The Lyrics to For Good from the musical Wicked... I recently put up a cover of I'm Not That Girl on one of my other accounts. :) Check it out if you wish! • Video
they sang this song at my best friend's funeral. every word was perfect. he was literally the best kind of person. just brought light to everyone he came into contact with. and he definitely rewrote my story by being my friend. i miss him. he was like a brother to me.
Here I am, coming back to this song years later because I needed to hear it. I met the best friend I’ve ever had when I was 16. We were thick as thieves and called each other sister. When she transferred schools and I graduated hs, she was afraid we would lose touch. So I played this for her as a way to let her know that she can always call me if she needs to. Turns out that was fine and we went on to go through a lot together. I became the godmother to her children, and moved halfway across the country to help her out when she was struggling. Every time we had troubles or one of us moved, we would play this. Today we are approaching the two year anniversary of the day she died, and I just needed to hear it again, because whatever else happens, she will absolutely be there like a handprint branded on my heart. I know no one will probably see this, but I needed to tell someone how much this song means to me. It is healing in so many ways, and a beautiful expression of loss.
The choir sang this at my graduation earlier this year; at the time, my uncle (who was the closest person to a dad I ever had) was in hospice with brain cancer. My mom broke down crying when she heard this at the graduation. Two days later, as my uncle lay in a coma, I sang this to him because I knew it would be the last time I saw him (the nurse told me people still hear things until the moment they're gone). This song still brings tears to my eyes when I hear it.
I’m so sorry for your loss, but that is a wonderful message thank you. People come and go, just like the song says; “people come into our lives for a reason” I am 101% sure your uncle loved you very much. Moving on isnt easy, i understand. Thank you again.
My old drama teacher left the quote “because I knew you, I have been changed for good” on the wall of our drama classroom where old students leave their name when they leave the middle school when she moved away from our town. Really made me tear up when I saw it.
I'm *extremely* impressed by their ability to sing different words and different melodies at the same time. Whenever I try to do that, I end up just singing the other person's part unless I plug my ears (which obviously wouldn't work on stage). xD
I agree but I know how to sing with diffrent notes as another person at the same time. I’m going to sing this song in a showcase glindas part. The trick is to tune them out. Don’t pay attention to their words and just sing yours. Also just letting you know I’m not trying to brag and please don’t get offended with me saying I can do it. All it takes is a little practice
It takes a LOT of practice. And some confidence that you are singing the right thing. It used to trip me up because I didn't think i was singing the right thing. But after I gained a little more confidence, mostly by practicing, I got over it
It really is difficult, but it can be learned. I had to learn how when I was on a worship team at my church, especially since as a female vocalist, part of my role was to sing harmony. Now I can kinda figure out how to sing harmony for certain songs because I got used to it through practice and “performing.”
Having just relistened to the wicked soundtrack, I have to say the best thing the writers did was focus on Elphaba and Glinda's relationship. There are definitely aspects of the musical that I think pale in comparison to the novel but it absolutely makes up for it with their relationship to each other. It's really the core heart of this story and what I always remember the most of is their scenes. When I finished watching this musical for the first time, it just totally hit me how much the beginning number sucked for Glinda because she just lost her best friend and is surrounded by people who are actively celebrating her death. No one mourns the wicked, except for Glinda. And this song is just- easily the best song in the entire show, hands down. It's the culmination of both characters growth, a moment of full realization and the last time they ever see each other. "Who can say if I've been changed for the better/ I have been changed for good", I always come back to that line because defining what good actually means is the thesis of Wicked and the writers really captured the spirit of it in this moment. And I think this song hits especially hard for anyone who's ever had a friend they no longer talk to or are even able to see anymore. So many of us are shaped by the people we're with, and that stays with us long after the person is gone.
i want to dedicate this song to my older sister Paris (21),who died last month.im never forgot what happened on those 2 days.the time when i found you lying there,and the moment you died for the last time in the hospital are always going to come and haunt me. nothing is going to be able to explain how much im going to miss you. And i want to say a huge thank'you to your best friend Richard who sang this at your partaay, on your funeral day. it sounds weird but, that was one fantastic day...xxxx
this is such a great song. It's not a traditional song format but it's beautifully sung and it means something to a lot of people. I love how so many people are touched by this song and recognize themselves and others in it.
My friends and I are gonna sing it this for our retiring Choir teacher. I wish the district didn't suck, cause then she wouldn't be so stressed and end up leaving :(
This song almost brought me to tears! My brother loved Wicked. It brought memories to my heart that I love. My brother is no longer with me. I miss him everyday. R.I.P Travis. 1-1-1979 - 11-12-13
Just be glad that you knew him for the short amount of time you did. It may be unoriginal, but please remember to love the people you have in your lives, keep them close and be with them as if each day is there last. Gandhi once said "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.". Always remember that.
oh christ i just realised "whatever way our stories end, i know you have rewritten mine by being my friend" is so devestating 'cause then glinda thinks elphaba's "death" is her fault
Me and my classmates will be singing this for graduation on Monday, June 11th, 2012. We have gone through so much together, and it will be hard to let everyone go. Tonight at our last eighth grade dance, we all had a great time in the beginning, But as the time went by, everyone had broken into tears. It was then that we realized that we hadn't seen each other in the way we first thought. I wish my classmates good luck. This song will always be important to us in every way possible.
