I Stand (2008)

• I Stand
• Better To Have Loved
• Brave
• Gorgeous
• Where Do I Begin?
• Don't Let Me Down
• I Feel Everything
• Forever
• Enemy
• Perfume And Promises
• Defying Gravity (iTunes bonus track)
• Let Me Fall (Special Edition bonus track)
• God Give Me Strength (Borders bonus track) 

I Stand lyrics - Idina Menzel

When you ask me, who I am:

What is my vision? And do I have a plan?

Where is my strength? Have I nothing to say?

I hear the words in my head, but I push them away.

'Cause I stand for the power to change,

I live for the perfect day.

I love till it hurts like crazy,

I hope for a hero to save me.

I stand for the strange and lonely,

I believe there's a better place.

I don't know if the sky is heaven,

But I pray anyway.

And I don't know

What tomorrow brings

The road less traveled

Will it set us free?

Cause we are taking it slow,

These tiny legacies.

I don't try and change the world;

But what will you make of me?

'Cause I stand for the power to change,

I live for the perfect day.

I love till it hurts like crazy,

I hope for a hero to save me.

I stand for the strange and lonely,

I believe there's a better place.

I don't know if the sky is heaven,

But I pray anyway.

With the slightest of breezes

We fall just like leaves

As the rain washes us from the ground

We forget who we are

We can't see in the dark

And we quickly get lost in the crowd

'Cause I stand for the power to change,

I live for the perfect day.

I love till it hurts like crazy,

I hope for a hero to save me.

'Cause I stand for the power to change,

I live for the perfect day.

I love till it hurts like crazy,

I hope for a hero to save me.

I stand for the strange and lonely,

I believe there's a better place.

I don't know if the sky is heaven,

But I pray anyway.

Better To Have Loved lyrics - Idina Menzel

Better To Have Loved:

Ooh

Better To Have Loved...

Ooh

If the sun went down tomorrow and it never came back

And the city went quiet and we fade to black

Well I won't have a single regret

And I wouldn't trade a thing

Cause I never knew I could feel what I feel inside of me

Better to have loved than never loved at all

Better to have dreamed than never taken the fall

Better to have loved you and let you in than never to have touched your skin

Better to have hurt and screamed and cried

Fall into the earth for a trip to the sky

Better to have loved

You

Better to have Loved:

I knew all the time I was taking a chance

When I stand there on the edge of the cliff and no one was holding my hand

Well the wind blew strong and the clouds rolled in and I, I felt us lift off the ground

Yes I bared my soul and I dared to go knowing one day you might let me down

Better to have loved than never loved at all

Better to have dreamed than never taken the fall

Better to have loved you and let you in than never to have touched your skin

Better to have hurt and screamed and cried

Fall into the earth for a trip to the sky

Better to have loved

You

I gave you everything but to have said goodbye

Better to have loved than never loved at all

Better to have dreamed than never taken the fall

Better to have loved you and let you in than never to have touched your skin

Better to have hurt and screamed and cried

Fall into the earth for a trip to the sky

Better to have loved, better to have loved

You

Brave lyrics - Idina Menzel

Don't know just where I'm going

And tomorrow, it's a little overwhelming

And the air is cold

And I'm not the same anymore

I've been running in your direction

For to long now

I've lost my own reflection

And I can't look down

If you're not there to catch me when I fall.

If this is the moment I stand here on my own

If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home

I might be afraid

But it's my turn to be brave

If this is the last chance before we say goodbye

At least it's the first day of the rest of my life

I can't be afraid

Cause it's my turn to be brave

All along all I ever wanted, was to be the light

When your life was daunting

But I can't see mine

When I feel as though you're pushing me away

Well who's to blame, are we making the right choices

Cause we can't be sure if we're hearing our own voices

As we close the door even though we are so desperate to stay

If this is the moment I stand here on my own

If this is my rite of passage that somehow leads me home

I might be afraid

But it's my turn to be brave

If this is the last chance before we say goodbye

At least it's the first day of the rest of my life

I can't be afraid

Cause it's my turn to be brave

And I might still cry

And I might still bleed

These thorns in my side

This heart on my sleeve

And lightening may strike

This ground at my feet

And I might still crash

But I still believe

This is the moment I stand here all alone

With everything I have inside, everything I own

I might be afraid

But it's my turn to be brave

If this is the last time before we say goodbye

At least it's the first day of the rest of my life

I can't be afraid

Cause it's my turn to be brave

Gorgeous lyrics - Idina Menzel

In a perfect world, in another time

In a far off place we wouldn't need to justify

Everything we are

And all that we believe

We could finally be

Whoever we both want to be

And when we can't be heard,

And when we can't be seen

I will call you close and

You will reach for me.

When all of the beauty turns to pain

When all of the madness falls like rain

As long as we crash and we collide

We will be gorgeous, you and I.

Through the window pane,

Through the bedroom door

This city wants to fight

But it can't touch us anymore

We have come so far,

We have shed our skin

The more that's taken from us now,

The more we have to give

And when we can't be heard,

And when we can't be seen

I will call you close and

You will reach for me.

When all of the beauty turns to pain

When all of the madness falls like rain

As long as we crash and we collide

We will be gorgeous, you and I.

And when we are drowning in the noise

I'm gonna stop to hear your voice

As long as we crash and we collide

We will be gorgeous, you and I.

(We'll be gorgeous)

(We'll be gorgeous)

In the perfect time

(We'll be gorgeous)

And when we lose our faith

In all that's beautiful

You lift me to this place

When all of the beauty turns to pain

When all of the madness falls like rain

As long as we crash and we collide

We will be gorgeous, gorgeous, yeah

And when we are drowning in the noise

I'm gonna stop to find your voice

As long as we crash and we collide

We will be gorgeous, we will be gorgeous

(you and I)

And when I lose my faith

I don't know what to do

You lift me to this place

And make me feel so beautiful

As long as you're right here by my side

We will be gorgeous, you and I.

Where Do I Begin? lyrics - Idina Menzel

Where do I begin my love

Starting with the things I haven’t said enough of

Starting with the day you changed my life

And ending with the way I feel tonight

Where do I begin

Where do I belong when you’re not here

This is way beyond my darkest fear

I don’t know where I end or where I start

Each mile in between is way too far

Where do I begin

[Chorus:]

I’ve always counted all my blessings

Knowing you’d defend me

And stand by my side

If only I didn’t lose my senses

Each time I intended

For these words to come out right

Where do I begin my love

Starting with the morning you brought me the sun

Starting with the stars from out of space

You took a few and lit up my face

Where do I begin

[Chorus:]

I’ve always counted all my blessings

Knowing you’d defend me

And stand by my side

If only I didn’t lose my senses

Each time I intended

For these words to come out right

Where do I begin my love

I always read the last page instead of the first one

Well there’s no need to rush it all in

I love you and I’ll say it again

Where do I begin

Where do I begin

Where should we begin

Don't Let Me Down lyrics - Idina Menzel

Where do you go?

When you're alone and in your head

Why do they know you?

Is your story painted in red?

What do you see?

What do you dream when you're awake?

What have they seen of you?

Are you afraid of what's been said?

And if time stood still

If you won't be your witness

No one ever will

I hear a voice that's in my head

Don't let me down

'Cause I can't hold the future in my head

So many things I should have said

Don't let me down

'Cause I would be a lucky girl if time stood on it's head

Don't let me down

Don't let me down

Don't let them see

These shadows fallen over me

Where do you go?

