FINALE
Ozians:
No one mourns the Wicked
Now at last she's dead and gone
Now at last there's joy throughout the land
All:
Good news!
Good news!
Glinda:
Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better
But
Elphaba and Glinda:
Because I knew you
Ozians:
No one mourns the Wicked
Glinda:
Because I knew you
Elphaba and Glinda:
I have been changed
Ozians:
No one mourns the Wicked
Wicked!
Wicked!
FOR GOOD
Elphaba:
I'm limited
Just look at me – I'm limited
And just look at you -
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
(spoken) For both of us
(sung) Now it's up to you
Glinda:
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
Elphaba:
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
Glinda:
Because I knew you
Both:
I have been changed for good
Elphaba:
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
Glinda:
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
Both:
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Glinda and Elphaba:
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood
Both:
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better
Glinda:
And because I knew you
Elphaba:
Because I knew you
Both:
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good.
MARCH OF THE WITCH HUNTERS
Ozians:
Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
Ozian (Female):
(spoken) Good fortune, Witch Hunters!
Ozians:
Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
Ozian (Male):
(spoken) Kill the Witch!
Ozians:
Wickedness must be punished
Evil effectively eliminated
Wickedness must be punished
Kill the Witch!
Tin Man:
(spoken) And this is more than just a service to the Wizard.
I have a personal score to settle with Elph-
The Witch!
(sung) It's due to her I'm made of tin
Her spell made this occur
So for once I'm glad I'm heartless
I'll be heartless killing her!
And the lion also
Has a grievance to repay
If she'd let him fight his own battles
When he was young
He wouldn't be a coward today!
Ozians:
Kill her! Kill the witch!
All:
Wickedness must be punished
Brave Witch-Hunters, I would join you if I could
Because Wickedness must be punished
Punished
Punished
But good!
NO GOOD DEED
Elphaba:
(spoken) Fiyero!
(sung) Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Let his flesh not be torn
Let his blood leave no stain
Though they beat him
Let him feel no pain
Let his bones never break
And however they try
To destroy him
Let him never die
Let him never die
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen
Eleka nahmen nahmen
Ah tum ah tum eleka eleka
What good is this chanting?
I don't even know what I'm reading!
I don't even know which trick I ought to try
Fiyero, where are you?
Already dead, or bleeding?
One more disaster I can add to my
Generous supply?
No good deed goes unpunished
No act of charity goes unresented
No good deed goes unpunished
That's my new creed
My road of good intentions
Led where such roads always lead
No good deed
Goes unpunished!
Nessa
Doctor Dillamond
Fiyero
Fiyero!
One question haunts and hurts
Too much, too much to mention
Was I really seeking good
Or just seeking attention?
Is that all good deeds are
When looked at with an ice-cold eye?
If that's all good deeds are
Maybe that's the reason why
No good deed goes unpunished
All helpful urges should be circumvented
No good deed goes unpunished
Sure, I meant well -
Well, look at what well-meant did
All right, enough – so be it
So be it, then
Let all Oz be agreed
I'm wicked through and through
Since I can not succeed
Fiyero, saving you
I promise no good deed
Will I attempt to do again
Ever again
No good deed
Will I do again!
AS LONG AS YOU'RE MINE
Elphaba:
Kiss me too fiercely
Hold me too tight
I need help believing
You're with me tonight
My wildest dreamings
Could not foresee
Lying beside you
With you wanting me
Just for this moment
As long as you're mine
I've lost all resistance
And crossed some borderline
And if it turns out
It's over too fast
I'll make every last moment last
As long as you're mine
Fiyero:
Maybe I'm brainless
Maybe I'm wise
But you've got me seeing
Though different eyes
Somehow I've fallen
Under your spell
And somehow I'm feeling
It's up that I fell
Both:
Every moment
As long as you're mine
I'll wake up my body
And make up for lost time
Fiyero:
Say there's no future
For us as a pair
Both:
And though I may know
I don't care
Just for this moment
As long as you're mine
Come be how you want to
And see how bright we shine
Borrow the moonlight
Until it is through
And know I'll be here holding you
As long as you're mine
Fiyero:
(spoken) What is it?
Elphaba:
(spoken) It's just for the first time,
I feel … wicked
I’M NOT THAT GIRL (REPRISE)
Glinda:
Don’t wish, don’t start
Wishing only wounds the heart
There’s a girl I know
He loves her so
I’m not that girl
WONDERFUL
Wizard:
I never asked for this
Or planned it in advance
I was merely blown here
By the winds of chance
I never saw myself
As a Solomon or Socrates
I knew who I was
One of your dime a dozen
Mediocrities
Then suddenly I'm here
Respected – worshipped, even
Just because the folks in Oz
Needed someone to believe in
Does it surprise you
I got hooked, and all too soon?
What can I say?
I got carried away
And not just by balloon
Wonderful
They called me "Wonderful"
So I said "Wonderful" – if you insist
I will be "Wonderful"
And they said "Wonderful"
Believe me, it's hard to resist
'Cause it feels wonderful
They think I'm wonderful
Hey, look who's wonderful -
This corn-fed hick
Who said "It might be keen
To build a town of green
And a wonderful road of yellow brick!"
(spoken) See – I never had a family of my own.
So, I guess I just – wanted to give the citizens of Oz everything.
Elphaba:
(spoken) So you lied to them.
Wizard:
(spoken) Elphaba, where I'm from, we believe all sorts of
things that aren't true. We call it "history."
