Anastasia: Original

Various Artists Anastasia: Original Lyrics
1.Once Upon A December (Anastasia OST)

Performed by Deana Carter


Dancing bears.
Painted wings.
Things I almost remember.
And a song,
Someone sings,
Once upon a December.

Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory.

Far away,
Long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember.
Things my heart
Used to know
Once upon a December.

Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory.

Far away,
Long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember.
Things my heart
used to know,
things it yurns to remember.
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December.


2.A Rumor in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is gloomy!

St. Petersburg is bleak!

My underwear got frozen standing here all week!

Oh, since the revolution our lives have been so gray!

Thank goodness for the gossip that gets us through the day!
Hey!

Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg?
Have you heard
What they're saying on the street?
Although the Czar did not survive,
One daughter may be still alive!
The Princess Anastasia!

But please do not repeat!

It's a rumor,
A legend,
A mystery!
Something whispered in an alleyway
Or through a crakc!
It's a rumour
That's part of our history.

They say her royal grandmama
Wil pay a royal sum

To someone who can bring the princess back!

A ruble for this painting!
It's Romanov, I swear!

Count Yusopov's pajamas!
Comrade, buy the pair!

I got this from the palace
It's lined with real fur!

It could be worth a fortune
If it belonged to her!

It's the rumor,
The legend,
The mystery!
It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us fly!
You and I friend
Will go down
In history!
We'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say,
Dress her up and take her to Paree!
Imagine the reward her dear old Grandmama will pay!
Who else could pull it off but you and me?
We'll be rich

We'll be rich!

We'll be out!

We'll be out!

And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about!

SSH!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg?
Have you heard
What they're saying on the street?
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg!
Have you heard

Comrade, what do you suppose?

A fascinating mystery!

The biggest con in history!

The Princess Anastasia,
Alive or dead...

Who knows?


3.Journey to the Past

Performed by Liz Callaway


Heart don't fail me now
Courage don't desert me
Don't turn back now that we're here
People always say

Life is full of choices
No one ever mentions fear
Or how the world can seem so vast
On a journey to the past

Somewhere down this road
I know someone's waiting
Years of dreams just can't be wrong
Arms will open wide

I'll be safe and wanted
Finally home where I belong
Well, starting now, I'm learning fast
On a journey to the past

Home, love, family
There was once a time, I must have had them too
Home, love, family
I will never be complete until I find you

One step at a time, one hope then another
Who nows where this road may go
Back to who I was on to find my future
Things my heart still needs to know

Yes, let this be a sign
Let this road be mine
Let it lead me to my past
And bring me home at last


4.In the Dark of the Night

Performed by Jim Cummings


In the dark of the night I was tossing and turning,
and the nightmare I had was as bad as can be.
it scared me out of my wits!
a corpse falling to bits!
then I opened my eyes and the nightmare was me!

I was once the most mystical man in all Russia (ooh ahh ooh)
when the royals betrayed me they made a mistake (ooh ahh ooh)
my curse made each of them pay
but one little girl got away,
little Anya beware Rasputin's awake!

In the dark of the night evil will find her
in the dark of the night just before dawn
revenge will be sweet,
when the curse is complete,
in the dark of the night, she'll be gone!

I can feel that my powers are slowly returning
tie my sash and a dash of cologne for that smell!
as the pieces fall into place,
I'll see her crawl into place,
Do svidanya Anya your grace, farewell!

In the dark of the night, terror will find her (terror's the
least I tell you!)
in the dark of the night, evil will brew
soon she will feel,
that her nightmares are real
in the dark of the night, she'll be through

in the dark of the night evil will find her (find her)
in the dark of the night, terror comes true (doom her)
my dear, heres a sign,
it's the end of the line,

in the dark of the night (2x)

Come, my minions
rise for your master,
let your evil shine
find her now, yes fly ever faster
in the dark of the night (3x)
she'll be mine!


5.Learn to Do It

Performed by Kelsey Grammer, Liz Callaway, Jonathan Dokuchitz


(VLADIMIR)
You were born in a palace by the sea.

(ANASTASIA)
A palace by the sea?
Could it be?

(VLADIMIR)
Yes, that's right.
You rode horseback when you were only three.

(ANASTASIA)
Horseback riding? Me?

(VLADIMIR)
And the horse...

(DIMITRI)
He was white!

(VLADIMIR)
You made faces and terrorized the cook!

(DIMITRI)
Threw him in the brook!

(ANASTASIA)
Was I wild?

(DIMITRI)
Wrote the book!

(VLADIMIR)
But you'd behave when your father gave that look!

(DIMITRI)
Imagine how it was!

(VLADIMIR)
Your long-forgotten past!

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
We've lots and lots to teach you and the time is gonig fast!

(ANASTASIA)
All right...I'm ready!

(VLADIMIR)
Now, shoulders back and stand up tall

(DIMITRI)
And do not walk, but try to float.

(ANASTASIA)
I feel a little foolish.
Am I floating?

(VLADIMIR)
Like a little boat!

(DIMITRI)
You give a bow.

(ANASTASIA)
What happens now?

(VLADIMIR)
Your hand receives a kiss!

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
Most of all remember this:

(VLADIMIR)
If I can learn to do it, you can learn to do it.

(DIMITRI)
Something in you knows it --

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
There's nothing to it!

(VLADIMIR)
Follow in my footsteps, shoe by shoe!

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
You can learn to do it too!

(VLADIMIR)
Now, elbows in and sit up straight

(DIMITRI)
And never slurp the stroganoff.

(ANASTASIA)
I never cared for stroganoff!

