Something There Lyrics

BELLE:
There's something sweet
And almost kind
But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined
But now he's dear, and so unsure
I wonder why I didn't see it there before

(Mrs. Potts indicates the chair to the Beast. He lifts the chair as Belle crosses to it. He clumsily slides it in beneath her. She falls in to the chair. The Beast crosses to his chair and perches, unable to sit. Belle raises her bowl…the Beast follows suit.)

CHIP
(as they raise their bowls)
Cheers!

MRS. POTTS:
(to Belle)
Come along dearie. Let's get you off those wet things.

(Mrs. Potts leads Belle off. As they go, Belle looks back and indicates that he should wipe his mouth.)

BEAST:
She glanced this way, I thought I saw
And when we touched she didn't shudder at my paw
No it can't be, I'll just ignore
But then she's never looked at me that way before

(to Cogsworth and Lumiere who approach)

When she smiles at me…I get all choked up. My heart starts pounding and I can’t breathe!

COGSWORTH
Good!

BEAST
That’s good?

LUMIERE
Excellent!

BEAST
I’ve never felt this way about anyone. 
(impulsively) I want to give her something…but what?

COGSWORTH
Well, there’s the usual thing: flowers, chocolates, promises you don’t intend to keep…

LUMIERE
No, no. This is no ordinary girl. It has to be something special. Something that sparks her interest…something…
(He remembers)
Aaaah!

(Lumiere whispers into the Beast’s ear. He draws back, skeptically.)

BEAST
What? Are you sure?
(dubious)
Well…

(Belle comes back wearing a pink dress)

(Cogsworth clears his throat, and bows in Belle’s direction. Lumiere & Beast look in her direction.)

LUMIERE
(under his breath to the Beast)
Say something about the dress.

BEAST
(confused)
It’s pink.

LUMIERE
A compliment!

BEAST
Oh.
BEAST
(to Belle)
What a …nice dress.

BELLE
Thank you!

(Beast looks at Lumiere and Cogsworth. “How’d I do?” They nod and make “go on” motions..)

BEAST:
Belle, I have something to show you. 

(He leads her upstage.)

But first, you have to close your eyes. It's a surprise!

(Belle closes her eyes.)

LUMIERE
Get the girl!

BELLE:
May I open them?

(As swag opens to reveal a beautiful library with stacks and stacks of books.)

BEAST:
Alright, alright. Now!

(Belle opens her eyes and gasps with wonder.)

BELLE:
I can't believe it! 
I've never seen so many books in my whole life!

BEAST:
You… like it?

BELLE:
It's wonderful!

BEAST:
Then…it's yours!

(Belle runs to look at the books. She dashes from stack to stack…giddy with delight.)

BELLE:
New and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought that this could be?

(Beast enters the library.)

True that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't see 

(Musical underscoring continues. Belle shows the Beast a book.)

BELLE:
Oh, this is one of my favorites! It's "King Arthur."
Have you ever read it?

BEAST:
No.

BELLE:
Then you don't know what you're missing.
I'd love to read it again. Wait...you can read it first.

BEAST:
(He pushes it back to her)
No, that's alright

BELLE:
(She pushes it back to him)
No, really, you read it

BEAST:
(He pushes it back to her)
Oh, No, you...

BELLE:
No, you.

(She pushes it back to him. Finally, in frustration, he confesses.)

BEAST:
No! I can't...

BELLE: 
You never learn to read?

BEAST: 
Only a little, and long ago

(He goes to leave)

BELLE: 
Well, it just so happens that this is the perfect book to
read aloud. Come here, sit by me. 

(They sit down to read. Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts enter. Mrs. Potts pushes her tea cart with Chip.)

LUMIERE:
Well, who'd have thought?

MRS. POTTS:
Well, bless my soul

COGSWORTH:
Well, who'd have known?

MRS. POTTS:
Well, who indeed?

LUMIERE:
And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own?

MRS. POTTS:
It's so peculiar. 

MRS. POTTS, LUMIERE AND COGSWORTH:
We'll wait and see
A few days more
There may be something there that wasn't there before 

COGSWORTH:
Perhaps there's something there
That wasn't there before

CHIP:
What?

MRS. POTTS:
There may be something there that wasn't there before 

CHIP: 
What's there, Mama?

MRS. POTTS: 
Ssh. I'll tell you when you're older.
Come along now. Let's give them some privacy...

CHIP: 
Mama?

MRS. POTTS: 
Yes, Chip

CHIP:
Will I ever get to be a boy again?

MRS. POTTS: 
I hope so

CHIP:
When will I know?

MRS. POTTS:
Soon. If it's to be. It will be very soon now.
Come along, son.

(They exit.)

BELLE: (reading)
Knowing not that this was indeed the legendary sword called
"Excalibur," Arthur tried to pull it from the stone. 
He tried once to no avail. He tried a second time, but still,
he could not pull it out. Then, for the third time, Arthur
drew forth the sword...

BEAST: (excited)
So that must mean he's the king!

BELLE:
Wait and see

(The Beast shakes his head with wonder.)
BEAST:
I never knew books could do that

BELLE:
Do what?

BEAST: 
Take me away from this place, make me forget for a little while.

BELLE:
Forget?

BEAST:
Who I...(correcting himself) 
What I am...

(Belle looks at him. He’s touched her heart.)

BELLE:
We have something in common, you know

BEAST: 
What?

BELLE:
In the town where I come from, the people think I'm odd

BEAST:
You?

BELLE:
So, I know how it feels to be...different.
And I know how lonely that can be

(There’s a beat. Their eyes meet. A bond has formed between them.)

BELLE: 
(reminded, she picks up the book and reads)
For the third time, Arthur drew forth the sword, and there
arose from the people a great shout. “Arthur is king!”

BEAST: