This song first appears in the film when Arkham guard Jackie Sullivan (Brendan Gleeson) sings it with a pianist after the prison’s music class has broken up. Later in the film Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga) sings it while putting on makeup and preparing to attend the trial when Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoeni...
[Chorus]
I've got the world on a string
Sitting on a rainbow
Got that string around my finger
What a world, what a life, I'm in love
[Verse]
I've got a song that I sing
I can make the rain go
Anytime I move my finger
Lucky me, can't you see I'm in love?
[Bridge]
Life is a beautiful thing
As long as I hold that string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let it go
[Chorus]
I've got the world on a string
And I'm sitting on a rainbow
Got that string around my finger
What a world
Yeah, there ain't no other kind of life
What a world, what a life
Hey now, I'm so in love
I’ve Got the World on a String was written by Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen.
I’ve Got the World on a String was produced by Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga & Jason Ruder.
Lady Gaga released I’ve Got the World on a String on Fri Oct 04 2024.