Vocals by Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton
Piano by Steve Corley
Sharon is an award winning actress & enjoys a diverse career as a musical theatre performer, singer, writer & cabaret artist.
Some stage credits include Jekyll & Hyde, Annie, Oliver!, Jane Eyre, Cinderella, Copacabana, Shout. West End stage credits include The Commitments, Billy Elliot & creating the role of Sloane in Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell, which saw her take home the West End Wilma Award for Best West End Performer in 2018.
As a solo singing performer Sharon has worked with the Irish National Concert Orchestra, recorded Irish in the Wexford Opera House for PBS America & toured with several rock, soul & contemporary bands over the years. She has performed as a cabaret artist in France & throughout the UK fringe circuit, touring her critically acclaimed one woman show as Liza Minelli. She is one half of the comedy sketch duo Sexton & O’Connor, whose original work has appeared on Irish TV & enjoyed sell out performances in London. She is thrilled to be recording her debut album with the superbly talented Rob Fowler. www.sharonsexton.co.uk
As a stage performer Rob has worked extensively throughout the UK & Europe. Some stage credits to date include Buddy Holly, Starlight Express, CATS, The Who’s Tommy, Jesus & Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, Berger inHair, Jamie in The Last Five Years, Dan in Next to Normal, Galileo in We Will Rock You, & originating the role of Falco in Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell, which saw him nominated for the Whats On Stage Best Actor Award in 2018.
Rob has performed as solist with bands & orchestras at many prestigious venues. In 2012 he presented his single “The Hurt” and starred in The Voice of Germany arena tour, after reaching the semi finals of the hugely popular TV show.
Rob was co-composer, lyricist & frontman of the rock band Morton, whose single “Sorry” from their 1st album Pillowtalk enjoyed great chart success. Together with Beat 4 Feet, he wrote & recorded the official EHF Champions League 2015 song “Do It Like Us”, which he performed at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne to 200,00 people. He has recently written his first original musical, The Boy Next Door, with the late Oliver Award winning writer Stephen Clark. www.rob-fowler.com
Steve has been Musical Director and performed with countless pop and rock artists including Alison Moyet, Roger Daltrey, The Streets, Michael Buble, Idina Menzel and Keala Settle.
He has also had the privilege of conducting at the Royal Albert Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall and other prestigious venues around the world.
He has worked extensively on West End Musicals including The Bodyguard, Beautiful and been assistant Musical Director on Bat Out of Hellsince it's inception. He is thrilled to be working with the formidable duo Fowler & Sexton on Vision of You.
Cover image: Martin Woolley / Bat_out_of_art
Cover design: Elaine Sexton / ELS Wedding Design
Rob Fowler headshot Jakub Tryniszewski / JT-Photographie
Photos courtesy of @Specularworld c/o Chris Davis
Special Thanks to the #BatFam
Thanks to Jim for the ship & to Jackie for keeping it afloat xxx
Boy
I don’t know you but I want you
All the more for that Both
Words fall through me and always fool me
And I can’t react
Boy
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out
Both
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice
You have a choice
You’ll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black
Boy
You have suffered enough Both
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice
You have a choice
You’ll make it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I’ll sing along …
Both
Take me home tonight
You …
Boy
It was long ago, and it was far away … Girl
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife … Boy
It was long ago, and it was far away … Girl
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife …
Boy
Take me home tonight …
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
BoyCan you believe those kids trying to destroy me new snowman? GirlOh, I’ll check on him on the way home? BoyWhat?
GirlI really can’t stay BoyBaby it’s cold outside GirlI gotta go away BoyBaby it’s cold outside GirlThis evening has been BoyBeen hoping that you’d dropped in GirlSo very nice BoyI’ll hold your hands, they’re just like ice GirlMy mother will start to worry BoyBeautiful, what’s your hurry? GirlMy father will be pacing the floor BoyListen to the fireplace roar GirlSo really, I’d better scurry BoyBeautiful, please don’t hurry GirlWell, maybe, just a half a drink more BoyI’ll put some records on while I pour
GirlThe neighbors might think BoyBaby it’s bad out there GirlSay, what’s in this drink? BoyNo cabs to be had out there GirlI wish I knew how BoyYour eyes are like starlight now GirlTo break this spell BoyI’ll take your hat, your hair looks swell GirlI ought to say no, no, no sir BoyMind if move in closer? GirlAt least I’m gonna say that I tried BoyWhat’s the sense of hurtin’ my pride? GirlI really can’t stay BoyBaby, don’t hold out GirlOh, but, it’s cold outside BoyBaby, it’s cold outside
GirlDidn’t you say you wanted to drive to the lake BoyIt’s cold outside GirlYou can say that again BoyIt’s cold outside?