When you're awake and in your head?

Why do they know you?

Is your story painted in red?

And if time stood still

If I can't be my teacher

No one ever will

I hear a voice that's in my head

Don't let me down

'Cause I can't hold the future in my head

So many things I should have said

That let me let me down

And I can't choose the road ahead

Close my eyes and hold my breath

Hope my little debt won't let me down

And I can't choose the road ahead

And close my eyes and hold my breath

Hope my little death won't let me down

And if time stood still

If I can't be my teacher

No one ever will

I hear a voice that's in my head

Don't let me down

'Cause I can't hold the future in my head

So many things I should have said

That let me let me down

I hear a voice that's in my head

Don't let me down

'Cause I can't hold the future in my head

So many things I should have said

That let me let me down

'Cause I would be a lucky girl if time stood on it's head

Don't let me down

I Feel Everything lyrics - Idina Menzel

Like a prima ballerina

I tip toe, tip toe around you constantly

I hear the water running

Will it wash your tears or leak through the ceiling?

Make my way up a spiral staircase

Hope to God you had a good day

When you're furious

When you start to freeze

When you can't be touched

I feel everything

And when you despair

When you cannot breathe

When you wouldn't dare

I feel everything

When you're in ecstasy

But you're not with me

I feel everything

On a tightrope

On a wire

I'll attempt to jump through a ring of fire

I am waiting all the while

For a glimpse of something to bring us higher

One little foot in front of the other

Don't you know I'm afraid of thunder

When you're furious

When you start to freeze

When you can't be touched

I feel everything

And when you despair

When you cannot breathe

When you wouldn't dare

I feel everything

When you're in ecstasy

But you're not with me

I feel everything

Oh

There's a fine line between love and hurting

And knowing when to walk away

Like a prima ballerina

I will tiptoe tiptoe around you constantly

When you're furious

When you start to freeze

When you can't be touched

I feel everything

And when you despair

When you cannot breathe

When you wouldn't dare

I feel everything

When you're in ecstasy

But you're not with me

I feel everything

When you can't be touched

When you can't be loved

When you fall apart

When you have no heart

I feel everything

Forever lyrics - Idina Menzel

We thought it had it all

We thought we'd go unscathed

We thought our love would border on infinity

We thought that we were free

The world would disappear

We left ourselves wide open and we had no fear

But forever came and went

Forever stumbled through

Forever had poor sense of time and made a mess of me and you

Forever had us fooled

We fell for it again

Now time is standing still forever

Lying next to you

But you're already gone

Too much has been said and it can't be undone

It's so hard to comprehend

When ashes fade to dust

I touch your water and the iron turns to dust

So forever came and went

Forever stumbled through

Forever had poor sense of time and made a mess of me and you

Forever had us fooled

We fell for it again

Now time is standing still forever came and went

We thought it had it all

We thought we'd go unscathed

We thought our love would border on infinity

Forever was a shame

Stole a little piece of us

To live up to it's name was just really too

Forever came and went

Forever stumbled through

Forever had poor sense of time and made a mess of me and you

Forever came and went

Forever stumbled through

Forever had poor sense of time and made a mess of me and you

Forever had us fooled

We fell for it again

Now time is standing still forever came and went

Oh I thought we had it all

Oh oh oh I thought we had it all, every day until the end

You & me, oh.

Enemy lyrics - Idina Menzel

In the roses

In the spring

I remember

There was a time

I wasn’t afraid of anything

But with the lilacs

And the rain

One day you went away

I remember

I forgot everything

[Chorus:]

My mother’s always trying to tell me

How to be grateful how to believe

My father’s always trying to say

Baby you’re beautiful in every way

My lover’s always got me in his arms

Trying to protect me keep me from harm

So why do I always have to be

My worst my own worst enemy

In the shadows in the grays

In the lonely

There is a place

Where we can all hide away

But in the windows of the soul

There is nowhere we can go

If we keep running

Running from our destiny

[Chorus:]

My mother’s always trying to tell me

How to be grateful how to believe

My father’s always trying to say

Baby you’re beautiful in every way

My lover’s always got me in his arms

Trying to protect me keep me from harm

So why do I always have to be

My worst my own worst enemy

You say I walk on water

You say I walk on the moon

But it’s never enough

(no it’s never enough no it’s never enough)

You say I’m only human

It’s all in my head

But it’s never enough

(no it’s never enough no it’s never enough)

One day I’ll find

My alibi…

[Chorus:]

My mother’s always trying to tell me

How to be grateful how to believe

My father’s always trying to say

Baby you’re beautiful in every way

My lover’s always got me in his arms

Trying to protect me keep me from harm

So why do I always have to be

My worst my own worst enemy

Perfume And Promises lyrics - Idina Menzel

A crack in the smile

But she's always in style while she waits

Waving goodbye but she's too tired to cry and she's wasted

A letter he wrote

But it's far too expose so he throws it away

The sound of regret as it's counting the steps back to safe

I don't want to leave you with perfume and promises

But we'll never know 'till we capture and bottle it

'Cause wouldn't it be such a shame

If all was wasted

Not an inch of the room

That isn't in bloom or in light

So we drink 'till its dawn

Every drip 'till it's gone and we're wasted

It's a thing of the truth

But we'll lie and we'll look for the perfect escape

And the moment will go like melted snow in the rain

I don't want to leave you with perfume and promises

But we'll never know 'till we capture and bottle it

Cause wouldn't it be such a shame

If all was wasted

Stay for another morning

Study the curves on my face

Stay even when we're unknowing

Stay 'till they tear you away

I don't want to leave you with perfume and promises

But we'll never know 'till we capture and bottle it

Cause wouldn't it be such a shame

If all was wasted

Defying Gravity lyrics - Idina Menzel

("I Stand" album version)

Something has changed within me

Something is not the same

I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game

Too late for second-guessing

Too late to go back to sleep

It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap!

It's time to try

Defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I'm defying gravity

And you won't bring me down

I'm through accepting limits 'cause someone says they're so

Some things I cannot change but 'til I try, I'll never know!

Too long I've been afraid of losing love I guess I've lost

Well, if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost!

I'd sooner buy

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I'm defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

And you won't bring me down

Unlimited (unlimited)

My future is (future is) unlimited (unlimited)

And I've just had a vision

Almost like a prophecy

I know it sounds truly crazy

And true, the vision's hazy

But I swear, someday I'll be...

Flying so high! (defying gravity)

Kiss me goodbye! (defying gravity)

So if you care to find me

Look to the western sky!

As someone told me lately,

"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"

I'm defying gravity!

And you won't bring me down, bring me down, bring me down!

Ah, ah [echo]

Let Me Fall lyrics - Idina Menzel

It's October again

Leaves are falling down like rain

One more year's come and gone

But nothing's changed

Wasn't I supposed to be someone

Who could face the things that I've been running from?

Let me feel

I don't care if I break down

Let me fall

Even if I hit the ground

If I cry a little

And die a little

At least I know I lived

Just a little

Let me feel

Let me fall

I become much too good at being invincible

I'm an expert at 'play it safe' and 'keep it cool'

But I swear this is not who I'm meant to be

I refuse to let my life fall over me

Let me feel (let me feel)

I don't care if I break down

Let me fall (let me fall)

Even if I hit the ground

If I cry a little (cry)

And die a little (die)

At least I know I lived

Just a little

Let me feel

Let me fall

Yes, I'm gonna be someone (gonna be)

If I take it as it comes

If I face the things that I've been running from

I've been running from

Let me feel (let me feel)

I don't care if I break down

Let me fall (let me fall)

Even if I hit the ground

If I cry a little (cry)

And die a little (die)

At least I know I lived

Just a little

Let me feel

Let me fall

It's October again

The leaves are falling down like rain

Oh...