I'm a sophomore in high school and a huge drama geek. Every night before a performance, we sit in a circle and share our thoughts about the show and the people, and the work we've done on it, and then we listen to this song. It has the most memories of any song I've ever known. It makes me look back on a ll the people I've known in drama and all the good times we've all had, even though we've all gone different ways and I won't see some of them ever again.
We r singing this for our musical this year and ima try out for a solo part! Wish me luck! Edit:I got the part abd performed it! Im so late lol. I performed this so long ago
Last year, my choir class sang this. At the beginning of the year, none of us were in the same circle of friends. Now, we are all like sisters, and I have made friends that will last me a lifetime! This was our final song together, and some girls even cried. Including our teacher! So many memories :') Love the song
I'd be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo depressed if that was me singing it and it was my last show, because it's possibly gonna be the last wicked song you ever SING!! DEPRESSING!!!!!
KRISTEN CHENOWITH actually did start crying when she sang it with Idina Menzel at the last broadway performance of wicked they did together...it was really touching! You can look it up on youtube..
The end of 8th grade is tomorrow, and it was the best year of all our lives. I hear this song and it relates so much to the huge family we've all become. It brings tears to my eyes every time. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
I remember crying to this song when the seniors in our school's chamber choir sang this song as their solo... Im barely a sophomore but this song really got to me and it still gets to me everytime I hear it! I love it!
I lost one of my closest friends this week suddenly, owing to a heart attack. He helped me become the man I am today and the lyrics to this song are everything I would want to say to him, word for word. I will do everything I can to uphold and continue his legacy as an advocate for men's mental health #andysmanclub love you Darren ❤👌
I sang this song for my first year of Chorus, three years ago. The girls and boys that have been with me through these years have been amazing and I love them wholeheartedly. I thank my school chorus for bringing us together. And now, we're performing it again, for my last year in this chorus, as assistant director. I'm going to miss everyone so much :'(
Saw this production last month, absolutely amazing. These songs are wonderful in remembering how brilliant it was to see this live! This song is for Dave.... Go and see it!
This song reminds me so much of the girl I've fallen in love with. I am now proud to say that I am a girl and am in love with a girl. She's made me laugh, cry from happiness, she accepts everything I tell her, she's beautiful, and she's amazing. "I know I'm who I am today because I knew you." "Because I knew you, I have been changed for good." I love you, girl. You've changed me so much in the last few months.
I just graduated from high school last May, and I was in an elite choir my senior year. We had all grown so close, and this was one of the last songs we sang together. I remember our last time rehearsing before preforming, we all stood in a circle as we sung, and we were so united at that moment, that we ALL cried. Now I cry whenever I hear this. MEEEEH. :'')
This song reminds me of a dear friend that passed away last September of 2023. Now that she is gone, I realized she meant more to me than I realized. I definitely know that "I have been changed for good!"
For fans of The West Wing-at a private memorial service for John Spencer, who passed away unexpectedly during the filming of the show’s final season, Kristin Chenoweth (who, for those who don’t know, played a character who shared many scenes with Spencer) sang this song in tribute to him.
i work for a group home for adults with mental disabilities, and one of our most beloved members passed away friday morning. each and every one of us who got to know this man loved the hell out of him. and now he's just.... GONE. this song was the first i played when i heard the news and i've been crying nonstop. you've left your handprint on every heart you touched, LJ. you were family to me.
This song was performed at the memorial for my favorite teacher after he died. He taught me so much, and every time I listen to it now, I can't help but think of him, and what a great man he was, and how much he help each and every one of his students.
This was played at my husband's funeral on 27th May 2016. I love it, and so did he, and when I'm finding it difficult to make sense of his death I listen, and cry, and try to convince myself that things will get better. All manner of things shall be well.
this song always gives me chills and tears... i hope everyone has at least one person who they can say, "because i knew you, I have been changed for good". within their lifetime
taken off the earth after 17 years was too soon. You were a soilder and inspire all of us to push through lifes challened " i know i am who i am today because i knew you" willpower is measured by challenges. your motto that we will all carry with us into the world that awaits after high school. I love you tommy! your beautiful smile will never be forgotten. rest in peace.
