Andrew Lloyd Webber — Trying Not To Notice

[MARIAN] Sweet tension Fills the air Which I know I ought not dwell upon I look away And I still see him there I’m trying not to notice him But I can’t help but stare [HARTRIGHT] No gazing Know your place Words that I’d be wise to tell myself I close my eyes And I still see her face I’m trying not to notice her But I don’t stand a chance [LAURA] I’m trying not to notice him Yet I return each glance A thousand contradictions Are stirring in my soul They seem to grow in me Overflow in me [HARTRIGHT] In spite of my convictions I’m losing my control [MARIAN] I’m slightly shocked inside Keep it locked inside [ALL THREE] Unspoken Unexpressed Still, it’s louder than a symphony Can no one hear What my heart seems to shout? Perhaps they do not notice it Though it’s as plain as day I’m trying not to notice it But it won’t go away (The end of the lesson. Marian and Laura gather up their brushes and paints. They go to exit; Laura realizes that she has forgotten something. She returns to where Hartright is. They both linger a moment)