For the First Time in Forever

"For the First Time in Forever" is a song from the animated film Frozen sung by Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel). The song expresses Anna's delight at being able to see people again due to her sister's coronation. Meanwhile, it discloses Elsa's fear of accidentally revealing her ice powers to everyone.

Later, in the song's reprise, Anna tries to convince Elsa to return home to Arendelle to remove the wintery curse she accidentally put on the kingdom and be friends with her again, but Elsa admits that she doesn't know how, so she refuses, thinking Anna will be better off without her. Finally, as Anna's pleas and Elsa's fear intensify, she accidentally blasts Anna in the heart with her powers, which would eventually fatally freeze her.

Lyrics
First Version= Anna: The window is open So's that door I didn't know they did that anymore Who knew we owned eight thousand salad plates?

For years I've roamed these empty halls, Why have a ballroom with no balls? Finally, they're opening up the gates

There'll be actual real live people, It'll be totally strange. ''But wow! Am I so ready for this change''

'Cause for the first time in forever, There'll be music, there'll be light For the first time in forever, I'll be dancing through the night

Don't know if I'm elated or gassy, But I'm somewhere in that zone 'Cause for the first time in forever I won't be alone

I can't wait to meet everyone! (GASPS) What if I meet the one?

Anna: Tonight, imagine me gown and all Fetchingly draped against the wall The picture of sophisticated grace

Ooh!

I suddenly see him standing there, A beautiful stranger, tall and fair I wanna stuff some chocolate in my face

But then, we laugh and talk all evening Which is totally bizarre Nothing like the life I've led so far

For the first time in forever There'll be magic, there'll be fun For the first time in forever I could be noticed by someone

And I know it is totally crazy To dream I'd find romance But for the first time in forever At least I've got a chance

Elsa: Don't let them in Don't let them see Be the good girl You always have to be

Conceal, don't feel Put on a show Make one wrong move And everyone will know

But it's only for today

Anna: It's only for today

Elsa: It's agony to wait

Anna: It's agony to wait

Elsa: Tell the guards to open up The gate

Anna: The gate For the first time in forever


 * Elsa: Don't let them in, don't let them see

Anna: I'm getting what I'm dreaming of


 * Elsa: Be the good girl you always have to be

Anna: A chance to change my lonely world


 * Elsa: Conceal

Anna: A chance to find true love


 * Elsa:
 * Conceal, don't feel
 * Don't let them know

Anna: I know it all ends tomorrow So it has to be today 'Cause for the first time in forever For the first time in forever

Nothing's in my way

Oh! Anna: You don't have to protect me. I'm not afraid! Please don't shut me out again. Please don't slam the door. You don't have to keep your distance anymore
 * -|Reprise Version=

'Cause for the first time in forever, I finally understand. For the first time in forever, We can fix this hand in hand. We can head down this mountain together! You don't have to live in fear... Cause for the first time in forever I will be right here.

Elsa: Anna, Please go back home. Your life awaits. Go enjoy the sun  And open up the gates.

Anna: Yeah, but —

Elsa: I know! You mean well, but leave me be. Yes, I'm alone but I'm alone and free! Just stay away and you'll be safe from me.

Anna: Actually we're not.

Elsa: What do you mean you're not?

Anna: I get the feeling you don't know.

Elsa: What do I not know?

Anna: Arendelle's in deep, deep, deep, deep snow.

Elsa: What?

Anna: You've kind of set off an eternal winter everywhere.

Elsa: Everywhere?

Anna: It's okay, you can just unfreeze it!

Elsa: No, I can't. I — I don't know how!

Anna: Sure you can! I know you can! `Cause for the first time in forever, Elsa: Oh I'm such a fool! I can't be free!

Anna: You don’t have to be afraid. Elsa: No escape from the storm inside of me!

Anna: We can work this out together! Elsa: I can’t control the curse!

Anna: We’ll reverse the storm you’ve made! Elsa: Anna, please, you’ll only make it worse!

Anna: Don’t panic! Elsa: There’s so much fear!

Anna: We’ll make the sun shine bright! Elsa: You’re not safe here!

Anna: We can face this thing together! Elsa: No!

Anna: We can change this winter weather! Elsa: I I I I I.

Anna: And everything will be all right. Elsa: I can't!

Trivia

 * In a June 2014 presentation at Williams College (later posted to YouTube), the Lopezes revealed that this song and its reprise were among the last songs composed for the film, in June 2013 (five months prior to the film's already-announced release date).
 * One of the lyrics is similar to the second reprise of a song, "When Will My Life Begin", from Tangled. Both songs also carry a similar message; the start of a new phase in life. Rapunzel makes a cameo appearance with Flynn in Frozen during the song as well.
 * Interestingly enough, in the reprise to "When Will My Life Begin", Rapunzel sings "For the first time ever" which reflects the title to the song.
 * One of the paintings that Anna imitates while jumping in the air is a remodeled version of "The Swing" originally by the French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, a painting which greatly inspired Tangled according to Glen Keane, one of the animators.
 * Before the final script, the original lyrics were "There'll be real, actual people"/"There'll be happy, smiling people", later replaced by "There'll be actual, real live people". Also, "For years I have roamed these empty halls" was contracted to "For years I've roamed these empty halls", "I hope that I don't vomit in his face" became "I wanna stuff some chocolate in my face" (because Disney came back to the songs' writers and told them that they couldn't have that sort of bodily fluid lyric, which was written by one of their daughters, so their daughter decided on the lyric that the film now has), and "A chance to leave my sister's world" was changed to "A chance to change my lonely world."
 * This song sounds similar to "I See the Light" from Tangled in certain parts. For example, "For the first time in forever!" sounds similar to "And at last I see the light." However, they are inherently different being that the line "For the first time in forever" is based on the chord progression I (tonic) then IV (subdominant), while "And at last I see the light" follows the chords IV then I. There are also significant differences in notation such as the melody line and rhythm, as well as the orchestration, tempo and mood, making "For the First Time in Forever" a very original tune in its own right.
 * At the end of the film and on the home video's main menu, this song and "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" are heard in instrumental form. The "For the First Time in Forever" instrumental reprise could possibly be a deep meaning at the end how, "for the first time in forever", Anna and Elsa were finally reconnecting with each other, the gates are open, and peace and happiness is finally restored in Arendelle.
 * In Disney's Frozen on Ice, the first notes of the song's chorus are heard as the coronation bells.
 * During the song, when Anna is eating the chocolate, it is arranged as Cola Mountain from Wreck-It Ralph.
 * Another Disney song that this could be compared to in terms of notes, melody, and tone is Mine, Mine, Mine from Pocahontas.
 * A possible goof in this song is that when Anna enters the room with paintings there are only benches and no couches visible. Later Anna jumps on a couch to mimic "The Swing", which wasn't visible in previous shots.

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