This song reminds me of my father and my good friend. Dad died 5 yrs ago. My friend Jim died so unexpectedly shortly after. 2 yrs since. So I lost two good people in my life...but at times I still feel their presence. I was so changed for the better with both of them. They really left an imprint on my heart.❤
ELPHABA I'm limited: Just look at me - I'm limited And just look at you - You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda So now it's up to you (spoken) For both of us (sung) Now it's up to you: GLINDA I've heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow If we let them And we help them in return Well, I don't know if I believe that's true But I know I'm who I am today Because I knew you: Like a comet pulled from orbit As it passes a sun Like a stream that meets a boulder Halfway through the wood Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good ELPHABA It well may be That we will never meet again In this lifetime So let me say before we part So much of me Is made of what I learned from you You'll be with me Like a handprint on my heart And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine By being my friend: Like a ship blown from its mooring By a wind off the sea Like a seed dropped by a skybird In a distant wood Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you: GLINDA Because I knew you: BOTHI have been changed for good ELPHABA And just to clear the air I ask forgiveness For the things I've done you blame me for GLINDA But then, I guess we know There's blame to share BOTH And none of it seems to matter anymore GLINDA ELPHABA Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown From orbit as it Off it's mooring Passes a sun, like By a wind off the A stream that meets Sea, like a seed A boulder, half-way Dropped by a Through the wood Bird in the wood BOTH Who can say if I've been changed for the better? I do believe I have been changed for the better? GLINDA And because I knew you: ELPHABA Because I knew you: BOTH Because I knew you: I have been changed for good.
My best friend said that this is our song. Whenever the pain of not being with her stings unbearably, I listen to this song, and feel immensely better. Wicked really changed my life; especially this song. Thank you for posting it up with such good quality, and with lyrics. ^^♥
This exact video was used in my year 6 leavers. I didn't cry then, but I am now because I realize how much i miss having all the freedom and support I had in year 6. Don't waste your time.
I came to this song b/c of the story of the 2 mothers who share 1 heart! 1 Mother lives in Augusta N.Y., the other mother in Eugene Oregon. The mother in NY lost her son in a car accident and did “Organ Donation”. As she was saying “Goodbye” to her son, she stroked his head and sang him “For Good” (from the musical Wicked) as she said her “Goodbye.” Meanwhile…….. the boys HEART was flown across the country to Oregon state and as the mother who’s son received the transplanted HEART, (since she wasn’t allowed to hold him), she stroked his head after the operation and the first thing she did was sing him the song “For Good” (from the musical Wicked). YEARS later the 2 mothers would finally meet and upon sharing their inter-most feelings about each of their experiences and profound moments with their sons, they LEARNED that BY COINCIDENCE they BOTH stroked their heads and sang the song “FOR GOOD”!!! They both came on X Factor to share their story by SIGNING this song TO EACH OTHER and spread awareness on the importance of Organ donation. Incredible! And it’s also interesting too that the receiving mother & son lived in Oregon (Organ) EuGENE Oregon no less?! 😮 What an incredible story and I had to listen to the lyrics and reflect on how each mother must have felt signing this to their sons in that moment. 🙏❤
This song is special to me through a friend of my sister who became like a unofficial sister to me through our family. I am who I am because I know her. This song just makes her so special to me even if she lives miles away in New York
i sung this with a huge choir at music fest (a charter school thing where choir and band kids learn a bunch of songs in two intense days) it was so fun and i learned a lot from the kids i met there. i remember looking at my friend as i sang the last line because she shaped me as a person
I heard this song once in my life and it was apon graduating business school. The last time I listened to it I was crying so hard I started laughing. That was July 8th, 2016. This is the first time I've listened to this song since then. I haven't cried since July 8th. But I'm feeling my eyes tearing up. Maybe today is the day.
My friends just got done graduated today..and the choir sang this..and most of my friends are senior and i just started to cry...plus one of my friends in my grade might be moving away and he changed me so much. ♥
My Son's Graduation was two days ago.. He was a part of the Chamber and Treble Chamber Choir-- They sang it so Beautifully!! ohh what beautiful voices but I didn't have a front view .. could only see through the screen and didn't record everything ---but being able to read the lyrics now ...Wow such a beautiful song!!
I delicate this song to someone who has changed my life forever and who will be remembered in my heart until I die, and that person is my Grandpa, who passed away about 8 years about... Rip Peter Bove... you will be missed and you were a great man and husband
all time favorite broadway I'm 11 and got to see it in new york with my dad i cried i have the grimary and a lot of other merch and this has forever changed my life i know all the lyrics to every song and i can't wait to see it for the 3rd time when it comes to houston again
I sang this at my middle school as the wicked witch and my best friend played Glinda. This was right before I moved school. She didn’t before this. I told her right before our performance of this song and we were both really emotional
You'll never forget the song. Maybe the words, but not the great meaning in it. I did this with my select choir when I graduated, and still know all the words 4 years later and I'm about to graduate high school now. This song gets me every single fricken time T.T
I'm a senior, and I was in the musical the Wizard of Oz this year as the Wicked Witch. I was the only senior who had been in all 4 years of the show and I student produced this year. On my final show night I gave out green lollipops saying "You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart. And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have re-written mine by being my friend." I think this song truly encompasses senior year and I will be singing it with my best friend at our closing concert. xxx
this describes me so well. Over the course of my life i have moved when i was 5 and met new friends. I am graduating in the spring. I know i have been changed for good by all the experiences i've had in my 18 years.
