Lovely Lyrics: I See the Light

I wanted to do a "Lovely Lyrics" post for "I See the Light" from Tangled because I knew the movie had been released sometime in November.  When I researched it, I did find that Tangled was released four years ago today, but I was rather surprised to see just how many movies Disney and Pixar have released in the month of November.  It totally makes sense, leading into the holiday season, but still!  Look at this list!

November 1

2003 – Brother Bear

November 2

2001 – Monsters, Inc.

2012 – Wreck-It Ralph

November 4

2005 – Chicken Little

November 5

2004 – The Incredibles

November 7

2014 – Big Hero 6

November 8

1973 – Robin Hood

November 13

1940 – Fantasia

November 16

1990 – The Rescuers Down Under

November 17

1989 – The Little Mermaid

November 18

1988 – Oliver and Company

November 22

1991 – Beauty and the Beast

1995 – Toy Story

November 24

1999 – Toy Story 2

2010 - Tangled

November 25

1992 – Aladdin

1998 – A Bug's Life

November 27

2002 – Treasure Planet

2013 – Frozen

November 28

2008 - Bolt

Obviously there are countless songs I could have chosen after creating this list, but I am sticking with my first choice.  I love this song so much!  I have written about Tangled before, but I will never grow tired of this exchange…

Rapunzel:  I've been looking out of a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be? 

Flynn:  It will be. 

Rapunzel:  And what if it is? What do I do then? 

Flynn:  Well, that's the good part, I guess. You get to go find a new dream. 

Seriously.  These two are so awesome together.  And when Flynn/Eugene tells Rapunzel, "You were my new dream"…I can't handle it!

Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi provided the voices for these characters and sang this song live at the Oscars.  It was amazing.  Unfortunately, the song lost out to "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman from Toy Story 3 for Best Original Song.  While that is another a great song, I was really hoping "I See the Light" would win!

I See the Light

from Tangled

Rapunzel:

All those days watching from the windows

All those years outside looking in

All that time never even knowing

Just how blind I've been

Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight

Now I'm here, suddenly I see

Standing here, it's all so clear

I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light

And it's like the fog has lifted

And at last I see the light

And it's like the sky is new

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once everything looks different

Now that I see you

Flynn:

All those days chasing down a daydream

All those years living in a blur

All that time never truly seeing

Things the way they were

Now she's here shining in the starlight

Now she's here, suddenly I know

If she's here it's crystal clear

I'm where I'm meant to go

Rapunzel and Flynn:

And at last I see the light

Flynn:

And it's like the fog has lifted

Rapunzel and Flynn:

And at last I see the light

Rapunzel:

And it's like the sky is new

Rapunzel and Flynn:

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once, everything is different

Now that I see you

Now that I see you

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Glenn Slater

Happy Tails to you!