Nothing - Ruthie Henshall

Every day for a week we would try to feel the motion

Feel the motion

Down the hill

Every day for a week we would try to hear the wind rush

Hear the wind rush

Feel the chill

And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul

To see what I had inside

Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul

And I tried, I tried!

(Spoken)

And everybody’s going «Whoosh!

Whoosh!

I feel the snow, I feel the cold,

I feel the air.»

And Mr. Karp comes up to me and he says: «Okay, Morales,

what did you feel?»

And I said

(Song)

«Nothing

I’m feeling nothing,»

And he says «'nothing' could get a girl transferred.»

They all felt something

But I felt nothing

Except the feeling that this bullshit was absurd!

(Spoken)

But I said to myself, «Don't worry about it!

It’s only the first week.

Maybe it’s genetic;

they don’t have bobsleds in San Juan!»

(Song)

Second week, more advanced, and we had to be a table

Be a sports car

Ice-cream cone

Mister Karp, he would say, «Very good, except Morales

Try, Morales

All alone.»

So I dug right down to the bottom of my soul

To see how an ice cream felt

Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul

And I tried to melt!

The kids yelled, «Nothing!»

They called me «Nothing»

And Karp allowed it, which really makes me burn

They were so helpful

They called me «Hopeless»

Until I really didn’t know where else to turn

(Spoken)

And Karp kept saying, «Morales, I think you should transfer to Girl’s High,

You’ll never be an actress, never!»

Jesus Christ!

(Song)

Went to church, praying, «Santa Maria

Send me guidance

Send me guidance»

On my knees

Went to church praying, «Santa Maria

Help me feel it

Help me feel it

Pretty please»

And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul

Came up to the top of my head

And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul

Here is what it said:

«This man is nothing!

This course is nothing!

If you want something go find a better class

And when you find one

You’ll be an actress!»

And I assure you that’s what finally came to pass

Six months later I heard that Karp had died

And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul

And cried

'Cause I felt nothing