about CHESS

[Emi]

I want to ask if anybody has seen the musical ''CHESS''and can explain about the background of Florence and about the song of''someone else's story''.
Because I'm going to sing this song but there's just a little detail about it and can't get the meaning of the lyrics that much...

If anyone, please!!!

''Someone Else's Story''
Long ago
In someone else's lifetime
Someone with my name
Who looked a lot like me
Came to know
A man and made a promise
He only had to say
And that's where she would be

LatelyAlthough her feelings run just as deepThe promise she made has grown impossible to keep
And yet I wish it wasn't so
Will he miss me if I go?

In a way
It's someone else's story
I don't see myself
As taking part at all
Yesterday
A girl that I was fond of
Finally could see
The writing on the wall
Sadly
She realized she'd left him behind
And sadder than that she knew he wouldn't even mind
And though there's nothing left to say
Would he listen if I stay?

It's all very well to say you fool it's now or never
I could be choosing
No choices whatsoever

I could be
In someone else's story
In someone else's life
And he could be in mine
I don't see
A reason to be lonely
I should take my chances
Further down the line
And if
That girl I knew should ask my advice
Oh I wouldn't hesitate she needn't ask me twice
Go now!
I'd tell her that for free
Trouble is, the girl is me
The story is, the girl is me

Specially I can't get the meaning of the red part.Maybe that's because English is second language for me though...

[IchBinRory]

Well first of all Florence doesn't sing the song anymore. It was given to Svetlana, Anatoly's (the Russian) wife. In this song Svetlana is talking about how she's lost contact with her husband and how she's feeling bitter about his affair with Florence. She tells the story as if it were happening to someone else. The turning point in the song is the last line when she reveals that the story was about her.

The lines you've highlighted in red;

"He only had to say
And that's where she would be" Meaning she would have done anything for him without questioning it.

"Lately Although her feelings run just as deep" Meaning she's been thinking the above over and it's hard for her to remain loyal to him when he's abandoned her.

Best way to sing this song is to imagine your sitting in a bar telling this story to someone. A random person who you don't know. And then just reveal it to them when it's over. Like your ashamed to admit it's about you.

If you need anymore help. Just ask :-)

[Emi]

Thank you so much Count Krolock!!
I got it.

I didn'd know that Svetlana was singing and Florence not singing anymore.On my music sheet, it was written ''Florence'' at the bar so.

I'll sing imaginating what you told me!Thanks a lot