[Verse 1] [Glinda] We were just two girls in a hallway Shoes in our hands Hearts on our sleeves You with your books and your questions Me with my sparkle and ease [Elphaba] You had a smile like a spell cast I had a temper that burned too bright Somehow our shadows collided Turned all that wrong into right [Pre-Chorus] [Glinda & Elphaba] We were never just wicked or good We were lost in a story misunderstood Every rumor Every label Every scar Couldn’t stop who we really are [Chorus] [All] We’re not just wicked We’re not just good We’re the change they never understood From the tower to the yellow wood We’re standing where the broken stood [Glinda & Elphaba] Side by side in the great unknown [All] We’re writing how the tale ends We’re not just wicked or good We’re something better than the legend [Verse 2] [Madame Morrible] I moved the clouds with a whisper Turned fate with a flick of my hand Thought I could shuffle the players Like pieces across the land [The Wizard] I was the man behind curtains Afraid they’d see through my lies Built an empire on echoes Then watched it fall from the sky [Pre-Chorus] [The Wizard & Morrible] We were never just wicked or wise We were small men standing on size Every secret that we chose to hide Brought the truth crashing from inside [Chorus] [Verse 3] [Dorothy] All I wanted was home again Clicked my heels Closed my eyes Didn’t know I’d walk through a rumor Didn’t know I’d answer old cries [Nessa] You only heard bells in the distance Never my heart under stone They called me east and forgotten Buried me out there alone [Scarecrow] I was straw with a stubborn mind Always told I could barely think [Tinman] I was steel with a hollow chest Rust on every missing link [Cowardly Lion] I was roar with a shaky frame Shivering under my crown [All Three] Till a girl and a storm and a fallen house Turned our whole world upside down [Pre-Chorus] [Dorothy Scarecrow Tinman Lion] We were never just foolish or scared We were braver than anyone dared Every step on that painted road Made our hidden colors show [Chorus] [Bridge] [Elphaba] They’ll tell the story in whispers Paint me in shadow and green But you will know what they left out All the pages in between [Glinda] I’ll stand alone in that palace Smile for the crowd through the glass But when the wind shakes the windows I’ll hear you laugh Hear you laugh [Elphaba & Glinda] If they ask who we were Just say We were wrong and right the same day [All Crescendo] We were flying We were falling We were breaking We were calling Out for something More than wooden lines More than roles they’d underlined [Chorus] [Outro] [All Softer] We’re not just wicked We’re not just good We’re the story finally understood [Glinda Whispered vocals] So when they ask how the tale should end Tell them we chose to be friends

pop, Big Broadway-style ensemble with bright orchestral swells and tight vocal stacks; starts intimate with piano and solo female vocals, then builds into full cast call-and-response. Modulating key change into the last chorus, big drum hits, brass punches, and soaring group harmonies to close. Male and female vocals trading lines, lots of overlapping ad-libs.

Defying for Good