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Twisted - Dream a Little Harder Lyrics |
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2013 Chicago
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Musical - Dream a Little Harder Lyrics
JA'FAR:
I look around the kingdom
And see the desperation
And the devastation that persist
No matter what I do
But today could be the day
I finally make a difference
And all the grateful citizens
Will say to me...
CITIZENS: (Alternating)
Fuck you!
Fuck you!
Fuck you!
Fuck you!
Fuck you!
(Dialogue)
MALE CITIZEN:
Why don't we have enough to eat?
BAKER:
Why are we dying in the street?
MOTHER:
Why does my baby always cry?
ORPHAN:
Why did my mommy have to die?
CITIZENS: (Alternating)
Mine too
Mine too
Mine too
Mine too
Mine too
MALE CITIZEN:
The answer here
Is crystal clear
Ja'far, that ugly old vizier
He's the reason for our many woes
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
Though we're upset
We shouldn't fret
We mustn't let ourselves forget
The saying every child raised within the kingdom knows:
You got to dream a little harder
When life won't go your way
Simply dream a little harder
Trust me when I say
That when you dream little harder
You're sure to follow through
'Cause if you're good and you're attractive
No need to be proactive
CITIZENS:
Good things will just happen to you
(Dialogue)
BAKER:
Why is the kingdom plagued by theft?
LIBRARIAN:
Why are there no more good jobs left?
MOTHER:
Why does the sun go down at night?
ORPHAN:
Why is everyone in the kingdom white?
LIBRARIAN (spoken):
Um, Ja'far?
CITIZENS: (Alternating)
Ja'far!
Ja'far!
Ja'far!
MALE CITIZEN:
No man who's just
Could ever trust
A face that triggers such disgust
MOTHER:
His twisted features give me such a chill
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
So let us pray
That one fine day
That evil man will go away
CITIZENS:
'Cause if we want it bad enough, he will
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
For if you...
MALE CITIZEN 2:
...Dream a little harder
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
You'll get what you desire
FEMALE CITIZEN:
Dream a little harder
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
When things are looking dire
If you dream a little harder
Success is guaranteed
If you are sure of your intention
Some magic intervention
CITIZENS:
Will give you the edge that you need
(Dialogue)
JA'FAR:
I know that I'm no prize
I'm not so easy on the eyes
I can't rely on looks to get me by
But ugliness permits
A man to use his wits
Cause pretty people never have to try
I hear the people whisper
As I walk about the streets
I know they call me
CITIZENS:
Ugly old Ja'far!
JA'FAR:
What I call planning
They call scheming
What I call delusion
They call dreaming
Why am I the only one
Who sees things as they are?
CITIZENS:
Wish a little stronger...
BELLE:
I need six eggs
JA'FAR:
Why not buy some?
CITIZENS:
Hope a little bigger...
BAKER:
I want to fly
JA'FAR:
That's unrealistic
CITIZENS:
Think a little louder...
LIBRARIAN:
I want to be a cat
JA'FAR (spoken):
What?
LIBRARIAN (spoken):
Fuck you
CITIZENS:
Whistle while you swallow
A spoon full of sugar
And your dream will come true
Upon a star...
MALE CITIZEN:
Dream hard enough, my friend
Ja'far will meet a violent end
He could be skewered by a sailing ship
MALE CITIZEN 2:
Or hanged in tangled jungle vines
OPTIMISTIC CITIZEN:
Or eaten by hyenas
BAKER:
Or he'll plummet to his death
From a castle
MALE CITIZEN:
A clock
CITIZENS:
Or a cliff
And if we dream a little harder...
Our patience and our ardor
Will rid us of that ugly old Ja'far!
MALE CITIZEN:
Fuck you!
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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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