Sam Gravitte - "On the Steps of the Palace" (Pronoun Showdown)

Pronoun Showdown is a concert series that explores what happens when you change the pronouns in well-known songs - perspective changes, tone changes, character changes and more!
PRONOUN SHOWDOWN
October 19, 2021 - Feinstein’s/54 Below
Lyric Changes by Kimberly Jenna Simon, Abby DePhillips
Musical Direction by Benjamin Rauhala
Produced and Conceived by Abby DePhillips & Kimberly Jenna Simon
“On the Steps of the Palace” - Into the Woods (Stephen Sondheim)

[@kingarthurslance]

“How can you know who you are until you know what I want?” omg

[@mitch2738]

I’m a very smart prince I’m a prince who prepares Knowing this time you’d run from me I spread pitch on the stairs You were caught unaware See it means, that I care This is simple not malice Better stop to take stock while your standing there stuck to the steps of my palace Alright what do you want Have to make a decision Why not stay and get caught you should give it a thought, what would be my response And just what if I know who you are and I’ll swear that your just what I think that I want Because you probably are What a prince would incision But then how can you know who you are till you know what I want which you don’t So then which do you pick When your safe out of sight by yourself but where everything’s wrong Or where everything’s right and who cares if your never belong But whichever you pick do it quick because your starting to stick to the steps of my palace It’s your first big decision The choice is so easy to make To arrive at a ball, Is exciting and all Once your here won’t be scary It’s so fun to deceive When you won’t want to leave You don’t have to be wary There’s a lot that’s at stake And you’ve stalled long enough cause your still standing stuck in the stuff on the steps Please don’t wrong along home And avoid the collision Or at home they don’t care your not better off there When there’s nothing to choose So there’s nothing to lose Please don’t pry up your shoes Damn you did think it through I now get to decide You know what your decision is Which is not to decide You just leave me a clue And you left me…. A shoe Just to see what I’d do Now it’s me and not you Who is stuck with a shoe In a stew… in the goo And I learned something too That this plan kind of blew On the steps of MY PALACE

[@devashreedhulap3052]

that was BLOODY BRILLIANT 🧡

[@mctheplaywright]

He has the clearest tone ever, holy shitttt

[@kalmusc]

A great take on a clever song.

[@jib170]

Great job Sam!

[@phoenixperson8296]

That is actually perfect

[@jasonmatthews534]

1:54 ♥️♥️♥️

[@amyelder6964]

Awesome

[@dsteamer100]

Very, very clever - I think Sondheim would approve