WERE THE WORLD MINE - Were the World Mine

Amazing song from a cute and sweet film I saw at San Francisco's LBGT Film Festival.

Lyrics by request (thanks luqon):

I see their knavery.
This is to make an ass of me.
To fright me, if they could.

But I will not stir from this place, do what they can.
I will work, up and down here.

And I will sing, that they shall hear.
That I am not, I am not afraid.
I am not afraid.

I know not by what power I'm made bold.
But still you flout my insufficiency.
The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.

My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye.
My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody.
My tongue, your tongue, were the world mine.

And I will sing, that they shall hear.
That I am not, I am not afraid.
I am not afraid!

Faeries away! Fetch me that flower...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and down.

Faeries away! Swift as a shadow...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and down!

Oh why rebuke, you him that loves you so?!
Lay breath so bitter, on your bitter foe.
On your bitter foe!

What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?
I pray thee gentle mortal, sing again.
I pray thee gentle mortal, sing again.

Mine ear is much enamour'd of thy note.
So is mine eye enthralled into thy shape,
I'll follow thee, I'll follow thee,
and make a Heaven of Hell...
I'll follow thee, I'll follow thee,
and make a Heaven of Hell...
And make a Heaven of Hell!

Faeries away! Fetch me that flower...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and down.

Faeries away! Swift as a shadow...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and down!

Faeries away! Fetch me that flower...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and...

Faeries away! Swift as a shadow...
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them up and down!

My ear should catch your voice...
My eye should catch your eye...
My tongue, your tongue...
Were the world mine...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Were
• World
• Mine
• Tanner
• Cohen
• Nathaniel
• Becker

[nickbear11]

From the lyrics...

"Mine ear is much enamour'd of thy note.

So is mine eye enthralled into thy shape"

From the script...

JONATHAN: "Nice pipes. I heard you audtion."

...and...

JONATHAN: [smacks Timothy's ass]

"That was great form."

Did anyone else get the parallels???

Simply brilliant... the entire movie, score, cinematography, songs, performances, cast....SIMPLY BRILLIANT. Bravo!

[brothergillis]

One of the best movies I've ever saw !!!!

[prettybabycatty1109]

where did you get this screenshot, if you don't mind me asking? was it in deleted scenes?

[beautifulpsychosis]

I am officially and utterly enamour'd of this song.

[merlin17022008]

einfach wunderschön

[BWoods1291]

@KaiCrest I said the exact same thing about Tanner!

[KaiCrest]

I usually dislike musicals, but I REALLY loved this movie. Getting to see shirtless guys was a simple plus. ^_^ Tanner Cohen looks a lot like Zac Efron, too.

[NxyDolli]

@HonoraryBeaner my favourite part of the song is 2:02 to 2:10 - it gives me chills ^_^

[HonoraryBeaner]

@NxyDolli Oh that made me literally lol and I thank you for that. I personally think the best lines are "I'll follow thee. I'll follow thee and make a heaven of hell." Somebody said that to me, I would be totally swept off my feet :-)

[NxyDolli]

@HonoraryBeaner Absolutely Amazing - I have watched it so many times that I know most of the words off by heart. Which is good, because it means I can randomly quote Shakespeare and look ridiculously intelligent :P

[HonoraryBeaner]

@NxyDolli Baby Netflix has it (of course, you have probably already received it by now). Beautiful, no?

[WhaleSperm]

the soundtrack actually helped me finish a research paper for Shakespeare's Twelth Night and Othello---weird I know; but inspiration comes differently.