[Verse 1]

[CATH]
It’s really pretty simple
Turning dough into bread
I can sit here in the kitchen
And ignore what they’ve said
You might think this sounds crazy
But this is what I can control
It keeps me from lashing out
About the future that they stole

[Chorus]

[CATH]
They don’t understand
How it feels to be me
But they don’t know I plan to
Steal back my destiny
I’m waiting for the right chance
It’s not so fun at first glance
I’m gonna take a stand to be free
To be me

[MARCHIONESS, spoken]
Catherine! Where are you?!
[CATH, spoken]
Oh no! I lost track of time!

[MARY ANN, spoken]
I almost forgot! Your mother wants you to wear this
Best get you cleaned up before she sees you and calls for both of our heads

[CATH, spoken]
Not so tight Mary Ann! I'd like to breathe thank you very much

[MARY ANN, spoken]
Cath don't be such a jellyfish, it's just one night!

[CATH, spoken]
Mary Ann! I'd like to eat dinner!

[MARY ANN, spoken]
Almost done! Little more...ok!

[Verse 2]

[MARY ANN]
It’s really very simple
Getting ready on time
I don’t wanna get in trouble
Plus you really smell like limes
[CATH, spoken]
They’re lemons

[Chorus]

[CATH]
But you don’t understand
How it feels to be me

[MARY ANN]
Clearly you don’t understand
How it feels in the lovely servantry

[BOTH]
I’m waiting for the right chance

[MARY ANN]
This isn’t fun at first glance

[BOTH]
I hope we take a stand to be free
To be me

[Bridge]

[MARCHIONESS]
Well she’ll be quite the spectacle
In a good way I presume
She’ll look quite ineffable
And I hope we can assume
The King will be watching
Her while she is walking
And nothing will be in our way
My dream will be lived out
Through her and I don’t doubt
To thank me there’ll be no delay
[MARCHIONESS, spoken]
Do hurry Catherine! We mustn’t be late for the ball!

[Verse 3]

[ENSEMBLE]
Quite the spectacle
That much was aforesaid

[WHITE RABBIT]
All too typical
The girl shows up in red

[Chorus 3]

[CATH]
They don’t understand
How it feels to be me

[ENSEMBLE]
How it feels to be

[CATH and MARY ANN]
Wish they could understand
That I just want to be free

[ENSEMBLE]
The King’s waiting for the right chance
To ask lucky girls to dance

[ALL WOMEN]
To be frank, I hope he chooses me!

[CATH] I wanna be free
To be me

[ENSEMBLE]
To be me

[CATH] To be me

[ENSEMBLE] To be me

[CATH]
To be me