Overview of Part Of Your World Lyrics – Jodi Benson
Soundtrack: Classic Disney
Full Lyrics
Part Of Your World TextARIEL
(Maybe he's right. Maybe there is something the matter with me.
I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.)
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think
Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'
Walking around on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - feet!
Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down a - what's that word again?
Street
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free - wish I could be
Part of that world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand
And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it - what's the word?
Burn?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world

Classic Disney
Soundtrack Lyrics for Cartoon, 2003
Track Listing
Brad Kane and Lea Salonga
Elton John
Angela Lansbury
Samuel E. Wright
Elton John
Samuel E. Wright
Elton John
The Little Mermaid
Julie Andrews
Dick Van Dyke
Julie Andrews
Hayley Mills
The Beach Boys & Annette Funicello
Burl Ives
Paul Frees
J. Pat O'Malley
Kirk Douglas
Jud Conlon Chorus
Jimmy MacDonald
Ilene Woods
James Baskett
Tchaikovsky
Donald Novis
Adriana Caselotti
Mickey Mouse
Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury
Elton John
Jodi Benson
Brad Kane
Richard White
Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson
Julie Andrews
Al Kasha
Baroque Hoedown
Angela Lansbury
Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman
Julie Andrews
Pearl Bailey
David Tomlinson
The Mellomen
The Mellomen
Mickey Mouse
Burl Ives
The Mellomen
James Baskett and Nick Stewart
Verna Felton
Ilene Woods
Cliff Edwards
The Seven Dwarfs
Pinto Colvig
Judy Kuhn
Randy Newman
Jeremy Irons
Tony Jay and Tom Hulce
Jeff Bennett
René Auberjonois
David Ogden Stiers
Danny Elfman
Paul Terry
The Mellomen
Richard White
Angela Lansbury
Julie Andrews
Louis Prima and Phil Harris
Roger Miller
John Davidson, Lesley Ann Warren
Mary Costa and Bill Shirley
George Givot
John Darling
Sterling Holloway
Bill Hayes
Paul Frees
The Sportsmen
Disney Studio Chorus
Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Roy Atwell, and Scotty Mattraw
Danny DeVito
Charles Kimbrough
Bill Farmer
Judy Kuhn
Susan Egan
Disneyland
Ken Page
Randy Newman
Angela Lansbury
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
Nancy Adams
Phil Harris
J. Pat O'Malley
The Disney Chorus
Deborah Walley
Buddy Ebsen and Lesley Ann Warren
Peggy Lee
Maurice Chevalier
Paul Frees
Cliff Edwards
Eleanor Audley
Mary Costa
Larry Morey
Betty Noyes
Adriana Caselotti
The main idea of the song is that of yearning and curiosity about the unknown. Ariel wants to "be part of that world," which is at least tantamount to some human longing to want to seek more and learn about what has been revealed.
These seem to point towards the desire of change in the course of life and, clearly, for one to truly chase his or her dreams, thus emphasizing that real happiness lies in doing that really appeals to the heart and, most importantly, doing so with new experiences. Ariel's growing enchantment with the object of man and her desire to walk among them becomes symbols of her further quest for identity and belonging. The lyrics "Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?" remind of great fascination with the human world, comparing her underwater life to the imagined one on the ground. Collection of human artifacts presents not just curiosity but a very deep connection to a world from which she has never experienced, in her eyes, and longs for something more from it.
The emotional tonality of the song "Part of Your World" is plaintive. But Ariel's voice was a gentle caress, which though bitter, was made sweet by the taste of hope that had to be out there somewhere besides this one life. The music stresses that alone, catching the sweet, smooth notes in almost a sea's rising and falling while slowly crescending in the quiet to a peak just as her strength of will and confidence would suggest.
"Part of Your World" is one of those Disney songs that have been loved by so many listeners and even stirred them to long for adventures and dreams. It signifies the human being's desire and longing to see, know what lies beyond what he sees around him. Ariel's transitioning from sea to land is a process much like that of a person's journey from childhood to maturity: leaving a land of fantasy and limits and moving into a land where endless possibilities and stark realities coexist. In summary, "Part of Your World" is a wonderful song in that it sums up who Ariel is and what she is all about. Its ever-timely message of yearning for something more—that other kind of life and that crunch of chasing one's own dreams—enlightens and, obviously by now, it has simply always made its point, which has been indicating it since, a clear Disney classic.
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