Wicked-I’m Not That Girl

I just read a friend’s blog and her latest entry reminded me of this song, it’s from the musical Wicked, it’s sung by Elphaba. Wicked is a story of the unlikely friendship of the Wicked Witch of the West which is Elphaba and the Glinda the Good. Yes, the characters are from the Wizard of Oz and the story happened before Dorothy came into the picture.

Elphaba sung the song after she realized that she might be falling for Fiyero,Glinda’s boyfriend. Elphaba being the most unpopular student in the school because of her weird appearance know that she doesn’t stand a chance to Fiyero’s affection especially that his girlfriend is the most beautiful and most popular in the university.

Elphaba singing I’m not that girl.

I’m Not That Girl

Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
He could be that boy
But I’m not that girl:

Don’t dream too far
Don’t lose sight of who you are
Don’t remember that rush of joy
He could be that boy
I’m not that girl

Ev’ry so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn’t soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb
She who’s winsome, she wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That’s the girl he chose
And Heaven knows
I’m not that girl:

Don’t wish, don’t start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn’t born for the rose and the pearl
There’s a girl I know
He loves her so
I’m not that girl