Beauty & the Beast: The Musical
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Tim Rice
No Matter What
BELLE (SPOKEN):
Papa, do you think I'm...odd?
MAURICE (SPOKEN):
My daughter odd? Where'd you get an idea like that?
BELLE (SPOKEN):
I don't know. It's just that, well, people talk.
MAURICE (SPOKEN):
They talk about me, too.
MAURICE:
No, we're not odd, it's true
No family could be saner
Except one uncle who--well, maybe let that pass
In all you say or do
You couldn't make it plainer
You are your mother's daughter, therefore you are class
BELLE:
So I should just accept
I'm simply not like them?
MAURICE:
They are the common herd
And you should take my word
You are unique: creme de la crème
No matter what you do
I'm on your side
And if my point of view
Is somewhat misty-eyed
There's nothing clearer in my life
Than what I wish and feel for you
And that's a lot
No matter what
BELLE:
No matter what they say
You make me proud
I love the funny way
You stand out from the crowd
MAURICE:
It's my intention my invention
Shows the world out there
One day
Just what we've got
BOTH:
No matter what
MAURICE:
Now some may say all fathers just exaggerate
BELLE:
That every daughter's great
MAURICE:
You are
BELLE:
And every daughter tends
To say her father's tops
MAURICE:
She pulls out all the stops
To praise him
BOTH:
And quite rightly
MAURICE:
No matter what the pain
We've come this far
I pray that you remain
Exactly as you are
This really is a case of father knowing best
BELLE:
And daughter too
MAURICE:
You're never strange
BELLE:
Don't ever change
BOTH:
You're all I've got
No matter what
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No Matter What (Reprise)
First prize is nearly mine
It's quite my best invention
So simple, yet complex
So massive, yet so small
This triumph of design
Will be my old-age pension
That is, provided I can find the fair at all
I must have missed a sign
I should have paid attention--drats!
That's not a nightingale, and not a mating call
Wolves!
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Me
GASTON:
You've been dreaming
Just one dream
Nearly all your life
Hoping, scheming
Just one theme
Will you be a wife?
Will you be some he-man's property?
Good news! That he-man's me!
This equation
Girl plus man
Doesn't help just you
On occasion
Women can
Have their uses too
Mainly to extend the family tree
Pumpkin, extend with me!
We'll be raising sons galore
BELLE:
Inconceivable!
GASTON:
Each built six-foot-four
BELLE:
Unbelievable!
GASTON:
Each one stuffed with every Gaston gene!
BELLE:
I'm not hearing this!
GASTON:
You'll be keeping house with pride!
BELLE:
Just incredible!
GASTON:
Each day gratified
BELLE:
So unweddable!
GASTON:
That you are a part of this idyllic scene
GASTON (SPOKEN):
Picture this:
A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting over the fire.
My little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs.
Oh, we'll have six or seven.
BELLE (SPOKEN):
Dogs?
GASTON (SPOKEN):
No, Belle! Strapping boys...like me!
BELLE (SPOKEN):
Imagine that!
GASTON:
I can see that we will share
All that love implies
We shall be the perfect pair
Rather like my thighs
You are face to face with destiny!
All roads lead to
The best things in life are
All's well that ends with me!
Escape me, there's no way
Certain as do re
Belle, when you marry
GASTON (SPOKEN):
So, Belle, what'll it be?
Is it "Yes", or is it "Oh, yes"?
BELLE (SPOKEN):
I...I Just don't deserve you!
GASTON (SPOKEN):
Who does?
GASTON:
Me!
BELLE (SPOKEN):
But thanks for asking.
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Home
Yes, I made the choice
For Papa--I will stay
But I don't deserve to lose my freedom in this way
You monster!
If you think that what you've done is right, well then
You're a fool
Think again
Is this home?
Is this where I should learn to be happy?
