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Her new comeback International cd "The Journey So Far" is now available in iTunes and will drop in stores August 9, 2011.
On November 7, 2005 she sold out Carnegie Hall in an all new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander (Bette Midler’s Kiss My Brass tour; Barbra Streisand Timeless Farewell tour) and, just prior to that, launched her first major U.S. city concert tour with performances in San Francisco, Atlantic City, Honolulu, Maui, Chicago, Norfolk, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, grossing over one million dollars in ticket sales.
Salonga gained international stardom for her award-winning lead role as Kim on Broadway in the 1991 production of Miss Saigon. She not only won a Tony Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Leading Actress in a Musical,” but also the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Laurence Olivier Award (in London where Miss Saigon originated). Her vast array of theater credits also include Les Miserables as Eponine, the Witch in Into The Woods, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, The Goodbye Girl, They’re Playing Our Song, Grease, The Fantasticks, Paper Moon, The Bad Seed, The Sound of Music and Annie.
In Fall 2002, Salonga made another splash on Broadway starring in the hit revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammersteins’s Flower Drum Song, with a re-imagined book by David Henry Hwang, earning her another Tony nomination as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical.
In March 2007, Lea returned to Broadway to star as Fantine in the 2006 revival of Les Miserables and in July 08 she’ll embark on a 39-week tour of Asia and the Philippines starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
A bona fide “Disney Princess”, Salonga can be heard on screen as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s blockbuster smash Aladdin. In a recent article in Southwest Magazine entitled the “50 Greatest Movie Soundtracks,” Aladdin was ranked #17 with specific note made of Miss Salonga’s version of “A Whole New World.” She is also the singing voice of Mulan in Mulan and Mulan 2.
She can be heard on the original cast recordings of Miss Saigon, Flower Drum Song (Broadway Revival), The King and I (with Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley), The Nutcracker, Hey, Mr. Producer! and the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert. Lea has recorded over a dozen solo CD’s including Lea Salonga, Lea…In Love, By Heart, Songs from the Screen, Songs From Home, Lea…Live!, Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert and, most recently Inspired.
Salonga has also made several notable appearances on such television shows as ER, As The World Turns, Hey, Mr. Producer and Russell Watson: The Voice for PBS and the PBS special Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert.
Lea is originally from the Philippines and she currently maintains residences in New York, Los Angeles and Manila. Her proudest production to date is her daughter Nicole, born in May 06.
Finish What You Started
Lea Salonga Lyrics
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So, near yet so far
That's how it is
Oh, that's how you are
What more can I do?
These walls won't let me get through
Chorus:
Finish what you started
You'll come back to me
I know it's gonna feel, baby
Like it used to be
So finish what you started
I will wait for you
I know where I stand
A fool for your love
Oh, that's what I am
I'm losin' control
You're down too deep in my soul
To let you go, won't ya
(repeat chorus)
I'm standing here shakin'
Wonderin' if you let me in
Oh, don't watch my heart breakin'
Knowing what we could have been
What more can I do?
Your heart just won't let me through
But if I know you (finish what you started)
And I think I know you, baby (finish what you started)
And you can really show me if
You finish what you started
You'll come back to me
I know it's gonna feel, baby
Like it used to be
So finish what you started
I will wait for you
I will wait for you (ahh)
Finish what you started
I'm gonna wait for you
Finish what you started
Don't you keep me waitin' (ohhh)
Finish what you started (ohhh)
Finish what you started
You'll come back to me
I know it's gonna feel baby
Like it used to be
So finish what you started
I will wait for you
The song "Finish What You Started" by Lea Salonga talks about the frustration and yearning that comes with a relationship where one person is not fully committed. The lyrics suggest that the singer is in love with someone who is sending mixed signals and not willing to let their guard down, despite the strong connection between them. The walls that the person has built around themselves are preventing the singer from getting through, but she believes that if this person truly cares, they will break down their barriers and finish what they started.
The chorus is a plea for the person to come back and finish what they started, with the singer reassuring them that it will feel the way it used to be. She's willing to wait for this person, even though it hurts her to see them pull away. The bridge of the song speaks to the difficulties of trying to win someone over when they're not entirely open to being won. The singer is left standing, wondering if the person will ever let them in, with their heart breaking at the thought of what might have been.
Overall, "Finish What You Started" is a song about the push and pull of a relationship where one person is holding back. It's a reminder that love takes effort from both parties, and that sometimes it's worth fighting for even when it's hard.
Line by Line Meaning
So, near yet so far
We are incredibly close to each other, yet so far apart because of some unresolved issue or conflict.
That's how it is
This current situation is a result of how things are and how we have behaved towards each other in the past.
Oh, that's how you are
This is how you tend to act and react in relationships, which may be causing a barrier between us now.
What more can I do?
I have tried everything I can think of to break down the walls between us, but I cannot do it alone.
These walls won't let me get through
There is an emotional barrier that is preventing us from moving forward and fully connecting with each other.
But if I know you, you will
Despite these obstacles, I have faith in you and believe that you have the capacity to overcome them and finish what you started with me.
Finish what you started
I need you to resolve whatever caused our current distance and disconnection, and follow through with repairing our relationship.
You'll come back to me
If you can finish what you started and work on our relationship, I believe we can heal and reconnect as we were before.
I know it's gonna feel, baby/ Like it used to be
I am confident that if we can repair our relationship, it will feel like it did in the past, when we were happier and more connected.
So I will wait for you
I am committed to waiting for you to resolve things with me, because I believe it is worth it to repair our relationship.
I know where I stand/ A fool for your love
I am aware that I am deeply in love with you and willing to do whatever it takes to make our relationship work, even if it means putting myself in a vulnerable or foolish position.
I'm losin' control/ You're down too deep in my soul/ To let you go
My feelings for you are so strong that I feel like I am losing control, and I cannot imagine giving up on our relationship and letting you go.
I'm standing here shakin'/ Wonderin' if you let me in
I am feeling extremely anxious and uncertain about where our relationship stands, and I am wondering if you are willing to let me back into your life.
Oh, don't watch my heart breakin'/ Knowing what we could have been
It is painful for me to imagine losing you and giving up on what could have been an amazing relationship if we had just worked through our issues.
Your heart just won't let me through
I am still struggling to connect with you emotionally because of the barriers you have put up, and I need you to work with me to break them down.
And I think I know you, baby
Despite the barriers between us, I know you are capable of working on our relationship and finishing what you started with me.
And you can really show me if/ You finish what you started
If you can follow through with healing our relationship, it will prove to me that you are committed to making things work between us.
I'm gonna wait for you/ Don't you keep me waitin'
I am willing to wait for you, but I need you to actively work on our relationship and not leave me waiting indefinitely.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TUNEWORKS, INC
Written by: ANNIE LESLIE ROBOFF, APRIL A. LANG, DENNIS LAMBERT, MARSHA MALAMET
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