt. The music makes my heart melt. This story makes my heart melt. I hope one day I can see this show fully realized because this feels really special.
this needs to go to broadway asap. i've listened to this playlist so many times in the last few months and i've gotten my friends obsessed with it too. i guess until this musical makes a broadway debut i'll just watch colton's broadway debut in a few months in deh
I tried to type out the lyrics if anyone wants them. I couldn't figure out what he said after "Crack the shell around you xxx? " at 2:43 but I hope the rest is okay.. Feel free to correct me if you catch any mistakes! “I know what you’re thinking - ‘A kid spends five days in a psych ward and all of a sudden he’s cured!’ I’m not. I’m not even close. But I’m getting there. I can feel that this is just the beginning.” We try to dig our roots up and tie the knotted maze inside our heads. We hide from understanding why we’re even here We feel like we’re the screwups, like we lack a common thread A speck in the atmosphere We work to build our walls We build until we’re trapped inside ourselves We search to find what we’ll never see as clear The mountain we all climb up we think was made for someone else Lost in the atmosphere But you can’t ask for directions if everybody’s lost It’s alright to not be alright Survive the fire To burn as bright We all have to fight now To live in the right now If no one’s right Then we’re all alright (then we’re all alright) It’s not like where’d the pain go It’s hard to shake it off and start to heal Take what you need and you get stronger as you go From black and white to rainbow, the pain becomes that real Stuck when you need to grow Even if they’re hidden, everyone has scars It’s alright to not be alright Survive the fire To burn as bright We all have to fight now To be in the right now If no one’s right Then we’re all alright (then we’re all alright) Feeling stuck had enough on the inside Runner up giving up on your whole life Crack the shell around your fear A light in the atmosphere Take a look around you Everybody’s here It’s alright to not be alright Survive the fire To burn as bright We all have to fight now To live in the right now If no one’s right Then we’re alright Dim lit light on in the middle of a room at night Can’t see the little bit of glow No wrong or right No one seems to bother Asking if we might need a little middle of the road How could you know? “Hi, I’m Craig Gilner. I’m 17 years old. I’m different. I’m odd. I’m unique. I’m creative. I’m afraid. I’m inspired. I’m a mess. I’m me. And I guess that’s okay. ‘Cause I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and I’ve only just begun to live.” Now this is where I’m at. Any questions?
Gasparaini totally deserves a Broadway show. I hope this show gets the opportunity because the songs I've heard are beautifully written. Thanks to Vizzini this story is for everyone who has every experienced mental illness, but I think it's especially relatable to the younger generations.
I've listened to this so many times but literally every time it gets to the first "it's all right to not be alright" I get that goosebumps-and-I-might-cry feel
This book has meant so much to me since I first read it 5 years ago. And I'm so so glad I've discovered this. Thank you to the wonderful team that put this together. I sincerely hope this blows up soon.
I have “it’s alright to not be alright” quoted all over in my life since I found this musical in 7th grade when I was struggling with depression and self harm. I could relate to this book and for it to be put into music is so brilliantly satisfying. I’m now a high school Sophomore, and while I struggle with anxiety, if I didn’t have your songs I wouldn’t be were I was now. Thank you Drew, keep making music! I will forever be your fan and be in thank of you and everyone you work with💕
i want to point out that i am here right now before this blew up and also DID ANYBODY ELSE CATCH WHEN ALEX WINKED AT DELANEY THAT WAS THE CUTEST SHIT EVER
this is just amazing. the book brought me here, and my love for all things musical kept me here. be prepared to watch this over and over again. thats what i will be doing
One of the guys in the audience looks like MLB😜 Seriously though I can't wait for this to get big and get all of the praise it deserves, I'm already absolutely hooked on these songs
It’s late at night and I was looking for something to make me feel better-I found it. I hope this becomes a real musical soon, and I hope that when it finally reaches the stage I’ll be able to go see it and not confined by distance or finances. The book meant so much to me and this music is so beautiful and important. If only Ned could see what his books turned into and how much they affected so many people. And just aaaaaa I love this song in particular so much! I understand the parallels between the beginning and ending songs but I really wish he would just stop at live, so that way the book and musical can both end on the word live. It just seems so hopeful. I can’t wait to see how far this one goes.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I agree with everything you said about Ned. We want his stories to live on and save lives Thanks for supporting our show. We are developing it with Universal right now so stay posted on those announcements. And thank you so much for the thought about ending on the word "live". I actually love that note and will bring it to the team. Thank you! Much love.
Drew Gasparini i love your work and you so much!! Thank you for bringing this story to music and for spreading such a positive, loving light in the world.
I've been obsessed with this show for a while now and I can't help but question why they didn't edit the lyrics at the end. The part with "dim lit light" the lyrics are great for where I'm at but they're a little depressing where the song is very uplifting. Maybe I am interpreting it wrong. Not that I don’t love this song and show though. Just a thought.
