"Lament" also know as "Witch's Lament" is from the musical stage play Into the Woods and its 2014 live-action film. It features The Witch singing a lament about children.
Performers
Character | Broadway | First National Tour | West End | Broadway Revival | Film |
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The Witch | Bernadette Peters | Cleo Laine | Julia McKenzie | Vanessa Williams | Meryl Streep |
Lyrics
This is the world I meant
Couldn't you listen?
Couldn't you stay content
Safe behind walls
As I could not
Now you know what's out there in the world
No one can prepare you for the world
Even I
How could I, who loved you as you were
How could I have shielded you from her
Or them?
No matter what you say
Children won't listen
No matter what you know
Children refuse to learn
Guide them along the way
Still, they won't listen
Children can only grow
From something you love
To something you lose!
No matter what you say
Children won't listen
No matter what you know
Children refuse
To learn
Guide them along the way
Still they don't listen
Children can only grow
From something you love
To something you lose
Other Appearances
- The song is featured on the musical's soundtrack.
- The film version was featured on the film's soundtrack.
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