Original Broadway Cast of Frozen
Dangerous to Dream
[ELSA]
I can’t be what you expect of me
But I’m trying every day with all I do
And do not say
Here on the edge of the abyss
Knowing everything in my whole life has led to this
And so I pull inside myself
Close the walls, put up my guard
I practice every single day for this
So why is it so hard?
‘Cause I can’t show you
I’m not as cold as I seem
There are things you cannot know
And it’s dangerous to dream

[ANNA, spoken]
Sorry, I’m late!

[ELSA]
I know I’ll never see that sunny day
When this trial is finally through
And it could just be me and you
I can’t dwell on what we’ve lost
And how secrecy and silence comes at such a cost
I wish I could tell the truth
Show you who’s behind the door
I wish you knew what all this pantomime
And pageantry was for
I have to be so cautious
And you’re so extreme
We’re different, you and I
And it’s dangerous to dream
It’s dangerous to wish
I could make choices of my own
Dangerous to even have that thought
I’m dangerous just standing here
For everyone to see
If I let go of rules
Who knows how dangerous I’d be?

[Servant, spoken]
Your Majesty, the gloves

[ELSA]
Why right now would I make this mistake?
How could I let my concentration break?
(spoken)
Conceal... Don't feel...
Conceal... Don't feel...
Conceal... Don't feel...

[BISHOP, spoken]
Sem hon heldr inum helgum eignum
Ok krýnd í þessum helga stað
Ek té fram fyrir yðr...
Queen Elsa of Arendelle!

[COMPANY]
Queen anointed
Our chosen daughter
Our blessed queen behold!
[ELSA]
I can’t believe that I’m standing here
Did I really make it through?
(spoken)
Father, I did it!
(sung)
Now, what do I do?
I can’t stop smiling, how strange
Does this mean that things are different?
Could they really change?
And could I open up that door
And finally see you, face to face?
I guess a queen can change the rules
But not the reasons they’re in place

I can’t be what you expect of me
And I’m not what I seem
But I would love to know you
Is it dangerous to dream?