‘Waiting on a Wish’ lyrics: Original song from Disney’s ‘Snow White’ live-action remake
The song “Waiting on a Wish” from Disney’s new live-action film “Snow White” just dropped. Here are the song’s lyrics transcribed.
‘Snow White’ to feature new songs alongside the classics
Disney just released the first original song from the studio’s new live-action film “Snow White” ahead of the film’s release on March 21, 2025 in the United States. Benj Pasek, Jack Feldman, and Justin Paul collaborated in the writing of “Waiting on a Wish,” and the song is performed by Rachel Zegler. It was produced by the three writers along with Ian Eisendrath.
The film itself is a reimagining of the classic 1937 Disney princess story. It was directed by Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man”), and was produced by Marc Platt (“The Little Mermaid”) and Jared LeBoff (“The Girl on the Train”).
Listen to “Waiting on a Wish” on Apple Music or Spotify.
‘Waiting on a Wish’ lyrics from ‘Snow White’
Full lyrics from “Waiting on a Wish”:
Little girl at a lonely well
with the same little tale to tell,
feeling trapped by the walls that hold her,
feeling stuck in a story they’ve told her.
Another day where she fades away,
never daring to disobey.
So she’s dreaming all alone,
sharing secrets with a stone.
My father told me long ago
I braved a bitter storm of snow.
Is that a girl I’ll ever know again?
I’m waiting on a wish
beneath a thousand treetops
and as a silver sky stops,
I send a whisper to the water.
Waiting on a wish,
holding out for someday,
hoping somehow, some way,
I’ll become my father’s daughter.
I close my eyes and see
the girl I’m meant to be.
Is she a part of me
I’ve yet to find?
Wondering, “Will she appear?”
Or will I be forever here,
waiting on a wish?
Little girl by a wild wood
as she tries to be someone good.
But in the shadow the kingdom’s caught in,
somehow fairness is long forgotten.
So will she rise, or bow her head?
Will she lead, or just be led?
Is she the girl she always said she’d be?
I’m waiting on a wish
beneath a thousand treetops
and as a silver sky stops.
I long to leave the walls behind me!
Waiting on a wish,
holding out for someday,
hoping somehow, some way,
there comes a miracle to find me!
I close my eyes and see
the girl I’m meant to be!
Is she a part of me
I’ve had to hide?
Wondering, “Will she appear?”
Or will I spend another year
waiting on a wish?
They say all you have to do
to make your wish come true
is let it go, and go, and go, and go!
Your voice will carry through
and bring that dream to you,
just like an echo, echo, echo, echo!
Well, I can hear the echo loud and clear!
But I’m still waiting here…
Waiting on a wish
beyond a whisper to the water.
Waiting on a wish.
Is it almost someday?
Can I somehow, some way
learn to be my father’s daughter:
someone who can finally start,
start speaking with a fearless heart,
someone who might just be brave,
someone no one needs to save?
Well, I can always dream, but then,
I wake up and it’s me again,
waiting on a wish…
Waiting on a wish.
Waiting on a wish.
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