Life's Too Short (Outtake)

As we were developing Frozen

One of the songs we knew we had to write was

The song between Elsa and Anna

At the end of which, Elsa had to freeze Anna's heart with a blast of magic

This first attempt was more confrontational

Than what ultimately ended up in the movie

But we enjoyed going to that drama place

In this version, Anna's solution to the problem

Is for Elsa to put the gloves back on

And this is the thing that really sets Elsa off

It's called "Life's Too Short"

I came all this way today

To give us a fresh start

But now that you're like "Wow!"

It's all like warm in the heart

I'm so glad you like it, sis

'Cause this is the real me

You have no idea

How great it feels to be free

We've been falling out for way too long

So let's forget who's right and forget who's wrong

Okay, why don't you stay?

There's room for family in my court

'Cause life's too short

To always feel shut out and unloved

By the sister I long to know

Life's too short

To never let you celebrate me

The true queen of the ice and snow

Woah-ho-ho!

I never understood, but now I do

Life's too short

To miss out on a sister like you

So you'll come back then

Huh, "back"?

Uh, to thaw the fjord, it's frozen over

No one can get in or out

Oh!

So...?

Ahuh! I don't believe you!

What? I just assumed that you would have to-

Then I'll shove on the gloves? That's how your story ends?

It does

It's just like it was, except for we'll be best friends

So that's been your plan? To force me back in a cage?

Woah! Woah! Don't get upset

Let's get back on the same page

Gee! Thanks for comin' up to see the place

And showin' off your mastery of tact and grace

Okay!

Run down the hill and spill my secrets, make a full report

Buh-bye

Wait!

'Cause life's too short

There it is, the door you'd love to slam in my face

You did well there for a spell

But now you're back in the same place

Kick me out if you want

But I'm the only one who

Is not one hundred percent convinced the prophecy's you

You can think whatever you want, 'cause I don't care

You're a fool who married a stranger

That is so unfair!

I swear I'm through with taking your un-shaking sisterly support

Support

Support

Ha! Life's too short

To let you treat the people down there

Just as coldly as you've always treated me (La la lalalala)

Life's too short

To listen to a reckless fool

Who only ever sees the things she wants to see

You don't know me

You have no idea

What I've been through because of you

Life's too short

To waste another minute

Life's too short

To even have you in it

Life's too short

I've been so wrong about you

You

You've been so wrong about everything

Maybe you are the prophecy

I am not the prophecy!