Lee Holland haha thanks! I actually made this myself. Well technically it's photo shop but I still created it! You can find the edit on my hamiltom instagram -> @ hamiltonpuns it's kinda near the bottom of my page but you'll find it. I don't have many photos
We're singing this in my Performing Arts Academy for the Spring Arts Festival and I'm so excited about it. I have a duet part with my friend and I'm singing Glinda's part during the "Like a comet (like a ship pulled from...)" part. We sound incredible and I'm so excited!!!
My best friend dedicated this song to me when he had terminal cancer. He died a couple of weeks ago. But he left with the knowledge that because we knew each other, we had both been changed for good
This played at my fathers funeral when i was only 6 years old and i hadnt heard this since And yet playing it now it still feels so fresh in my mind I guess this song was just that memorable
As a kid, I loved wicked and saw it once with my mom. We had a family friend who offered so kindly to take us again with his mom :) of course we said yes! I was in elementary school at the time and one night my mom gets a call, while I’m leaving my school dance. She seemed upset and so I convinced her to tell me what was wrong. The family friend had shot himself because he found out he had cancer again. I haven’t listen to wicked since and this song just hit me with so much emotions. Wicked is purely wonderful.
Tomorrow I'm saying goodbye to a good friend of mine, one last time, she was young and didn't deserve this.. my old high school choir is singing this one last time for her, and just singing this in my room makes my cry, but the words are so true..... it's the perfect song truly..
they sang this song at my best friend's funeral. every word was perfect. he was literally the best kind of person. just brought light to everyone he came into contact with. and he definitely rewrote my story by being my friend. i miss him. he was like a brother to me.
I'm sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.
I am so so sorry
I’m sorry for your loss 💞💞
I'm so sorry
may he rest in peace!:(
Here I am, coming back to this song years later because I needed to hear it. I met the best friend I’ve ever had when I was 16. We were thick as thieves and called each other sister. When she transferred schools and I graduated hs, she was afraid we would lose touch. So I played this for her as a way to let her know that she can always call me if she needs to. Turns out that was fine and we went on to go through a lot together. I became the godmother to her children, and moved halfway across the country to help her out when she was struggling. Every time we had troubles or one of us moved, we would play this. Today we are approaching the two year anniversary of the day she died, and I just needed to hear it again, because whatever else happens, she will absolutely be there like a handprint branded on my heart. I know no one will probably see this, but I needed to tell someone how much this song means to me. It is healing in so many ways, and a beautiful expression of loss.
(((Hugs))) Sorry for your loss.
I'm proud that you had her and I'm proud she had you.
Many blessings go out to u & my sincere condolences for the loss of such a dear friend that left a loving imprint within ur heart! God bless u🙏🏾
You’ve been heard. Such a lovely memory. Thank you for sharing. God bless you ❤
The choir sang this at my graduation earlier this year; at the time, my uncle (who was the closest person to a dad I ever had) was in hospice with brain cancer. My mom broke down crying when she heard this at the graduation. Two days later, as my uncle lay in a coma, I sang this to him because I knew it would be the last time I saw him (the nurse told me people still hear things until the moment they're gone). This song still brings tears to my eyes when I hear it.
I’m so sorry for your loss, but that is a wonderful message thank you.
People come and go, just like the song says; “people come into our lives for a reason” I am 101% sure your uncle loved you very much. Moving on isnt easy, i understand. Thank you again.
My old drama teacher left the quote “because I knew you, I have been changed for good” on the wall of our drama classroom where old students leave their name when they leave the middle school when she moved away from our town. Really made me tear up when I saw it.
I'm *extremely* impressed by their ability to sing different words and different melodies at the same time. Whenever I try to do that, I end up just singing the other person's part unless I plug my ears (which obviously wouldn't work on stage). xD
I agree but I know how to sing with diffrent notes as another person at the same time. I’m going to sing this song in a showcase glindas part. The trick is to tune them out. Don’t pay attention to their words and just sing yours. Also just letting you know I’m not trying to brag and please don’t get offended with me saying I can do it. All it takes is a little practice
It takes a LOT of practice. And some confidence that you are singing the right thing. It used to trip me up because I didn't think i was singing the right thing. But after I gained a little more confidence, mostly by practicing, I got over it
That’s the reason I keep those hunting hear plugs in my bag for songs like that- even having one ear plugged works
Dx
It really is difficult, but it can be learned. I had to learn how when I was on a worship team at my church, especially since as a female vocalist, part of my role was to sing harmony. Now I can kinda figure out how to sing harmony for certain songs because I got used to it through practice and “performing.”
My sister and I will be singing this at our Family Reunion, For our Dad. First year without him. RIP DAD!
I'm sorry for your loss.
Manly tears were shed
my teachers name is ms.manley akward
does this song remind u of someone u missed so much
nah probably in the future though
Im your 100th like
This was sung at my son's memorial service. It was perfect.