Never dreamed
That a home could be dark and cold
I was told
Every day in my childhood
Even when we grow old
Home will be where the heart is
Never were words so true
My heart's far, far away
Home is too
Is this home?
Is this what I must learn to believe in?
Try to find
Something good in this tragic place
Just in case
I should stay here forever
Held in this empty space
Oh, but that won't be easy
I know the reason why
My heart's far, far away
Home's a lie
What I'd give to return
To the life that I knew lately
But I know
That I can't
Solve my problems going back
Is this home?
Am I here for a day or forever?
Shut away
From the world until who knows when
Oh but then
As my life has been altered once
It can be change again
Build higher walls around me
Change every lock and key
Nothing lasts
Nothing holds
All of me
My heart's far, far away
Home and free
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Home (Reprise)
I hope that we'll be friends
Though I don't know you well
If anyone con make the most of living here
Then, Belle
It's you
And who knows
You may find
Home here too
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Gaston (Reprise)
GASTON (SPOKEN):
Crazy old Maurice, hmm?
Crazy old Maurice
GASTON:
Lefou, I'm afraid I've been thinking
LEFOU:
A dangerous pastime
GASTON:
I know
But that wacky old coot
Is Belle's father
And his sanity's only so-so
Now the wheels in my head
Have been turning
Since I looked at that loony old man
See, I've promised myself
I'd be married to Belle
And right now I'm evolving a plan!
If I...
LEFOU (SPOKEN):
Yes?
GASTON (SPOKEN):
Then we...
LEFOU (SPOKEN):
No! Would she...
GASTON (SPOKEN):
Guess!
LEFOU (SPOKEN):
Now I get it!
BOTH:
Let's go!
No one plots like Gaston
GASTON:
Takes cheap shots like Gaston
LEFOU:
Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston
GASTON:
Yes, I'm endlessly, wildly resourceful
LEFOU:
As down to the depths you descend
GASTON:
I won't even be mildly remorseful
LEFOU:
Just as long as you get what you want in the end
GASTON:
Who has brains like Gaston?
LEFOU:
Entertains like Gaston?
BOTH:
Who can make up these endless refrains like Gaston?
And his marriage we soon will be celebrating
My, what a guy! Gaston!
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How Long Must This Go On?
How long must this go on?
This cruel trick of fate
I simply made one careless, wrong decision
And then the witch was gone
And left me in this state
An object of revulsion and derision
Hated
Is there no one?
Who can show me
How to win the world's forgiveness?
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Be Our Guest
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
Ma chère mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you here tonight. And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents...
Your dinner!
LUMIERE:
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, chèrie
And we provide the rest
Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes
They can sing, they can dance
After all, miss, this is France!
And a dinner here is never second best
Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest
LUMIERE & FLATWARE:
Beef ragout
Cheese souffle
Pie and pudding "en flambe"
LUMIERE:
We'll prepare and serve with flair
A culinary cabaret!
You're alone and you're scared
But the banquet's all prepared
No one's gloomy or complaining
While the flatware's entertaining
We tell jokes
I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
FLATWARE:
And it's all in perfect taste
That you can bet
LUMIERE & FLATWARE:
Come on and lift your glass
You've won your own free pass
To be out guest
LUMIERE:
If you're stressed
It's fine dining we suggest
FLATWARE:
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Get your worries off your chest
Let us say for your entree
We've an array, may we suggest
Try the bread, try the soup
When the croutons loop de loop
It's a treat for any diner
Don't belive me? Ask the china!
Singing pork! Dancing veal!
What an entertaining meal!
How could anyone be gloomy or depressed?
We'll make you shout "encore!"
And send us out for more
So, be our guest!
LUMIERE:
Be our guest!
FLATWARE:
Be our guest!
MRS. POTTS:
It's a guest, it's a guest
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed!
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
I've had the napkins freshly pressed
With dessert, she'll want tea
And my dear, that's fine with me
While the cups do their soft-shoeing
I'll be bubbling! I'll be brewing!
