music by Alan Menken lyrics by Glenn Slater performed by Mandy Moore (Rapunzel) and Zachary Levi (Eugene Flynn Rider Fitzherbert) Lyrics with pictures
RAPUNZEL [singing]:
All those days watching in the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here suddenly I see
Standing here it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be
And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you!
RAPUNZEL [speaking]: I have something for you, too.
I should have given it to you before, but I was just scared. And the thing is, I'm not scared any more. You know what I mean?
FLYNN [speaking]: I'm starting to.
[singing]: All those days chasing down a daydream
All those years living in the blur
All that time never truly seeing
Things, the way they were
Now she's here shining in the starlight
Now she's here suddenly I know
If she's here it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go
RAPUNZEL and FLYNN [singing]: And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you!
Watch I See the Light video from Tangled (2010)
"I See the Light" has inspired a generally mixed to positive reception from film and music critics, who were largely ambivalent towards the song's content, questioning its originality. However, the "lantern sequence" during which "I See the Light" is performed by Rapunzel and Flynn has enjoyed widespread critical acclaim, with journalists and commentators praising its visuals and use of 3D. (Wikipedia)
