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Knowing What I know Now from Wish 2023 is a song...I don't like

My problems with the song mainly is shown that there is NO ONE that is joining into the fight. And yes, the people in the story represent community and how we should work together despite differences, ya ya I get it. But it doesn't work, and they only did that part at the end of the story, when it should have been the main progression which would influence how our characters would react.

Someone did a deep dive into the song so here (a lot of the points I would say is similar so just watch that video):

So what I would do to fix this is....

Remove everything and start over. Yes, the song cannot be saved, and I feel like changing everything is the BEST way to fix the song for me personally.

So what the song should have is...

Have more of a chorus which would be the people of Rosas chiming in. There should also be a progression in the story to what is happening in the song, like time passing to show what their plan to overthrow the king to the audience without making it too obvious and not reveal so much, but give evidence that the king and queen knows most of the plan, but not so much to were the audience would know.

The song can start of slow, somewhat like prince of Egypt with the song plagues. But upbeat like the Court of Miracles.

Instead, they are passing the news to overthrow the king.

The chorus grows louder and more and more people come to a location in Rosas where they will start the planning I guess.

Asha can sing at this part, and it should be triumphant. This is her moment to shine as a character since she is nearing her ARC in the story.

Her friends can chime in and tell their stories and why the king isn't as good as they think he is. I feel like it would give depth and fun lines to them that show their personality better than the original song.

At this point, the song can go into 3 directions:

1. The crowd is unconvinced and leaves, leaving the characters to try harder in the next part of the song

2. The crowd leaves, but there is spark in their eyes and they have a whisper chorus, like they are thinking about it.

3. Most of the crowd leaves, but the rest that stays have a chorus with the main characters.

I'm between 2 and 3.

The song gets louder and louder in chorus, as they, shall I say, do strikes I guess. They aren't showing up for work, not going home after curfew and instead doing marches to the castle demanding the freedom for their wishes.

We can get comments from the king and queen, distressed and confused to all the demands, and gets angry about it. You can say, their chorus is how they DEAL with the "heritics".

The differences between the choruses, like the anger of the Rulers of Rosas, and the rage of the people should be like this:

People of Rosas: Mixed choruses, like Plagues from Prince of Egypt.

Rulers: Imagine it like the chorus from Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dome.

(Damn, "This is the Thanks I get?!" literally committed suicide. This song is just so damn good holy shit. And the quality is better too wtf)

We can get a glimpse to what they are planning, with Asha saying stuff here and there, and the mixed reactions to the chorus from the people of Rosas.

We can have a instumental montage with the chorus holding up the song that would show what they are doing. But it will mix with the Rulers of Rosas chorus, where they are snuffing out the people and we see what they do with them. The people don't back down, since as all revolutions, they want freedom. Asha can comment her doubts of the plan, wondering if all the pain is nessesary to get what is best for everyone.

As we near the end of the song, it should be with Asha and Magnifico's notes.

Despite her doubts, Asha won't back down, knowing if she does, it will all be for nothing, but wondering if there is another solution.

Magnifico is reckless and will never back down, and we can see is insanity at play here. He is desperate for control of Rosas, and this is his breaking point.

The chorus can be quiet at this point, with only humming from both choruses, syncing with the music and have their voices be the driving part of the song.

The very end should be something like Asha's voice being snuffed out by both the queen and king, as everyone ends on a high note, and only Asha's voice and the people's voices get lower to show the power they have

OR

The King's and Queen's voice and chorus gets lower because the people's voices are the only ones to be heard. Think, Plagues from prince of Egypt again.

The music should be like the court of miracles from hunchback of notre dome with a mix of plagues and hellfire.

Ah well, idk. I dont write songs so yeah take this idea if you want :3