God Give Me Strength lyrics - Idina Menzel

Now I have nothing,

So God give me strength,

'Cuz I'm weak in his wake,

And if I'm strong, I might still break.

And I don't have anything to share,

That I won't throw away into the air.

That song is sung out,

And this bell is rung out,

He was the light that I'd bless,

He took my last chance at happiness.

So God give me strength

God give me strength.

I can't hold on to him,

God, God give me strength,

When the phone doesn't ring,

And I am lost in imagining.

That song is sung out,

And this bell is rung out,

He was the light that I'd bless,

He took my last chance at happiness.

So God give me strength

God if he'd grant me his indulgance and decline,

I might as well wipe him from my memory,

Fracture the spell as he becomes my enemy.

Maybe I was washed out,

Like a lip print on his shirt,

See I'm only human,

I want him to hurt,

Oh, I want him to hurt.

God give me strength,

God give me strength,

God give me strength,

God give me strength.

Here (2004)

• Here
• You'd Be Surprised
• If I Told You
• Penny
• Once Upon A Time
• So Beautiful 

Here lyrics - Idina Menzel

Oh, yeah, mmm.

Oh, sweet revelation got me

Levitating over ground

Life and all its vibrations

No, I'm never coming down.

Oh, you're my own superhero

Keeps watching over me

I like it when you say

My green eyes are your constellations

To some light house in the sea

If your car stalls in the middle of the road in snow,

I know, I know you'll be here.

Lights out, in all of the city, black out no doubt.

I know you'll be here.

River flows through the streets, and the homes are floating.

I know you'll be here.

Stranded in the middle of China, they'll find ya.

I know you'll be here.

I'll be waiting by the window with a view of the park at night.

No matter how long it takes ya,

Never fails, you come through every night.

If your car stalls in the middle of the road in snow,

I know, I know you'll be here.

Lights out, in all of the city, black out no doubt.

I know you'll be here.

River flows through the streets, and the homes are floating.

I know you'll be here.

Stranded in the middle of China, they'll find ya.

I know you'll be here.

Here, at the speed of lightning

Here, where the sun is shining

Oh, with the stars aligning

Here, oh, here.

If your car stalls in the middle of the road in snow,

I know, I know you'll be here.

Lights out, in all of the city, black out no doubt.

I know you'll be here.

River flows through the streets, and the homes are floating.

I know you'll be here.

Stranded in the middle of China, they'll find ya.

I know you'll be here.

If your car stalls in the middle of the road in snow,

I know, I know you'll be here.

Lights out, in all of the city, black out no doubt.

I know you'll be here.

River flows through the streets, and the homes are floating.

I know you'll be here.

Stranded in the middle of China, they'll find ya.

I know you'll be here.

Here, ooh.

I'll be waiting.

Oh, I'll be waiting.

Oh, I'll be waiting, yeah.

I'll be waiting right here in this corner, mmm.

Oh, I'll be waiting, baby. Yeah.

You'd Be Surprised lyrics - Idina Menzel

You'd be surprised at all that I've become.

You'd be surprised, I've changed while you've been gone,

And I learned so much more from you than I could ever say.

If you were here, I think that you'd stay...

You'd be surprised how far these arms can reach.

You'd be surprised there's a promise I can keep.

Would you believe that I seldom fall to pieces anymore?

If you were here, you'd like what you saw.

You'd be surprised my life is often sweet.

You'd be surprised it's you who brings me peace...

And for some unearthly reason it takes losing you to see,

If you were here, I'd know just what you'd need.

You'd be surprised I've loved you all along.

You'd be surprised I now confess when I am wrong,

And I see the world around me in a slightly softer shade.

If you were here, you wouldn't walk away...

You'd be surprised if you were here...

We'd make time for all that's disappeared.

And I would hold you like I never could.

You'd be surprised if you were here...

We'd make it right; there'd be no tears,

And you'd confide in me and I'd be there.

I'd be there...

You'd be surprised at all that I've become...

You'd be surprised.

If I Told You lyrics - Idina Menzel

If I told you that I lie sometimes,

If I told you that I'd run away,

If I told you who I was before,

Would you follow me?

If I told you that I sneak sometimes,

If I told you that I love too much,

If I showed you the other side,

Would you follow me?

Cause I'm shedding my skin

So you can see my face,

I need you to know who I am.

I'm ready to go where I've never been,

Will you stay around and follow me?

Yeah...

If I told you the earth was square,

If I told you water wasn't wet,

If I told you life was fair,

Would you follow me?

Ohhhh...

Cause I'm shedding my skin

So you can see my face,

I need you to know who I am.

I'm ready to go where I've never been,

Will you stay around and follow me?

To the furthest moon and back,

Jupiter and Mars and all that,

To the middle of a galaxy,

On the smallest raft...

I don't know if I can be sure

Of anything I believed before...

Will you follow me?

Cause I'm shedding my skin

So you can see my face,

I need you to know who I am.

I'm ready to go where I've never been,

Will you stay around and follow me?

To the moon and back,

Jupiter and Mars and all that...

Penny lyrics - Idina Menzel

Don't know much about practicing what I preach,

Don't know how to be envious without jealousy,

Don't know how to hold my temper, when I have to get in the last word,

Don't know how to speak softly and still be heard,

But before I lose everything and everyone who loves me...

God if you're listening would you have a message sent?

Cause I need to be a better lover, brother, and a friend.

God if you're listening would you come up with some change?

Cause I wake up every morning with a penny to my name.

Don't know much about love cause I get the same crap from every guy,

Don't know how to see the grass being greener on my side,

Don't know much about wisdom without being jaded,

Don't know how to take criticism without feeling hated,

But before I lose everything and everyone who loves me...

God if you're listening would you have a message sent?

Cause I need to be a better lover, brother, and a friend.

God if you're listening would you come up with some change?

Cause I wake up every morning with a penny to my name.

Whoa man, I'm everything I said I wouldn't be,

Standing here with nothing, will you help me?

Don't know how to tell a joke without putting my foot in my mouth,

Don't know how to be intimate if I don't have a crowd,

Don't know how to be hopeful, what if they let me down?

I don't know how to keep myself from hurting everyone...

God if you're listening would you have a message sent?

Cause I need to be a better lover, brother, and a friend.

God if you're listening would you come up with some change?

Cause I wake up every morning with a penny to my name.

God if you're listening would you have a message sent?

Cause I need to be a better lover, brother, and a friend.

God if you're listening would you come up with some change?

Cause I wake up every morning with a penny to my name.

Oh, God, I don't know much about nothing.

No, so give me a break.

Anyway, won't anybody listen to me?

Oh, oh.

Once Upon A Time lyrics - Idina Menzel

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put us back together again.

We huffed and we puffed,

And we blew this house down.

We tried. Yeah, we tried.

The sticks and the stones were breakin my bones,

And the names that were said kinda hurt us.

Riddle me this and riddle me that.

What went wrong? What went wrong?

When did the sun stop shining?

When did we turn into two divided?

I guess we will never really know why,

But I remember once upon a time.

Sometimes I wish upon a star

To give you a reason to give me your heart.

