In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.
Part of Your World
Jodi Benson Lyrics
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Maybe there is something the matter with me
I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you'd think
Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancin'
Walking around on those, what do you call 'em?
Oh, feet
Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down a, what's that word again?
Street
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free, wish I could be
Part of that world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand
And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it, what's the word?
Burn?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world
The lyrics of the song Part of Your World by Jodi Benson is from the perspective of the lead character, Ariel, in the movie The Little Mermaid. Ariel, a mermaid, dreams of leaving her ocean world behind and becoming a human to be with the prince she has fallen in love with. In these lines, Ariel imagines what it would be like to live in the human world with him, to walk and run in the sun with him and just to be near him. The lines "What would I give, to live where you are, What would I pay, to stay here beside you" represent her desperation to be with the prince, and she would do anything to make it happen.
The next lines show the yearning of Ariel to see the prince happy with her. She is curious about being part of his world and is fascinated by his everyday life. Ariel wants to know where they would walk and run if they had a whole day to spend together, just the two of them. She wants to be part of his world so that she can be with him all the time. The final lines show her determination to make her dream a reality, imagining that someday she will be part of the human world and with the prince she loves.
Line by Line Meaning
What would I give
How much would I sacrifice to be where you are?
To live where you are?
I want to be where you are living.
What would I pay
What is the cost to be next to you?
To stay here beside you?
I desire to be close to you at all times.
What would I do to see you
I am willing to do anything to see you.
Smiling at me?
I want to see you smiling at me.
Where would we walk?
Let's go for a walk together.
Where would we run?
Imagine us running together for the whole day.
If we could stay all day in the sun?
If we could spend a day together enjoying the sun.
Just you and me
It's just you and me, no one else.
And I could be
I hope to be.
Part of your world
A part of your life and world.
I don't know when
I'm not sure when this will happen.
I don't know how
I'm not sure how this will occur.
But I know something's starting right now
I have a feeling that something is starting at this moment.
Watch and you'll see
Keep an eye out for me, you'll see.
Some day I'll be
One day, I will be.
Part of your world
Part of your life and world again.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Howard Elliott Ashman, Alan Menken
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