Change is the moment Rose finally stands at the centre of her own life. No longer a thing to be hidden, sold, or protected into silence, she claims her future with Florence and Minuet beside her. Each voice carries its own reckoning. Rose embraces freedom on her own terms, Minuet finds worth and belonging after survival, and Florence confronts grief, control, and the courage to let go. Together, they choose healing, honesty, and a life shaped by love rather than fear.

The Finale Medley follows as celebration and reflection. Fragments of the journey return. First wonder, temptation, spectacle, danger. From First Adventure to Highest Bidder to Carnevale of Fun, the story comes full circle, recontextualised by everything that has been learned and endured. The final return to Change transforms it into a shared anthem of survival, autonomy, and hope.

CHANGE

Intro (Rose)

I am really here, I am truly whole, My heart’s ticking, I hold the key, To my beating soul.

Verse 1 (Rose)

I am free, To be me, I’m no longer a toy.

I’ll live my own life, Make my own plans, My life is now in my two hands.

Verse 2 (Minuet)

(Minuet takes Roses hand and sings to her)

I was alone, Lost myself, I believed, I wasn’t worth a damn, But you saw the real me, And showed me who I really am!

Verse 3 (Florence)

(Florence takes Rose’s hand and sings to her)

I was selfish, I was wrong, I hid you away, For far too long.

I was scared and controlling too, Should have let you be the perfect you

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Verse 4 (Rose)

Life’s hard, It’s unfair, But I wasn’t on my own.

With so many lessons, I’ve learned, I came back to you on my own terms.

Verse 5 (Minuet)

I had nothing, I had no home, You showed me that I can be more. Your kindness reminded me, Of who I was before.

Verse 6 (Florence)

I let me grief take control, Didn’t truly see your heart and soul.

No longer who I used to be, Time to heal and time to be free.

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Bridge (Rose to the audience)

Can you hear my clockwork heart? It ticks because it’s free!

The world can be cruel, But we’re not alone, Together we’re strong and we’re home!

(Instrumental) Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence) [Key Change]

All: Time for us to change, All: Let’s make this life our own, Rose: It’s our own, It’s our own! Minuet & Florence: It’s ours at last!

MEDLEY

First Adventure Into (Rose)

The sun rises on a new morning, Wind me up and hear my hear tick, Another day, stuck inside, I just want to feel the sunshine.

Highest Bidder (Topper)

Come one… Come one! Come all, Don’t be shy my wicked friends, A lady of charms and gears, Wind her up, Have fun for years!

(Topper stands to the side)

(Madame Adore bows comes and joins everyone)

Carnevale of Fun (All)

Welcome to, The Carnevale of fun, It’s for you, A place where, Dreams come true…

Into the final Bows

Change Chorus (All)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Change is the moment Rose finally stands at the centre of her own life. No longer a thing to be hidden, sold, or protected into silence, she claims her future with Florence and Minuet beside her. Each voice carries its own reckoning. Rose embraces freedom on her own terms, Minuet finds worth and belonging after survival, and Florence confronts grief, control, and the courage to let go. Together, they choose healing, honesty, and a life shaped by love rather than fear.

The Finale Medley follows as celebration and reflection. Fragments of the journey return. First wonder, temptation, spectacle, danger. From First Adventure to Highest Bidder to Carnevale of Fun, the story comes full circle, recontextualised by everything that has been learned and endured. The final return to Change transforms it into a shared anthem of survival, autonomy, and hope.

CHANGE

Intro (Rose)

I am really here, I am truly whole, My heart’s ticking, I hold the key, To my beating soul.

Verse 1 (Rose)

I am free, To be me, I’m no longer a toy.

I’ll live my own life, Make my own plans, My life is now in my two hands.

Verse 2 (Minuet)

(Minuet takes Roses hand and sings to her)

I was alone, Lost myself, I believed, I wasn’t worth a damn, But you saw the real me, And showed me who I really am!

Verse 3 (Florence)

(Florence takes Rose’s hand and sings to her)

I was selfish, I was wrong, I hid you away, For far too long.

I was scared and controlling too, Should have let you be the perfect you

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Verse 4 (Rose)

Life’s hard, It’s unfair, But I wasn’t on my own.

With so many lessons, I’ve learned, I came back to you on my own terms.

Verse 5 (Minuet)

I had nothing, I had no home, You showed me that I can be more. Your kindness reminded me, Of who I was before.

Verse 6 (Florence)

I let me grief take control, Didn’t truly see your heart and soul.

No longer who I used to be, Time to heal and time to be free.

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Bridge (Rose to the audience)

Can you hear my clockwork heart? It ticks because it’s free!

