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What About Us-The Way It Was Before (Reprise) Lyrics by Alan Menken, Rachel Zegler, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman

Spellbound (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film by Skydance Animation)

2024

[QUEEN ELLSMERE, KING SOLON]
Somehow we thought this was just about us, not about you
Got so distraught we just thought about us, not about you
We should have known
But instead
We did what we said we'd never do
We forgot about you
We forgot to calm your fears
We forgot to feel your pain
We forgot to notice you were under too much stress and strain
I don’t know quite how, but we forgot that you come first, no matter what
[QUEEN ELLSMERE & KING SOLON]
We forgot to say how much we love you, and that we always will
'Til mountains fall and fade away and all the stars turn cold and grey
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[ELLIAN]
I wish there was a way back to the way it was before
But families don't all grow in one straight line
And since we can’t just stay back, wеll, it's time to close that door
Don't be scarеd, we'll be fine
[ELLIAN, QUEEN ELLSMERE, KING SOLON, & ELLIAN, QUEEN ELLSMERE, & KING SOLON]
I know now we can't go back and that things will have to change
We'll figure out, the three of us, just how
We won't get that same glow back and at first it might feel strange
But I love you, you love me
Evermore
Endlessly
Yes, that will be
The way it was before
Credits
Alan Menken

Alan Menken

Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

About “What About Us-The Way It Was Before (Reprise)” by Alan Menken

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