For Richard
| Song Title | For Richard (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Annea Lockwood |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Eve Ensler |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | AIDS Epidemic; Barbed Wire; Breaking; Buddha; Death; Dogs; Driver's Licenses; Explaining; Fire; Future; Genitals; Grief; Growing; Hearts; Hungry; Live; Living; Metaphor: Addressee as Buddha; Metaphor: Future as Driver's License; Metaphor: Life as Road; Metaphor: Tears as Dogs; Red; Roads; Round; Sadness; Separating; Statistics; Taking away; Tears; Wanting; World |
| First Line | Your tears come to you now at once like hungry dogs. (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1992 (Search) |
| Larger Work | AIDS Quilt Songbook (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Baritone or Bass-baritone |
| Range: | A2 - Eb4 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://www.annealockwood.com/ (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , James Allen (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Georgia Southern University (Search) |