I Wanna Be Great lyrics

[ANNA]
Hold my hand and walk with me
Hold my hand and have mercy

[CLOWN MC]
The soul lingers
Long after you pass
That’s why we feel like we’re surrounded by our past
Worlds split between the living and the dead
Our souls are not delivered yet
We stand en masse
The air drenched in a bath of memories
A constant reminder of our deathly legacy
Here
Listen to the rest
Of how one found peace before his death

[THEO]
All my life they told me
“Boy, when you get older…”

[THEO, ANNA, MICHAEL, HAILEY DAISY, CLOWN MC, COMPANY]
“You can have whatever you like!”

[THEO]
All because of my genes
And because I had means
Thought that she would be my wife
But I never took a risk
And I’m scared to admit that
[THEO, ANNA, MICHAEL, HAILEY DAISY, CLOWN MC, COMPANY]
This is how I lived my life

[THEO]
Till I put myself out there
Spoke without fear

[THEO, ANNA, MICHAEL, HAILEY DAISY, CLOWN MC, COMPANY]
Now I feel alive tonight!

[THEO]
When I first saw her
I smiled as she walked on by

[WILLOW]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

[THEO]
I thought to myself
“I’d love to be her guy”

[WILLOW]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

[THEO]
“That’s Willow,” they told me, “a princess in disguise!”
[WILLOW]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

[THEO]
They said we’d be married and boy, I almost died!

[WILLOW]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

[CLOWN MC]
When she spoke to him…

[WILLOW]
How are you today?

[CLOWN MC]
His only response was…

[THEO]
La-la-la

[CLOWN MC]
When she spoke to him…

[WILLOW]
[chuckling] Do you have anything to say?
[THEO]
La-la-la-la-la
She was so beautiful!

[CLOWN MC]
He admired her
Pined for her
Kept his heart enshrined for her
Dreamed that one day
He’d be good enough to stand beside her

[COMPANY]
I wanna be great for one instant
Let them say I didn’t miss it
And I pray
Every minute

[THEO]
Let me just have one moment to shine
All my life they told me
“Boy, when you get older…”

[COMPANY]
“You can have whatever you like!”

[THEO]
All because of my genes
And because I had means
Thought that she would be my wife
Now I’m scared to admit
That I’m gonna take a risk
And maybe I can save her life
If I put myself out there
Speak without fear
Yeah, I feel alive tonight!

[THEO, ANNA, MICHAEL, HAILEY DAISY, CLOWN MC, COMPANY]
I wanna be great for one instant
Let them say I didn’t miss it
And I pray
And I pray
Every minute
Let me just have one moment to shine
I wanna be great for one instant
Let them say I didn’t miss it
And I pray
And I pray
Every minute

[THEO]
Let me just have one moment to shine

[ANNA]
Hold my hand and walk with me
Hold my hand and have mercy

[ANNA, CLOWN MC, MICHAEL & HAILEY DAISY (THEO)]
The seconds of (I wanna be great)
Your life (For one instant)
Just slow down (Let them say)
Slow down, slow (I didn’t miss it)
Down, slow down
The seconds of
Your life (And I pray)
Just slow down
Slow down, slow
Down (Every minute)
The seconds of your life
Just slow down (Let me just have)
Slow down (One moment to)
Slow down (Shine)