A Melody For Every Malady

So here are just a few of my favorite musical theater quotes. These songs I feel connected to in some way or another over so many other songs I’ve heard. I know it's cliche and trite to say that musical theater has taught me so many lessons and helped me become the person I am today, but it's definitely true. Sorry if this post ends up being ridiculously long!!!

“Where are we to go?

Where are we ever to go?

Running away, we'll do it.

Why sit around, resigned?

Trouble is, son,
 the farther you run,

The more you feel undefined

For what you've left undone

And, nore, what you've left behind.

We disappoint,

We leave a mess,

We die but we don't.”
-No More: Into The Woods

“It's called what's your choice?

It's called count to ten.

It's called burn your bridges, start again.

You should burn them every now and then
,
Or you'll never grow!”
-Now You Know: Merrily We Roll Along

“And your heart is lead
And your stomach stone
And you're really scared
Being all alone...
And it's then that you miss
All the things you've known”
-Giants In The Sky: Into The Woods

“See George remember how George used to be,
Stretching his vision in every direction.
See George attempting to see a connection.
When all he can see,
Is maybe a tree,
The family tree,
Sorry, Marie...”
-Lesson #8: Sunday In The Park With George

“People think I’m failing.
They never understand,
But temporary set backs
Are part of what I planned.
And David had his vision,
And David played his game.
We have nothing much in common,
But we are more or less the same.”
-Nothing In Common: Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes

“What’s inside of each and every one of us here in this room,
What we mistakenly call our thoughts, our feelings, and our dreams
Have actually been put there by assistance,
Therefore, our minds have been invaded, conquered and occupied.
And like a catchy refrain that gets trapped in your head,
Like a catchy refrain that gets trapped in your head,
Someone else’s desires get lodged in your brain.
And so the only way to become your true self,
Is to create your true self,
And turn your life into a work of art!”
-What’s Inside Is Just a Lie: Passing Strange

"I was younger then,
I was good at climbing trees.
I was younger then,
I saw everything!
I was hidden all the time,
It was easier to climb.
I was younger then,
I saw everything!"
-Someone in a Tree: Pacific Overtures

"Some things are meant to be,
The tide turning endlessly,
The way it takes hold of me,
No matter what I do.
And some things will never die,
The promise of who you are,
Your memories when I am far from you.
All my life, I've lived for loving you,
Let me go now."
-Some Things Are Meant To Be: Little Women

"So, old friends now it's time to start growing up,
Taking charge, seeing things as they are,
Facing facts, not escaping them
Still with dreams, just reshaping them,
Growing up."
-Growing Up: Merrily We Roll Along

"Though I live with passion, and joy, and rage,
The only time I feel alive is when I'm on the stage,
And that's why living life like a normal person,
Is a stupid thing that I won't do!"
-Stupid Things I Won't Do-Infinite Joy/Make Me a Song

"You may know what you need,
But to get what you want,
Better see that you keep what you have."
-First Midnight: Into The Woods

"It's about one second,
And just when you're on the verge of success,
The sky starts to change,
And the wind starts to blow,
And you're suddenly a stranger.
There's no explaining where you stand
And you didn't know
That you sometimes have to go
Round an unexpected bend,
And the road will end
In a new world."
-The New World: Songs For A New World

“I live behind the rhyme and verse,
I lift my voice till I lift the curse,
It’s all rehearsed you see.
This music always rescues me,
There’s a melody for every malady.”
-Work The Wound: Passing Strange

“Listen everybody, I'm afraid you didn't hear, or do you want to
See a crazy lady fall apart in front of you, it isn't only Paul
Who may be ruining his life, you know we'll both of us be losing
Our identities, I telephoned my analyst about it and he said to
See him Monday, but by Monday I'll be floating in the
Hudson with the other garbage”
-Getting Married Today: Company

“No one can give you courage.

No one can thicken your skin.

I will not fail so you can be comfortable, Cathy.

I will not lose because you can't win.”
-If I Didn’t Believe in You: The Last 5 Years

“You sketched that turtle you saw in an ad on late-night cable TV

Tippy Turtle!

But your fourth grade teacher said,
“You can’t draw.”

Aww, those vampires just won’t let you be.

Fuck you Ms. Johnson, Word!”
-Die Vampire, Die: Title of Show

"We're opening doors,
Singing, "Here we are!"
We're filling up days on a dime.
That faraway shore's looking not too far.
We're following every star, there's not enough time!"
-Opening Doors: Merrily We Roll Along

“I believe, and I have found,

Hyperbole is not what makes the world go round.

Just living, just navigating firm and level ground,

Has power to astound,

I have found.”
-I Have Found: Infinite Joy/Make Me a Song

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Then there are the songs that just can always put me in a better mood for whatever reason--

"Hey, I love you, set those sails!"

"The river don't, the river won't, flow for me!"

“Turn up these lights, cause I barely can see the black one!”

"We're the frogs, the adorable frogs. Not your hoity-toity intellectuals, not your hippy-dippy homosexuals."

"Instead of saying Billy, you have lost your head, collectively the community said: you're even better than you think you are!"

"If I'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude who is whistling cause he has nothing to say!"--or any song from this show. I always listen to this if I have to go somewhere early to wake me up--”In the heights, I flip the lights, and start my day!”-- (but I skip over the last few tracks where Abuela dies, because that just depresses me).

“Eleka nahmen nahmen ah tum ah tum eleka nahmen.”

“Stories of horses, parental divorces, and how rich or poor, it’s a very small sphere where we appear.”

“Somebody spell crayon!”

“With a thousand sweet kisses, when your heart has expired, oh lover, I’ll cover you!”

“Hello, George! There is someone in this dress!’