You lost your son? I'm so sorry.
R.I.P Deb Rennie's son...
I’m sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss 💞💞💞💞
Having just relistened to the wicked soundtrack, I have to say the best thing the writers did was focus on Elphaba and Glinda's relationship. There are definitely aspects of the musical that I think pale in comparison to the novel but it absolutely makes up for it with their relationship to each other. It's really the core heart of this story and what I always remember the most of is their scenes. When I finished watching this musical for the first time, it just totally hit me how much the beginning number sucked for Glinda because she just lost her best friend and is surrounded by people who are actively celebrating her death. No one mourns the wicked, except for Glinda. And this song is just- easily the best song in the entire show, hands down. It's the culmination of both characters growth, a moment of full realization and the last time they ever see each other.
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better/ I have been changed for good", I always come back to that line because defining what good actually means is the thesis of Wicked and the writers really captured the spirit of it in this moment.
And I think this song hits especially hard for anyone who's ever had a friend they no longer talk to or are even able to see anymore. So many of us are shaped by the people we're with, and that stays with us long after the person is gone.
"her best friend" bro. theyre gay. like theyre literally canonically girlfriends they kissed each other ON THE LIPS MULTIPLE TIMES in the novel
Bro wrote a fucking essay on a god damn song from a a gay musical😂
I never can get through without chills then tears.
I know right
because 'you knew them...and have been changed. ... too
“handprint on my heart” gets me every time.
tortillamiracle same
i want to dedicate this song to my older sister Paris (21),who died last month.im never forgot what happened on those 2 days.the time when i found you lying there,and the moment you died for the last time in the hospital are always going to come and haunt me. nothing is going to be able to explain how much im going to miss you. And i want to say a huge thank'you to your best friend Richard who sang this at your partaay, on your funeral day. it sounds weird but, that was one fantastic day...xxxx
I’m so sorry for ur loss!
My condolences
I am sorry for what happend, but she will always be with you "Like a hand print on your heart"
this is such a great song. It's not a traditional song format but it's beautifully sung and it means something to a lot of people. I love how so many people are touched by this song and recognize themselves and others in it.
My son sang this song at his mother's funeral when he was a senior in high school
I'm sorry you lost her :(
John Burke that's not funny tbh✌🏽
Hello my ghost friend
thats the dad, he's not joking
oh i just realized that that wasn't a joke, guys its the dad who is telling this
My friends and I are gonna sing it this for our retiring Choir teacher. I wish the district didn't suck, cause then she wouldn't be so stressed and end up leaving :(
MLPGirl6410 how did it go
My youth group is singing it for our youth pastor who is moving
Danni Promises
This.Is.A.Name.And.About.As.Good.As.It'll.Get Same boat😢
That.Guy.Peggy my school choir is singing this song for our spring concert
This song almost brought me to tears! My brother loved Wicked. It brought memories to my heart that I love. My brother is no longer with me. I miss him everyday. R.I.P Travis. 1-1-1979 - 11-12-13
Aww so much people who have had people die in there lives it is just such a good song so I understand. R.I.P Travis
Marie Mae My condolences. Cherish the moments you had together
Just be glad that you knew him for the short amount of time you did. It may be unoriginal, but please remember to love the people you have in your lives, keep them close and be with them as if each day is there last. Gandhi once said "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.". Always remember that.
Marie Mae i am so sorry for youre loss!! i know how you feel!!!!
+Marie Mae Sorry for late reply, but the feels ;-;
This song made me think of my siblings who taught me to never give up. I love them so much.
oh christ i just realised "whatever way our stories end, i know you have rewritten mine by being my friend" is so devestating 'cause then glinda thinks elphaba's "death" is her fault
When I was watching the play and found out Elphie didn't die, I was like
"OMG THANK GOD!" Lol she was one of my favorite characters
Thanks. Thanks a lot.
Seriously? Just now?!!
Still makes me cry everytime I hear it because it reminds me of a few people who've made me a better person❤️ I'll always remember them.
Me as well, there are some kids i met that made me happier and less deptresed.
Not me 😅
I'm crying, I wasn't expecting this extremely emotional song, oh my goodness.
I can’t listen to this song without sobbing 😭😭😭
Me and my classmates will be singing this for graduation on Monday, June 11th, 2012. We have gone through so much together, and it will be hard to let everyone go. Tonight at our last eighth grade dance, we all had a great time in the beginning, But as the time went by, everyone had broken into tears. It was then that we realized that we hadn't seen each other in the way we first thought. I wish my classmates good luck. This song will always be important to us in every way possible.
Tries not to cry
Tries not to cry
DANG IT
wicked is my favourite musical but it is so sad at the end how glinda thinks elphaba died
Spoilers!!!!
WHAT!!!!!! I HAVENT SEEN IT YET!!!
too bad so sad
Is that when she "melted"?
She didn't really melt.
