Monday, October 08, 2007
I am a girl like you
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
I’m savoring my first and last taste of freedom
Before getting married next week to a total stranger...
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
At least you’re not an indentured servant.
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
Indentured servant?
ERIKA:
If I'd like to have my breakfast hot
Madame Carp will make me pay
And I have to fetch the eggs myself
And the barn's a mile away
It's cold and wet and still I get
An omlette on my plate
But in my head I'm back in bed
Snuggled up and sleeping late
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
Really?
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
Really, but it’s alright. I mean, I’m used to it.
And you?
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
Well...
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
Well?
PRINCESS ANNELIESE:
If I want some eggs I ring the bell
And the maid comes running in
And she serves them on a silver tray
And she brings a cookie tin
And while I eat, she rubs my feet
And strolling minstrels play
But I'd rather be in my library reading science books all day
ERIKA:
I'm just like you
PRINCESS ANNELIESE:
You are?
ERIKA:
You're just like me
There's somewhere else we'd rather be
Somewhere that's ours
Somewhere that dreams come true
Yes, I am a girl like you
You'd never think that it was so
But now I've met you and I know
It's plain as day, sure as the sky is blue
That I am a girl like you
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
So! You’re a singer?
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
No, I work at Madame Carp’s penitentiary, uh, I mean Dress Emporium.
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
I love Madame Carp’s Dresses!
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
I made the one you’re wearing.
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
You made this? The design looks so complicated!
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
Oh, but it isn’t really...
ERIKA:
First I choose a fabric from the rack
And I pin the pattern down
And I stitch it in the front and back
And it turns into a gown
PRINCESS ANNELIESE:
I wear the gown, without my crown
And dance around my room
BOTH:
And imagine life without the strife of an unfamiliar groom
PRINCESS ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
But I’d never let my Mother know.
I wouldn’t want to disappoint her.
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
I completely understand.
PRINCESS ANNELIESE & (ERIKA):
I'm just like you (I think that's true)
You're just like me (Yes, I can see)
BOTH:
We take responsibility
PRINCESS ANNELIESE & (ERIKA):
We carry through (We carry through)
BOTH:
Do what we need to do
Yes, I am a girl like you
ERIKA & (PRINCESS ANNELIESE):
I'm just like you (I'm just like you)
You're just like me (You're just like me)
BOTH:
It's something anyone can see
ERIKA & (PRINCESS ANNELIESE):
A heart that beats (A heart that beats)
BOTH:
A voice that speaks the truth
Yes, I am a girl like you!
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falling fought the heartless and nobodies at12:54 PM
Its written in your heart
And you're always free to begin again
And you're always free to believe
When you find the place
That your heart belongs
You'll never leave
You and I will always be
Celebrating life together
I know I have found a friend forever more
Love is like a melody
One that I will always treasure
Courage is the key that opens every door
Though you may not know
Where your gifts may lead
And it may not show at the start
When you live your dreams
You'll find destiny
Is written in your heart
Though you may not know
Where your gifts may lead
And it may not show at the start
When you live your dream
You'll find destiny
Is written in your heart
Labels: lyrics
falling fought the heartless and nobodies at12:50 PM
Free...
ANNELIESE:
All my life I've always wanted
To have one day just for me
Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be
With no lessons, lords, or lunches
Or to-do list in the way
No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay
That would be the day
ERIKA: All my life I've always wanted
To have one day for myself
Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf
With no hems in need of pressing
And no sleeves in disarray
No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet
And no debt to pay
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
Huh! Madame Carp!
MADAME CARP (SPOKEN):
What do you think I’m running here, a cabaret?
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
I would have said a debtor’s prison.
MADAME CARP (SPOKEN):
Keep laughing, you’ll be working for me for another 37 years.
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
But I already paid off more then half!
MADAME CARP (SPOKEN):
But there’s interest isn’t there?
Your parents should have thought of that before they borrowed so much.
ERIKA (SPOKEN):
They did it to feed me!
MADAME CARP (SPOKEN):
Their mistake.
