To Be Is Strong

Dionysos begins to answer in his sleep and gradually wakes up to reality

DIONYSOS
To be is strong
more than to dream
reality is unforeseen
to be here and now
is not to believe in heaven
obscure beliefs
hopes blur
and the future
has no consistence

I accept the wounds the pain the doubts
the weight the price of this so heavy life
I exchange your promise of eternal rest
against one split second of smallest happiness
I'm born to die but that's another day

I know something
about this love
to love is stronger
than to be loved
keep your mist your blur
keep your hypothetic sky
there's no law can force me
to renounce this
my desire to be

curious stupid and exactly as every man
I progress in the dark
disorganised chaotic
wandering and no-one telling me
the way 'cause I am free
and born to die but that's another day
to be is strong

To Be Is Strong (unreleased cover)
Words by	Muriel Teodori
Music by	Steve Nieve
Performed by	Ron Sexsmith, Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, The Brodsky Quartet & Ned Rothenberg
Note	To Be Is Strong was sung by Elvis in the role of Dionysos in the 2000-06-09 performance of Welcome To The Voice. The studio recording of the opera released in 2007 features Elvis in a different role, so he does not perform this song. In the studio recording, the role of Dionysos was sung by Sting.