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Ariana Grande
Cynthia Erivo
Lyrics of Defying Gravity by Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
intro
Elphaba, why couldn′t you have stayed calm for once?
Instead of flying off the handle?
verse
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
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
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you′re happy right now
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
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
chorus
It′s time to try defying gravity
I think I'll try defying gravity
And you can′t pull me down
verse
Can't I make you understand
You′re having delusions of grandeur?
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
chorus
I'd sooner buy defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye, I′m defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
verse
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
If we work in tandem
There′s no fight we cannot win
chorus
Just you and I, defying gravity
With you and I, defying gravity
They'll never bring us down
verse
Are you coming?
I hope you′re happy
Now that you're choosing this
You too
I hope it brings you bliss
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
No, leave her alone, she hasn′t done anything wrong
I′m the one you want, I'm the one you want, it′s me!
It's me!
bridge
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′d ground me
Take a message back from me
chorus
Tell them how I am defying gravity
I'm flying high, defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
hook
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited, oh
outro
Nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down
I hope you′re happy
(look at her, she′s wicked, kill her!)
Bring me down
(no one mourns the wicked, so we've got to bring her)
Ah!
(Down!)
(Down! Ah!)
Writer(s): Stephen Lawrence Schwartz
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The song 'Defying Gravity' by Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande tells the story of a character who decides to break free from societal expectations and limitations, embracing their true self and ambitions despite facing opposition. The lyrics convey a message of empowerment, self-discovery, and the courage to defy norms and pursue one's dreams, even if it means going against the tide and risking disapproval from others.
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Themes
Self-empowerment
• It's time to trust my instincts
• And you can't pull me down
• I'm defying gravity
• I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game
Ambition and sacrifice
• I hope you're proud how you would grovel in submission to feed your own ambition
• I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever
Freedom and individuality
• If I'm flying solo, at least I'm flying free
• Tell them how I am defying gravity
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Moods
Empowerment, freedom, inspiration, reflection, hope
Rating: PG
Lyrics to be enjoyed with parental supervision
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Wicked: The Soundtrack
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Defying Gravity
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
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