Stephen Schwartz
Defying Gravity - From “Wicked”
[Verse 1]
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 2]
I'm through accepting limits
'Cause 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
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
[Bridge]
Unlimited
My future is unlimited
And I have a vision
Almost like a prophecy
I know this seems truly crazy
And true, the vision's hazy
But I swear someday I'll be

[Chorus]
Up in the sky, defying gravity
Flying so high, defying gravity
They'll never bring me down

[Verse 3]
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 ground me
Take a message back from me

[Chorus]
Tell them how I am defying gravity!
Flying so high, defying gravity!
And soon, I'll match them in renown
[Outro]
And nobody in all of Oz
No wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!