Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"VEINS"
Annie Golden
Broadway Bounty Hunter (Original Cast Recording)
Stream or download Broadway Bounty Hunter: ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/broadwaybountyhunter
Broadway Bounty Hunter features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis ("Smash," Be More Chill), who also co-wrote the book with Lance Rubin (Denton Little’s Deathdate), and Jason SweetTooth Williams (Be More Chill). The show is directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner (The Book of Mormon, Supervising Associate Director) and stars Screen Actors Guild Award winner Annie Golden (Hair, Assassins, "Orange is the New Black") in the title role.
An electric musical comedy with an irresistible, soulful new score, Broadway Bounty Hunter follows down-on-her-luck actress Annie who has just about had it with showbiz, when along comes a gig no one could have predicted: the opportunity to become a real-life, Kung Fu-fighting bounty hunter. With a six-piece powerhouse band, the musical chronicles the journey of this woman of a certain age –from bad auditions on the streets of New York to beating up bad guys in the jungles of South America and discovering her true badass identity along the way. This New York premiere – produced by Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Be More Chill) and Allison Bressi (Songbird) – ran at Greenwich House Theater from July 9 through August 8, 2019, following the musical’s sold-out, critically acclaimed world-premiere at Barrington Stage Company.
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Book by Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, & Jason SweetTooth Williams
Directed and Choreographed by Jennifer Werner
Album Producers: Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey, Charlie Rosen
Album Executive Producer: Kurt Deutsch, Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Album Co-Producer: Geoffrey Ko
Mixed by Ian Kagey
Mastered by Oscar Zambrano at Zampol Productions, New York, NY
Recorded at Sear Sound, NY, December 19 and 20, 2019 and Reservoir Studios, NY, January 8, 2020
Recorded by Ian Kagey
Assistant Engineers: Sear Sound: Grant Valentine and Justin Berger, Reservoir Studios: Thom Beemer, Matthew Sullivan, and Nicky Young
Music Supervisor: Charlie Rosen
Music Director: Geoffrey Ko
Conductor and Keyboard 1: Geoffrey Ko
Saxophone, Woodwinds, and Keyboard II: Zac Zinger
Trumpet, Flugabone: Khrys Williams
Guitar: Megan Talay
Bass: Amanda Ruzza
Drums: Rosa Avila
Synthesizer Programmer: Randy Cohen
Guitar Programmer: Mike Rosengarten
Copyist: Danielle Gimbal
Swings: Emilie Battle, Ian Coulter-Buford
Anne L. Nathan, Broadway Bounty Hunter: Anne L. Nathan
Orchestrations by Charlie Rosen
Vocal Arrangements by Joel Waggoner
Lyrics:
WHEN PEOPLE USED TO ASK ME WHO I WAS
I USED TO SAY, I’M JUST AN ACTRESS
CUZ THAT WAS WHAT I DID
SO THAT’S WHO I THOUGHT I REALLY WAS
JUST A KITTEN IN A CAGE
PUPPET ON A STAGE
GETTING MY STRINGS PULLED FROM ABOVE
THEY HELD ME UP
AND I CONFUSED THAT FOR LOVE
BUT NOW MY EYES ARE WIDE, I CAN HEAR A SOUND
IT’S MY HEART RE-STARTING, I FEEL THE POUND
OH OH, I FEEL IT PULSE IN MY VEINS
YOU CUT ME DOWN AND YOU BROKE MY BACK
YOU SPILLED MY BLOOD, NOW I WANT IT BACK
OH OH, I WANT IT BACK IN MY VEINS
FROM THE VERY START I ALWAYS PLAYED THE PART I WAS EXPECTED TO INHABIT I’D TAKE A HIT LONG AS IT FIT INTO THE ROLE
NOW I DON’T WANNA BE DEFINED BY WHAT’S IN THE MIND
OF SOME MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
SO I AM BREAKING CHARACTER AND TAKING TOTAL CONTROL OF BODY AND SOUL
I’VE FIXED EACH RIP AND REPAIRED EACH TEAR
NOW MY VESSEL’S READY TO TAKE ME THERE
OH OH, THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
MY PULSE IS RISING, MY SIGHT’S ARE SET
AND I’M MOVING FAST BUT I’M NOT THERE YET
OH OH, THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
I AM NOT A SUPERHERO
A MOTHER, NOR A BLUSHING
FLOWER
(ANNIE GOLDEN’S NOT A BLUSHING FLOWER)
DON’T HAVE TO BE A SUPERHERO
TO HAVE POWER
(POWER
POWER)
I’M NOT GONNA RUN, I’M NOT GONNA HIDE
IF I NEED AN ANSWER I LOOK INSIDE
OH OH, BECAUSE I’M HOLDING THE REINS
I AM TNT, I’M A POISON DART
AND MY BULLS-EYE, BABY, IS
YOUR DIRTY HEART
OH OH, I’M GONNA SHOW YOU MY VEINS, MY VEINS, MY VEINS
AND MY BACK IS MENDED, MY HEART IS FULL
AND THE PUPPET STRINGS THAT YOU USED TO PULL
ARE LYING ON THE GROUND
A BROKEN PILE OF CHAINS
FULL STEAM AHEAD, I WON’T BE SUBDUED
CUZ THE BLOOD I SHED, IT HAS BEEN RENEWED
OH OH, AFTER MANY GREAT PAINS
THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
I’VE ALWAYS HAD THE BLOOD IN MY VEINS
"VEINS"
Annie Golden
Broadway Bounty Hunter (Original Cast Recording)
Stream or download Broadway Bounty Hunter: ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/broadwaybountyhunter
Broadway Bounty Hunter features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis ("Smash," Be More Chill), who also co-wrote the book with Lance Rubin (Denton Little’s Deathdate), and Jason SweetTooth Williams (Be More Chill). The show is directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner (The Book of Mormon, Supervising Associate Director) and stars Screen Actors Guild Award winner Annie Golden (Hair, Assassins, "Orange is the New Black") in the title role.
