Lisa Brescia - "I'll Be Here" from ORDINARY DAYS 

I've been obsessed with this song for weeks, and I just realized it was about 9/11. It made it so much more meaningful, and it changed the way I thought about the entire thing. Now I sob even more hysterically when I hear it.

Other people; *Here from Carrie !* Me; *Here from Lams..?*

We met, of all places, in front of Gristides, some freakishly cold winter's day. I had on several unflattering layers of wool. He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full, So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb and he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?' 'Because I'll be here at the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7. If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here, and in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John." He waved and then he was gone. Needless to say I went back there to meet him mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight. He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight. The next week we went to this terrible play. And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day. And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?' 'Because I'll be here right beside you as long as you want me to be. There's no question. There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life. This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one." And we had just begun. We got hitched in September, our favorite month, with a rock band that played in this old synagogue. And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog. Our first anniversary came in a flash and we promised to take the day off. He had to stop into his office that morning, and so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know. When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke. So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread to the voicemail he left with the last words he said. I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff. You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight. Well today something happened that spooked me alright. I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky, and I thought of that day and I started to cry. When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying "Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.' 'Because I'll be here even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater. Even if you go out on my birthday this year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by. You don't have to cry.' 'Because I'll be here when you start going back to the places we went to together. When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile. When you meet some handsome and patient and true. When he says that he wants to be married to you. When you call him one night and he meets you downtown. When you finally answer him yes." Yes. Jason, I will marry you. I will give you my heart. It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start. Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here.

this song is so underrated

Her face made that song like about 100 times more touching. That's one of the more amazing acting jobs I've ever seen.

R.I.P to everyone lost 13 years ago

I am here because of the musical.....I love Ordinary days

I first heard this song done by Audra McDonald, who knocks it out of the park, but the emotion in Lisa's version brings an entirely different experience to what is one of the most incredibly powerful songs in many years.

A girl sang this in my choir class two years ago and ive never gotten it out of my head. I finally found it, yes!!!!

I'm on an acting course, and my friend performed this in first year. None of us expected that ending and we were all a blubbering mess. Such a beautiful song, and so sad...

can never get through this song without crying

Why she doesn't have a Tony or at least had an original starring role on Broadway boggles my mind. She is phenomenal, one of the best stage actresses I've ever seen. Her rendition of this song is brilliant. Simple and breath-taking.

Wow. A song hasn't made me so emotional in a long, long time. I'm a mess!

The first time I watched this I didn't shed at tear. Now that I understand the meaning, the tears are flooding from my eyes.

Didn't see that one coming. Now I'm crying. Fantastic.

Alright..... who’s cutting onions?

Lisa and this super-special song deserve way better accompaniment and sound quality. The fact that she sounds as good as she does makes her rate special credit.

She is beyond amazing. I saw her in Mama Mia as Donna Sheridan on Broadway and it was the best play I have ever seen. This woman is amazing.

@AvalonMorley If you watch the video for "Rooftop Duet/Falling", that is the scene that happens right before this one. Basically, when Warren and Deb start throwing the flyers that Warren makes off the roof, they cause both Jason and Claire to see the "storm cloud of papers". Seeing this brings back a lot of memories for Claire and she decides to finally reveal her past to Jason.

Carrie brought me here and now I'm in tears. What a song!

A superb performance. So raw, so emotional when performed live by a sensitive and talented artist like Lisa!

Carrie sent me here and I honestly didn't think I'd cry but then again, 9/11/2001 was emotional so once I clicked on the meaning I was sobbing.

For some reason I keep coming back to this song even though it makes me an emotional crying blob every single time I listen to it

Such an amazing song.... Makes me cry always. Lisa is such a beautiful singer and Adam Gwon is an amazing composer. This musical deserves all the praise it can get! Good luck on the West End!!!

This song makes me cry every time. So beautiful

Anyone here cause of Carrie and is now an emotional wreck?

