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iamstillhiro1112 · Streetrat Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 16

You showed me the world
When I was all locked up inside,
You reached out your hand
And took me on a magic carpet ride
One look at your smile,
And I could see the light
Shining everywhere
People like you don't come out of thin air.

[ALADDIN:]
Oh, Jasmine
You don't understand
There is so much that you don't see
Just think, if you can,
What growing up had to be like for me
Your father's a man
Who taught you who you are--
Mine was never there
So how can you say I don't come out of thin air?
There's so much I want to know

[JASMINE:]
You've got the chance to learn

[ALADDIN:]
If it means I'd have to go

[JASMINE:]
I'll be right here when you return...
Our wedding can wait

[ALADDIN:]
I love you

[JASMINE:]
I think it's worth this small delay

[ALADDIN:]
Maybe you're right

[JASMINE:]
And won't it be great
To have your father see our wedding day?

[ALADDIN:]
I've waited so long

[JASMINE:]
It isn't too late

[ALADDIN:]
to learn the truth

[BOTH:]
And now at last, we can finally say

[JASMINE:]
Your father is really there

[ALADDIN:]
There's so much that we might share

[JASMINE:]
And you'll finally learn

[BOTH:]
(You) (I) don't come out of thin air

Well, that is the lyrics of "out of thin air" from King of thieves. This is what I've been wondering about.

[ALADDIN:]
Maybe you're right

[JASMINE:]
And won't it be great
To have your father see our wedding day?

Right and day do not rhyme at all. If you think about it, night rhymes with right. Perhaps that was the original lyric but a proofreader found it could imply some tompeeping pervy stuff. Cause everyone knows what happens the wedding night. It would of been better if Disney picked another lyric that sounded like Right instead of just putting Day in there. It makes the song make more sense, but it kills any rhyme scheme they had going on.

Jas · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:24 am Post subject:

The rhymes are in Jasmine's part - Aladdin is singing a counterpoint part at that point in the song . . .

Our wedding can wait
I think it's worth this small delay
And won't it be great
To have your father see our wedding day?

Delay and day rhyme.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject:

Yeah, he's just randomly talking at that point Laughing

Calluna · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject:

Well, this is Cassim we're talking about; I wouldn't put it past him. Twisted Evil

iamstillhiro1112 · Streetrat Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 16

Calluna · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:21 pm Post subject:

Jas · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject:

Ariellen · Scourge of the Desert Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 708

Haha, that's pretty funny. "But Jasmine...I don't want an audience on our wedding night!"

But yeah, I agree with the masses that 'delay' and 'day' are supposed to be rhyming there.

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

It's a special kind of rhyme. I can't think of it right now, which doesn't show much for my college education considering I was JUST studying this in English 1020 Laughing

Syera · Guest

Ehhh... put in lyrics like "wedding night," and you'd have oddballs like myself giggling throughout the rest of the movie.

AladdinsGenie, perhaps the word you're looking for is "assonance?" I'm not sure if that quite fits, but that might be what you're looking for.

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

That might be it. It's summer and my brain is turned off Laughing