My school choir and I are singing this at graduation ;_;
Juice Box TWDG That is what our choir is doing too. I don't think i'm going to make it through the song to be honest. ;_;
Juice Box TWDG Same
Juice Box TWDG were singing it because were going to the high school
Geneva Tong also
Same
I'm a sophomore in high school and a huge drama geek. Every night before a performance, we sit in a circle and share our thoughts about the show and the people, and the work we've done on it, and then we listen to this song. It has the most memories of any song I've ever known. It makes me look back on a ll the people I've known in drama and all the good times we've all had, even though we've all gone different ways and I won't see some of them ever again.
oh so i actually do have a heart, otherwise it wouldn't have split in half
wow
Same i found i had a heart when i listened to this
This is so me lol
We r singing this for our musical this year and ima try out for a solo part! Wish me luck!
Edit:I got the part abd performed it! Im so late lol. I performed this so long ago
It's better late than never, speaking of which (The date of the reply and the date of the comment)
Erin Hemby I’m doing it to
cookiedrangon09 !!! Cool!
Saaame broooooooo
i did this too lmaoo
Sang this for my mom in middle school.
(Damn tears won't stay in my eyes.)
This song was sung at my grandma's funeral. Its been 9 years since she died. Love you grandma, RIP!
Last year, my choir class sang this. At the beginning of the year, none of us were in the same circle of friends. Now, we are all like sisters, and I have made friends that will last me a lifetime! This was our final song together, and some girls even cried. Including our teacher! So many memories :') Love the song
All the wicked songs are all true and they all teach us a lesson
I'd be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo depressed if that was me singing it and it was my last show, because it's possibly gonna be the last wicked song you ever SING!! DEPRESSING!!!!!
KRISTEN CHENOWITH actually did start crying when she sang it with Idina Menzel at the last broadway performance of wicked they did together...it was really touching! You can look it up on youtube..
I just graduated and my school choir sang this. I cried in the performance oops
The end of 8th grade is tomorrow, and it was the best year of all our lives. I hear this song and it relates so much to the huge family we've all become. It brings tears to my eyes every time. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
I remember crying to this song when the seniors in our school's chamber choir sang this song as their solo... Im barely a sophomore but this song really got to me and it still gets to me everytime I hear it! I love it!
Because of one of my teachers she has changed me for good and it's so sad because I have to say goodbye to her😥
omfg one of my teachers is leaving and im singing this to the school and i might acc die
+Amy Taylor I know how you feel😪
My biology teacher has the last name Wroblewski
I lost one of my closest friends this week suddenly, owing to a heart attack. He helped me become the man I am today and the lyrics to this song are everything I would want to say to him, word for word. I will do everything I can to uphold and continue his legacy as an advocate for men's mental health #andysmanclub love you Darren ❤👌
I’m sorry for your loss
I sang this song for my first year of Chorus, three years ago. The girls and boys that have been with me through these years have been amazing and I love them wholeheartedly. I thank my school chorus for bringing us together. And now, we're performing it again, for my last year in this chorus, as assistant director. I'm going to miss everyone so much :'(
Saw this production last month, absolutely amazing. These songs are wonderful in remembering how brilliant it was to see this live! This song is for Dave.... Go and see it!
This song was sung at my opa's ( grandpas) funeral. He passed away five years ago but he was like my father. R.I.P Opa I will always love you
Happy birthday Opa!! Have a great birthday in haven
nerdy bauer rip
This song reminds me so much of the girl I've fallen in love with. I am now proud to say that I am a girl and am in love with a girl. She's made me laugh, cry from happiness, she accepts everything I tell her, she's beautiful, and she's amazing.
"I know I'm who I am today because I knew you."
"Because I knew you, I have been changed for good."
I love you, girl. You've changed me so much in the last few months.
how’s it going
wow 13 years ago
I just graduated from high school last May, and I was in an elite choir my senior year. We had all grown so close, and this was one of the last songs we sang together. I remember our last time rehearsing before preforming, we all stood in a circle as we sung, and we were so united at that moment, that we ALL cried. Now I cry whenever I hear this. MEEEEH. :'')
We sang this song in my ensemble for my senior graduation. I could barely get through without crying. Beautiful.
i really needed this im going to miss you Mrs. Ramos...
This song reminds me of a dear friend that passed away last September of 2023. Now that she is gone, I realized she meant more to me than I realized. I definitely know that "I have been changed for good!"
Just like to say thanks to everyone who was supportive of me on this. Our choir did wonderful and I didn't cry during the songs! Whoo!
I had to sing this at a concert next to my bff the day before she moved... I walked off the stage because I didnt want my family seeing me cry...
+Amber N' Raina , I would have been your biggest fan at that concert
+Amber N' Raina I'm so sorry...
Sorry for your loss
Umm 2years after but do u keep in contact still or have you like moved on?
I'm still waiting for Bernie and Hillary to sing this as a duet on national television.
Holy shit I'd pay folding money to see that
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was just listening and that occurred to me too. just know Dj will never fit this song
Rn listening to this to prepare for my Nana’s celebration of life service. :) Love you, Nana. You impacted me by just being in my life. Thank you.