Hi Daniel. I can tell why we chose to keep that lyric in there. It's a reinterpretation of how it works in the opening number. Having the cast sing it with Craig at the end only helps illuminate what he's saying in the monologue before the song (which you don't see in this video all the way), but as in the book, and the movie, Craig leaves the psyche ward feeling better because through everyone else story he finds that the dim lit light isn't just in his head, EVERYONE has it and despite the fact that he isn't necessarily "cured", he feels the relief of understanding that he's not alone in feeling alone.
Drew Gasparini I feel like I should have interpreted it that way originally because I feel kinda dumb now. That’s really amazing and I hope that this has a full production soon. It’s the most accurate depiction of mental illness that I’ve seen in a musical, and aside from that your writing is just excellent. Thank you for explaining it!
Daniel Schorr OH MY GOSH! Homie! Do not feel even KINDA dumb. Lyrics (at least mine) are always up to any interpretation! I’m just glad the internet provides a platform for me to interact with people who are checking it out and allow me to explain what might need explaining :) thanks for checking these tunes out and thank you being a supportive bad ass! Much love
I wrote a comment 3 years ago that reached Mr Drew Gasparini, and I hope this one does too. Three years ago I discovered this musical, and deeply connected with these songs, after adoring the book. A little less than a year after that, I ended up in my own Six North. I was allowed to have one book with me. I chose It’s Kind Of A Funny Story. I would hum these songs to myself at night. Craig is right. Spending five days in a psych ward does not cure you. You will not even be close. But you will get there. These days, more and more, I’ve started to feel like how I used to. The way I did when I found this book, this music, when I spent my 17th birthday in a hospital. Things are really difficult all the time. But I believe that this too shall pass. All that to say; I hope that one day, this musical gets conceptualized. I know years have passed and maybe the idea is sitting gathering dust on someone’s shelf. But this music meant so much to me at one point. It still does. I still would love the opportunity to go see the story that I ended up so closely relating to on stage, to give this cast my standing ovation. Dear Drew Gasparini; thank you for this music, for these lyrics. And thank you for all your music. My theatre kid days may be behind me, but theatre will always hold a special place in my heart. So will your music, so will this music in particular. Dim lit light, on in the middle of the room at night - I am always trying to find the little bit of glow. This is it.
I have read this book and absolutely fell in love and related to the characters in so many different ways. since finding these songs on here last week, I've fallen in love. I've listened each day. they are beautifully written and they tell the story so perfectly. figure me out and in the atmosphere are probably my favorites but they're all so, so incredible. there is no one else I could see playing craig gilner after watching colton so perfectly portray him. this is incredible. thank you for this. I am so happy and my heart is overflowing. this book means so much to me.
Just got done listening to these songs. Colton Ryan makes my heart melt. The music makes my heart melt. This story makes my heart melt. I hope one day I can see this show fully realized because this feels really special.
I hope this eventually goes to broadway so I can buy these songs 😭 Too good
this needs to go to broadway asap. i've listened to this playlist so many times in the last few months and i've gotten my friends obsessed with it too. i guess until this musical makes a broadway debut i'll just watch colton's broadway debut in a few months in deh
I tried to type out the lyrics if anyone wants them. I couldn't figure out what he said after "Crack the shell around you xxx? " at 2:43 but I hope the rest is okay.. Feel free to correct me if you catch any mistakes!
“I know what you’re thinking - ‘A kid spends five days in a psych ward and all of a sudden he’s cured!’
I’m not. I’m not even close. But I’m getting there. I can feel that this is just the beginning.”
We try to dig our roots up and tie the knotted maze inside our heads.
We hide from understanding why we’re even here
We feel like we’re the screwups, like we lack a common thread
A speck in the atmosphere
We work to build our walls
We build until we’re trapped inside ourselves
We search to find what we’ll never see as clear
The mountain we all climb up we think was made for someone else
Lost in the atmosphere
But you can’t ask for directions if everybody’s lost
It’s alright to not be alright
Survive the fire
To burn as bright
We all have to fight now
To live in the right now
If no one’s right
Then we’re all alright (then we’re all alright)
It’s not like where’d the pain go
It’s hard to shake it off and start to heal
Take what you need and you get stronger as you go
From black and white to rainbow, the pain becomes that real
Stuck when you need to grow
Even if they’re hidden, everyone has scars
It’s alright to not be alright
Survive the fire
To burn as bright
We all have to fight now
To be in the right now
If no one’s right
Then we’re all alright (then we’re all alright)
Feeling stuck had enough on the inside
Runner up giving up on your whole life
Crack the shell around your fear
A light in the atmosphere
Take a look around you
Everybody’s here
It’s alright to not be alright
Survive the fire
To burn as bright
We all have to fight now
To live in the right now
If no one’s right
Then we’re alright
Dim lit light on in the middle of a room at night
Can’t see the little bit of glow
No wrong or right
No one seems to bother
Asking if we might need a little middle of the road
How could you know?
“Hi, I’m Craig Gilner. I’m 17 years old. I’m different. I’m odd. I’m unique. I’m creative. I’m afraid. I’m inspired. I’m a mess. I’m me. And I guess that’s okay. ‘Cause I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and I’ve only just begun to live.”
Now this is where I’m at.
Any questions?