I'll get warm, piping hot!
Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot?
Clean it up! We want the company impressed!
FLATWARE:
We've got a lot to do!
MRS. POTTS:
Is it one lump or two?
For you, our guest!
FLATWARE:
She's our guest!
MRS. POTTS:
She's our guest!
FLATWARE:
She's our guest!
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
LUMIERE:
Life is so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
He's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ah, those good old days when we were useful
Suddenly those good old days are gone
Ten years we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills
Most days, we just lay around the castle
Flabby, fat, and lazy
You walked in and ups-a-daisy!
COGSWORTH (SPOKEN):
Lumiere! Think what the master will do if he finds out about this?!
NAPKINS:
Hey!
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
Allo!
NAPKINS:
Hi!
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
And now, for your continue dining experience!
Napkins! Sil' Vous Plait!
NAPKINS:
Ooh-la-la!
Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit!
ALL:
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Our command is your request
It's been years since we've had anybody here
And we're obsessed
With your meal, with your ease
Yes, indeed, we aim to please
While the candlelight's still glowing
Let us help you, we'll keep going
COGSWORTH (SPOKEN):
No, no! Not the kick line! Aah!
ALL:
Course by course, one by one!
Till you shout, "Enough, I'm done!"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up!
But for now, let's eat up!
Be our guest!
Be our guest!
Be our guest!
Please, be our guest!
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If I Can't Love Her
And in my twisted face
There's not the slightest trace
Of anything that even hints of kindness
And from my tortured shape
No comfort, no escape
I see, but deep within is utter blindness
Hopeless
As my dream dies
As the time flies
Love a lost illusion
Helpless
Unforgiven
Cold and driven
To this sad conclusion
No beauty could move me
No goodness improve me
No power on earth, if I can't love her
No passion could reach me
No lesson could teach me
How I could have loved her and made her love me too
If I can't love her, then who?
Long ago I should have seen
All the things I could have been
Careless and unthinking I moved onward
No pain could be deeper
No life could be cheaper
No point anymore if I can't love her
No spirit could win me
No hope left within me
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
But it's not to be
If I can't love her
Let the world be done with me
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Human Again
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
Ah, oui, my friends. The day we have waited for may be at hand.
MRS. POTTS (SPOKEN):
Oh, if only that were true, Lumiere!
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
Ah, human again...
MRS. POTTS (SPOKEN):
Human again...
LUMIERE (SPOKEN):
Yes, think what that means!
LUMIERE:
I'll be cooking again
Be good-looking again
With a mademoiselle on each arm
When I'm human again
Only human again
Poised and polished
And gleaming with charm
I'll be courting again
Chic and sporting again
MRS. POTTS:
Which should cause several husbands alarm
CHIP:
I'll hop down off this shelf
LUMIERE & MRS. POTTS:
And tout de suite, be myself
CHIP:
I can't wait to be human again
WARDROBE, MRS. POTTS, & BABETTE:
When we're human again
Only human again
When we're knickknacks and whatnots no more
CHIP:
Little push, little shove
They could--whoosh--fall in love
WARDROBE:
Ah, chérie, won't it all be top drawer?
I'll wear lipstick and rouge
And I won't be so huge
Why, I'll easily fit through that door
I'll exude savoir faire
I'll wear gowns, I'll have hair!
It's my prayer to be human again!
COGSWORTH:
When I'm human again
Only human again
When the world once more starts making sense
I'll unwind for a change
LUMIERE:
Really, that'd be strange
COGSWORTH:
Can I help it if I'm t-t-tense?
In a shack by the sea
I'll sit back sipping tea
Let my early retirement commence
Far from fools made of wax
I'll get down to brass tacks and relax
ALL:
When I'm human again!
So sweep the dust from the floor
Let's let some light in the room
I can feel, I can tell
Someone might break the spell
Any day now...
