Listen to The Anonymous Ones (From The “Dear Evan Hansen” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amandla Stenberg

The Anonymous Ones (From The “Dear Evan Hansen” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Amandla Stenberg

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Vocals

John Zarcone

Electric Guitar

Mike Tuccillo

Programming

Alex Lacamoire

Piano

Jamie Eblen

Drums

Dan Romer

Programming

Justin Goldner

Acoustic Guitar

Alma Fernandez

Viola

Alyssa Park

Violin

Andrew Duckles

Viola

Ben Jacobson

Violin

Charlie Bisharat

Charlie Bisharat

First Violin

Charlie Tyler

Cello

Diana Wade

Viola

Eric Byers

Cello

Josefina Vergara

Josefina Vergara

Violin

Linnea Powell

Viola

Los Angeles Strings

Los Angeles Strings

Strings

Luanne Homzy

Violin

Lucia Micarelli

Lucia Micarelli

Violin

Marisa Kuney

Violin

Mark Graham

Conductor

Mike Valerio

Double Bass

Natalie Leggett

Natalie Leggett

Violin

Neel Hammond

Violin

Songa Lee

Violin

Tammy Hatwan

Violin

The Los Angeles Music Players

The Los Angeles Music Players

Strings

Tim Loo

Cello

Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

Cello

Wynton Grant

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Composer

Justin Noble Paul

Justin Noble Paul

Composer

Benj Pasek

Composer

Alex Lacamoire

Orchestrator

Mark Graham

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Neal Avron

Mixing Engineer

Alex Lacamoire

Producer

Dan Romer

Producer

Justin Noble Paul

Justin Noble Paul

Producer

Benj Pasek

Producer

Angie Teo

Additional Engineer

Ben Miller

Additional Engineer

Bri Holland

Vocal Producer

Greg Hayes

Recording Engineer

Jay Markovitz

Vocal Recording Engineer

Jim Bruening

Editing Engineer

Jordan Carroll

Music Supervisor

Nicholai Baxter

Nicholai Baxter

Vocal Recording Engineer

Scott Skrynski

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Timothy Marchiafava

Timothy Marchiafava

Editing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Ever look at all the people who seem to know exactly how to be?

You think, "They don't need piles of prescriptions to function naturally"

Well, look again, and you might catch it

Just stay a minute more

There's this little moment after the sunny smile

As their eyes fall to the floor

[PreChorus]

And the truth starts peeking through

They're a lot like me and you

They can fake a smile, too

[Chorus]

The anonymous ones

Never let you see the ache they carry

All of those anonymous ones

Who never name that quiet pain they bury

So they keep on keeping secrets that they think they have to hide

But what if everybody's secret is they have that secret side?

And to know they're somehow not alone

Well, that's all they're hoping for

What if they didn't have to stay

Anonymous anymore?

[Instrumental]

Spot the girl who stays in motion

She spins so fast so she won't fall

She's built a wall with her achievements

To keep out the question

"Without it, is she worth anything at all?"

So nobody can know

Just what the cracks might show

How deep and dark they go

[Chorus]

There are those anonymous ones

Stuck inside the perfect frame they're faking

All of us anonymous ones

Who pick themselves apart 'til they start breaking

And we keep on keeping secrets that we think we have to hide

But what we really need is somebody to see that secret side

And to know we're somehow not alone is all we're hoping for

And that we wouldn't have to be

Anonymous anymore

[Bridge]

The parts we can't tell, we carry them well

But that doesn't mean they're not heavy

The parts we can't tell, we carry them well

But that doesn't mean they're not heavy

The anonymous one, noticed by none

The parts we can't tell, we carry them well

But that doesn't mean they're not heavy

The parts we can't tell

We carry them well

But that doesn't mean they're not heavy

The parts we can't tell

We carry them well

But that doesn't mean they're not heavy

[Chorus]

The anonymous ones

Might just need this moment to remind them

That there are more anonymous ones

They're out there if you take the time to find them

Just to know we're somehow not alone

Isn't that all we're ever really looking for?

Maybe we, we don't have to be

Anonymous anymore

Written by: Amandla Stenberg, Benj Pasek, Justin Noble Paul

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