The Tin Man’s Heart ” | Lyrical Literacy Oz Sung

The Tin Man's Heart " | Lyrical Literacy Oz Sung

The Lyrical Literacy podcast presents "The Tin Man's Heart," a poignant first-person narrative exploring the journey of the beloved character from L. Frank Baum's classic tale. This episode delves into themes of identity, humanity, and the discovery that emotional connection exists even within a body of tin.

 

The Tin Man's Heart " | Lyrical Literacy Oz Sung

 

I once was flesh with hands so sure
A woodsman strong, with love so pure
But curse and axe and rusted fate
Turned me to tin, to mourn and wait

Each drop of rain, a threat to me
Each joint a lock, no fluid free
I’d freeze mid-thought, mid-reach, mid-cry
And wonder if machines can sigh

They said I lacked a human heart
But pain still bloomed in every part
Not blood, but longing filled my core
For love I lost, and felt no more

Then came a girl with storm-lit eyes
And strangers bearing dreams and ties
They wound my key, they heard my plea
They dared to say there’s hope for me

Through haunted woods and witch’s flame
I clanked along in search of name
Not just “Tin Man”—but something whole
A beating truth, a living soul

At Oz I knelt, not for a crown
But for a heart to write love down
And what I found, or what was shown
Was that I’d never be alone

For every tear I could not shed
Still shimmered in the words I said
And though I’m made of bolts and steel
I learned: to hope is to feel

Origin

This podcast draws inspiration from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," published by L. Frank Baum in 1900. In the original story, the Tin Woodman was once a human who was gradually transformed into tin after a witch's curse caused his axe to cut off his own limbs. He joins Dorothy's journey to ask the Wizard for a heart, only to discover he had the capacity to care and love all along.

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#WizardOfOz #TinMan #LiteraryAdaptation #ClassicFairytale #ChildrensLiterature #LyricalLiteracy #HeartAndIdentity #MusicEducation

 

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