They played this song for my band teacher who died
Raavio passed *
avery monet ???
For fans of The West Wing-at a private memorial service for John Spencer, who passed away unexpectedly during the filming of the show’s final season, Kristin Chenoweth (who, for those who don’t know, played a character who shared many scenes with Spencer) sang this song in tribute to him.
liekf u cry evrytiem..
i heart this song
ME TOO!
Christian Grant
i work for a group home for adults with mental disabilities, and one of our most beloved members passed away friday morning. each and every one of us who got to know this man loved the hell out of him. and now he's just.... GONE. this song was the first i played when i heard the news and i've been crying nonstop. you've left your handprint on every heart you touched, LJ. you were family to me.
This song was performed at the memorial for my favorite teacher after he died. He taught me so much, and every time I listen to it now, I can't help but think of him, and what a great man he was, and how much he help each and every one of his students.
This was played at my husband's funeral on 27th May 2016. I love it, and so did he, and when I'm finding it difficult to make sense of his death I listen, and cry, and try to convince myself that things will get better. All manner of things shall be well.
this song always gives me chills and tears... i hope everyone has at least one person who they can say, "because i knew you, I have been changed for good". within their lifetime
taken off the earth after 17 years was too soon. You were a soilder and inspire all of us to push through lifes challened " i know i am who i am today because i knew you" willpower is measured by challenges. your motto that we will all carry with us into the world that awaits after high school. I love you tommy! your beautiful smile will never be forgotten. rest in peace.
last year in 4 grade we song this and the crowd was in tears
Dori Estrasda you must have been very good
This song reminds me of my father and my good friend. Dad died 5 yrs ago. My friend Jim died so unexpectedly shortly after. 2 yrs since. So I lost two good people in my life...but at times I still feel their presence. I was so changed for the better with both of them. They really left an imprint on my heart.❤
ELPHABA
I'm limited:
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you -
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
(spoken) For both of us
(sung) Now it's up to you:
GLINDA
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
ELPHABA
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:
GLINDA
Because I knew you:
BOTHI have been changed for good
ELPHABA
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
GLINDA
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
BOTH
And none of it seems to matter anymore
GLINDA ELPHABA
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood
BOTH
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?
GLINDA
And because I knew you:
ELPHABA
Because I knew you:
BOTH
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good.
My best friend said that this is our song. Whenever the pain of not being with her stings unbearably, I listen to this song, and feel immensely better.
Wicked really changed my life; especially this song.
Thank you for posting it up with such good quality, and with lyrics. ^^♥
I had to punch the wall to feel manly again... :'))
Fragile masculinity much? lmao but for real this song is great
Lol only real men cry
Me and you both
This exact video was used in my year 6 leavers. I didn't cry then, but I am now because I realize how much i miss having all the freedom and support I had in year 6. Don't waste your time.
I had to sing this in front of my whole graduating class with my varsity chorus and I still cry listening to it. :(
I came to this song b/c of the story of the 2 mothers who share 1 heart! 1 Mother lives in Augusta N.Y., the other mother in Eugene Oregon. The mother in NY lost her son in a car accident and did “Organ Donation”. As she was saying “Goodbye” to her son, she stroked his head and sang him “For Good” (from the musical Wicked) as she said her “Goodbye.” Meanwhile…….. the boys HEART was flown across the country to Oregon state and as the mother who’s son received the transplanted HEART, (since she wasn’t allowed to hold him), she stroked his head after the operation and the first thing she did was sing him the song “For Good” (from the musical Wicked). YEARS later the 2 mothers would finally meet and upon sharing their inter-most feelings about each of their experiences and profound moments with their sons, they LEARNED that BY COINCIDENCE they BOTH stroked their heads and sang the song “FOR GOOD”!!! They both came on X Factor to share their story by SIGNING this song TO EACH OTHER and spread awareness on the importance of Organ donation. Incredible! And it’s also interesting too that the receiving mother & son lived in Oregon (Organ) EuGENE Oregon no less?! 😮 What an incredible story and I had to listen to the lyrics and reflect on how each mother must have felt signing this to their sons in that moment. 🙏❤
Oh the feels. I love this song but it kind of depressing hearing them sing it together because they will never see each other again.
i watched this musical in chicago a couple years back and this song made me cry like a baby
RIP Bryan, I miss you every moment of every day since 10/25/14.
Who's Bryan?
Moonlight shine TM My partner of nearly 10 years
Gerome70 oh...
This song is special to me through a friend of my sister who became like a unofficial sister to me through our family. I am who I am because I know her. This song just makes her so special to me even if she lives miles away in New York
this peculiar theater geek is thinking of when Jake had to say goodbye to Emma and Miss Peregrine. *cries*
please dear lord let this be a reference to the book and not the movie
IT IS
i sung this with a huge choir at music fest (a charter school thing where choir and band kids learn a bunch of songs in two intense days) it was so fun and i learned a lot from the kids i met there. i remember looking at my friend as i sang the last line because she shaped me as a person
I know I am who I am today because I knew you.
