Solange Knowles Pieces of a Dream Lyrics:
Plot Summary for Pieces of a Dream (2005) The
uniquely intertwined lives of four kindred souls:
a priest, a single mother, her teenage son, and an
artist are examined in this timeless, inventive
story about truth, redemption, love, and the
pursuit of acceptance. Pieces Of A Dream cleverly
interweaves four vignettes exploring human nature,
character, and morality. Piece One--Genesis:
"Now I Lay Me" ---opens with the dreams
of Shepard Flockings (Shep), a charming young
priest in a "close-knit" mid-American
neighborhood. Well-respected by both young
& old alike, he struggles with the
constant pressures of perceived perfection and his
own desires and faith. Through endless recurring
dreams and the guidance of the older Father Isom,
Shep seeks the definitive answer to the age-old
question, "Does sin have weight?"
However, when their brightest star falls and Shep
is shockingly accused of child molestation, the
neighborhood is suddenly torn in half. What once
seemed to be a picture of the "perfect
man," is now made to be a monster, leaving
the neighborhood with self-doubt, forced to look
at it's own tragic flaws. Piece Two--Malachi:
Golden" ---offers an intimate look into the
dreams of Glodean Davis, a beautiful single mother
of two. A survivor who has never known love, Glo
lavishes it on her young teenage sons-Chris (aka
Black Jesus), & his kid brother, Ren.
Looking to put an end to the hatred and demons
that she's carried within for so long, she seeks
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redemption and answers in the aura of Shepard. As
Glo pieces the whole woman together by coming to
terms with her abusive past, she strives to save
her son, Black Jesus, from the temptations of the
streets. Piece Three--Matthew: "His Use Of
The Color Red" ---leads us into the surreal
world of a brilliant, yet socially reclusive
misfit, Creole artist, Paul Thibodeaux. From the
solitude of his window perch afar, he watches over
a world from which he's distanced himself. With an
almost clairvoyant intuition, Paul captures the
essence of the neighborhood below on his beloved
canvasses. He seems quite content in his
"fishbowl-like" world, until his best
friend & "free-spirited"
manager, David Lekkas, attempts to "ready him
for the world" by tempting him with the
"fruit of woman." David introduces Paul
to Natasha Toussaint, a beautifully exotic French
photojournalist, setting into motion a scenario
that flips his life upside down, leaving David to
hope Paul lands on his feet. Piece Four--The
Revelation: "$tone Cold $tatues"
---picks up on the tale of morality involving
Glodean's son Chris (aka Black Jesus) and his best
friend, Vic. Being born without a silver spoon in
his mouth or a father by his side, the alluring
street corner hustlers, "Stone Cold
Statues", hold some appeal in his eye. Torn
between the church, his family and the luster of
the streets, Chris comes to a crossroad in his
life when Coop, the leader of the Stone Cold
Statues, takes him under his wing. Behind Coop's
apparently trustworthy facade lays a lurking,
twisted time bomb ready to explode, when Black
Jesus takes a stand for his beliefs. None of the
individuals we encounter will ever be the same, as
their lives are irrevocably changed by moral
decisions made or not made. Pieces Of A Dream
spirals towards an ending that will leave
audiences engrossed and forever touched
Lyrics: Pieces of a Dream, Solange Knowles [end]