Defying Gravity - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel

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 have 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

Both:

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:

I hope you’re happy

Now that you’re choosing this…

Elphaba:

You too — I hope it brings you bliss

Both:

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 —

Ev’ryone 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 —

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, shes wicked!

Get her!

Elphaba:

…bring me down!

Citizens of Oz:

No one mourns the wicked

So we’ve got to bring her…

Elphaba:

Ahhhh!

Citizens of Oz:

Down!