2013 Chicago Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Musical - Twisted Lyrics
JA'FAR: I've gone against my sultan, the highest act of treason But I had good intentions, I did it for a reason They'll kill me if I'm lucky, they'll torture me if not What made me think that I could get away with such a plot?
It's not too late to bring it back, perhaps I'll be forgiven But if my crime can help improve the world we all must live in Am I not bound by duty to the people of this nation? How does the golden rule apply in such a situation?
As a citizen, I think I would be grateful for the aid But if I were the sultan, I should hate to be betrayed Whichever road I take I'll be incurring someones wrath 'Til now I've always traveled on the straight and narrow path
Temptation may have beckoned but I always have resisted But which way do I turn when the roads become so... so...
SEA WITCH (spoken): Twisted?
(Dialogue)
SEA WITCH: I used to be the ruler of the ocean I was benevolent and always kept my word But my brother held the antiquated notion That women should be seen and never heard
So he dethroned me then disowned me and on top of that rezoned me To the outskirts of the kingdom in a cave Took my scepter and my crown, though I tried to take him down The truth and I now share a watery grave
The story lingers on But the version that is drawn is twisted
SCAR (spoken): A pain I know all too well.
The pride had never seen a more progressive king than me Both lion and hyena lived in perfect harmony I brought an end to what had been a senseless age old feud I was prepared for anything, except for what ensued
My brother ate my heirs, my precious cubs, and stole my throne Returned the segregation and the hateful ways we'd known Though I'd advocate for unity I always was denounced So when I saw an opportunity to right the wrong, I pounced
The pride came before my fall In a fate that one might call, well, twisted
(Dialogue)
GASTON (spoken): But the heart wants what it wants And sometimes what it wants is twisted
VILLANS: (Overlapping) Twisted, twisted, twisted, twisted...
URSULA: I only wished to reclaim what was mine! SCAR: I only wished for equal rights for all! GASTON: I only wished to save her! MALEFICENT: I only wished to be invited to the party! SCAR: I only wished to improve relations between the races! HOOK: I only wished to teach the boy responsibility! URSULA: I only wished to give the people a voice! HOOK: So he wouldn't end up like me! GASTON: I only wished to love her! URSULA: To help the miserable, lonely, and depressed! MALEFICENT: To be included! SCAR: To live in harmony! MALEFICENT: For once! HOOK: I never knew my father!
VILLANS: (Overlapping) I only wished for justice I only wished for love I only wished for freedom I only wished for peace
I only wished for justice I only wished for love I only wished for freedom I only wished for peace
VILLANS: I only wished I only wished I only wished I only wished
Cruella: I only wished to have a coat made out of puppies!
SCAR (spoken): You're not helping, disregard that.
URSULA (spoken): It's an unfortunate situation but, you do have a choice...
JA'FAR: What remains of a man, when that man is dead and gone? Only memories and stories of his deeds will linger on But if a man's accomplishments aren't in the tale they tell Are the deeds that go unheralded his legacy as well?
If a war breaks out tomorrow, we'll all have hell to pay Why protect my reputation? I'm a dead man either way
How will they tell my story? How will they tell my tale? Will anybody even care?
The question then is whether 'tis nobler in the mind To be well liked but ineffectual, or moral but maligned?
I'll never be a hero! All the citizens adore But if I hide to save my life What has my life been for? What has my life been for?
The road ahead may twist, but I will never swerve I'll give them all the unsung anti-hero they deserve I've nothing left to lose So the only path to choose is twisted
And then twist my words, let the people scorn me Who cares if no one will ever mourn me? Let them bury the side of the story they'll never learn
Let the truth be twisted Let my life be twisted I'll be twisted It's my turn...
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SYNOPSIS Dream a Little Harder I Steal Everything Everything and More Sands of Time/ Golden Rule Golden Rule (Reprise) A Thousand and One Nights If I Believed Orphaned at 33 Happy Ending No One Remembers Achmed Take Off Your Clothes Twisted The Power in Me A Thousand and One Nights (Reprise)
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