Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949 in New Rochelle, New York, United States) i… Read Full Bio ↴Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949 in New Rochelle, New York, United States) is an American musical theatre and film composer, and pianist. Menken has collaborated with several renowned lyricists including Howard Ashman (1950-1991), Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. For his work he has won eight Academy Awards as well as ten additional nominations.
His best known work includes the Disney animated movies, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as Little Shop of Horrors, Enchanted, Tangled and most recently, Sister Act the Musical.

Healing Incantation
Alan Menken Lyrics

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Flower, gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine

Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost

Bring back what once was mine

What once was mine

Overall Meaning

The song "Healing Incantation" is a powerful and emotional piece that delivers strong messages of hope and resilience. The lyrics are captivating and portray a deep sense of longing and desire to undo the damage that has been done. The first verse, "Flower, gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine," speaks to the power of the flower and the singer's desperation to reverse time and restore what has been lost. The use of light imagery and the request to make the "clock reverse" are metaphors for the need to return to a time when things were better and happier.

Line by Line Meaning

Flower, gleam and glow
Calling on the power of nature and its beauty

Let your power shine
Let your strength and capabilities be manifested

Make the clock reverse
Turn back time and undo the past

Bring back what once was mine
Restore what I have lost and bring it back to me

Heal what has been hurt
Mend and fix the damage that has been done

Change the Fates' design
Alter the course of destiny

Save what has been lost
Rescue and protect what was thought to be gone forever

Bring back what once was mine
Restore what I have lost and bring it back to me

What once was mine
Something that belonged to me in the past that I want to regain

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Written by: Alan Irwin Menken, Glenn Evan Slater

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