"What Else Can I Do?" is a song that is featured in Disney's 2021 animated feature film, Encanto. It is sung by Mirabel and Isabela after Isabela realizes she doesn't have to be "perfect" and can grow more than flowers with her gift.
Lyrics
Isabela:
I just made something unexpected,
Something sharp, something new
It's not symmetrical or perfect,
But it's beautiful, and it's mine
What else can I do?
Mirabel:
Bring it in, bring it in
Isabela:
Good talk!
Mirabel:
Bring it in, bring it in
Isabela:
What else can I do?
Mirabel:
Let's walk!
Bring it in, bring it in
Free hugs!
Bring it in, bring it in
Isabela:
I grow rows and rows of roses Flor de mayo by the mile
I make perfect, practiced poses
So much hides behind my smile
What could I do if I just grew what I was feeling in the moment?
Mirabel:
Do you know where you're going? Whoa!
Isabela:
What could I do if I just knew it didn't need to be perfect?
It just needed to be? And they let me be?
A hurricane of jacarandas
Strangling figs
Mirabel:
Big!
Isabela:
Hanging vines
Mirabel:
This is fine
Isabela: Palma de cera fills the air as I climb
And I push through
What else can I do
Can I deliver us a river of sundew?
Careful, it's carnivorous, a little just won't do
I wanna feel the shiver of something new
I'm so sick of pretty - I want something true, don't you?
Mirabel:
You just seem like your life's been a dream (Whoa)
Since the moment you opened your eyes
Isabela:
How far do these roots go down?
Mirabel:
All I know are the blossoms you grow (Whoa)
But it's awesome to see how you rise
Both:
How far can you rise? (How far can I rise?)
Through the roof to the skies
Let's go
Isabela:
A hurricane of jacarandas
Mirabel:
Whoo!
Isabela:
Strangling figs
Mirabel:
Go!
Isabela:
Hanging vines
Mirabel:
Grow!
Isabela: Palma de cera fills the air as I climb
And I push through
What else, what else?
Both:
What can you do when you are deeply, madly, truly in the moment?
Mirabel:
Seize the moment, keep goin'
Both:
What can you do when you know who you wanna be isn't perfect?
Isabela:
But I'll still be okay
Mirabel:
Hey, everybody, clear the way! Whoo!
Isabela:
I'm coming through with tabebuia
Mirabel:
She's coming through with that boo-yah!
Isabela:
Making waves
Mirabel:
Making waves
Isabela:
Changing minds
Mirabel:
You've changed mine
Isabela:
The way is clearer, 'cause you're here, and well
I owe this all to you
What else can I do
