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The Inventor's Song

by By R.P. Avants/ G.P.Avants

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The Inventor's Song
In The Inventor’s Song we get a flashback of Levy’s home life. His father and mother are big supporters of Levy’s dreams. His father, Nole Roarke, has lost everything, but still has high hopes for his son. He has written a piece about some of Levy’s favorite inventors in order to cheer Levy up. It is oddly prophetic that Levy Roarke and figures from history are now connected in more ways than one. Parents are smart people after all.

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The Inventor's Song


Dad: "Hey Levy, it looks like you've had one of THOSE days today."
Levy: "Man, Dad, you have no idea."
Dad: "Actually, I do. Remember that Inventor's Song I wrote?"
Levy: "Ah, yes. Please don't tell me you're going to sing it now."
Dad: "Sure, it's the perfect time day like today."
Levy: "Really? Now?"
Dad: "You loved that song."
Levy: "When I was in like...third grade."
Dad: "I think it's a reminder to not stop dreaming, Son."
Levy: "You're going to start singing now aren't you?"
Dad: "Uh-huh."


Da Vinci wrote down his
Intricate plans,
With ink and parchment
Of dusty old tan.
A Renaissance Man
He was called by some;
Inventor and painter for a time to come.

Newton’s color was
A brilliant red
For the fruit that smacked him
Upside his head.
It’s then he discovered
Gr-a-vi-Ty
Below that grand old apple tree.

George Washington Carver
Was just nuts about his plan,
To crack the secrets
Of brown peanut land.
We count more than
Four hundred ways
He made use of that nut
In normal folk’s days.

Levy: “Dad, are you going to sing the entire song, now?”
Dad: "Uh-huh."
Levy: "Sigh."
Dad:“ I was getting to your favorite inventor, Levy.”
Levy: “I figured that’s where you were going with this.”
Dad: "Right."
Levy: "I bet you think I am going to sing with you?"
Dad: "He's your hero."
Levy: "I think you see the light."

Edison caused
The world to see,
With the yellow bulb of
Electricity.
How many times to make it right?
I’ve lost count but that man was bright.

Henry Ford built a factory
On four black tires
For his Model T.
Because he built
The motorcar
We can hit the roads
And travel far.

His friends were green
With jealousy
When Einstein discovered
Relativity.
When E equals MC
Squared,
They called him a genius
Even with crazy white hair.”

Levy: "Not all scientists have wild crazy hair."
Dad: "No, just the really smart ones."
Levy: "Uh-uh. Thanks.
Dad: "And the mad ones"
Levy: "Dad? DAD!"
Dad: "Son?"


Marconi first cranked up
The radio tunes
With invisible music
Through the wild blue.
FM AM XM stations,
Bring his waves
Across the nations.

Gold is the color
Just for me,
The inventor who is yet to be.
Give me some time,
Give me a chance,
And I too will shine
My work will dance.

Dad: "See, when you smile, the sun comes out."
Levy: "Thanks, Dad."
Dad: "Don't loose your sense of humor, that will keep the mad scientist in you sane, trust me."
Levy: "Gees, Dad. You're going to do the robot, aren't you?
Dad: "Of course."
Levy: "Only my dad"
Dad: “Son, this is our dance. Don’t tell me you’re too cool to do the robot with your dad.”
Levy: “As long as you don’t put it on You Tube.”

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released April 22, 2016
Thanks to Jarod Moore and Noah Avants for playing the voices of Mr. Cross and Levy Roarke. PanGenre Studios and Forbear Productions

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The Clock Opera Menifee, California

Ron Avants and his brother Gary have been creating music and stories since they were kids. It has been two brothers' dream to combine their creativity and turn it into a way to tell unique one-of-a-kind stories. The Clock Opera is their first project that is made available for the public. You van visit Avants on band camp or chronolocityhq.com to see their stories in detail. ... more

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