GirlI simply must go BoyBaby it’s cold outside GirlThe answer is no BoyBaby it’s cold outside GirlThe welcome has been BoyHow lucky that you dropped in GirlSo nice and warm BoyLook out the window, at that storm GirlMy sister will be suspicious BoyGosh your lips look delicious! GirlMy brother will be there at the door BoyWaves upon a tropical shore GirlMy maiden aunt’s mind is vicious BoyGosh your lips are delicious! GirlWell, maybe just a cigarette more BoyNever such a blizzard before
GirlI’ve got to get home BoyBaby, you’ll freeze out there GirlSay, lend me a coat? BoyIt’s up to your knees out there! GirlYou’ve really been grand BoyI feel when I touch your hand GirlWhy don’t you see? BoyHow can you do this thing to me? GirlThere’s bound to be talk tomorrow BoyThink of my life long sorrow! GirlAt least there will be plenty implied BoyIf you caught pneumonia and died! GirlI really can’t stay BoyGet over that hold out, ‘cause BothBaby, it’s cold
Baby it’s cold outside
BoySo you stayin or what? GirlWhat …
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It Just Won’t Quit
Girl
And I never really sleep anymore
And I always get those dangerous dreams
And I never get a minute of peace
And I gotta wonder what it means
And I gotta wonder what it means
Maybe it’s nothing and I’m under the weather
Maybe it’s just one of those bugs going round
Maybe I’m under a spell and its magic?
Maybe there’s a witch doctor with an office in town
Girl with Boy
Oh, is this a blessing?
Or is it a curse?
Does it get any better?
Can it get any worse?
Will it go on forever?
Or is it over tonight?
Does it come with the darkness?
Does it bring out the light?
Girl
Is it richer than diamonds?
Or just a little cheaper than spit?
BoyI don’t know what it is
Girl
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
Boy
And there used to be such an easy way of living
And there used to be every hope in the world
And I used to get everything that I went after
But there never used to be this girl
No, there never used to be this girl
Maybe I’m crazy and I’m losing my senses
Maybe I’m possessed by a spirit or such
Maybe I’m desperate and I got no defences
Can you get me a prescription for that one perfect touch?
Boy with Girl
Oh, is this a blessing?
Or is it a curse?
Does it get any better?
Can it get any worse?
Will it go on forever?
Is it over tonight?
Does it come with the darkness?
Does it bring out the light?
Boy
Is it a stairway to heaven
Or a subway going down to the pits?
GirlI don’t know what it is
Boy
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit Both
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit Boy
I don’t know what it is, but it just won’t quit
Boy
There was a time when nothing really mattered Girl
There was a time when there was nothing I didn’t know Boy
There was a time when I knew just what I was living for Girl
There was a time and the time was so long ago Both
There was a time and the time was so long ago
And I never really sleep anymore …
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Only Us
Girl
I don’t need you to sell me on reasons to want you
I don’t need you to search for the proof that I should
You don’t have to convince me
You don’t have to be scared you’re not enough
‘Cause what we’ve got going is good
I don’t need more reminders of all that’s been broken
I don’t need you to fix what I’d rather forget
Clear the slate and start over
Try to quiet the noises in your head
‘Cuz we can’t compete with all that
So what if it’s us?
What if it’s us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore or matter?
Can we try that?
What if it’s you
And what if it’s me
And what if that’s all that we need it to be
And the rest of the world falls away?
What do you say?
Boy
I never thought there’d be someone like you who would want me Girl Well Boy
So I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go
But if you really see me
If you like me for me and nothing else
Well, that’s all that I’ve wanted for longer that you could possibly know
So it can be us
It can be us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore or matter
We can try that
Both
It’s not so impossible Boy
Nobody else but the two of us here Both
‘Cause you’re saying it’s possible Girl
We can just watch the whole world disappear Both
‘Til you’re the only one
I still know how to see
Girl
It’s just you and me
It’ll be us, It’ll be us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore Both
We can try that
You and me
That’s all that we need it to be
And the rest of the world falls away
And the rest of the world falls away
The world falls away
The world falls away
And it’s only us …
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Rewrite the stars
Boy
You know I want you
It’s not a secret I try to hide
I know you want me
So don’t keep saying our hands are tied
You claim it’s not in the cards
But fate is pulling you miles away
And out of reach from me
But you’re here in my heart
So who can stop me if I decide
That you’re my destiny?
What if we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine
Nothing could keep us apart
You’d be the one I was meant to find
It’s up to you, and it’s up to me
No one can say what we get to be
Why don’t we rewrite the stars?
Maybe the world could be ours—tonight
Girl
You think it’s easy
You think I don’t want to run to you
But there are mountains
And there are doors that we can’t walk through
I know you’re wondering why
Because we’re able to be
Just you and me within these walls
But when we go outside
You’re going to wake up and see
That it was hopeless after all
No one can rewrite the stars
How can you say you’ll be mine?
Everything keeps us apart
And I’m not the one you were meant to find
It’s not up to you, it’s not up to me
When everyone tells us what we can be
How can we rewrite the stars?
Say that the world can be ours—tonight
Both
All I want is to fly with you
All I want is to fall with you
So just give me all of you
It feels impossible (it’s not impossible)
Is it impossible?