Rock-a-bye baby, you rocked me goodbye.

Tell me why. Tell me why.

When did the sun stop shining?

When did we turn into two divided?

I guess we will never really know why,

But I remember once upon a time.

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put us back together again.

We huffed and we puffed,

And we blew this house down.

We tried, yeah, oh, we tried...

Oh, you know we tried...

When did the sun stop shining?

When did we turn into two divided?

I guess we will never really know why,

But I remember, yeah, I remember.

When did the sun, when did the sun stop shining?

When did we turn into two divided?

I guess we will never really know why,

But I remember once upon a time.

Once upon a time...

So Beautiful lyrics - Idina Menzel

Sometimes I watch you when you're sleeping

I see you're having dreams tonight

And I know just by the way you're breathing.

That I'm a vision in your mind

Wherever you may go my love,

Wherever you may be.

And all that matters in this world

Is just lying next to me

So sleep tight sweetheart, you're free

So beautiful, you make me smile

So wonderful, you're in my life

Incredible, that you are mine.

So beautiful, you give me life

You bring me joy you bring me sight

I watch the way you love your family

And how everyone looks to you

And I don't want to be here standing

If you didn't hold me, Baby hold me up like you do

Wherever I may go, my love

Wherever I may be

I know my dreams will find you

Just lying next to me

So sleep tight sweetheart, you're free

So beautiful, you make me smile

So wonderful, you're in my life

Incredible, that you are mine.

So beautiful, you give me life

You bring me joy you bring me sight

You help me see

The woman that I know I am,

But always was afraid to be

You show me how live every moment like it's the last

And be all that I am

You're so beautiful

So beautiful, you make me smile

So wonderful, you're in my life

Incredible, that you are mine.

So beautiful, you give me life

You bring me joy you bring me sight

You're so, so, so beautiful

Baby

soundtrack: Wicked (2003)

• Overture / No One Mourns The Wicked
• Dear Old Shiz
• The Wizard And I
• What Is This Feeling?
• Something Bad
• Dancing Through Life
• Popular
• I'm Not That Girl
• One Short Day
• A Sentimental Man
• Defying Gravity
• No One Mourns The Wicked (Reprise) / Thank Goodness
• Wonderful
• I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)
• As Long As You're Mine
• No Good Deed
• March Of The Witch Hunters
• For Good
• Finale: For Good (Reprise) 

Overture / No One Mourns The Wicked lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth, Sean McCourt, Cristy Candler, Jan Neuberger & Wicked Cast

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Citizens Of Oz:]

Good news! She's dead!

The Witch of the West is dead!

The wickedest witch there ever was

The enemy of all of us here in Oz

Is dead!

Good news!

Good news!

[Someone in the Crowd:]

Look! It's Glinda!

[Glinda:]

Fellow Ozians

Let us be glad

Let us be grateful

Let us rejoicify that goodness could subdue

The wicked workings of you-know-who

Isn't it nice to know

That good will conquer evil?

The truth we all believe'll by and by

Outlive a lie

For you and

[Someone in the Crowd:]

No one mourns the Wicked

[Another Person:]

No one cries "They won't return!"

[All:]

No one lays a lily on their grave

[Man:]

The good man scorns the Wicked!

[Women:]

Through their lives, our children learn

[All:]

What we miss, when we misbehave

[Glinda:]

And Goodness knows

The Wicked's lives are lonely

Goodness knows

The Wicked die alone

It just shows when you're Wicked

You're left only

On your own

[All:]

Yes, Goodness knows

The Wicked's lives are lonely

Goodness knows

The Wicked cry alone

Nothing grows for the Wicked

They reap only

What they've sown

[Glinda:]

Are people born Wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them? After all, she had a father. She had a mother, as so many do

[Father:]

How I hate to go and leave you lonely

[Mother:]

That's alright - it's only just one night

[Father:]

But know that you're here in my heart

While I'm out of your sight

[Glinda:]

And like every family - they had their secrets

[Lover:]

Have another drink, my dark-eyed beauty

I've got one more night left, here in town

So have another drink of green elixir

And we'll have ourselves a little mixer

Have another swallow, little lady

And follow me down

[Glinda:]

And of course, from the moment she was born, she was - well - different

[Midwife:]

It's coming

[Father:]

Now?

[Midwife:]

The baby's coming

[Father:]

And how!

[Midwife & Father:]

I see a nose

I see a curl

It's a healthy, perfect

Lovely, little

[Father:]

Sweet Oz!

[Mother:]

What is it? What's wrong?

[Midwife:]

How can it be?

[Father:]

What does it mean?

[Midwife:]

It's atrocious

[Father:]

It's obscene!

[Midwife & Father:]

Like a froggy, ferny cabbage

The baby is unnaturally

[All:]

Green!

[Father:]

Take it away! take it away!

[Glinda:]

So you see - it couldn't have been easy!

[All:]

No one mourns the Wicked!

Now at last, she's dead and gone!

Now at last, there's joy throughout the land

And Goodness knows

We know what Goodness is

Goodness knows

The Wicked die alone

[Glinda:]

She died alone

[All:]

Woe to those

Who spurn what Goodness

They are shown

No one mourns the Wicked

[Glinda:]

Good news!

[Crowd:]

No one mourns the Wicked!

[Glinda:]

Good news!

[All:]

No one mourns the Wicked!

Wicked!

Wicked!

Dear Old Shiz lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Person in crowd:]

Glinda! is it true - were you her friend?!

[Glinda:]

Well, it depends on what you mean by "friend." I did know her. That is, our paths did cross. At school.

[Students:]

O hallowed halls and vine-draped walls

The proudliest sight there is

When grey and sere our hair hath turned

We shall still revere the lessons learned

In our days at dear old Shiz

Our days at dear old

[Glinda:]

Oh-oh-oh-oh-ol

[Students and Glinda:]

Dear old Shiz-zzzz

The Wizard And I lyrics - Idina Menzel & Carole Shelley

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Morrible:]

Oh, Miss Elphaba

Many years I have waited

For a gift like yours to appear

Why, I predict the Wizard could make you his

Magic grand vizier!

My dear, my dear

I'll write at once to the Wizard

Tell him of you in advance

With a talent like yours, dear

There is a definish chance

If you work as you should

You'll be making good

[Elphaba:]

Did that really just happen?

Have I actually understood?

This weird quirk I've tried

To suppress or hide

Is a talent that could

Help me meet the Wizard

If I make good

So I'll make good

When I meet the Wizard

Once I prove my worth

And then I meet the Wizard

What I've waited for since, since birth!

And with all his Wizard wisdom

By my looks, he won't be blinded

Do you think the Wizard is dumb?

Or, like Munchkins, so small-minded? No!

He'll say to me, "I see who you truly are

A girl on whom I can rely!"

And that's how we'll begin

The Wizard and I

Once I'm with the Wizard

My whole life will change

Cause once you're with the Wizard

No one thinks you're strange!

No father is not proud of you

No sister acts ashamed

And all of Oz has to love you

When by the Wizard, you're acclaimed

And this gift or this curse I have inside

Maybe at last, I'll know why

When we are hand in hand

The Wizard and I

And one day, he'll say to me

"Elphaba, a girl who is so superior

Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside

Have a matching exterior?

And since folks here to an absurd degree

Seem fixated on your verdigris

Would it be alright by you

If I de-greenify you?"

And though of course, that's not important to me

"All right, why not?" I'll reply

Oh, what a pair we'll be, The Wizard and I

Yes, what a pair we'll be, The Wizard and...

