In 2004, Michele played "Shprintze" and "Chava" in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Regionally, she has appeared in the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Since the age of 14, she played the role of Wendla in Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical version of Spring Awakening since early workshops; following it up to the Broadway production. Around the same time the show was set to go to Broadway, she was given the role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. She chose to remain with Spring Awakening, which debuted on Broadway December 10, 2006. Michele was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in Spring Awakening, as Lead Actress in a Musical.
On May 18, 2008, Michele left Spring Awakening with co-star Jonathan Groff and was replaced by former Wendla understudy Alexandra Socha. She performed in a reading of Sheik and Sater's new musical, Nero, in July 2008 at Vassar College, also featuring Idina Menzel and Michael Arden. On August 8, 9 and 10, 2008, Michele portrayed Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl's Les Misérables concert.
Michele can be heard on the original Broadway cast recordings of Ragtime and Spring Awakening, as well as the 2003 revival recording of Fiddler on the Roof.
Michele starred in the Fox television show Glee, where she played the star female singer of a high school glee club, Rachel Berry. The pilot aired on May 19, 2009, and the show aired on Thursday nights on FOX. The show ended after 6 seasons on March 20, 2015.
Lea Michele will be making her public debut as Fanny Brice in Broadway’s Funny Girl on September 6th, 2022
If You Say So
Lea Michele Lyrics
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Since you paralyzed me
Seven whole days, seven whole days
Since you lost your fight
And I can't get the last words that you said
Can't get those words out of my head
Seven whole days, seven whole days and four words
I lay awake
And the fallen hero haunts my thoughts
How could you leave me this way?
It's been seven whole days
Without your embrace
I wanna see your face
I got some things to say
Was just a week ago
You said, I love you girl
I said, I love you more
Then a breath, a pause, you said
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
It's been seven whole days, seven whole days
Since I heard the phone ring
Seven whole days, seven whole days
Since I heard your voice
And I can't get the last words that you say
Can't get those words out of my head
It's been seven whole days, seven whole days of pure hurt
And I can't get away from the burning pain
I lay awake
And the fallen hero haunts my thoughts
How could you leave me this way?
It's been seven whole days
Without your embrace
I wanna see your face
I got some things to say
Was just a week ago
You said, I love you girl
I said, I love you more
Then a breath, a pause, you said
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
I can't believe it's true
I keep looking for you
I check my phone and wait to hear from you
In the crowded room
The joker is so cruel
And now I'll never know
If all I've been told, is just a lie so bold
I thought we would grow old
Mirrors in the smoke
Left me here to choke
It's been seven whole days
Without your embrace
I wanna see your face
I got some things to say
Was just a week ago
You said, I love you girl
I said, I love you more
Then a breath, a pause, you said
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
Lea Michele's If You Say So is a heartbreaking song that describes the pain of losing a loved one. The song is a tribute to her late boyfriend and Glee co-star, Cory Monteith, who passed away in 2013 from a drug overdose. The song chronicles the last conversation she had with Cory before he tragically died, specifically the final four words he said to her: "If you say so."
In the first verse, Lea talks about how it has been seven days since Cory's passing, and she's still paralyzed by the pain of losing him. She can't get the last words he said to her out of her head. The fallen hero haunts her thoughts, and she can't believe that Cory left her so suddenly.
The second verse is almost identical to the first verse, with the exception of some minor changes. She talks about how it's been seven days since she heard his voice, and she can't get the last words he said to her out of her head. She describes how she keeps looking for him, checking her phone and waiting to hear from him, but he's never going to respond.
The chorus is the most poignant part of the song, where she notes how it's been seven whole days without his embrace, and she just wants to see his face one more time. She talks about how they told each other they loved each other a week ago, and then he said, "If you say so." The phrase is repeated several times throughout the song, underscoring its emotional impact.
The song is a powerful tribute to Cory Monteith, and Lea's emotional delivery of the lyrics is a testament to how much she loved him. The song is an intense listening experience that will linger with the listener long after it is over.
Line by Line Meaning
It's been seven whole days, seven whole days
Since you paralyzed me
It has been a week since you left me devastated and unable to move forward.
Seven whole days, seven whole days
Since you lost your fight
And I can't get the last words that you said
Can't get those words out of my head
Seven whole days, seven whole days and four words
It has been a week since you passed away, and I cannot stop thinking about the last four words you said to me.
And I can't get away from the burning pain
I lay awake
And the fallen hero haunts my thoughts
How could you leave me this way?
I cannot escape the anguish I feel after losing you, and I am haunted by the thought of how you could leave me like this.
It's been seven whole days
Without your embrace
I wanna see your face
I got some things to say
Was just a week ago
You said, I love you girl
I said, I love you more
Then a breath, a pause, you said
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
If you say so
I have been without you for a week now, and I ache to see you and tell you some things. We told each other we loved one another just a week ago, but then you said something that I cannot forget or move on from.
It's been seven whole days, seven whole days
Since I heard the phone ring
Seven whole days, seven whole days
Since I heard your voice
And I can't get the last words that you say
Can't get those words out of my head
It's been seven whole days, seven whole days of pure hurt
It has been a full week since I heard from you or heard your voice, and I cannot stop replaying the last words you said to me over and over in my mind. This past week has been filled with nothing but pain and sadness.
I can't believe it's true
I keep looking for you
I check my phone and wait to hear from you
In the crowded room
The joker is so cruel
I cannot believe that you are gone, and I continue to search for you and long to hear from you. In a crowded room, I feel incredibly lonely and helpless.
And now I'll never know
If all I've been told, is just a lie so bold
I thought we would grow old
Mirrors in the smoke
Left me here to choke
I will never know the truth of what happened, and I am left wondering if everything I have been told about your death is even real. I thought we would have a lifetime together, but now I feel suffocated by the uncertainty and confusion surrounding your passing.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: CHRISTOPHER BRAIDE, LEA MICHELLE, SIA KATE FURLER
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