"Monster" is a song performed by Caissie Levy in the Broadway adaption of Frozen. The song takes place during Hans's attack on Elsa's ice palace. In during which, Elsa questions her morality and struggles on the course of action she should take to save her people and kingdom from the eternal winter.
It was first released, publicly, as an exclusive to The New York Times" website on February 22, 2018, to commemorate the show's preview performances.[1]
Lyrics
Elsa:
It's finally come
Come to knock down the door
I can't hide this time
Like I hid before
The storm is awake
The danger is real
My time's running out
Don't feel, don"t feel
"Fear will be your enemy
And death it"s consequence"
That"s what they once said to me,
And it"s starting to make sense
All this pain, all this fear
Began because of me,
Is the thing they see
The thing I have to be?
A monster, as the write,
Has the dark in me finally come to light?
Am I a monster,
Full of rage
Nowhere to go, but on a rampage?
Or am I just a monster, in a cage?
Ensemble:
End! This! Winter!
Bring! Back! Summer!
Keep your guard up!
Hans:
No harm comes to her!
Ensemble:
End! This! Winter!
Bring! Back! Summer!
Keep your guard up!
Elsa:
What do I do?
No time for crying now,
I started a storm
Gotta stop it somehow
Do I keep running?
How far do I have to go?
And would that take the storm away
Or only make it grow?
I'm making my world colder
How long can it survive?
Is everyone in danger as long as I'm alive?
Was I a monster from the start?
How did I end up with this frozen heart?
Bringing destruction to the stage
Caught in a war that I never meant to wage
Do I kill the monster?
Father, you know what's best for me
If I die, will they be free?
Mother,
What if, after I'm gone,
The cold gets colder, and the storm rages on?
No, I have to stay alive to fix what I've done
Save the world from myself
And bring back the sun
Ensemble:
End! This! Winter!
Bring! Back! Summer!
Keep your guard up!
Elsa:
If I'm a monster
And it's true
There's only one thing
That's left for me to do
Ensemble:
End! This! Winter!
Bring! Back! Summer!
Keep your guard up!
Elsa:
But before
Before I fade to white
I'll do all that I can
To make things right
I cannot be a monster
I will not be a monster
Not tonight!
Ensemble:
Monster!
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