ERIKA:
What would it be like to be
PRINCESS ANNELIESE:
What would it be like to be
ERIKA:
Free
PRINCESS ANNELIESE:
Free
Free to try crazy things
ERIKA:
Free from endless IOU's
ANNELIESE:
Free to fly
ERIKA:
Free to sing
ANNELIESE:
And marry whom I choose
QUEEN (SPOKEN):
I’m so sorry, my darling, but as you know it is vital that you marry King Dominic.
It is the only way to take care of our people.
ANNELIESE (SPOKEN):
I know, it’s my duty.
QUEEN (SPOKEN):
Ah! And look another engagement gift!
ANNELIESE:
You would think that I'm so lucky
That I have so many things
I'm realizing that every present comes with strings
ERIKA:
Though I know I have so little
My determination's strong
People will gather around the world to hear my song
WOMAN: Can I come along?
ANNELIESE:
Now I fear I'll never be
ERIKA:
Soon I will forever be
BOTH:
Free
I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away
I could take flight but would it be right
My conscience tells me stay
ANNELIESE:
I'll remain forever royal
ERIKA:
I'll repay my parent's debt
BOTH:
Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret
ANNELIESE:
But I'll never stop believing
ERIKA:
She can never stop my schemes
BOTH:
There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams
In my dreams I'll be free
Labels: lyrics
falling fought the heartless and nobodies at12:30 PM
Sunday, October 07, 2007
If you love me for me.
ERIKA:
Once a lass met a lad
You're a gentle one, said she
In my heart I'd be glad
If you loved me for me
You say your love is true
And I hope that it will be
DOMINIC:
I'd be sure, if I knew
That you loved me for me
ERIKA:
Could I be the one you're seeking?
Will I be the one you choose? Can you tell my heart is speaking?
My eyes will give you clues
DOMINIC:
What you see may be deceiving
Truth lies underneath the skin
ERIKA:
Hope will blossum by believing
BOTH:
The heart that lies within
DOMINIC:
I'll be yours
Together we shall always be as one
If you love me for me
SAME TIME:
ERIKA:
Who can say where we'll go
Who canpromise what will be
But I'll stay by your side
DOMINIC:
I'll be yours
Together we shall always
Be as one
BOTH:
If you love me for me
If you love me for me
Labels: lyrics
falling fought the heartless and nobodies at9:41 PM
To be a princess
JULIAN (SPOKEN):
Now remember,
No nagging, bragging, sweating, fretting, slipping, tripping,
Slurping, burping, twittering or frittering allowed.
Stay Present, stay pleasant, stay proud.
JULIAN:
To be a princess
Is to know which spoon to use
To be a princess
Is to own a thousand pairs of shoes
To maintain a regal gait
Leave the parsley on your plate
And be charming but detached
And yet amused
To be a princess
Is to never be confused
Do a plié and never fall
Don't ever stray from protocol
All through the day
There's just one way
You must behave
Do keep a grip and never crack
Stiff upper lip and arch the back
Bend from above
And always wear your gloves
And wave
Shoulders back and
Tummy in and
Pinky out and
Lift the chin and
Slowly turn the head from side to side
ERIKA:
I see now
JULIAN:
Breathing gently
Stepping lightly
Smile brightly
Nod politely
Never show a thing you feel inside
Glide!
To be a princess
Is to always look your best
To be a princess
Is to never get to rest
Sit for a portrait, never squirm
Sleep on a mattress extra firm
Speak and be clever
Never at a loss for words
Curtsy to every count and lord
Learn how to play the harpsichord
Sing lullabies and always harmonize in thirds
BOTH:
Thirds, thirds
JULIAN:
And
She has beautiful eyes
Your spirits rise
When she walks in the room
ERIKA:
I see
JULIAN:
Doors close
And the chemistry grows
She's like a rose
That's forever in bloom
JULIAN & (ERIKA):
Do a plié and don't
(Ever ever ever fall)
Never show dismay
(And be there when people call)
Be prepared whatever royal life will bring
Do keep a grip and don't
(Ever ever ever crack)
Take a dainty sip
(Never ever turn your back)
There's a time and place and way for everything
To be a princess
Is to never make your bed
To be a princess
Is to always use your head
Labels: lyrics
falling fought the heartless and nobodies at12:46 PM