The fact that she sounds as good live as she does on record is phenomenal! I’m sitting on the tube and if you think I’d be embarrassed not to cry, you’re wrong..

Her voice is emotional and beautiful.

I'm fully sobbing. God DAMN. What a beautiful rendition of this song.

These are the lyrics from the actual show. The other lyrics are from the concert version. The papers refer to the previous song in the show, so it wouldn't make sense unless you saw the whole thing

Came back for this faithful day 😢

Carrie brought me here :)

We met, of all places, in front of Gristides, some freakishly cold winter's day I had on several unflattering layers of wool He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full So I rescued some Fruit Loops he dropped by the curb And he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go and he said "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?' 'Because I'll be here At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at 7 If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here, And in case there are two fellas waiting for you, my name's John." He waved and then he was gone Needless to say I went back there to meet him Mostly to see if he'd show, and there he was Out in the cold with his jacket pulled tight He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight The next week we went to this terrible play And the week after that drank hot chocolate all day And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by when he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?' 'Because I'll be here Right beside you as long as you want me to be There's no question There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life This might sound immature but I'm totally sure you're the one." And we had just begun We got hitched in September, our favorite month With a rock band that played in this old synagogue And we bought an apartment on West 17th street and talked about children and getting a dog Our first anniversary came in a flash And we promised to take the day off He had to stop into his office that morning And so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know When I heard on the street what I thought was a joke Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread To the voicemail he left with the last words he said I'm sorry, I don't mean to ruin your evening by bringing up all of this stuff You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight Well today something happened that spooked me alright I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky And I thought of that day and I started to cry When as sure as I breath I heard John clear as day saying "Hey, you're allowed to move on. It's okay.' 'Because I'll be here Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater Even if you go out on my birthday this year instead of staying at home letting all of life's moments pass by You don't have to cry.' 'Because I'll be here When you start going back to the places we went to together When you take off my ring and you let yourself smile When you meet some handsome and patient and true When he says that he wants to be married to you When you call him one night and he meets you downtown When you finally answer him yes." Yes Jason, I will marry you I will give you my heart It has taken so long, but I'm ready to start Right now John's whispering 'Congrats' in my ear cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here

At first I was gonna cry from happy feels then I was swearing with tears in my eyes.

Simply one of the best songs I've ever heard . . . and sung by an incredible amazing performer. This is what perfect sounds like. I can't wait to hear more from both!

this is 100000% one of my favorite songs ever

This is by far the saddest song I have ever heard!!!! It's so beautifully crafted and sung x

this song should be illegal im so upset

Found this from my Theatre teacher and all I need to ask is, who’s cutting onions???

Completely flawless! It’s a problem how many times I’ve watched this.

I feel like crying no matter how many times I listen to this

this song has never once failed to reduce me to a sobbing wreck. what an incredible work.

what? no im okay my eyes are just allergic to the sun and it makes me cry a lot like a LOT

oh my God! I wasn't expecting to cry that much.

No matter how many times I listen to this, I can't stop the uncontrollable sobbing that follows.

Dear god I could never get through singing this song without breaking down.

I'm interested to know about the one lyric change. In one version, she sees his Froot Loops on the shelf, and in this one, there's a storm cloud of papers from the sky. Either way, it's beautiful. And along the lines of what others have said, Ms. Brescia is kind of painfully wonderful; like, almost too real. Thank you both!

my... God... such a beatiful, emotional performance.

Here because of the wonderful and Amazing carrie hope fletcher but now however I am an emotional wreck ahh god! !

Absolutely beautiful performance of an amazing song!

I tear up everytime I hear this song

I saw Audra McDonald sing this song last night at her concert! She is perfection, so I immediately fell in love with it. Had to look it up! What a song.

I first heard this song less than 2 weeks after I found out about the death of my friend , I was at college and my friend sang it for class. I genuinely balled my eyes out for like 20 mins , I just could not stop crying. I had to excuse myself from class 😂 my friends sat and cried with me in the corridor. It’s so so beautiful and touching.

