karaoke | past is catching up to me - the great gatsby musical

song: past is catching up to me - the great gatsby musical
requested by: ​‪@rlcoasters‬
my name is bella. i've been doing theater since i was eight and ive been dancing and singing for even longer. my favorite musical is sweeney todd, but my favorite score is the outsiders. some of my favorite roles i've played include elsa in frozen, jasmine in aladdin, dorothy in oz!, taylor in high school musical, and sebastian in the little mermaid. I'm currently in the ensemble of heathers and hannah in newsies! the first show i ever did was the wizard of oz, and is also my most recent show i've been in two productions of the wizard of oz, and one production of oz!.

[@andrewsmith5303]

GATSBY:
It was under a willow tree
Five years ago in Louisville
I kissed the nicest girl I’ll meet
And time stood still
It was clear she had her pick
Of any man in uniform
I kissed her, and I knew I’d never stray
But then the world got in the way
Fought a war that wasn’t mine
I lost men, and I lost time
Her kiss would keep me going
I pushed on never knowing
When I was done
When I got home
The nicest girl I’d known
Believed that I was gone
But I kept holding on
We’ll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past
Is catching up to me
Soon we’ll share in what I’ve done
I’ll say that I have crossed a line
I tell you
Every lavish night was by design
I’ve become the man her world
Demanded me to be
With only a nickel to my name
I’ve bet it all to get in the game (?)
Had a past to rectify
Made that nickel multiply
It took no time to love her
Just to be worthy of her
And now she’ll see the path I laid us
The second chance I made
For us to start again
When we return to then
We’ll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past
Is catching up to me
We’ll be living back in time
Just as it was before
Only now she will have everything and more
Money can’t buy happiness
No sir
But it brings me a little closer…
Take them back (?)
To that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years
That we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can’t relive the past
But I know what I see, oh
Finally the past
Finally the past
Finally the past
Is catching up to me

[@quinton_is_alive2697]

These are the old lyrics they changed

[@cwitheringaway]

[JAY]
It was under a willow tree
Five years ago in Louisville:
I danced with Daisy in my arms
And time stood still
It was clear she had her pick of any man in uniform
She kissed me, and swore she'd never stray
But then the world got in the way
Fought a war, returned to see
Another fight in front of me
And now I must remind her of the love we left behind
Her words that night, the vow she said back then
I'll help her say again
One party left to throw
How could she say no?
We'll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that wе missed
Will blow away with the breeze
Thеy say you can't relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past is catchin' up to me
Some will shudder at what I've done
Or say that I have crossed a line
I tell you, every lavish night
Was by design
How to become the man her world demanded me to be
With only a nickel to my name
I bet it all to get in the game
Had a past to rectify
Made that nickel multiply
It took no time to love her
Just to be worthy of her
And though the years have passed us by
One memory survives
If she could see it too
But see it through my eyes...
We'll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can't relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past is catchin' up to me
Daisy always saw in me a man who knew his worth
Now that man can give her everything on Earth
Money can't buy happiness, no sir
But it brings you closer, and closer, and closer...
Take her back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can't relive the past
But I know what I see
And oh, finally the past
Finally the past
Finally the past
[ENSEMBLE]
Oh, oh, oh
Ah...
[JAY]
Is catchin' up to me

[@skyelancer]

This is super great!! Thanks for this! I hope you also do For Her from the Great Gatsby. Both are such wonderful songs!

[@bellarc321]

i’ll add it to my list!!

[@bellarc321]

i haven’t forgotten about you, i’ve just been super busy with life and editing a full-length video, but i will post it soon!

[@rlcoasters]

TYSM!!

[@bellarc321]

you’re welcome!!

[@finno9306]

please do new money!!!

[@bellarc321]

yess!! i love that song!!