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The World Is Upside Down Lyrics by Matthew Morrison

Finding Neverland (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

2015

[BARRIE]
Welcome, my friends
[BOYS]
Mr. Barrie!
[BARRIE]
Glad you could join me on this most auspicious day
[BOYS]
Hip hip, hooray!
[BARRIES]
I hope you'll forgive
Mistakes and errors
We're just getting under way
[BOYS]
Of course! We understand
[BARRIE]
You may recognize some of the scenes
You all played a part in sowing the seeds
‘Cause there is magic here in my imagination
Just believe and it can be a creation
The stories we invented
All the fun that we found
Appearing here before your eyes
The world is upside down!
[MISS BASSETT]
Our characters
[MISS JONES]
Nibs and Tootles...?
[MISS BASSETT]
What is their motivation?
Because you see, I have to live and breathe my part, drawing from my own life experience...
[BARRIE]
Nibs is a lost boy
[MISS BASSETT, spoken]
Lost! Good, interesting
[MISS JONES, spoken]
Yes...
[MISS BASSETT]
That I can use
[MISS JONES, spoken]
Good, right
[MISS BASSETT]
Is he lost in an emotional purgatory?
(spoken)
...or lost in an existential search for himself?
[MISS JONES, spoken]
Yes!
[BARRIE]
No, he's just lost
[MISS BASSETT]
Good heavens! Where, when, and how?
[BARRIE]
Do you have experience being lost?
[MISS BASSETT/MISS JONES]
We're experiencing it now
[MR. HENSHAW]
Dogs!
[MISS POTTER]
Boys!
[MR. CROMER]
Flying!
[MISS BASSETT]
Lost!
[FROHMAN]
So...
[ACTORS]
Frustration!
[BARRIE/BOYS]
Believe and it can
[ACTORS]
No!
[BARRIE/BOYS]
Be a creation
[MISS BASSETT]
Actors don't fly...
[MR. CROMER]
Because actors could die!
[BOYS]
Start by saying I can do
And then you can try
[MISS JONES]
I can't
[MISS POTTER]
I won’t
[MR. HENSHAW]
Will not
[MR. TURRIN]
Not me
[ACTORS]
There is no magic in your imagination
I do not believe in your new creation
This disaster is all due to your play
This could be my last first day
[MR. CROMER]
Nauseous!
[MISS POTTER]
Anxious...
[MR. HENSHAW]
My reputation!
[MISS BASSETT/MISS JONES]
Playing lost?
[ACTORS]
Get lost! Serious actors cannot work this way!
[FROHMAN]
A positive start!
[ACTORS]
The world is upside down!
Credits
Matthew Morrison

Matthew Morrison

About “The World Is Upside Down” by Matthew Morrison

Read the complete lyrics to "The World Is Upside Down" by Matthew Morrison from the album "Finding Neverland (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2015. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop, Soundtrack, Musicals.

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"The World Is Upside Down" is credited to Matthew Morrison. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The World Is Upside Down" appears on "Finding Neverland (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 2015.

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