Gorgeous! Such a beautiful interpretation of lyrics, full of life!

I couldn't stop crying...

I actually teared up, and that never happens when listening to a song.

*Listens to this song on September 11th* *dies a bit more on the inside*#NeverForget

I am so thankful to Audra McDonald for introducing me to this musical. I was fortunate to get to see it at a local theater earlier this year,

I'm in class right now and trying my hardest not to break down crying! This is so emotional!

I cry just about every time I hear this song. I've listened to it five times in a row before, and cried every time. I really really want to preform this, but I don't think I could without bawling.

absolutely stunning OMG i cant believe I'm only just hearing this song im currently sobbing such beautiful lyrics i want to go c it on the west end now!!!!!!!!! x

Here from carrie

I've watched this countless times. I love it so much, talented lady singing a beautiful song. I feel every word. ❤️

A girl sang this in recital today and killed it!!! She made so many people cry, so good. I had to listen to it again.

THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO CRY

One of my voice students introduced me to this song last year - it is the opposite of ordinary

The amount of people that are watching this because of Carrie is crazy. With that said... Carrie sent me! Amazing voice tho 👌

I cry every time. She sings this brilliantly.

Wow, she's either an amazing actress or there was a lot of genuine emotion in there (or both). Either way a superb performance of lovely song 😢.

There aren't many things that can make me cry, but this is one of them

Who left these fucking tears in my eyes?

This is one of the greatest things I have every seen. Absolutely fantastic.

This song makes me cry so much that when she's referring to this relationship in "Let Things Go" I cry then too!

i don't remember the last time a song made me this emotional

Thanks Carrie for bringing me here, I'm just gonna cry myself to sleep now.

what a voice she has.

hi Jenny, the sheet music is available at the NewMusicalTheatre website! The web address is in the video description (RU-vid won't let me post it in a comment.)

I'm so excited to be playing this show next week. I've always loved playing this song in cabarets, but now playing the entire show is just such a joy. Thank you!

This is so sad omg she’s crying at the end I’m like having an emotional episode rn

Oh dear I didn't ask to cry 10/10 love this song

Bout the millionth time , I've listened to this song ***** brought me here bout 3 years ago.

I'm crying every fucking time.

Why isn't this on Broadway right now? Honestly this whole show is brilliant.

I can't stop listening to this! I need to go to sleep but this is so beautiful that I keep replaying it!

ive watched almost all performance of this song and I can confidently say this intrepretation is by far the best! nice work there!

I just found this song again and omg I so happy I found it but Im so saaaaad tooo!

she is so good...always have to cry when i watch this

I believe this is one of the most beautiful musical theatre songs ever

I've had Audra Macdonald's (I really hope I spelled her name right!!) version of this song on my playlist for forever, and I never knew what it was from. It's an absolutely gorgeous song, and this actress does an excellent job with it.

Carrie (ItsWayPastMyBedtime) sent me here!

I'm here from Carrie's video and the ending got to me

i am the last person to get emotional at songs......holy shizz carrie why you do this to me?!?!?!

Is it OK if this is my favorite Adam Gwon song? I love his work. This gets a special elevated position in my favorites. As a song it does everything it should and so much more. I've been out of tears lately, but I just cried. .

Forgot to bring tissues... thanks Carrie xx

this is so unbelievably beautiful and wonderfully performed. plus the piano is gorgeous. ughhh this show is so fantastic.

9/10/19--Continuing my annual tradition of posting this on FB to commemorate 9/11.

DAMN IT CARRIE IM WRECKED WITH MY FREAKING EMOTION HOLY MOLLY

This song is so amazing. The performance is so beautifully engaging, too. I've got shivers!! Thank you so much for this.

Oh my gosh this hit my feels so hard. I thought DEH hit hard but oh god.

If you can listen to this song without crying I don’t think you’re human 😭