The world can be cruel, But we’re not alone, Together we’re strong and we’re home!

(Instrumental) Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Chorus (Rose, Minuet & Florence) [Key Change]

All: Time for us to change, All: Let’s make this life our own, Rose: It’s our own, It’s our own! Minuet & Florence: It’s ours at last!

MEDLEY

First Adventure Into (Rose)

The sun rises on a new morning, Wind me up and hear my hear tick, Another day, stuck inside, I just want to feel the sunshine.

Highest Bidder (Topper)

Come one… Come one! Come all, Don’t be shy my wicked friends, A lady of charms and gears, Wind her up, Have fun for years!

(Topper stands to the side)

(Madame Adore bows comes and joins everyone)

Carnevale of Fun (All)

Welcome to, The Carnevale of fun, It’s for you, A place where, Dreams come true…

Into the final Bows

Change Chorus (All)

Time for us to change, Let’s make this life our own, It’s no longer about the past, This world’s ours at last.

Home is the aching, fragile heart of Clockwork Heart. As Florence and Minuet fight to bring Rose back from the edge, grief, guilt and love collide in a moment where everything hangs by a single ticking beat. Old wounds are opened, hard truths are spoken, and forgiveness arrives too late and yet exactly when it is needed. Tender, desperate and devastating, Home is not about returning to a place, but about finding the courage to let go, to change, and to love without fear.

Home is the aching, fragile heart of Clockwork Heart. As Florence and Minuet fight to bring Rose back from the edge, grief, guilt and love collide in a moment where everything hangs by a single ticking beat. Old wounds are opened, hard truths are spoken, and forgiveness arrives too late and yet exactly when it is needed. Tender, desperate and devastating, Home is not about returning to a place, but about finding the courage to let go, to change, and to love without fear.

HOME

Verse 1 (Florence)

You came to life, When I was hollow, A fragile note to hide.

I held you too close, Out of grief and fear I hurt you the most.

Verse 2 (Minuet)

We ran through fire, We crossed the night, She saved me with her tears.

She sang me songs of your love, She brought me to your door right here.

Chorus (Florence & Minuet)

You’re home, you’re found, You’re safe in our arms.

No dreams, not a fantasy, Please wake up for me.

Verse 3 (Florence)

Forgive the fear, That made me blind, Please know I see you now.

I hear your ticking heart, I should have given you freedom from the start.

Verse 4 (Minuet)

The world’s unkind, It pulls and tears, It’s time for us to change.

She needs your heart, But it’s time for you to leave your fear behind.

Chorus (Florence & Minuet)

You’re home, you’re found, You’re safe in our arms.

No dreams, not a fantasy, Please wake up for me.

(Instrumental)

(Rose gently looks up at Florence, her feeble hand stroking Florence’s face)

FLORENCE (To Minuet)

Help her up…

MINUET

Stay with us, don’t leave…

FLORENCE

Rose, I’m sorry, for everything.

(pause)

She’s opening her eyes…

Bridge (Rose)

I am barely here, And I’m not whole? My heart still ticks, But my clock is gone, What about my soul?

FLORENCE (To Rose, desperate and heart breaking)

Rose… Rose! Stay, please stay…

MINUET

Hold on… We will fix you, don’t fade away, don’t go…

Florence immediately begins pacing the workshop. Her panic has not gone; it has only changed shape. She mutters to herself as she paces.

She tears through drawers and tools, muttering half-formed thoughts and equations.

FLORENCE

There must be a way. There must be something… I don’t know! I just don’t know! I can’t save her… It’s happening again, she is dying and it’s all my fault.

ROSE (breathless, singing)

I am barely here, I need to be whole…

If this is my last tick, Florence, please… There’s something you need to know…

FLORENCE

I’m so sorry Rose… I don’t know what to do… I don’t…

ROSE (Cutting Florence off with her final breath)

Shhh… Listen to me before I go… Roslyn… It wasn’t your fault. It was never your fault, and you couldn’t have saved her. Topper killed her. You need to forgive… your… self…

THE WAY THINGS WERE (MY OWN TERMS) is a quiet but defiant turning point. As Rose’s clockwork heart begins to fail, memories of love, safety and betrayal surface. Built to be cherished yet kept hidden, she reflects on the life she shared with Florence and the truth that finally drove her to run. Now, with time slipping away, Rose makes a choice. Not to fade gently, not to return to the past, but to live on her own terms. With Minuet by her side, this track captures forgiveness, courage and the fragile hope that change is still possible, even at the very last tick.

THE WAY THINGS WERE (MY OWN TERMS)

Intro

My clockwork heart, Is beyond repair, I’m more than I was, There’s so much more, That I want to know and share.

