Benjamin's Apartment/The Radiance

**Benjamin's Apartment/The Radiance** is the twentieth song from The Great Moon Hoax sung by Matt Dahan as Narrator, Curt Mega as Benjamin Park, Natalie Llerena as Margaret Cavendish and Tony Gonzalez as Rival with a feature from Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Rose Stratford and James Tolbert as Samuel Stratford. It is the twentieth track on the soundtrack album and was written by Matt Dahan.

## Lyrics

**Narrator:**

John Herschel was faded

At Benjamin's apartment

Shaking the cobwebs free

From the inside of his mind

What was this madness?

Where was he taken?

Bracing, bracing

He decided it was best

To stay in bed

He shut the bedroom door

And rested his head

Margaret's carriage rolled up

To Benjamin's apartment

Why did he send for her?

What new secrets will she find?

The Sun’s early edition

Clutched in her hand

She walked into the room

Benjamin offered her a chair

Who acted like she wasn’t even there

**Benjamin:**

Miss Cavendish, patron of the Stratfords

I'm glad that you could attend

**Margaret:**
Tell me, what's this all about

And who's your other friend?

**Narrator:**

The man from the shadows smiles and says

**Rival:**

A witness

**Narrator:**

He lights up a fresh cigar

**Rival:**

It’s business

**Benjamin:**

Margaret

I wanted you to hear this from me

The editor of the Sun

To unravel Rose and Samuel's plot

To tell you what's been done

**Narrator:**

After Rose left John

At Benjamin's apartment

Benjamin would decide

His moment had arrived

This other man

Worked at a rival paper

That was knocked from the top

By the lunar caper

He was sent by enemies to discern

If anyone had a bridge to burn

They would give a king’s ransom

To whoever exposed the hoax

Benjamin wasn't hard to coax

Ben was loyal

When he flipped the switch

And he ran the press

And he took the risk

Now he’s left behind

While his friends got rich

Jealousy can be a son of a bitch

A bargain had been struck

A fateful deal was made

Herschel was the proof

That he needed to get paid

That's why he made the choice

That's why his friends will be betrayed

**Benjamin:**

Rose and Samuel built a telescope

As a way for them to cope

With their failings here on planet Earth

They deceived us all

Friends and colleagues

Old and new, far and near

To advance their own career

And it’s true

I'm guilty too

They put their deceptions in pen

But that will come to an end

**Margaret and Benjamin:**

Rose and Samuel built a telescope

**Benjamin:**

And now you know...

**Rose, spoken:**

Benjamin!

**Samuel, spoken:**

Margaret? Where's Herschel? And who is this man?

**Rival, spoken:**

The New York Sentinel appreciates your help, Benjamin. See you around

**Samuel, spoken:**

The Sentinel?!

**Rose, spoken:**

Benjamin, what did you tell them?

**Benjamin:**

Enjoy the noise while it lasts

Enjoy the parade, it goes by fast

Enjoy the present before it’s past

**(spoken)**

It’s past

**Samuel, spoken:**

Margaret, I can explain -

**Margaret:**

I am alone

A child adrift in the firmament

Throwing stones

Destined to face this malady

On my own

So many people have nothing to believe in

**(spoken)**

How could you do this to me...

I believed you...

**Samuel, spoken:**

Forgive me, please...

**Margaret, spoken:**

I believed you

**Narrator:**

Margaret was angry

Softly letting go

Margaret started to cry

Margaret started... to glow

**Rose, spoken:**

Margaret... your hands...

**Narrator:**

It started with a faint light

From the center of her palms

**Benjamin, spoken:**

Oh my Lord...

**Samuel, spoken:**

Margaret, talk to us!

**Narrator:**

Slowly getting stronger

Covering her fingers, wrists and arms

**Margaret, spoken:**

What is this? What is happening to me?

**Narrator:**

Margaret was confused

Something was awake

She fell onto her knees

As the room began to shake

The radiance was blinding
The Stratfords backed away

The last thing they remembered

Was hearing Margaret say

**Margaret, spoken:**

I believed you!!

**Narrator:**

The radiance

Lashed out in limbs of light

Throwing the Stratfords across the apartment

Unconscious before they hit the floor

Benjamin trembled

Afraid to speak

He could not run

His knees were weak

The radiance

Suddenly was gone

**Margaret, spoken:**

I leave you to your own devices, Benjamin

**(sung)**

Reveal the truth, or don’t

**(spoken)**

I don't care

**Narrator:**

Margaret Cavendish walked out

Of Benjamin's apartment

Unaware Sir John Herschel

Had seen the whole event

His well-trained eye looked through

A crack in the bedroom door

## External Links

* Benjamin's Apartment/The Radiance on iTunes
* Benjamin's Apartment/The Radiance on Spotify