Waiting On A Wish – English Lyrics

• By: Rachel Zegler

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a magical experience, and "Waiting On A Wish" offers a beautiful opportunity to do so. The song's clear and emotive lyrics, sung with precision by Rachel Zegler, make it easier to follow the story of a young woman's journey of self-discovery. By listening to this song, you can learn vocabulary related to hopes, dreams, and identity, all while being captivated by a modern Disney anthem.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Little girl at a lonely well ♪

♪ With the same little tale to tell ♪

♪ Feeling trapped by the walls that hold her ♪

♪ Feeling stuck in the story they've told her ♪

♪ Another day where she fades away ♪

♪ Never daring to disobey ♪

♪ So she's dreaming all alone ♪

♪ Sharing secrets with the stone ♪

♪ My father told me long ago ♪

♪ I braved a bitter storm of snow ♪

♪ Is that a girl I'll ever know again ♪

♪ I'm waiting on a wish ♪

♪ Beneath a thousand treetops ♪

♪ And as the silver sky stops ♪

♪ I send a whisper to the water ♪

♪ Waiting on a wish ♪

♪ Holding out for someday ♪

♪ Hoping somehow, some way ♪

♪ I'll become my father's daughter ♪

♪ I close my eyes and see ♪

♪ The girl I'm meant to be ♪

♪ Is she a part of me ♪

♪ I've yet to find ♪

♪ Wondering, "will she appear" ♪

♪ Or will I be forever here ♪

♪ Waiting on a wish ♪

(gentle music continues)

♪ Little girl by a wild wood ♪

♪ How she tries to be someone good ♪

♪ But in the shadow the kingdom's caught in ♪

♪ Somehow, fairness is long forgotten ♪

♪ So will she rise, or bow her head ♪

♪ Will she lead, or just be led ♪

♪ Is she the girl she always said she'd be ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ I'm waiting on a wish ♪

♪ Beneath a thousand treetops ♪

♪ And as the silver sky stops ♪

♪ I long to leave the walls behind me ♪

♪ Waiting on a wish ♪

♪ Holding out for someday ♪

♪ Hoping somehow, some way ♪

♪ There comes a miracle to find me ♪

♪ I close my eyes and see ♪

♪ The girl I'm meant to be ♪

♪ Is she a part of me I've had to hide ♪

♪ Wondering, "will she appear" ♪

♪ Or will I spend another year ♪

♪ Waiting on a wish ♪

♪ They say all you have to do ♪

♪ To make your wish come true ♪

♪ Is let it echo, echo, echo, echo ♪

♪ Your voice will carry through ♪

♪ And bring that dream to you ♪

♪ Just like an echo, echo, echo ♪

♪ Well, I can hear the echo loud and clear ♪

♪ But I'm still waiting here ♪ (gentle music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something verb - to desire something to happen
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - a hard, solid substance found in the ground
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stay in a place until something happens
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - to guide or direct
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	noun - a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again verb - to repeat or imitate a sound
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ B1	adjective - made of or resembling silver
someday /ˈsʌmdeɪ/ B1	adverb - at some unspecified time in the future

Key Grammar Structures

• Feeling trapped by the walls that hold her

  ➔ Present Participle as adjective.

  ➔ "Feeling" trapped acts as an adjective describing the little girl, showing her current state.

• Another day where she fades away

  ➔ Relative pronoun "where" introducing a relative clause.

  ➔ "where" refers to 'another day' and introduces the clause 'she fades away' to describe that day.

• I braved a bitter storm of snow

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "braved" is in simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Is that a girl I'll ever know again

  ➔ Future tense with "will" in an interrogative sentence; use of "ever" for emphasis.

  ➔ The sentence asks about the possibility of knowing the girl in the future. "ever" emphasizes the uncertainty and duration.

• Hoping somehow, some way

  ➔ Adverbs of manner used for emphasis.

  ➔ "Somehow" and "some way" are used together to strongly express the desire and hope for something to happen, even if the specific method is unknown.

• The girl I'm meant to be

  ➔ "Be meant to" structure expressing destiny or intended purpose.

  ➔ "meant to be" suggests that there's a predetermined or intended version of herself.

• Or will I be forever here

  ➔ Future tense with "will" to express a possibility and use of "forever" as an adverb of time.

  ➔ The sentence expresses doubt about a potential future state, asking whether the speaker will remain in the current situation indefinitely.

• But I'm still waiting here

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with "still" emphasizing duration.

  ➔ "I'm still waiting" indicates the action of waiting is ongoing and hasn't stopped despite other circumstances.