How I feel about all of my friends and family who mean an awful lot to me
This song literally always makes me cry... So beautiful, and so happy but sad at the same time. This musical really is one of a kind.
I heard this song once in my life and it was apon graduating business school. The last time I listened to it I was crying so hard I started laughing. That was July 8th, 2016. This is the first time I've listened to this song since then. I haven't cried since July 8th. But I'm feeling my eyes tearing up. Maybe today is the day.
I remember you singing this song, Chuck.
My friends just got done graduated today..and the choir sang this..and most of my friends are senior and i just started to cry...plus one of my friends in my grade might be moving away and he changed me so much. ♥
Last year at my school we sang this song, now when i hear it i feel happy and sad at the same time. 🥰
This is my all time favorite song i cant wait till i see the musical Wicked this summer love you guys
This song makes me sad but sort of happy at the same time. :) Such a great song!
My Son's Graduation was two days ago.. He was a part of the Chamber and Treble Chamber Choir-- They sang it so Beautifully!! ohh what beautiful voices but I didn't have a front view .. could only see through the screen and didn't record everything ---but being able to read the lyrics now ...Wow such a beautiful song!!
An AMAZING song ! !
& on the verge of crying whenever I hear it! !
I delicate this song to someone who has changed my life forever and who will be remembered in my heart until I die, and that person is my Grandpa, who passed away about 8 years about... Rip Peter Bove... you will be missed and you were a great man and husband
;-; I wanna sing this and play it on the piano for my schools talent show
all time favorite broadway I'm 11 and got to see it in new york with my dad i cried i have the grimary and a lot of other merch and this has forever changed my life i know all the lyrics to every song and i can't wait to see it for the 3rd time when it comes to houston again
Lps Confident the exact same thing with me and I'm 11 to!
I was almost crying at the end :') it is a beautiful song :D
I sang this at my middle school as the wicked witch and my best friend played Glinda. This was right before I moved school. She didn’t before this. I told her right before our performance of this song and we were both really emotional
One of my favorite songs❤️
You'll never forget the song. Maybe the words, but not the great meaning in it. I did this with my select choir when I graduated, and still know all the words 4 years later and I'm about to graduate high school now. This song gets me every single fricken time T.T
At my school 2 girls are singing this for the leavers assembly and at practise they had the whole room crying
I'm a senior, and I was in the musical the Wizard of Oz this year as the Wicked Witch. I was the only senior who had been in all 4 years of the show and I student produced this year. On my final show night I gave out green lollipops saying "You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart. And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have re-written mine by being my friend." I think this song truly encompasses senior year and I will be singing it with my best friend at our closing concert. xxx
I like it. Everything has it Reason. Very Touching . :')
Irene Joy Chiquito ;
this describes me so well. Over the course of my life i have moved when i was 5 and met new friends. I am graduating in the spring. I know i have been changed for good by all the experiences i've had in my 18 years.
I'm doing this song with my bestie for competition in december! so excited!
I love your profile pic so much!!! Where did you find it?? I'm trying to pull it up on my phone to screenshot but it won't let me >:(
Lee Holland haha thanks! I actually made this myself. Well technically it's photo shop but I still created it! You can find the edit on my hamiltom instagram -> @ hamiltonpuns it's kinda near the bottom of my page but you'll find it. I don't have many photos
:)
I love it SO much. You should def put it on tumblr.
Lee Holland haha I unfortunately don't have Tumblr but I'll think about getting it .3.
My 7th grade english teacher sang this to our class at the end of the year, and now whenever i hear it I cry
love you Mrs. ledford.
We're singing this in choir! Love this song!
We're singing this in my Performing Arts Academy for the Spring Arts Festival and I'm so excited about it. I have a duet part with my friend and I'm singing Glinda's part during the "Like a comet (like a ship pulled from...)" part. We sound incredible and I'm so excited!!!
My best friend dedicated this song to me when he had terminal cancer. He died a couple of weeks ago. But he left with the knowledge that because we knew each other, we had both been changed for good
This played at my fathers funeral when i was only 6 years old and i hadnt heard this since
And yet playing it now it still feels so fresh in my mind
I guess this song was just that memorable
why is this song linked to so many funerals?!
As a kid, I loved wicked and saw it once with my mom. We had a family friend who offered so kindly to take us again with his mom :) of course we said yes! I was in elementary school at the time and one night my mom gets a call, while I’m leaving my school dance. She seemed upset and so I convinced her to tell me what was wrong. The family friend had shot himself because he found out he had cancer again. I haven’t listen to wicked since and this song just hit me with so much emotions. Wicked is purely wonderful.
I started crying and everyone started hugging me :( 😢 so sad
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Tomorrow I'm saying goodbye to a good friend of mine, one last time, she was young and didn't deserve this.. my old high school choir is singing this one last time for her, and just singing this in my room makes my cry, but the words are so true..... it's the perfect song truly..