They are the youngest winners of the Jonathon Larson award, an award named after Jonathon Larson, the writer of RENT. They were just listed as part of the "50 To Watch" upcoming playwrights and composers by The Dramatist Magazine. Pasek and Paul are writers for the Disney Channel television series JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES and contributed music to Off-Broadway's upcoming WHITE NOISE [A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL] which won Talkin' Broadway's 2006 Summer Theatre Festival Citation for Outstanding Original Score. They are also working on several original musicals which can be found on their website.
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Perfect
Pasek and Paul Lyrics
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What more can I do?
Just look at your hair, golden
And you can't know how I feel
When I'm standing by you
How can you know how I feel
And I can't show you
Because my heart doesn't know the way
I don't know the words to say
Just hearing your voice
What more can I say
Look at your face smiling that way
And you can't know how I feel
When I'm standing by you
How can you know how I feel
And I can't tell you
When you're standing next to me
When your heart sings
A perfect melody
And I can't show you
Because my heart doesn't know the way
And I can't tell you
I don't know the words to say
And you can't know how I feel
When I'm standing next to you
How can you know how I feel
How can you know how I feel
The song Perfect by Pasek and Paul is a beautiful expression of love and admiration towards someone. The singer finds himself unable to express his feelings because he feels like his heart doesn't know the way and he doesn't know the right words to say. He is overwhelmed by the presence of the person he admires, and he is enchanted by their golden hair and smiling face. The singer longs for the person to know how he feels but finds it difficult to communicate his emotions.
The chorus of the song reveals the singer's desire to show the person how he feels and tell them how much he admires them. He acknowledges the perfect melody that the person's heart sings, and his own heart stops him from showing his feelings. The main theme of the song centers around the idea that sometimes words are not enough to express our deepest emotions, and that sometimes we need to find other ways to communicate our feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Just look at your eyes
I am mesmerized by the beauty in your eyes.
What more can I do?
I am at a loss at how to express my feelings for you.
Just look at your hair, golden
Your golden hair makes you even more beautiful in my eyes.
And you can't know how I feel
When I'm standing by you
Even though I am standing so close to you, you cannot possibly know how I feel about you.
How can you know how I feel
And I can't show you
I wish I could express my feelings for you, but I am unable to.
Because my heart doesn't know the way
And I can't tell you
I don't know the words to say
Even though I feel strongly for you, I am unable to express my emotions adequately.
Just hearing your voice
What more can I say
Your voice alone is enough to bring me joy and happiness.
Look at your face smiling that way
Your beautiful smile makes my heart skip a beat.
When you're standing next to me
When your heart sings
A perfect melody
Being close to you makes my heart sing with happiness and joy.
And you can't know how I feel
When I'm standing next to you
Even though we are standing so close, you cannot possibly know how I feel about you.
How can you know how I feel
It's impossible for you to know the depth of my emotions for you.
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Written by: Ken Hodgkins
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Belle Weed
This is Perfect in more ways than one ;)
Francine Gonzalez
It’s true. I don't know enough.
Don't really get the stuff they say on CNN.
I'll work.
Get so much smarter.
I can try harder.
If I mess up, I'll try again.
People change, People grow.
We rearrange, We let things go.
I could be perfect.
I could be perfect.
Tell me what to do.
I could be perfect...for you.
Listen.
You were right.
My friends were bad for me.
Thank God you help me see how fake they are.
I know.
And look.
Just like you said I should.
I cut them out for good, I should have done that long ago.
Now it's just you.
And it's just me.
Help me through.
Try to see...
I can be perfect.
I can be perfect.
The other day your meeting ran too late,
I went and ate.
I just sat there on my own.
The waitor watched me as I read my book,
He gave that look like..."How pathetic..she's all alone."
I don't want to be alone.
Don't let me be alone.
No one else can take your place.
I am yours and you are mine.
So don't tell me we need space.
No don't use that fucking line.
Now you look me in the face, we are going to be fine.
I will be perfect.
I will be perfect.
I will be perfect.
I will be perfect.
It's not hard to do.
I will be perfect for you.