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Castle on a Cloud Lyrics
OST: Les Miserables
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Castle on a Cloud Song Lyrics
[Young Cosette is working as a drudge in the Thénardier's inn at Montfermeil]
[YOUNG COSETTE]
There is a castle on a cloud,
I like to go there in my sleep,
Aren't any floors for me to sweep,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
There is a room that's full of toys,
There are a hundred boys and girls,
Nobody shouts or talks too loud,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
There is a lady all in white,
Holds me and sings a lullaby,
She's nice to see and she's soft to touch,
She says "Cosette, I love you very much."
I know a place where no one's lost,
I know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
Oh help! I think I hear them now,
and I'm nowhere near finished sweeping and
scrubbing and polishing the floor.
Oh, it's her! It's Madame!
[MME. THENARDIER]
Now look who's here
The little madam herself!
Pretending once again she's been `so awfully good,'
Better not let me catch you slacking
Better not catch my eye!
Ten rotten francs your mother sends me
What is that going to buy?
Now take that pail
My little `Mademoiselle'
And go and draw some water from the well!
We should never have taken you in in the first place
How stupid the things that we do!
Like mother like daughter, the scum of the street.
Eponine, come my dear, Eponine, let me see you
You look very well in that new little blue hat
There's some little girls who know how to behave
And they know what to wear
And I'm saying thank heaven for that.
Still there Cosette?
Your tears will do you no good!
I told you fetch some water from the well in the wood!
[YOUNG COSETTE]
Please do not send me out alone
Not in the darkness on my own!
[MME. THENARDIER]
Now shut your face, or I'll forget to be nice!
You heard me ask for something,
And I never ask twice!
[Young Eponine pushes Cosette out. Thénardier says good night to his daughter as the inn fills up for the evening]
May, 23rd 2024
"Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations is an example of such a song, one that has proven to be timeless. The song is well balanced both in melody and lyrics, and it has been included in many soundtracks, including "Kissing Booth 2." Very upbeat melody, very bittersweet lyrics—sounds like it fits the feeling of '60s pop. The lyrics literally reflect the up-and-down feelings in a relationship full of unfulfilled promises and trepidation about all the right things—assurance and tenderness.
This must be one of the most classic, spanning the ages: "Why do you build me up, buttercup, baby, just to let me down, and mess me around?" It really does fit the vicious circle of expectation and disappointment in the lyric, though the term "buttercup" is a touch affectionate for what the song really describes—the hurt from being let down by someone in whom one has thus invested one's feelings.
She is saying that message of unconditional love in the face of recurrent disappointments; that is perhaps the reason she says, "I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'." This one line could tell it all—by how much the singer means it and the hope that it carries despite repeated letdowns.
That was the story of waiting for someone over and over again: "I'll be over at ten, you told me time and again." And the frustration comes right after: "But you're late, I wait around and then." It shows exactly the cycle of hope and disappointment in the relationship.
They are about the need or want for some kind of stability and the emotional roller coaster of holding out hope that the person, at last, will meet what you wish for. This is orchestrated with repeated pleas: "So build me up (build me up), buttercup don't break my heart." "Build Me Up Buttercup" is one of those classics that resonate because it's about wanting to be loved, being disillusioned, and yet continuously hoping that this love will be the one that will build instead of destroy. It is a ditty that just stays truly timeless and evergreen, gaining new relevance and appeal with each generation of listeners.
This must be one of the most classic, spanning the ages: "Why do you build me up, buttercup, baby, just to let me down, and mess me around?" It really does fit the vicious circle of expectation and disappointment in the lyric, though the term "buttercup" is a touch affectionate for what the song really describes—the hurt from being let down by someone in whom one has thus invested one's feelings.
She is saying that message of unconditional love in the face of recurrent disappointments; that is perhaps the reason she says, "I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'." This one line could tell it all—by how much the singer means it and the hope that it carries despite repeated letdowns.
That was the story of waiting for someone over and over again: "I'll be over at ten, you told me time and again." And the frustration comes right after: "But you're late, I wait around and then." It shows exactly the cycle of hope and disappointment in the relationship.
They are about the need or want for some kind of stability and the emotional roller coaster of holding out hope that the person, at last, will meet what you wish for. This is orchestrated with repeated pleas: "So build me up (build me up), buttercup don't break my heart." "Build Me Up Buttercup" is one of those classics that resonate because it's about wanting to be loved, being disillusioned, and yet continuously hoping that this love will be the one that will build instead of destroy. It is a ditty that just stays truly timeless and evergreen, gaining new relevance and appeal with each generation of listeners.
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