"No More" - the lyrics
No more questions, please.
No more tests.
Comes the day you say, 'What for?'
Please.. no more.
We disappoint, we disappear, we die, but we don't.
They disappoint in turn, I fear,
Forgive, though, they won't.
No more riddles.
No more jests.
No more curses you can't undo, left by fathers you never knew.
No more quests.
No more feelings. Time to shut the door.
Just.. No more.
Running away, let's do it.
Free from the ties that bind.
No more despair, or burdens to bear,
Out there in the yonder.
Running away, go to it.
Where did you have in mind?
Have to take care.. unless there's a 'where',
You'll only be wandering blind.
Just more questions.. different kind.
Where are we to go?
Where are we ever to go?
Running away, we'll do it.
Why sit around, resigned?
Trouble is, son, the farther you run,
The more you'll feel undefined.
For what you have left undone, and more,
What you've left behind.
We disappoint, we leave a mess, we die, but we don't.
We disappoint in turn, I guess. Forget, though, we won't.
Like father, like son.
No more giants waging war!
Can't we just pursue our lives, with our children and our wives,
'Til that happy day arrives, how do you ignore
All the witches, all the curses,
All the wolves, all the lies, the false hopes, the good-bye's,
The reverses,
All the wondering what even worse is still in store!
All the children.
All the giants..
No more.
That theme of strength and power in family --- that you can't run away --- that life isn't happy ever after, that it's messy --- that you are never alone --- there's an army of family (dead and alive) giving you strength to deal with the giants and the curses, etc. Life is Messy, full of questions, and yes, there are times we would love to run away, but we can't turn our backs, that we'll be undefined --- all that and more..... So .... I wish....that they would have included that particular number, and that the princes were a tad funnier, but otherwise, it is a wonderful film. I esp. enjoyed how creative it was --- I felt Mr. Marshall did what he did with "Chicago" in that he tried to make it more accessible to a general audience (but NOT to little kids --- too scary, too much about death, etc. in the second act). I applaud that he left in most of the musical numbers like "it's your fault" at the speed (or pretty close)as it was intended and just made it clearer for the viewers --- for example, the movie takes you INTO the wolf's stomach, what a treat, and as much as I love Bernadette Peters, Meryl Streep makes the witch her own and I loved the filmic entrances and exits, stuff we couldn't do on stage. But I did miss the dead cow being conveyed all over the set. Generally, this show brings up such great memories of a great show, and I don't think it will disappoint those who love the music and the show as much as I do. And for others? not sure. The woman next to me hadn't seen it before and said she "loved it" --- our family said they enjoyed it, too, because it was so "different" -- I hope that means good different! I like to think so because if there's one good thing about making a movie of a great show, it is that it makes the story/music more available to the bigger audience so they can enjoy it , too. Hope that's part of the magic here.
Into the Woods2014PG I would give this 4.5 out of 5 stars
Woven from a collection of revered fairy tales and characters, this enchanting musical mash-up focuses on a childless couple who venture into the woods hoping to end a curse put on them by a vindictive witch.
- Genre:
- Comedy
