Defying Gravity - Original Broadway Cast
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 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" Both: "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 'Cuz someone says they're so Some things I cannot change But 'till 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,
Artist: Original Broadway Cast
Title: Defying Gravity