Unlimited

My future is unlimited

And I've just had a vision

Almost like a prophecy, I know

It sounds truly crazy

And true, the vision's hazy

But I swear, someday there'll be

A celebration throughout Oz

That's all to do with me!

And I'll stand there with the Wizard

Feeling things I've never felt

And though I'd never show it

I'd be so happy, I could melt!

And so it will be for the rest of my life

And I'll want nothing else 'til I die

Held in such high esteem

When people see me, they will scream

For half of Oz's favorite team

The Wizard and I

What Is This Feeling? lyrics - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Spoken - Galinda:]

Dearest, darlingest, Momsie and Popsicle

[Spoken - Elphaba:]

My dear Father

[Both:]

There's been some confusion

Over rooming here at Shiz

[Elphaba:]

But, of course, I'll care for Nessa

[Galinda:]

But, of course, I'll rise above it

[Both:]

For I know that's how you'd want me to respond

Yes, there's been some confusion

For you see, my roommate is

[Galinda:]

Unusually and exceedingly peculiar

And altogether quite impossible to describe

[Spoken - Elphaba:]

Blonde

[Galinda:]

What is this feeling

So sudden and new?

[Elphaba:]

I felt the moment

I laid eyes on you

[Galinda:]

My pulse is rushing

[Elphaba:]

My head is reeling

[Galinda:]

My face is flushing

[Both:]

What is this feeling?

Fervid as a flame

Does it have a name?

Yes

Loathing

Unadulterated loathing

[Galinda:]

For your face

[Elphaba:]

Your voice

[Galinda:]

Your clothing

[Both:]

Let's just say - I loathe it all

Every little trait however small

Makes my very flesh begin to crawl

With simple utter loathing

There's a strange exhilaration

In such total detestation

It's so pure, so strong

Though I do admit it came on fast

Still I do believe that it can last

And I will be loathing, loathing you

My whole life long

[Students:]

Dear Galinda, you are just too good

How do you stand it? I don't think I could

She's a terror! She's a tartar

We don't mean to show a bias

But Galinda you're a martyr

[Galinda:]

Well, these things are sent to try us

[Students:]

Poor Galinda forced to reside

With someone so disgusting-I-fied

We just want to tell you

We're all on your side

We share your...

[Galinda & Elhaba (Students):]

What is this feeling so sudden and new?

(Loathing, unadulterated loathing)

I felt the moment I laid eyes on you

(For her face, her voice, her clothing)

My pulse is rushing, my head is reeling

(Let's just say we loathe it all)

Oh, what is this feeling?

(Every little trait, however small)

Does it have a name? Yes

(Makes our very flesh begin to crawl)

Ahhh

Loathing (Loathing)

There's a strange exhilaration (Loathing)

In such total detestation (Loathing)

It's so pure, so strong (So strong)

Though I do admit it came on fast

Still I do believe that it can last

And I will be loathing (Loathing...)

For forever loathing (Loathing...)

Truly deeply

Loathing you (Loathing you!...)

My whole life long

[Students:]

Loathing

Unadulterated loathing

[Elphaba:]

Boo

[Screams - Galinda:]

Ah

Something Bad lyrics - Idina Menzel (feat. William Youmans)

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[DOCTOR DILLAMOND]

[spoken] Oh, Miss Elphaba - The things one hears these days. Dreadful things...

[sung] I've heard of an Ox

A professor from Quox

No longer permitted to teach

Who has lost all powers of speech

And an Owl in Munchkin Rock

A vicar with a thriving flock

Forbidden to preach

Now he can only screech!

Only rumors - but still -

Enough to give pause

To anyone with paws

Something bad is happening in Oz...

[ELPHABA]

Something bad? Happening in Oz?

[DILLAMOND]

Under the surface

Behind the scenes

Something baaaaaaad...

[spoken] Sorry. "Bad"

[ELPHABA (spoken)]

Doctor Dillamond - If something bad is happening

to the Animals, someone's got to tell the Wizard.

That's why we have a Wizard.

[sung] So nothing bad....

[DILLAMOND]

[spoken] I hope you're right...

[BOTH]

Nothing all that bad...

[DILLAMOND]

Nothing truly baaaaaad....

[spoken] Sorry... "Bad"...

[ELPHABA]

It couldn't happen here

In Oz...

Dancing Through Life lyrics - Idina Menzel (feat. Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Christoper Fitzgerald, Michelle Federer)

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Fiyero:]

The trouble with schools is

They always try to teach the wrong lesson

Believe me, I've been kicked out

Of enough of them to know

They want you to become less callow

Less shallow

But I say: why invite stress in?

Stop studying strife

And learn to live "the unexamined life"...

Dancing through life

Skimming the surface

Gliding where turf is smooth

Life's more painless

For the brainless

Why think too hard?

When it's so soothing

Dancing through life

No need to tough it

When you can sluff it off as I do

Nothing matters

But knowing nothing matters

It's just life

So keep dancing through...

Dancing through life

Swaying and sweeping

And always keeping cool

Life is fraught-less

When you're thoughtless

Those who don't try

Never look foolish

Dancing through life

Mindless and careless

Make sure you're where less

Trouble is rife

Woes are fleeting

Blows are glancing

When you're dancing

Through life...

So-what's the most swankified place in town?

[Galinda:]

That would be the Ozdust Ballroom.

[Fiyero:]

Sounds perfect.

Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom

We'll meet there later tonight

We can dance till it's light

Find the prettiest girl...

Give her a whirl

Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom

Come on

Follow me

You'll be happy to be there...

[Students:]

Dancing through life

Down at the Ozdust...

[Fiyero:]

If only because dust

Is what we come to

[Students:]

Nothing matters

But knowing nothing matters

It's just life...

[Fiyero:]

So keep dancing through...

[Boq:]

Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me. I'll be right there. Waiting. All night.

[Galinda:]

Oh-that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder?

See that tragic'ly beautiful girl

The one in the chair

It seems so unfair

We should go on a spree

And not she

Gee-

I know someone would be my hero

If that someone were

To go invite her...

[Boq:]

Well maybe, I could invite her?

[Galinda:]

Oh, Biq, really?

You would do that for me?

[Boq:]

I would do anything for you, Miss Galinda.

[Galinda:]

So...

[Fiyero:]

So I'll be picking you up around eight?

[Galinda:]

After all-

Now that we've met one another

[Galinda & Fiyero:]

It's clear we deserve each other

[Galinda:]

You're perfect...

[Fiyero:]

You're perfect...

[Galinda & Fiyero:]

So we're perfect together

Born to be forever...

Dancing through life...

[Nessa:]

Oh, Elphaba, isn't it wonderful?

Fin'lly for this one night

I'm about to have a fun night

With this Munchkin boy

Galinda found for me

And I only wish there were

Something I could do for her

To repay her

Elphaba, see

We deserve each other

And Galinda helped it come true

We deserve each other

Me and Boq -

Please, Elphaba, try to understand.

[Elphaba:]

I do...

Galinda, listen. Nessa and I were talking about you just now.

[Galinda:]

And I was just talking about you. I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!

It's really-uh-sharp

Don't you think?

You know black is this year's pink

You deserve each other

This hat and you

You're both so smart

You deserve each other

So here

Out of the goodness of my heart

[Boq:]

Listen, Nessa

[Nessa:]

Yes?

[Boq:]

Uh, Nessa.

I've got something to confess, a

Reason why, well-

Why I asked you here tonight

Now I know it isn't fair...