(VLADIMIR)
She said that like a Romanov!

(DIMITRI)
The Samovar.

(VLADIMIR)
The caviar.

(ANASTASIA)
Dessert and then goodnight?

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
Not until you get this right!

(VLADIMIR)
If I can learn to do it

(DIMITRI)
If he can learn to do it

(VLADIMIR)
You can learn to do it!

(DIMITRI)
You can learn to do it

(VLADIMIR)
Pull yourself together

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
And you'll pull through it!

(VLADIMIR)
Tell yourself it's easy

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
And it's true!
You can learn to do it too!

(VLADIMIR)
Next, you must memorize the names of the royalty.
Now here we have Kropotkin

(DIMITRI)
Shot Potemkin

(VLADIMIR)
In the Botkin.

(ANASTASIA)
Oh!

(VLADIMIR)
And dear old uncle Vanya loved his vodka

(DIMITRI
Got it Anya?

(ANASTASIA)
No!

(VLADIMIR)
The Baron Pushkin

(ANASTASIA
He was...?

(DIMITRI)
Short!

(VLADIMIR)
Count Anatoly

(ANASTASIA)
Had a... ?

(DIMITRI)
Wart!

(VLADIMIR)
Count Sergei

(DIMITRI)
Wore a feathered hat.

(VLADIMIR)
I hear he's gotten very fat.

(ANASTASIA)
And I recall his yellow cat!

(VLADIMIR)
I don't believe we told her that.

(ANASTASIA)
If you can learn to do it,
I can learn to do it!

(VLADIMIR)
Don't know how you knew it

(ANASTASIA)
I simply knew it!
Suddenly I feel like someone new...

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
Anya, you're a dream come true!

If I can learn to do it,

(ANASTASIA)
If I can learn to do it

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
You can learn to do it!

(ANASTASIA)
You can learn to do it.

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
Pull yourself together

(ALL THREE)
And you'll pull through it!

(VLADIMIR)
Tell yourself it's easy,

(ALL THREE)
And it's true --

(VLADIMIR AND DIMITRI)
You can learn to do it,

(ANASTASIA)
Nothing to it!

(ALL THREE)
You can learn to do it too!


6.Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)

Performed by Bernadette Peters, Jonathan Dokuchitz


ACCORDION PLAYER:
Lovers!

LADY FLOWER SELLER:
Ooh la la...

SOPHIE:
Welcome, my friends, to Paris!
Here, have a flower, on me.
Forget where you're from,
You're in France!
Children, come!
I'll show you that French
'joie de vivre!'

Paris holds the key you your heart
And all of Paris plays a part.

ACCORDION PLAYER AND FLOWER SELLER:
You'll stroll two by two
Down what we call 'la rue'

SOPHIE AND ALL:
And soon all Paris will be singing to you!
Ooh la la! Ooh la la! Ooh la la!

MAURICE CHEVALIER:
Paris holds the key to l'amour!

FREUD:
And not even Freud knows the cure!

AVIATOR:
There's love in the air!

JOSEPHINE BAKER:
At the Follies Bergere!

ARTISTE:
The French have it down to an art!

ALL:
Paris holds the key to your heart!
Ooh la la!

SOPHIE:
When you're feeling blue
Come to Le Moulin.
When your heart says don't
The French say do!

CAN CAN GIRLS:
When you think you can't
You'll find you can can!

SOPHIE:
Everyone can can can
You can can can too!

SOPHIE AND CAN CAN GIRLS:
Whee!
Whee!
Whee!

DIMITRI:
Paris holds the key to her past
Yes, Princess, I've found you
At last.
No more pretend
You'll be gone,
That's the end...

ALL:
Paris holds the key
To your heart!

CONTURIER:
You'll be 'tres jolie'
And so smart!

ISADORA DUNCAN:
Come dance through the night

RODIN:
And forget all your woes

SOPHIE AND ALL:
A city of light!

GERTRUDE STEIN:
Where a rose is a rose!

SOPHIE AND ALL:
And one never knows
What will start!
Paris
Holds the key...

DIMITRI:
To her...

SOPHIE AND ALL:
Heart!
Ooh la la!
Ooh la la!


7.At the Beginning

Performed by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx


We were strangers starting out on a journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
When I lost hope, you were there to remind me
This is the start

And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand, unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Knew there was somebody somewhere
Like a light in the dark
Now I know that dreams will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep going on
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you


8.Once Upon a December

Performed by Liz Callaway


Dancing bears, painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December

Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory

Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory

Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it yearns to remember

And a song someone sings
Once upon a December


9.Speaking of Sophie

By David Newman


10.The Nightmare

Performed by David Newman


11.Kidnap and Reunion

Performed by David Newman


12.Reminiscing with Grandma

Performed by David Newman


13.Viaje Tiempo Atrás

Performed by Thalía


Anda, vamos ya,
¡Corazón no temas!
No te vas a detener.
Me parece que tengo mil opciones
No se a quién volveré a ver.
O que tan lejos llegaré
En un viaje tiempo atrás.

En algún lugar alguien me recuerda
Sueño que sera verdad
Me recibirán con gran bienvenida
Finalmente sin maldad
Y desde ahora aprenderás
En un viaje tiempo atrás

Con mi familia
Se que alguna vez también estuve yo
A mis padres
Con amor los buscaré hasta encontrarlos

Paso a paso y sembrando mi esperanza
No se en donde iré a parar
Voy a un lugar a formar mi vida
Cien misterios aclarar
¡Si! ésta es mi señal
¡Hoy he de volver!
A reunirme con mi paz
Y ver por fin...
Mi hogar...