Verse 1

She built me, With her own hands, But she wouldn’t tell me why.

She said she’d love me, Until the day she’d die.

Verse 2

I loved her, With every tick of my heart, But it was all a lie.

And I ran from her, And I never said goodbye.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Still misses her. I’m more than I was, And I can’t go, Back to the way things were.

Verse 3

We built our life together, In her workshop, We danced all night long.

With books and gowns, We’d sing until the day was gone.

Verse 4

But she was scared, Of the outside world, And kept me hidden inside.

And when she finally told me the truth, I died inside.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Might just fade away. Maybe it’s time to say goodbye, Maybe this is my final day?

Bridge

I should have said goodbye, I need to tell Florence

I have forgiven her…

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Is fading fast,

I’m more than I was, And I don’t want, Today to be my last.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Still misses her. I’m more than I was, And I won’t go back, To the way things were.

Instrumental

ROSE (Weakly)

I think my time is running short, my heart could stop any time; I don’t even know if she will see us…

(Starts to faulter, Minuet catches her)

ROSE (Weakly)

But I choose to try! I want to live, not just fade away… Come with me?

MINUET

Always… Just show me the way.

ROSE (Getting weaker)

And if she won’t help… Then we keep going until my last tick is done.

MINUET (Holding Rose close)

Until your last tick is done.

Outro

I don’t know, How much time I have left, But look how much we’ve grown and learned.

I don’t know if I’ll make it, Let’s try. We’re going on my terms…

(As the song ends, silence returns. Rose has sunk to the bench again, spent. Minuet kneels beside her and gently takes her hands)

THE WAY THINGS WERE (MY OWN TERMS) is a quiet but defiant turning point. As Rose’s clockwork heart begins to fail, memories of love, safety and betrayal surface. Built to be cherished yet kept hidden, she reflects on the life she shared with Florence and the truth that finally drove her to run. Now, with time slipping away, Rose makes a choice. Not to fade gently, not to return to the past, but to live on her own terms. With Minuet by her side, this track captures forgiveness, courage and the fragile hope that change is still possible, even at the very last tick.

THE WAY THINGS WERE (MY OWN TERMS)

Intro

My clockwork heart, Is beyond repair, I’m more than I was, There’s so much more, That I want to know and share.

Verse 1

She built me, With her own hands, But she wouldn’t tell me why.

She said she’d love me, Until the day she’d die.

Verse 2

I loved her, With every tick of my heart, But it was all a lie.

And I ran from her, And I never said goodbye.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Still misses her. I’m more than I was, And I can’t go, Back to the way things were.

Verse 3

We built our life together, In her workshop, We danced all night long.

With books and gowns, We’d sing until the day was gone.

Verse 4

But she was scared, Of the outside world, And kept me hidden inside.

And when she finally told me the truth, I died inside.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Might just fade away. Maybe it’s time to say goodbye, Maybe this is my final day?

Bridge

I should have said goodbye, I need to tell Florence

I have forgiven her…

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Is fading fast,

I’m more than I was, And I don’t want, Today to be my last.

Chorus

My clockwork heart, Still misses her. I’m more than I was, And I won’t go back, To the way things were.

Instrumental

ROSE (Weakly)

I think my time is running short, my heart could stop any time; I don’t even know if she will see us…

(Starts to faulter, Minuet catches her)

ROSE (Weakly)

But I choose to try! I want to live, not just fade away… Come with me?

MINUET

Always… Just show me the way.

ROSE (Getting weaker)

And if she won’t help… Then we keep going until my last tick is done.

MINUET (Holding Rose close)

Until your last tick is done.

Outro

I don’t know, How much time I have left, But look how much we’ve grown and learned.

I don’t know if I’ll make it, Let’s try. We’re going on my terms…

(As the song ends, silence returns. Rose has sunk to the bench again, spent. Minuet kneels beside her and gently takes her hands)

Innocence Found is one of the most raw and emotionally confronting moments in A Clockwork Heart. Sung by Minuet, the song is a quiet reckoning with trauma, shame, and survival. As she looks into Rose’s frightened eyes, Minuet is forced to confront her own past, the girl she once was, and the innocence that was taken from her.

Rather than turning away, she chooses to stay. The song becomes an act of recognition and protection, a vow to break the cycle and be better than those who harmed her. Innocence Found is not about forgetting what was lost, but about reclaiming agency, compassion, and the courage to care in a world that has shown little mercy.

A devastatingly intimate piece about seeing yourself in another’s pain, and choosing to wipe away their tears when no one wiped away yours.

