Thursday, January 21, 2010

REFLECTIONS (MULAN, 1998)

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare
and beautiful of all." -The Emperor of China

Disney takes another fact-based story of a strong-willed young woman (Pocahontas is the other) named Mulan who disguised as a man and join the army to fight the invading Huns. Lea Salonga sung the theme Reflection during the movie while Christina Aguilera provided her version at the end of the movie. The song was nominated at the Golden Globe for best original song.


REFLECTION
sung by: Christina Aguilera

Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

There's a heart that must be
Free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why

Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

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