62 Gravity-Defying Lyrics From Both Wicked Films to Use as Your Next Caption
It took nearly a decade of development to release the film adaptation of Wicked last year, making it one of the defining cultural landmarks of 2024. A year later, we've been blessed with the sequel, Wicked: For Good, wrapping up the wondrous musical with just as much style and magical appeal as the first film.
That also means the Wicked: For Good soundtrack dropped today, featuring two never-before-heard songs featured in the film. At last, we have the cast recordings of all the full story, so consider using one of these gravity-defying lyrics as the caption for your next post.
For your Thanksgiving photo shoot:
"Let us be glad, let us be grateful."
-"No One Mourns the Wicked"
When negativity is isolating:
"It just shows, when you're wicked, you're left only on your own."
-"No One Mourns the Wicked"
When you believe everyone could be good at heart:
"Are people born wicked? Or, do they have wickedness thrust upon them?"
-"No One Mourns the Wicked"
For showing off your school pride:
"O hallowed halls and vine-draped walls. The proudliest sight there is."
-"Dear Old Shiz"
For stumbling upon an unexpected talent:
"Many years I have waited for a gift like yours to appear."
-"The Wizard an I"
When you're on the cusp of a life-altering moment:
"Once I'm with the Wizard, my whole life will change."
-"The Wizard and I"
When you know you have great potential:
"My future is unlimited."
-"The Wizard and I"
When being delusional has got you very far:
"I know it sounds truly crazy."
-"The Wizard and I"
For addressing your parents in a silly way:
"Dearest, darlingest Momsie and Popsicle."
-"What Is This Feeling?"
When you feel a new crush coming on:
"What is this feeling, so sudden and new?"
-"What Is This Feeling?"
For encountering someone you just can't stand:
"Loathing, unadulterated loathing."
-"What Is This Feeling?"
For feeling an uncanny change on the air:
"Something bad is happening in Oz."
-"Something Bad"
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For not learning anything practical in school:
"The trouble with schools is they always try to teach the wrong lesson."
-"Dancing Through Life"
When you wish you had less thoughts:
"Life's more painless for the brainless."
-"Dancing Through Life"
When you go with the flow:
"It's just life, so keep dancing through."
-"Dancing Through Life"
For the pic of your pet:
"You're perfect."
-"Dancing Through Life"
For your girly-goth ensemble:
"You know black is this year's pink."
-"Dancing Through Life"
For the shot of you and your soulmate:
"Now that we've met one another, it's clear we deserve each other."
-"Dancing Through Life"
For helping someone with their extreme makeover:
"And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over. I know, I know exactly what they need."
-"Popular"
When everyone can depend on you:
"Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed."
-"Popular"
When you're the extrovert who adopted an introverted bestie:
"I'll help you be popular."
-"Popular"
When you have a tendency to be blunt:
"Don't be offended by my frank analysis."
-"Popular"
When the chemistry is instant:
"Hands touch, eyes meet. Sudden silence, sudden heat."
-"I'm Not That Girl"
When you and your S.O. are complete opposites:
"He could be that boy, but I'm not that girl."
-"I'm Not That Girl"
For trying to stay grounded:
"Don't dream too far. Don't lose sight of who you are."
-"I'm Not That Girl"
For being wary of dreaming too big:
"Don't wish, don't start. Wishing only wounds thе heart."
-"I'm Not That Girl"
For flaunting your travels:
"Every way that you look in this city there's something exquisite you'll want to visit before the day's through."
-"One Short Day"
For being an animal-lover:
"My heart's desire is for you to help the animals."
-"A Sentimental Man"
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For disapproving of someone's choices:
"I hope you're happy. I hope you're happy now."
-"Defying Gravity"
For discovering your truth:
"Something has changed within mе. Something is not the same."
-"Defying Gravity"
When you take a risk, despite the odds:
"I think I'll try defying gravity."
-"Defying Gravity"
When you're more than people's expectations:
"I'm through accepting limits."
-"Defying Gravity"
When you realize society isn't the end all, be all:
"Something has changed within me."
-"Defying Gravity"
For celebrating the power of teamwork:
"If we work in tandem, there's no fight we cannot win."
-"Defying Gravity"
When you're an independent spirit:
"If I'm flying solo, at least, I'm flying free."
-"Defying Gravity"
When life seems difficult and scary:
"Every day more wicked, every day, the terror grows."
-"Every Day More Wicked"
For hyping someone up:
"Others are good, but you're the goodliest."
-"Every Day More Wicked"
For someone who seems to get more and more flawless:
"Only you disprove the theory that you can't improve perfection."
-"Every Day More Wicked"
For when there's a cause for festivities:
"Oh, what a celebration we'll have today."
-"Thank Goodness / I Couldn't Be Happier"
When things might be too good to be true:
"Look what we've got, a fairy-tale plot. Our very own happy ending."
-"Thank Goodness / I Couldn't Be Happier"
(Wicked: For Good via Universal Studios and Republic Records)
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For when getting what you want is bittersweet:
"Because happy is what happens when all your dreams come true."
-"Thank Goodness / I Couldn't Be Happier"
For feeling homesick for a place that's never really been home:
"Why do I love this place that's never loved me?"
-"No Place Like Home"
For yearning for familiarity:
"Don't we all know there's no place like home?"
-"No Place Like Home"
For being nostalgic for the olden days:
"I want to go back to the way we were at school."
-"The Wicked Witch of the East"
For the throwback you'd do anything to relive:
"I want to feel that again. Make me feel that again."
-"The Wicked Witch of the East"
For knowing people will cling to falsehoods:
"Facts and logic won't unchoke 'em. They'll go on believing what they want to."
-"Wonderful"
For wanting to believe comforting lies:
"Believe me, it's hard to rеsist, 'cause it feels wonderful."
-"Wonderful"
For questioning what really defines reality:
"The truth is not a fact or reason. The truth is just what everyone agrees on."
-"Wonderful"
For believing that together, you can't be stopped:
"Unlimited. Together, we're unlimited."
-"Wonderful"
For needing reassurance in love:
"Kiss me too fiercely. Hold me too tight. I need help believing you're with me tonight."
-"As Long as You're Mine"
For the love that makes you want to hold on:
"I'll make every last moment last as long as you're mine."
-"As Long as You're Mine"
For feeling lifted up by love:
"Somеhow I've fallen under your spеll, and somehow, I'm feeling it's up that I fell."
-"As Long as You're Mine"
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For not understanding the magic you practice:
"What good is this chanting? I don't even know what I'm reading."
-"No Good Deed"
For when you've made too many mistakes to count:
"One more disaster I can add to my generous supply."
-"No Good Deed"
For recognizing just how unfair life can be:
"No good deed goes unpunished."
-"No Good Deed"
For no longer caring how others see you:
"I'm wicked through and through."
-"No Good Deed"
For when you've been grounded:
"Wickedness must be punished, evil effectively eliminated."
-"March of the Witch Hunters"
For the life that only looks perfect on the surface:
"There's that beautiful girl with a beautiful life. Such a beautiful life built on lies."
-"The Girl in the Bubble"
For wanting to be oblivious to the truth:
"All that's required to live in a dream is endlessly closing your eyes."
-"The Girl in the Bubble"
For staying naive to everything:
"She's the girl in the bubble, the bright shiny bubble, blissfully floating above."
-"The Girl in the Bubble"
For when it's time for a reality check:
"Isn't it high time for her bubble to pop?"
-"The Girl in the Bubble"
For the friendship that's defined you:
"I know I'm who I am today because I knew you."
-"For Good"
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