Say that it’s possible
How do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine?
Nothing can keep us apart
‘Cause you are the one I was meant to find
It’s up to you, and it’s up to me
No one can say what we get to be
And why don’t we rewrite the stars?
Changing the world to be ours
Girl
You know I want you
It’s not a secret I try to hide
But I can’t have you
We’re bound to break and my hands are tied …
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Need You Now
Girl
Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone
‘Cause I can’t fight it anymore
Both
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind Girl
For me it happens all the time
Both
It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone
And I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control
And I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now
Boy
Another shot of whiskey
Can’t stop looking at the door
Wishing you’d come sweepin’ in
The way you did before
Both
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind Boy
For me it happens all the time
Both
It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk
And I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control
And I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now …
Both
Guess I’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all
Girl
It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone
And I need you now
Boy
And I said I wouldn’t call but I’m a little drunk
And I need you now Both
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now Girl
Oh Boy
I just need you now Girl
Oooh, I just need you now Both
Now Girl
I just need you now Boy
I just need you Both
I just need you now …
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Poison and Wine
Boy
You only know what I want you to Girl
I know everything you don’t want me to Boy
Your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine Girl
You think your dreams are the same as mine
Both
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I always will
Girl
I wish you’d hold me when I turn my back Boy
The less I give the more I get back Girl
Oh, your hands can heal, your hands can bruise Girl
I don’t have a choice but I’d still choose you
Both
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
Always will
I always will
I always will
I always will
I always will …
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You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Girl
You don’t bring me flowers
You don’t sing me love songs Boy
You hardly talk to me anymore
When I come through the door at the end of the day Girl
I remember when
You couldn’t wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin’ me late at night Boy
When it’s good for you, babe
And you’re feeling alright Girl
Well, you just roll over
And you turn out the light
You don’t bring me flowers anymore
Boy
Used to be so natural Girl
Used to be Boy
To talk about forever
But used-to-be’s don’t count anymore
They just lay on the floor ’til we sweep them away Girl
And baby, I remember
All the things you taught me Boy
Well, I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry Girl
Well, I learned how to love
And even I learned how to lie Both
So you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don’t bring me flowers anymore
So you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
Boy
You don’t say you need me Girl
And you don’t sing me love songs Both
You don’t bring me flowers anymore
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Pickin Up After You
Boy
Here comes the bride, and there goes the groom
Looks like a hurricane went through this room Girl
Smells like a pool hall, where’s my other shoe?
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you
Boy
Looks like you spent the night in a trench
And tell me, how long have you been combin’ your hair with a wrench? Girl
The roses are dead, dear, and the violets are too
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you
Boy
Well, I’ve told you before, I won’t tell you again
You don’t defrost the icebox with a ball point pen
This railroad apartment is held together with glue
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you
Because I know I’ve been swindled, I never bargained for this
What’s more, you never cared about me Girl
Why don’t you get your own place, so you can live like you do
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you
Boy
Take all your relatives, and all of your shoes
Believe me, I’ll really swing when you’re gone
I’ll be living on chicken and wine after we’re through
With someone I pick up after you Girl
With someone I pick up after you Boy
With someone I pick up after you Both
With someone I pick up after you
Jalma Music
Against All Odds
Boy
How can I just let you walk away
Just let you leave without a trace?
When I stand here taking every breath with you, hmm mmm
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
Girl
How can you just walk away from me
When all I can do is watch you leave?
‘Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain
We’ve even shared the tears
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
Boy
So take a look at me now
‘Cause there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Girl
Take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against the odds
And that’s what I’ve got to face
Oh—
I wish I could just make you turn around Both
Turn around and see me cry Girl
There’s so much I need to say to you Both
So many reasons why Girl
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
Boy
So take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Girl
Take a look at me now
See, there’s just an empty space
But to wait for you is all I can do
And that’s what I’ve got to face
Boy
So take a look at me now Girl
‘Cause I’ll still be standing here Both
And you coming back to me is against all odds Girl
That’s the chance I’ve got to take Girl
Gotta take, gotta take Girl
Oooh, take a look at me now Boy
Take a look at me now Girl
Take a look at me now Both
Now …
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Always Remember Us This Way
Boy
That Arizona sky burning in your eyes Girl
You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire Boy
It’s buried in my soul like California gold Girl
You found the light in me that I couldn’t find
Both
So when I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play
I’ll always remember us this way
Girl
Lovers in the night
Poets trying to write Boy
We don’t know how to rhyme
But, damn, we try Girl
But all I really know
You’re where I wanna go Boy
The part of me that’s you will never die
Both
So when I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play
I’ll always remember us this way
Girl
Oh, yeah
I don’t wanna be just a memory, baby——
Boy
When I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words Girl
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
Both
When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play Girl
I’ll always remember us this way
Boy
When you look at me Girl
And the whole world fades Girl
I’ll always remember us this way …
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