[Nessa:]

Oh, Boq. I know why.

[Boq:]

You do?

[Nessa:]

It's because I'm in this chair

And you felt sorry for me

Well isn't that right?

[Boq:]

No! No! It's because... uh... because...

Because you are so beautiful

[Nessa:]

Oh, Boq! I think you're wonderful!

And we deserve each other

Don't you see, this is our chance?

We deserve each other

Don't we, Boq?

[Boq:]

You know what?

Let's dance!

[Nessa:]

What?

[Boq:]

Let's dance!

[Students:]

Dancing through life

Down at the Ozdust

If only because dust

Is what we come to

And the strange thing:

Your life could end up changing

While you're dancing

Through!

Popular lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth

[GALINDA - Spoken:]

Elphie, now that we're friends, I've decided to make you my new project!

[ELPHABA - Spoken:]

You really don't have to do that...

[GALINDA - Spoken:]

I know, that's what makes me so nice!

Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I,

And let's face it, who isn't less fortunate than I?

My tender heart tends to start to bleed.

And when someone needs a makeover,

I simply have to take over!

I know, I know exactly what they need!

And even in your case,

Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face,

Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed!

Follow my lead,

And yes indeed, you will be...

POPULAR!

You're gonna be popular!

I'll teach you the proper poise,

When you talk to boys,

Little ways to flirt and flounce,

ooh!

I'll show you what shoes to wear!

How to fix your hair!

Everything that really counts to be...

POPULAR!

I'll help you be popular!

You'll hang with the right cohorts,

You'll be good at sports,

Know the slang you've got to know.

So let's start,

'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go!

Don't be offended by my frank an*lysis,

Think of it as personality dialysis,

Now that I've chosen to become a

Pal, a sister and advisor,

There's nobody wiser!

Not when it comes to...

POPULAR!

I know about popular.

and with an assist from me,

to be who you'll be,

instead of dreary who you were...

Well, are.

There's nothing that can stop you,

from becoming popu-ler... lar...

la la, la la!

We're gonna make you pop-u-lar!

When i see depressing creatures,

With unprepossessing features,

I remind them on their own behalf

To - think - of

Celebrated heads of state,

Or specially great communicators!

Did they have brains or knowledge?

Don't make me laugh!

They were POPULAR!

Please!

It's all about popular.

It's not about aptitude,

It's the way you're viewed,

So it's very shrewd to be,

Very very popular

like ME!

[Spoken:]

Why, Miss Elphaba, look at you. you're beautiful!

[ELPHABA - Spoken:]

I, I have to go...

[GALINDA - Spoken:]

You're welcome...

And though you protest,

Your disinterest,

I know clandestinely,

You're gonna grin and bear it!

Your new found popularity!

Aah!

La la, la la!

You'll be popular!

Just not quite as popular as ME!

I'm Not That Girl lyrics - Idina Menzel

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[ELPHABA:]

Hands touch, eyes meet

Sudden silence, sudden heat

Hearts leap in a giddy whirl

He could be that boy

But I'm not that girl

Don't dream too far

Don't lose sight of who you are

Don't remember that rush of joy

He could be that boy

I'm not that girl

Ev'ry so often, we long to steal

To the land of what-might-have-been

But that doesn't soften the ache we feel

When reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb

She who's winsome, she wins him

Gold hair with a gentle curl

That's the girl he chose

And Heaven knows

I'm not that girl

Don't wish, don't start

Wishing only wounds the heart

I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl

There's a girl I know

He loves her so

I'm not that girl

One Short Day lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[ELPHABA, spoken:]

Come with me to the Emerald City

[TOURISTS:]

One short day in the Emerald City

[GLINDA, spoken:]

Oh, I've always wanted to see the Emerald City!

[TOURISTS:]

One short day in the Emerald City

One short day in the Emerald City

One short day full of so much to do

Ev'ry way that you look in the city

There's something exquisite you'll want to visit

Before the day's through

[ELPHABA:]

There are buildings as tall as Quoxwood trees

[GLINDA:]

Dress salons

[ELPHABA:]

And libraries

[GLINDA:]

Palaces!

[ELPHABA:]

Museums!

[BOTH:]

A hundred strong

There are wonders like I've never seen

[GLINDA:]

It's all grand

[ELPHABA:]

And it's all green!

[BOTH:]

I think we've found the place where we belong!

I wanna be in this hoi polloi

[ELPHABA:]

So I'll be back for good someday

[GLINDA:]

To make my life and make my way

[BOTH:]

But for today, we'll wander and enjoy...

[ALL:]

One short day in the Emerald City

One short day to have a lifetime of fun

One short day

[ELPHABA & GLINDA:]

And we're warning the city

Now that we're in here

You'll know we've been here

[ALL:]

Before we are done!

[GLINDA, spoken:]

Elphie, come on, we'll be late for Wizomania!

[WIZOMANIA CHOIR:]

Who's the mage

Whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?

Who's the sage

Who's sagely sailed in to save our posteriors?

Whose enthuse for hot air ballooning

Has all of Oz honeymooning?

Woo-oo-oo

Wizn't he wonderful?

Our wonderful Wizard!

[ELPHABA & GLINDA (WIZOMANIA CHOIR):]

One short day in the Emerald City

(Who's the mage)

(Whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?)

One short day to have a lifetime of fun

(Who's the sage)

(Who's sagely sailed in to save our posteriors?)

[ALL:]

What a way to be seeing the city

[ELPHABA & GLINDA:]

Where so many roam to

We'll call it home, too

And then, just like now, we can say

We're just two friends

[ELPHABA:]

Two good friends

[GLINDA:]

Two best friends

[ALL:]

Sharing one wonderful

One short

[GUARD, spoken:]

The Wizard will see you now!

[ALL:]

Day!

A Sentimental Man lyrics - Joel Grey

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Wizard:]

I am a sentimental man

Who always longed to be a father

That's why I do the best I can

To treat each citizen of Oz as a son or daughter

So Elphaba, I'd like to raise you high

'Cuz I think everyone deserves the chance to fly

And helping you with your ascent allows me to feel so parental

For I am a sentimental man

Defying Gravity lyrics - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Glinda:]

Elphaba, why couldn't you have stayed calm, for once instead of flying off the handle?

I hope you're happy

I hope you're happy now

I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever

I hope you think you're clever

[Elphaba:]

I hope you're happy

I hope you're happy too

I hope you're proud how you would

Grovel in submission

To feed your own ambition

[Glinda and Elphaba:]

So though I can't imagine how

I hope you're happy right now

[Glinda:]

Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry!

You can still be with The Wizard

What you've worked and waited for

You can have all you ever wanted

[Elphaba:]

I know

But I don't want it—No!

I can't want it anymore

Something has changed within me

Something is not the same

I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game

Too late for second-guessing

Too late to go back to sleep

It's time to trust my instincts

Close my eyes and leap

It's time to try defying gravity

I think I'll try defying gravity

And you can't pull me down

[Glinda:]

Can't I make you understand

You're having delusions of grandeur?

[Elphaba:]

I'm through accepting limits

'Cause someone says they're so

Some things I cannot change

But 'til I try I'll never know

Too long I've been afraid of

Losing love, I guess I've lost

Well if that's love

It comes at much too high a cost

I'd sooner buy defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity

And you can't pull me down!

Glinda, come with me. Think of what we could do together!

Unlimited

Together we're unlimited

Together we'll be the greatest team

There's ever been, Glinda!

