You know, I was perfectly fine before you walked into my life.
I didn't have many friends, but that was fine with me.
Now, my world is filled with confusion and strife
But when I'm with you I know there's nowhere else I'd rather be.
Yet you don't think of me that way.
You're with Galinda, and she is all you'll ever need.
You barely hear a word I say,
Deaf to every silent plead.
Is this the way the world must always be?
We're obsessed with beauty, and care about nothing in between
You see only what's outside, not what's really me—
Can't you see the girl beneath the green?
I tell myself "I'm not that girl"
Though it doesn't help to dull the pain.
Seeing you turns my head awhirl
As it has since that day in the rain.
"I can't feel that," I calmly say
"You're in love with Galinda, and not with me."
But why does it have to be this way?
Was it never meant to be?
I didn't plan to fall in love with you.
But it happened just the same.
Now I don't know what to do
Do I mean something to you, or am I just a name?
Amidst all this, I still keep some hope
Perhaps one day I will finally get my chance
It's hard to believe, though I try not to mope
Can someone like me ever find romance?
It's hard to go on with this heartache and pain
Although hope stops my dreams from sinking too low
Until you come to your senses, here I remain.
Elphaba Thropp, the girl in the shadow.