Queen

[QUEEN IANA, spoken]
Veida, do you not get it? You must learn to control your storytelling powers and face the pirates. You invented them, so you can eradicate them!

[VEIDA, spoken]
Your Majesty, all due respect, but I don’t think you get it. I can’t control my powers, I mess up everything that I get involved with. You wouldn’t understand

[QUEEN IANA, spoken]
I think I do
(sung)
They tell my story through all the seven seas
But there is another part known only to the ocean breeze
It all began when I was 22
And I realized a tyrant ruled the ocean blue
I uncovered all his plots and dethroned him for all his schemes
There I saw my opening and offered myself as queen

But I was told I couldn’t, I was told, “You can’t”
“You are a mermaid and you’ve gotta be a merman”
I started wond’ring “Am I strong enough?”
Didn’t know if I could be tough
But I proved I had the stuff you’ve gotta be made of
To be a queen

[MERMAIDS]
Queen

[QUEEN IANA]
Of the mermaid scene

[MERMAIDS]
Scene

[QUEEN IANA]
And every sea in between, I rose up to my power
And just look at where I am now
Do your thing

[MERMAIDS]
Thing

[QUEEN IANA]
And just stop listening

[MERMAIDS]
Listening

[QUEEN IANA]
To the voices telling you
You cannot be anything
Yes, you can because you are a queen

[MERMAID 1, spoken]
Now that Iana is queen, our kingdom is so much better

[MERMAID 2, spoken]
Yeah! We’ve got better fincare, affordable clam shells

[MERMAID 3, spoken]
And equal pay for mermaids and mermen alike!

[MERMAID 4, spoken]
All it took was for her to step up and accept the challenge

[MERMAID 5, spoken]
So that’s what you have to do!

[VEIDA, spoken]
It’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just—
(sung)
Look girls, I’m sorry, but I’m not whatever you think I can be
I am the biggest wreck to ever hit the sea
I couldn’t get anything right at home
What makes it any different here?
I’ll destroy everything I touch if I interfere
Don’t tell me that I’m strong enough
Don’t tell me to be tough
If there’s one thing I’m sure of
It’s that we’re made of different stuff

I’m not a queen
I’m way out of my scene
I’m not trying to be mean, but I don’t think you get it
It’s not as simple as just fixing it
Doing my thing is surely gonna bring
Utter chaos
I know you don’t want me to go
But my response is, thanks, but no

[QUEEN IANA]
Veida, if you weren’t special, this kingdom wouldn’t be here
I’m only gonna say this once, so I hope to the stars you hear
Now I have faith, I know there’s nothing you can’t achieve
Now all you have to do is believe

[MERMAIDS]
Believe, believe, believe

[VEIDA]
Can I believe?

[QUEEN IANA]
So be a queen

[MERMAIDS & VEIDA]
Queen

[QUEEN IANA]
Of the hero scene

[MERMAIDS & VEIDA]
Scene

[QUEEN IANA]
And everything in between
You’ll rise up to your power and save us in our final hour
Do your thing

[MERMAIDS & VEIDA]
Thing

[QUEEN IANA]
And just stop listening

[MERMAIDS & VEIDA]
Listening

[QUEEN IANA]
To the voices telling you
You cannot be anything
Yes, you can because you are a queen

[MERMAIDS, QUEEN IANA & VEIDA]
You are strong, you are bold (Of the hero scene) (Ah)
Let your stories be told (And everything in between) (Ah)
You’ve got it right (You’ll rise up to your power) (Ah)
Put up a fight (And save us in our final hour) (Ah)
You’re a queen, do your thing (Do your thing and just stop listening) (Ah)
Lift up your hands and sing (To the voices telling you) (Ah)
We know you’re strong (You cannot be anything) (Ah)
Where you belong (Yes, you can because you are a queen) (Ah)

[ALL]
Queen