Dreams the way we planned 'em

[Glinda:]

If we work in tandem

[Glinda and Elphaba:]

There's no fight we cannot win

Just you and I defying gravity

With you and I defying gravity

[Elphaba:]

They'll never bring us down!

Well, are you coming?

[Glinda decides to stay behind]

[Glinda:]

I hope you're happy now that you're choosing this

[Elphaba:]

You too

I hope it brings you bliss

[Glinda and Elphaba:]

I really hope you get it

And you don't live to regret it

I hope you're happy in the end

I hope you're happy my friend

[Elphaba:]

So if you care to find me

Look to the Western sky!

As someone told me lately

Everyone deserves the chance to fly

And if I'm flying solo

At least I'm flying free

To those who ground me

Take a message back from me!

Tell them how I am defying gravity

I'm flying high defying gravity

And soon I'll match them in renown

And nobody in all of Oz

No wizard that there is or was

Is ever gonna bring me down!

[Glinda:]

I hope you're happy

[Citizens OF Oz:]

Look at her

She's wicked

Get her!

[Elphaba:]

Bring me down!

[Citizens of Oz:]

No one mourns the wicked

So we got to bring her down!

No One Mourns The Wicked (Reprise) / Thank Goodness lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth, Carole Shelley & Wicked Cast

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Citizens of Oz:]

Ev'ry day, more wicked!

Ev'ry day, the terror grows!

All of Oz is ever on alert!

That's the way with Wicked

Spreading fear where e'er she goes

Seeking out new victims she can hurt!

[A Hysterical Woman:]

Like some terrible green blizzard

Throughout the land she flies

[An Outraged Man:]

Defaming our poor Wizard

With her calumnies and lies!

[All:]

She lies!

Save us from the Wicked!

Shield us so we won't be hexed!

Give us warning

Where will she strike next?

Where will she strike next?

Where will she strike next!?

[Glinda:]

Fellow Ozians - as terrifying as terror is, let us put aside our panic for this one day: and celebrate!

Oh, what a celebration

We'll have today

[Crowd:]

Thank Goodness!

[Glinda:]

Let's have a celebration

The Glinda way!

[Crowd:]

Thank Goodness!

[Morrible:]

Fin'lly a day that's

Totally Wicked-Witch free!

[Crowd:]

We couldn't be happier

Thank Goodness!

[Glinda:]

Yes

We couldn't be happier

Right, dear?

Couldn't be happier

Right here

Look what we've got

A fairy-tale plot

Our very own happy ending

Where we couldn't be happier

True, dear?

Couldn't be happier

And we're happy to share

Our ending vicariously

With all of you

He couldn't look handsomer

I couldn't feel humbler

We couldn't be happier

Because happy is what happens

When all your dreams come true!

[Morrible:]

And Glinda dear, we're happy for you! As Press

Secretary, I have striven to ensure that all of Oz

Knows the story of your braverism

The day you were first summoned

To an audience with Oz

And although he would not tell you why initially

When you bowed before his throne

He decreed you'd hence be known

As Glinda the Good - officially!

Then with a jealous squeal

The Wicked Witch burst from concealment

Where she had been lurking - surrpetitially!

[People in Crowd:]

I hear she has an extra eye

That always remains awake

I hear that she can shed her skin

As easily as a snake!

I hear some rebel Animals

Are giving her food and shelter!

I hear her soul is so unclean

Pure water can melt her!

[Fiyero:]

What!?

[Crowd:]

Melt her!?

Please, somebody go and melt her!

[Fiyero:]

Do you hear that - water will melt her?! People are so empty-headed, they'll believe anything!

[Glinda:]

Fiyero! Oh, yes, thanks plenty, dearest! He's gone to fetch me a refreshment. He's so thoughtful that way!

That's why I couldn't be happier

No, I couldn't be happier

Though it is, I admit

The tiniest bit

Unlike I anticipated

But I couldn't be happier

Simply couldn't be happier

Well, not "simply"

'Cause getting your dreams

It's strange, but it seems

A little - well - complicated

There's a kind of a sort of : cost

There's a couple of things get: lost

There are bridges you cross

You didn't know you crossed

Until you've crossed

And if that joy, that thrill

Doesn't thrill you like you think it will

Still

With this perfect finale

The cheers and ballyhoo

Who wouldn't be happier?

So I couldn't be happier

Because happy is what happens

When all your dreams come true

Well, isn't it?

Happy is what happens

When your dreams come true!

[Crowd:]

We love you, Glinda, if we may be so frank

[Glinda:]

Thank Goodness!

[Crowd:]

For all this joy, we know who we've got to thank:

Thank Goodness!

That means the Wizard, Glinda

[Glinda:]

And fiance!

[Crowd:]

They couldn't be goodlier

She couldn't be lovelier

We couldn't be luckier

[Glinda:]

I couldn't be happier

[Crowd:]

Thank Goodness

[Glinda & Crowd:]

Today!

Thank Goodness for today!

Wonderful lyrics - Idina Menzel (with Joel Grey)

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[WIZARD:]

I never asked for this

Or planned it in advance

I was merely blown here

By the winds of chance

I never saw myself

As a Solomon or Socrates

I knew who I was:

One of your dime a dozen

Mediocrities

Then suddenly I'm here

Respected - worshipped, even

Just because the folks in Oz

Needed someone to believe in

Does it surprise you

I got hooked, and all too soon?

What can I say?

I got carried away

And not just by balloon:

Wonderful

They called me "Wonderful"

So I said "Wonderful" - if you insist

I will be "Wonderful"

And they said "Wonderful"

Believe me, it's hard to resist

Cause it feels wonderful

They think I'm wonderful

Hey, look who's wonderful

This corn-fed hick

Who said: "It might be keen

To build a town of green

And a wonderful road of yellow brick!"

[spoken:]

See - I never had a family of my own

So, I guess I just - wanted to give the citizens of Oz everything

[ELPHABA:]

[spoken:]

So you lied to them

[WIZARD:]

[spoken:]

Elphaba, where I'm from, we believe all sorts of

Things that aren't true. We call it - "history."

[sung:]

A man's called a traitor - or liberator

A rich man's a thief - or philanthropist

Is one a crusader - or ruthless invader?

It's all in which label

Is able to persist

There are precious few at ease

With moral ambiguities

So we act as though they don't exist

They call me "Wonderful"

So I am wonderful

In fact - it's so much who I am

It's part of my name

And with my help, you can be the same

At long, long last receive your due

Long overdue

Elphaba - The most celebrated

Are the rehabilitated

There'll be such a - whoop-de-doo

A celebration throughout Oz

That's all to do - with you

Wonderful

They'll call you wonderful

[ELPHABA:]

It does sound wonderful

[WIZARD:]

Trust me - it's fun

[BOTH:]

When you are wonderful

It would be wonderful?

Wonderful, wonderful

[WIZARD:]

One! Two! And...