Innocence Found is one of the most raw and emotionally confronting moments in A Clockwork Heart. Sung by Minuet, the song is a quiet reckoning with trauma, shame, and survival. As she looks into Rose’s frightened eyes, Minuet is forced to confront her own past, the girl she once was, and the innocence that was taken from her.

Rather than turning away, she chooses to stay. The song becomes an act of recognition and protection, a vow to break the cycle and be better than those who harmed her. Innocence Found is not about forgetting what was lost, but about reclaiming agency, compassion, and the courage to care in a world that has shown little mercy.

A devastatingly intimate piece about seeing yourself in another’s pain, and choosing to wipe away their tears when no one wiped away yours.

INNOCENCE FOUND

Verse 1

I look into, My stranger’s eyes, Where’s the girl, I once knew? She’s in the place love dies.

Verse 2

I’m painted thick, In shame and lies, I died inside, Long ago, These are my stranger’s eyes.

Chorus

Why can’t I, Learn to fly? And take me away from here? I see the innocence I lost, In her tears…

Verse 3

Shattered dreams, Ripped at the seams, I was taken, And abused, I’m sure I once had dreams.

Verse 4

I see myself, In Rose’s fears, Porcelain face, And gentle heart, I didn’t stop her tears.

Chorus

Why can’t I, Learn to fly? And take us away from here? I see the innocence I lost, In her tears…

Chorus

Why can’t I, Learn to fly? And take us away from here? It’s time for innocence found, I’ll wipe away her tears…

Outro

We are stuck, In this place? Nothing to take us away from here. I want to be better, Though nothing’s left but our tears…

(Scene ends)

Fresh Meat for the Grinder is a dark, electrifying ensemble number from A Clockwork Heart, set in B minor and driven by a relentless pulse that mirrors the danger closing in around Rose. What begins as a glittering spectacle quickly curdles into something far more predatory, as onlookers circle the mysterious wind-up girl with fascination and hunger.

The song explores the chilling cost of being seen as an object rather than a person, blending vaudevillian energy with an undercurrent of menace. As the crowd’s curiosity turns invasive, Rose’s fear rises until it can no longer be contained, shattering the performance in a moment that is as shocking as it is heartbreaking. A pivotal turning point, this track exposes the cruelty beneath the carnival lights.

Fresh Meat for the Grinder is a dark, electrifying ensemble number from A Clockwork Heart, set in B minor and driven by a relentless pulse that mirrors the danger closing in around Rose. What begins as a glittering spectacle quickly curdles into something far more predatory, as onlookers circle the mysterious wind-up girl with fascination and hunger.

The song explores the chilling cost of being seen as an object rather than a person, blending vaudevillian energy with an undercurrent of menace. As the crowd’s curiosity turns invasive, Rose’s fear rises until it can no longer be contained, shattering the performance in a moment that is as shocking as it is heartbreaking. A pivotal turning point, this track exposes the cruelty beneath the carnival lights.

FRESH MEAT FOR THE GRINDER

Tempo: ♩ = 132 Key: B Minor

Verse Progression (8 bars): Bm | F#m | G | F#m | Bm | Em | F# | Bm

Chorus Progression (8 bars): G | F# | Bm | D | Em | F#m | G | F#

Bridge Progression (8 bars): Bm | G | D | A | Bm | G | F# | F#

Verse 1 (Person 1)

Fresh meat for the grinder, Waiting there…

Ain’t she fine?

Made up to sparkle, Watch her pout and shine.

Verse 2 (Person 2)

Lips like candied, Raspberries, Skin like cream.

Turn her key, Watch her move, She’s a midsummer, Night’s dream.

Chorus (Person 1 & 2)

Let’s see what this wind-up doll can do, Slide that silk, Let’s break her mystique, Time to take a peek.

Verse 3 (Person 2)

Look at her eyes, Like a frighted dove…

Ain’t they fine?

Innocent and new, I think I’ll make her mine.

Verse 4 (Person 3)

She’s a toy, Let’s play a game, She’s a treat.

Make her blush, What a rush, She’s good enough to eat.

Chorus (Person 1, 2 & 3)

Let’s see what this wind-up doll can do, Slide that silk, Let’s break her mystique, Time to take a peek.

Bridge (Person 1)

Wind her, Make her go all night.

Does she sleep? Does she cry? I don’t care, I just want her tonight.

Chorus (Person 1, 2 & 3) x 2

Let’s see what this wind-up doll can do, Slide that silk, Let’s break her mystique, Time to take a peek.

(Rose begins to tremble. A hand reaches for her waist. Another tugs her ribbon. She jerks back, shakes her head. Then — suddenly — she SCREAMS over the music)