(sung) A man's called a traitor – or liberator
A rich man's a thief – or philanthropist
Is one a crusader – or ruthless invader?
It's all in which label
Is able to persist
There are precious few at ease
With moral ambiguities
So we act as though they don't exist
They call me "Wonderful"
So I am wonderful
In fact – it's so much who I am
It's part of my name
And with my help, you can be the same
At long, long last receive your due
Long overdue
Elphaba – The most celebrated
Are the rehabilitated
There'll be such a – whoop-de-doo
A celebration throughout Oz
That's all to do – with you
Wonderful
They'll call you wonderful
Elphaba:
It does sound wonderful
Wizard:
Trust me – it's fun
Both:
When you are wonderful
It would be wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful
Wizard:
One! Two! And
(they dance)
THANK GOODNESS
Citizens of Oz:
Ev'ry day, more wicked!
Ev'ry day, the terror grows!
All of Oz is ever on alert!
That's the way with Wicked -
Spreading fear where e'er she goes
Seeking out new victims she can hurt!
Ozian (Female):
Like some terrible green blizzard
Throughout the land she flies
Ozian (Male):
Defaming our poor Wizard
With her calumnies and lies!
All:
She lies!
Save us from the Wicked!
Shield us so we won't be hexed!
Give us warning
Where will she strike next?
Where will she strike next?
Where will she strike next?
Glinda:
(spoken) Fellow Ozians – as terrifying as terror is,
let us put aside our panic for this one day and celebrate!
(sung) Oh what a celebration
We'll have today
Ozians:
Thank Goodness!
Glinda:
Let's have a celebration
The Glinda way!
Ozians:
Thank Goodness!
Madame Morrible:
Fin'lly a day that's
Totally Wicked-Witch free!
Ozians:
We couldn't be happier
Thank Goodness!
Glinda:
Yes -
We couldn't be happier,
Right, dear?
Couldn't be happier
Right here
Look what we've got
A fairy-tale plot
Our very own happy ending
Where we couldn't be happier -
True, dear?
Couldn't be happier
And we're happy to share
Our ending vicariously
With all of you
He couldn't look handsomer
I couldn't feel humbler
We couldn't be happier
Because happy is what happens
When all your dreams come true!
Madame Morrible:
(spoken) And Glinda dear, we're happy for you!
As Press Secretary, I have striven to ensure that all of Oz
knows the story of your braverism
(sung) The day you were first summoned
To an audience with Oz
And although he would not tell you why initially
When you bowed before his throne
He decreed you'd hence be known
As Glinda the Good – officially!
Then with a jealous squeal
The Wicked Witch burst from concealment
Where she had been lurking -surrpetitially!
Ozians:
I hear she has an extra eye
That always remains awake
I hear that she can shed her skin
As easily as a snake!
I hear some rebel Animals
Are giving her food and shelter!
I hear her soul is so unclean
Pure water can melt her!
Fiyero:
What?
Ozians:
Melt her!
Please – somebody go and melt her!
Fiyero:
(spoken) Do you hear that – water will melt her?!
People are so empty-headed, they'll believe anything!
Glinda:
(spoken) Fiyero! Oh – yes, thanks plenty, dearest!
He's gone to fetch me a refreshment.
He's so thoughtful that way!
(sung) That's why I couldn't be happier
No, I couldn't be happier
Though it is, I admit
The tiniest bit
Unlike I anticipated
But I couldn't be happier
Simply couldn't be happier
(spoken) Well – not "simply"
(sung) 'Cause getting your dreams
It's strange, but it seems
A little – well – complicated
There's a kind of a sort of cost
There's a couple of things get lost
There are bridges you cross
You didn't know you crossed
Until you've crossed
And if that joy, that thrill
Doesn't thrill you like you think it will
Still -
With this perfect finale
The cheers and ballyhoo
Who
Wouldn't be happier?
So I couldn't be happier
Because happy is what happens
When all your dreams come true
Well, isn't it?
Happy is what happens
When your dreams come true!
Ozians:
We love you, Glinda, if we may be so frank
Glinda:
Thank Goodness!
Ozians:
For all this joy, we know who we've got to thank
Thank Goodness!
That means the Wizard, Glinda
Glinda:
And fiance!
Ozians:
They couldn't be goodlier
She couldn't be lovelier
We couldn't be luckier
Glinda:
I couldn't be happier
Ozians:
Thank Goodness:
Glinda and Ozians:
Today!
Thank Goodness for today!
DEFYING GRAVITY
Glinda:
(spoken) Elphaba – why couldn't you have stayed calm for once,
instead of flying off the handle!
(sung) 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:
(spoken) Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry
(sung) You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted
Elphaba:
(spoken) I know
(sung) 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
(spoken) Glinda – come with me.
Think of what we could do together.
(sung) 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!
(spoken) Well? Are you coming?
Glinda:
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
Elphaba:
(spoken) You too
(sung) 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, she's wicked!
Get her!
Elphaba:
Bring me down!
Citzens of Oz:
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her
Elphaba:
Ahhh!
Citizens of Oz:
Down!
SENTIMENTAL MAN
Wizard:
I am a sentimental man
Who always longed to be a father
That's why I do the best I can
To treat each citizen of Oz as a son -
Or daughter
So Elphaba, I'd like to raise you high
'Cuz I think everyone deserves
The chance to fly
And helping you with your ascent al-
Lows me to feel so parental
For I am a sentimental man