An electric musical comedy with an irresistible, soulful new score, Broadway Bounty Hunter follows down-on-her-luck actress Annie who has just about had it with showbiz, when along comes a gig no one could have predicted: the opportunity to become a real-life, Kung Fu-fighting bounty hunter. With a six-piece powerhouse band, the musical chronicles the journey of this woman of a certain age –from bad auditions on the streets of New York to beating up bad guys in the jungles of South America and discovering her true badass identity along the way. This New York premiere – produced by Jennifer Ashley Tepper (Be More Chill) and Allison Bressi (Songbird) – ran at Greenwich House Theater from July 9 through August 8, 2019, following the musical’s sold-out, critically acclaimed world-premiere at Barrington Stage Company.
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Book by Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, & Jason SweetTooth Williams
Directed and Choreographed by Jennifer Werner
Album Producers: Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey, Charlie Rosen
Album Executive Producer: Kurt Deutsch, Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Album Co-Producer: Geoffrey Ko
Mixed by Ian Kagey
Mastered by Oscar Zambrano at Zampol Productions, New York, NY
Recorded at Sear Sound, NY, December 19 and 20, 2019 and Reservoir Studios, NY, January 8, 2020
Recorded by Ian Kagey
Assistant Engineers: Sear Sound: Grant Valentine and Justin Berger, Reservoir Studios: Thom Beemer, Matthew Sullivan, and Nicky Young
Music Supervisor: Charlie Rosen
Music Director: Geoffrey Ko
Conductor and Keyboard 1: Geoffrey Ko
Saxophone, Woodwinds, and Keyboard II: Zac Zinger
Trumpet, Flugabone: Khrys Williams
Guitar: Megan Talay
Bass: Amanda Ruzza
Drums: Rosa Avila
Synthesizer Programmer: Randy Cohen
Guitar Programmer: Mike Rosengarten
Copyist: Danielle Gimbal
Swings: Emilie Battle, Ian Coulter-Buford
Anne L. Nathan, Broadway Bounty Hunter: Anne L. Nathan
Orchestrations by Charlie Rosen
Vocal Arrangements by Joel Waggoner
Lyrics:
WHEN PEOPLE USED TO ASK ME WHO I WAS
I USED TO SAY, I’M JUST AN ACTRESS
CUZ THAT WAS WHAT I DID
SO THAT’S WHO I THOUGHT I REALLY WAS
JUST A KITTEN IN A CAGE
PUPPET ON A STAGE
GETTING MY STRINGS PULLED FROM ABOVE
THEY HELD ME UP
AND I CONFUSED THAT FOR LOVE
BUT NOW MY EYES ARE WIDE, I CAN HEAR A SOUND
IT’S MY HEART RE-STARTING, I FEEL THE POUND
OH OH, I FEEL IT PULSE IN MY VEINS
YOU CUT ME DOWN AND YOU BROKE MY BACK
YOU SPILLED MY BLOOD, NOW I WANT IT BACK
OH OH, I WANT IT BACK IN MY VEINS
FROM THE VERY START I ALWAYS PLAYED THE PART I WAS EXPECTED TO INHABIT I’D TAKE A HIT LONG AS IT FIT INTO THE ROLE
NOW I DON’T WANNA BE DEFINED BY WHAT’S IN THE MIND
OF SOME MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
SO I AM BREAKING CHARACTER AND TAKING TOTAL CONTROL OF BODY AND SOUL
I’VE FIXED EACH RIP AND REPAIRED EACH TEAR
NOW MY VESSEL’S READY TO TAKE ME THERE
OH OH, THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
MY PULSE IS RISING, MY SIGHT’S ARE SET
AND I’M MOVING FAST BUT I’M NOT THERE YET
OH OH, THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
I AM NOT A SUPERHERO
A MOTHER, NOR A BLUSHING
FLOWER
(ANNIE GOLDEN’S NOT A BLUSHING FLOWER)
DON’T HAVE TO BE A SUPERHERO
TO HAVE POWER
(POWER
POWER)
I’M NOT GONNA RUN, I’M NOT GONNA HIDE
IF I NEED AN ANSWER I LOOK INSIDE
OH OH, BECAUSE I’M HOLDING THE REINS
I AM TNT, I’M A POISON DART
AND MY BULLS-EYE, BABY, IS
YOUR DIRTY HEART
OH OH, I’M GONNA SHOW YOU MY VEINS, MY VEINS, MY VEINS
AND MY BACK IS MENDED, MY HEART IS FULL
AND THE PUPPET STRINGS THAT YOU USED TO PULL
ARE LYING ON THE GROUND
A BROKEN PILE OF CHAINS
FULL STEAM AHEAD, I WON’T BE SUBDUED
CUZ THE BLOOD I SHED, IT HAS BEEN RENEWED
OH OH, AFTER MANY GREAT PAINS
THE BLOOD IS BACK IN MY VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
YO! ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
GO ANNIE, ANNIE
MOVING ON UP
SHE’S GOT THE BLOOD IN HER VEINS
I’VE ALWAYS HAD THE BLOOD IN MY VEINS