I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) lyrics - Kristin Chenoweth

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Glinda:]

Don't wish, don't start

Wishing only wounds the heart

There's a girl I know

He loves her so

I'm not that girl

As Long As You're Mine lyrics - Idina Menzel (feat. Norbert Leo Butz)

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[ELPHABA:]

Kiss me too fiercely

Hold me too tight

I need help believing

You're with me tonight

My wildest dreamings

Could not foresee

Lying beside you

With you wanting me

And just for this moment

As long as you're mine

I've lost all resistance

And crossed some border line

And if it turns out

It's over too fast

I'll make every last moment last

As long as you're mine

[FIYERO:]

Maybe I'm brainless

Maybe I'm wise

But you've got me seeing

Through different eyes

Somehow I've fallen

Under your spell

And somehow I'm feeling

It's up that I fell

[BOTH:]

Every moment

As long as you're mine

I'll wake up my body

And make up for lost time

[FIYERO:]

Say there's no future

For us as a pair

[BOTH:]

And though I may know

I don't care

Just for this moment

As long as you're mine

Come be how you want to

And see how bright we shine

Borrow the moonlight

Until it is through

And know I'll be here

Holding you

As long as you're mine

[FIYERO:]

What is it?

[ELPHABA:]

It's just...

For the first time...

I feel... Wicked!

No Good Deed lyrics - Idina Menzel

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[ELPHABA:]

Fiyero!

Eleka nahmen nahmen

Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen

Eleka nahmen nahmen

Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen...

Let his flesh not be torn

Let his blood leave no stain

Though they beat him

Let him feel no pain

Let his bones never break

And however they try

To destroy him

Let him never die

Let him never die

Eleka nahmen nahmen

Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen

Eleka nahmen nahmen

Ah tum ah tum eleka... eleka...

Ugh! What good is this chanting?

I don't even know what I'm reading

I don't even know what trick I ought to try

Fiyero, where are you? Already dead or bleeding?

One more disaster I can add to my generous supply?

No good deed goes unpunished

No act of charity goes unresented

No good deed goes unpunished

That's my new creed

My road of good intentions

Led where such roads always lead

No good deed

Goes unpunished...

Nessa...

Doctor Dillamond...

Fiyero...

Fiyero!

One question haunts and hurts

Too much, too much to mention:

Was I really seeking good

Or just seeking attention?

Is that all good deeds are

When looked at with an ice-cold eye?

If that's all good deeds are

Maybe that's the reason why...

No good deed goes unpunished

All helpful urges should be circumvented

No good deed goes unpunished

Sure, I meant well

Well, look at what well-meant did...

All right, enough

So be it, so be it then

Let all Oz be agreed

I'm wicked through and through

Since I can not succeed

Fiyero, saving you

I promise no good deed

Will I attempt to do again

Ever again

No good deed will I do again!

March Of The Witch Hunters lyrics - Christopher Fitzgerald & Wicked Cast

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Ozians:]

Go and hunt her

And find her

And kill her

[Vicious Woman:]

Good fortune, Witch Hunters!

[Ozians:]

Go and hunt her

And find her

And kill her

[Rabid Man:]

Kill the Witch!

[Ozians:]

Wickedness must be punished

Evil effectively eliminated

Wickedness must be punished

Kill the Witch!

[Tinman:]

And this is more than just a service to the Wizard

I have a personal score to settle with Elph-with

The Witch!

It's due to her I'm made of tin

Her spell made this occur

So for once I'm glad I'm heartless

I'll be heartless killing her!

And the lion also

Has a grievance to repay

If she'd let him fight his own battles

When he was young

He wouldn't be a coward today!

[Crowd:]

Kill her! Kill the witch!

[All:]

Wickedness must be punished

Brave Witch-Hunters, I would join you if I could

Because Wickedness must be punished

Punished

Punished

But good!

For Good lyrics - Idina Menzel (feat. Kristin Chenoweth)

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Elphaba:]

I'm limited.

Just look at me.

I'm limited.

And just look at you.

You can do all I couldn't do.

Glinda...

So now it's up to you,

For both of us.

Now it's up to you.

[Glinda:]

I've heard it said,

That people come into our lives for a reason

Bringing something we must learn.

And we are led to those

Who help us most to grow if we let them.

And we help them in return.

Well, I don't know if I believe that's true

But I know I'm who I am today

Because I knew you.

Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes the sun,

Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better

But because I knew you

I have been changed for good.

[Elphaba:]

It well may be

That we will never meet again in this lifetime.

So, let me say before we part:

So much of me

Is made of what I learned from you.

You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart.

And now whatever way our stories end

I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend.

Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea.

Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant wood.

Who can say if I've been changed for the better

But because I knew you...

[Glinda:]

Because I knew you...

[Both:]

I have been changed for good.

[Elphaba:]

And just to clear the air

I ask forgiveness

For the things I've done,

You blame me for.

[Glinda:]

But then I guess,

We know there's blame to share.

[Both:]

And none of it seems to matter anymore.

Like a comet pulled from orbit

(Like a ship blown from its mooring)

As it passes the sun.

(By a wind off the sea)

Like a stream that meets a boulder

(Like a seed dropped by a bird)

Halfway through the wood.

(In the wood)

Who can say if I've been changed for the better.

I do believe I have been changed for the better.

[Glinda:]

And because I knew you...

[Elphaba:]

Because I knew you...

[Both:]

Because I knew you

I have been changed...

For good.

Finale: For Good (Reprise) lyrics - Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth & Wicked Cast

(from "Wicked" soundtrack)

[Celebrants:]

No one mourns the Wicked

Now at last she's dead and gone

Now at last there's joy throughout the land

[All:]

Good news!

Good news!

[Glinda:]

Who can say if I've been changed for the better, but

[Elphaba & Glinda:]

Because I knew you

[Crowd:]

No one mourns the Wicked

[Glinda:]

Because I knew you

[Elphaba & Glinda:]

I have been changed

[Crowd:]

No one mourns the Wicked

Wicked!

Wicked!

Still I Can't Be Still (1998)

• Minuet
• Larissa's Lagoon
• Follow If You Lead
• All Of The Above
• Still I Can't Be Still
• Think Too Much
• Planet Z
• Fool Out Of Me
• Reach
• Straw Into Gold
• Heart On My Sleeve 

Minuet lyrics - Idina Menzel

If we move in together

Will i still be a slob

Will things get ordinary

Will i piss you off

'cause I don't cook

Throw my clothes on the floor

And i mix the darks and whites

Oh baby your kisses are pure

And the sex lasts for hours

You want me the less I shower

I'm a sight for sore eyes

In your old tighy whities

But you love me anyway

I thank god for seeing the light

And not going out with some lawyer type

'cause your a poet

A renaissance man

A little boy with

Really strong hands

So many things going through my mind

Sometimes it gets scary

But when you're on my side

The world may be chaotic

The skies may explode

But we'll be okay

Baby-this much I know

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Is my lullby

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Rocks me every time

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Saves my life

As I lay upon your chest

I'm satisfied

I'd like to have babies with you

Like to have maybe two join a carpool and

Sing the kids to bed they can

Have your coloring and

My movie rental addiction

They can be antisocial just like us

And they can choose their very

Own religion they can climb into

Bed in the middle of the night and

Sleep in your arms, hypnotized

So many things going through my mind

Sometimes it gets scary

But when you're on my side

The world may be chaotic

The skies may explode

But we'll be okay

Baby-this much I know

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Is my lullby

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Rocks me every time

And the minuet between the heart and

The breath

Saves my life

As I lay upon your chest

I'm satisfied

Alright-everything's gonna be

Alright

Alright-everything's gonna be alright

So if all the things we want

Are just out of reach

We move to the midwest

And you start to teach

I'm a woulda, coulda, shoulda

A one hit wonder

I'm pretty sure we'd be okay

'cause if the skin on your chest

Still feels that way

From the sandalwood oil

That you dab in the middle

I think maybe, maybe

Baby...

We'd miss it-a little