Beauty and the Beast
Walt Disney Music Company w/Angela Lansbury Lyrics

Tale as old as time
The story being told has been around for a long time and has become familiar to many.

True as it can be
The story being told is truthful and accurate to the experience.

Barely even friends
The two characters in the story have just met and are not yet close friends.

Then somebody bends
One of the characters has a change of heart or perspective, causing a shift in the relationship between the two.

Unexpectedly.
The change in perspective happens in a surprising way.

Just a little change
The shift in perspective is not a major change, but still significant in the context of the story.

Small to say the least
The change is not very noticeable or drastic, but still has an impact.

Both a little scared
Both characters are hesitant or anxious about the change in their relationship.

Neither one prepared
Neither character was expecting or ready for the change in their relationship.

Beauty and the Beast
Refers to the two characters in the story, a beautiful woman and a beast-like man.

Ever just the same
Despite the change in their relationship, some things remain constant or unchanged.

Ever a surprise
Even though some things remain constant, unexpected surprises can still happen.

Ever as before
Some things in the story remain the same as they were before the change in the relationship.

Ever just as sure
Despite the change, there are still things that the characters are confident or certain about.

As the sun will rise
The certainty of certain things in the story is as definite as the rising of the sun each day.

Tune as old as song
The melody or tune being used in the story is familiar and has been around for a long time.

Bittersweet and strange
The change in the relationship between the characters is both sad and happy, and feels a bit unusual.

Finding you can change
One of the characters learns that they are capable of changing their perspective and feelings about the other character.

Learning you were wrong
One of the characters realizes that their initial assumptions or judgments about the other character were incorrect.

Certain as the sun
There are some aspects of the story that are absolutely certain or unchanging, like the rising of the sun.

Rising in the east
The sun always rises in the same direction, just like the certain aspects of the story always remain the same.

Song as old as rhyme
The lyrics being used in the story are also familiar and have been around for a long time.

Beauty and the Beast
Repeated again as a reminder of the characters in the story and the main theme of the song.