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If I Can't Love Her
If I Can't Love Her
Originally performed by
Composer Alan Menken
Lyrics Tim Rice
Performer(s) Beast
Length 4:06
Films
Shows Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Attractions Video games
Albums
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Followed by

 If I Can't Love Her is a song sung by the Beast in the musical and also the Act I Finale. Belle, frightened for her life after the Beast's violent tantrum over her intrusion in the West Wing, has fled the palace. The Beast aware of his potentially fatal mistake realizes that he will have to change his ways if he ever wishes to break his enchantment. The Song is particularly famous for its spectacular element of the Beast Standing on a balcony looking out to the starry night sky!

Lyrics

Beast: And in my twisted face

There's not the slightest trace

Of anything that even hints of kindness

And from my tortured shape

No comfort, no escape

I see, but deep within is utter blindness

Hopeless

As my dream dies

As the time flies

Love a lost illusion

Helpless

Unforgiven

Cold and driven

To this sad conclusion

No beauty could move me

No goodness improve me

No power on earth, if I can't love her

No passion could reach me

No lesson could teach me

How I could have loved her and make her love me too

If I can't love her, then who?

Long ago I should have seen

All the things I could have been

Careless and unthinking, I moved onward

No pain could be deeper

No life could be cheaper

No point anymore, if I can't love her

No spirit could win me

No hope left within me

Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free

But it's not to be

If I can't love her

Let thou world be done with me.

Trivia

  • While the song was not in the film, an instrumental portion of the tune to the lyrics, "Long ago I should have seen/All the things I could have been," was used for the introduction and heard briefly during the final battle when Beast was about to kill Gaston, but then realized was a bad idea.


Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (Diamond Edition 2010)
Media: Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World | Belle's Tales of Friendship | Beauty and the Beast (Original Soundtrack) | House of Mouse | Beauty and the Beast (musical)

Games: Video game | Belle's Quest | Roar of the Beast | A Board Game Adventure | Kingdom Hearts II | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Characters: Belle | Beast/Prince Adam | Lumière | Cogsworth | Mrs. Potts | Chip | Villagers | Maurice | Phillipe | Gaston | LeFou | Bimbettes | Sultan | Wardrobe | Fifi | Angelique | Forte | Fife | Webster | Crane | Le Plume | Witherspoon | Enchantress | Monsieur D'Arque | Wolves | Music Box

Locations: Beast's Castle | Library | Belle's cottage

Songs: Prologue: Beauty and the Beast | Belle | Gaston | Be Our Guest | Something There | Human Again | Beauty and the Beast | The Mob Song | No Matter What | Me | Home | How Long Must This Go On? | If I Can't Love Her | Maison Des Lunes | A Change in Me | Stories | As Long As There's Christmas | Don't Fall in Love

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