Lyric Rewrite and Cover - This Wish (Prayer to the Stars)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ย. 2024
- My rewrite of "This Wish" from Disney's Wish. I decided to get rid of all the slant rhymes so it would sound more like a musical theater piece. The instrumental is the demo, slowed to 90%. I transposed the key from F to G, since the original key was a little too low for me. Sorry if the sound balance is a little off; I'm not very good at that sort of thing.
Original: "This Wish" by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice
Lyrics:
If truth’s supposed to set you free,
Then why is my heart trembling with fright?
The king has made his will so plain to me.
He keeps our wishes locked up tight,
When I would see them all take flight.
But this fear says, “Keep your head down.”
What can I do when I am drowning in this misery?
This sorcerer’s been reigning in
Our lives for far too long.
I may be young, but does that make me wrong?
So I look up at the stars to guide me,
And pray they’ll see me through this night.
Listen, hear my call, answer my plea.
Lead me with your pure and perfect light.
Show me where to start.
Please grant this wish within my heart.
I vow to do my part.
Please grant this wish within... my heart.
Clear away my doubts.
Please just hear me out.
I’ll lift my voice and shout!
I never knew just how naïve I’d been.
Today I learned the truth and it is making my head spin.
Now I've got all of this passion in my soul,
But I’m holding to it tight, so I don’t lose control.
'Cause a powerful king rules everything,
And I know I can’t fight him alone.
This fire’s burning bright within,
But I don’t have the strength to win.
My father always told me the stars would be there for me
And show me what I need to do.
Oh, lend your wisdom now to me,
‘Cause Dad said I could count on you.
So I look up at the stars to guide me,
And pray they’ll grace me with a sign.
Help me save our dreams so they can fly free.
Let your wondrous power on me shine!
Show me where to start.
Please grant this wish within my heart.
I vow to do my part.
Please grant this wish within... my heart.
Help me see this through.
Make my wish come true.
I put my hope in you!
Show me where to start.
Please grant this wish within... my heart!
Check out Jonah Who's version: th-cam.com/video/T-ZEV_zDCdQ/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUNam9uYWggd2hvIHR3bw%3D%3D
Love this rewrite!❤️
The original "I want" song had a want that was so vague that it didn't even count. If it was away from the movie, no one would get it. For this version, I can actually understand context if I excluded the movie. The wish is definitive. Good job.
Although I like "This Wish" more than most people (I genuinely have so little problems with this song, I'm throwing caution to warning signs, I guess), this was a very interesting and passionate version. I also love how your soprano voice makes this feel like one of the more classical songs, like "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes". A very good return to form. The story-specific and more diversified lyrics also make this very unique and better for plot progression. This is great, really.