** your fear
Gasparaini totally deserves a Broadway show. I hope this show gets the opportunity because the songs I've heard are beautifully written. Thanks to Vizzini this story is for everyone who has every experienced mental illness, but I think it's especially relatable to the younger generations.
I've listened to this so many times but literally every time it gets to the first "it's all right to not be alright" I get that goosebumps-and-I-might-cry feel
Please let this make it to a full show; the songs and the cast are so fantastic and it deserves to grow beyond a six-part youtube playlist!
This book has meant so much to me since I first read it 5 years ago. And I'm so so glad I've discovered this. Thank you to the wonderful team that put this together. I sincerely hope this blows up soon.
where's the album please i'm in lOVE
"It's alright to not be alright"
That's gonna stick with me
the end makes me cry everytime ahhh
when they reprise where I'm at
54 below music got me through a tough time ngl
I already stan this show
I have “it’s alright to not be alright” quoted all over in my life since I found this musical in 7th grade when I was struggling with depression and self harm. I could relate to this book and for it to be put into music is so brilliantly satisfying. I’m now a high school Sophomore, and while I struggle with anxiety, if I didn’t have your songs I wouldn’t be were I was now. Thank you Drew, keep making music! I will forever be your fan and be in thank of you and everyone you work with💕
In love with all of these songs
I PREDICT THAT THIS WILL BE THE NEXT DEH OR NEXT TO NORMAL BUT DUH OF COURSE THIS WILL SURPASS THEM
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY GREAT AND SO AWESOME
I love Colton so much I don't think anyone understands❤
I'm so happy I've found this show in the stage is at now! We can watch it grow
Omy gosh Colton is so talented!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wth he must be an amazing Evan
i want to point out that i am here right now before this blew up and also DID ANYBODY ELSE CATCH WHEN ALEX WINKED AT DELANEY THAT WAS THE CUTEST SHIT EVER
THE REPRISE OF WHERE IM AT IM CRYING
IM BACK
i'm not crying you're crying
Munchiezxx you’re right i am
this is just amazing. the book brought me here, and my love for all things musical kept me here. be prepared to watch this over and over again. thats what i will be doing
This isn't even a full show yet but I am already so attached and interested. Amazing!
Oh my goodness I have so much love for all of these songs!
This is already such an important musical. I hope it gets the recognition it so deserves :)
I'm not crying...😭😭
That ending though!Its so perfect and well done
4:08 today you’re you and that’s all that matters
I need an album AGHSHSfHDIJFSL
does anyone know where i could see a full show recording of this? all the songs i've heard are Fantastic!!!!
this is actually all there really is at the moment. it's still being workshopped but will hopefully become a full show in the future!
One of the guys in the audience looks like MLB😜
Seriously though I can't wait for this to get big and get all of the praise it deserves, I'm already absolutely hooked on these songs
Any idea when is this going to have a full show?
It’s late at night and I was looking for something to make me feel better-I found it. I hope this becomes a real musical soon, and I hope that when it finally reaches the stage I’ll be able to go see it and not confined by distance or finances. The book meant so much to me and this music is so beautiful and important. If only Ned could see what his books turned into and how much they affected so many people. And just aaaaaa I love this song in particular so much! I understand the parallels between the beginning and ending songs but I really wish he would just stop at live, so that way the book and musical can both end on the word live. It just seems so hopeful. I can’t wait to see how far this one goes.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I agree with everything you said about Ned. We want his stories to live on and save lives Thanks for supporting our show. We are developing it with Universal right now so stay posted on those announcements. And thank you so much for the thought about ending on the word "live". I actually love that note and will bring it to the team. Thank you! Much love.
Drew Gasparini i love your work and you so much!! Thank you for bringing this story to music and for spreading such a positive, loving light in the world.
Me, through tears: wHeRe’S jENNiFEr
quick question is that michael lee brown in the front row
The glow motif didn't make me cry
I've been obsessed with this show for a while now and I can't help but question why they didn't edit the lyrics at the end. The part with "dim lit light" the lyrics are great for where I'm at but they're a little depressing where the song is very uplifting. Maybe I am interpreting it wrong. Not that I don’t love this song and show though. Just a thought.
Hi Daniel. I can tell why we chose to keep that lyric in there. It's a reinterpretation of how it works in the opening number. Having the cast sing it with Craig at the end only helps illuminate what he's saying in the monologue before the song (which you don't see in this video all the way), but as in the book, and the movie, Craig leaves the psyche ward feeling better because through everyone else story he finds that the dim lit light isn't just in his head, EVERYONE has it and despite the fact that he isn't necessarily "cured", he feels the relief of understanding that he's not alone in feeling alone.
Drew Gasparini I feel like I should have interpreted it that way originally because I feel kinda dumb now. That’s really amazing and I hope that this has a full production soon. It’s the most accurate depiction of mental illness that I’ve seen in a musical, and aside from that your writing is just excellent. Thank you for explaining it!
Daniel Schorr OH MY GOSH! Homie! Do not feel even KINDA dumb. Lyrics (at least mine) are always up to any interpretation! I’m just glad the internet provides a platform for me to interact with people who are checking it out and allow me to explain what might need explaining :) thanks for checking these tunes out and thank you being a supportive bad ass! Much love
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