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Halle Bailey - For the First Time (From "The Little Mermaid"/Audio Only)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Halle
Halle
Vocals
Gavin Greenaway
Gavin Greenaway
Conductor
John Mills
John Mills
Orchestra Leader
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Composer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lyrics
Michael Kosarin
Michael Kosarin
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Producer
Mike Higham
Mike Higham
Producer
Jennifer Dunnington
Jennifer Dunnington
Editing Engineer
Jim Bruening
Jim Bruening
Editing Engineer
Timothy Marchiafava
Timothy Marchiafava
Editing Engineer
Andrew Dudman
Andrew Dudman
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Look at the sun and the sky and the sand
And the sea behind me
Look at me, suddenly I am on land and I'm free
Don't mind me as I
Climb for the first time
Jump for the first time
Trying to stand but this gravity's pulling me down
Look it's a fire! It's warm and it glows
And it lights this chamber
Let me admire it, ow! Get too close and it bites!
I came too
Close for the first time
Burned for the first time
Ev'rything's clearer and brighter and hotter
But now that I'm here like a fish out of water
I'm trying to stand but this gravity's pulling me down
Are we only
Food for slaughter
Is this life on land?
Well, you were lonely underwater
Come on, Ariel, time to stand!
Squeeze in the shoes and the corset, it's tight
And the seams are busting
Some women choose this, I guess it's alright
Are my dreams adjusting?
As I wait for the first time
Here for the first time
Now for the first time
He's coming through those doors
Up the stairs
From the shore
From that moment
And he'll smile
Like he knows
When I say
Realize the price that you paid with your voice
As he turns from you
Those sacrifices you made were a choice
That you can't undo
Lost for the first time
Scared for the first time
Gravity feels like an undertow pulling me down
Written by: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda

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