Verse 1 The sky turned green on a Kansas day, And the wind began to cry, A spinning house, a world away, Carried me through the sky. One breath of fear, one crash of fate, When all the colors bloomed— A pair of shoes beneath my feet, And someone else’s doom. They said I’d felled a wicked heart, A witch beneath my home, But I was just a girl with dust Still clinging to her bones. Pre-Chorus A bubble bathed in pink and light, A promise soft and kind— “Follow where the road is bright, And you’ll leave your fears behind.” Chorus So I walked that line of yellow stone, Past fields I’d never known, With hope tied tight inside my chest, Just trying to get back home. Oh, Oz was wide and strange and grand, With wonders yet to see— But every step along that road Was leading back to me. Verse 2 A scarecrow dreaming of a brain, With clever in his grin, A tin man rusted by the rain, With longing locked within, A lion trembling in the grass, Yet braver than he knew— We were four mismended pieces Chasing something true. Through haunted woods and apple words, Through poppies painted red, We followed emerald promises Of things the wizard said. Pre-Chorus A towering face of fire and smoke, A booming, blazing show— But curtains shake when courage wakes, And little girls can know. Chorus So I walked that line of yellow stone, Through shadows tall and cold, With friends who found their strength somehow Before the tale was told. Oh, Oz could roar and Oz could gleam, With terror dressed in green— But nothing’s quite as powerful As hearts that beat unseen. Bridge She rose on broom and bitter cry, The western sky aflame, Her castle carved of threat and spite, Her fury spoke my name. But water falls like mercy does, And melts what hate has made— A single splash, a shattered past, And all her power swayed. “I’m melting…” was her fading breath, Her darkness washed away— And I was left with silver shoes And skies no longer gray. Soft Refrain There’s no place like home… No place like home… Final Chorus (with harmonies) So I walked that line of yellow stone, And learned along the way, That brains and hearts and bravery Were never far away. The wizard’s tricks, the witch’s fall, The storm that set me free— They weren’t just roads through somewhere else, They built the strength in me. And when the world begins to spin And fear is all I see, I’ll close my eyes and click my heels— Home lives inside of me. Ensemble (soft harmony): Home… inside of me.

Home in a Whirl of Yellow