LUMIERE:
Shine up the brass on the door
BABETTE:
Alert the dustpan and broom!
ALL:
If it all goes as planned
Our time may be at hand
Any day now!
MRS. POTTS, EGG TIMER, & FLOWER VASE:
Open the shutters
And let in some air
MRS. POTTS:
Put these here and put those over there
ALL:
Sweep up the years of sadness and tears
And throw them away!
ALL:
When we're human again
Only human again
When the girl finally sets us all free
Cheeks a-bloomin' again
We're assumin' again
We'll resume our long-lost joie de vivre
We'll be playin' again!
Holidayin' again!
And we're prayin' it's A.S.A.P.
When we cast off this pall
We'll stand straight, we'll walk tall
When we're all that we were
Thanks to him, thanks to her
Coming closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and...
We'll be dancing again!
We'll be twirling again!
We'll be whirling around with such ease
When we're human again
Only human again
We'll go waltzing those old one-two-threes
We'll be floating again
We'll be gliding again
Stepping, striding
As fine as you please
Like a real human does
I'll be all that I was
On that glorious morn
When we're fin'lly reborn
And we're all of us human again!
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Maison des Lunes
GASTON:
When a man like me is thwarted
And denied my honeymoon
LEFOU:
When the pretty thing he's courted
Refuses to swoon
GASTON:
Then the time has come for a murky plan
LEFOU:
For which he turns to a murky man
GASTON:
To find that fiend
BOTH:
Where better than
At the Maison des Lunes?
GASTON:
You'll be strapping up an inmate
LEFOU:
Very tightly
GASTON:
Very soon
BOTH:
But we won't bring him in late
LEFOU:
Your check-in time's noon
MONSIEUR D'ARQUE:
How sad Maurice is not too well
GASTON:
Prepare a five-star padded cell!
GASTON & LEFOU:
And book him in for a long, long spell
At the Maison des Lunes
GASTON:
Do I make myself entirely clear?
LEFOU:
It's the simplest deal of your whole foul career!
GASTON:
Put Maurice away and she'll be here in moments
LEFOU:
In a dreadful state
GASTON:
She'll capitulate to me
MONSIEUR D'ARQUE:
Oh! Oh! Oh, I love incarceration
I could lock up a platoon
GASTON & LEFOU:
We'll appy your inclination
To a mad old buffoon
Then wave one bachelor goodbye
GASTON:
She'll be my bride
LEFOU:
She'd rather die
Than have her daddy ossify
MONSIEUR D'ARQUE:
The time's opportune
ALL:
So book the church, raise glasses high
To the Maison des Lunes
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If I Can't Love Her (Reprise)
No pain could be deeper
No life could be cheaper
No point anymore if she can't love me
No hope she would do so
No dream to pursue, so
I look to myself, despise all the things I see
For I know that she
Cannot set me free
Let the world be done with me
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A Change in Me
There's been a change in me, a kind of moving on
Though what I used to be, I still depend upon
For now I realize that good can come from bad
That may not make me wise
But oh, it makes me glad
And I, I never thought I'd leave behind
My childhood dreams, but I don't mind
For now I love the world I see
No change of heart, a change in me
For in my dark despair, I slowly understood
My perfect world out there had disappeared for good
But in its place I feel a truer life begin
And it's so good and real
It must come from within
And I, I never though I'd leave behind
My childhood dreams, but I don't mind
I'm where and who I want to be
No change of heart, a change in me
No change of heart, a change in me
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Transformation
BELLE:
We are home
We are where we shall be forever
Trust in me for you know I won't
Run away
From today this is all that I need
And all that I need to say
Don't you know how you've changed me?
Strange how I finally see
I found home
You're my home
Stay with me
PRINCE:
Belle, look into my eyes
Belle, don't you recognize?
The beast within the man
Who's here before you
BOTH:
Two lives have begun now
Two hearts become one now
One passion, one dream
One thing forever true
I love you
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