Human Again Lyrics [Beauty and the Beast]

“Human Again” is a deleted song from Beauty And The Beast that was restored in both the 2002 Special Edition released in IMAX theaters and the 2002 Special Platinum Edition DVD (both included on the 2010 Diamond edition Blu-ray) and the 2016 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. The song was composed and the lyrics were written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman respectively. It was mainly performed by Lumiere (Jerome Robbins), Cogsworth (Dave Ogden Stiers), Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury), and the Wardrobe (Jo Anne Worley).

About Human Again Lyrics

“Human Again” is a song originally written for and later restored to the 1991 Disney animated musical Beauty and the Beast. The song was originally written for the 1991 film but was cut due to pacing issues and its length.

Replaced during the production of the original 1991 version of the film by “Something There”, “Human Again”, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, was revised by Menken and new lyricist Tim Rice for the 1994 stage musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. 

It premiered as part of the Beauty & the Beast stage musical. It features the enchanted objects cleaning the castle in preparation for the iconic ballroom scene where all assume that Belle and Beast will confess their love for one another. The song also expands the role of the Wardrobe giving her a small solo. Neither Belle nor the Beast sing in the song. They are briefly seen between scenes, where Belle and Beast are seen reading Romeo & Juliet in the film and King Arthur in the musical. It takes place between “Something There” and “Beauty And The Beast” in the film version.

A newly produced sequence featuring “Human Again” was added to the 2002 IMAX Special Edition Beauty and the Beast animated film and subsequent DVD, VHS, and Blu-ray home releases. The song is an upbeat waltz, with lyrics sung by several of the enchanted objects/house servants in the castle of the Beast.

They hope now that the Beast and Belle are getting closer to one another, they will fall in love and break the spell on their castle, which will restore all of them to human form. The song is primarily performed by Lumière (Jerry Orbach), Cogsworth (David Ogden Stiers), Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury), and The Wardrobe (Jo Anne Worley).

Human Again Lyrics

[Lumiere]
I’ll be cooking again
Be good-looking again
With a mademoiselle on each arm

When I’m human again
Only human again
Poised and polished and gleaming with charm

I’ll be courting again
Chic and sporting again

[Mrs. Potts]
Which should cause several husbands alarm

[Lumiere]
I’ll hop down off this shelf
And tout de suite be myself
I can’t wait to be human again

[Castleware]
When we’re human again
Only human again
When we’re knickknacks and whatnots no more

When we’re human again
Good and human again

[Wardrobe]
Oh, cherie, won’t it all be top drawer?
I’ll wear lipstick and rouge
And I won’t be so huge
Why, I’ll easily fit through that door

I’ll exude savoir-faire
I’ll wear gowns; I’ll have hair
It’s my prayer to be human again

[Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts]
When we’re human again
Only human again
When the world once more starts making sense

[Cogsworth]
I’ll unwind, for a change

[Lumiere]
Really? That’d be strange

[Cogsworth]
Can I help it if I’m t-t-tense?
In a shack by the sea
I’ll sit back sipping tea
Let my early retirement commence

Far from fools made of wax
I’ll get down to brass tacks and relax

[Castleware]
When I’m human again

So sweep the dust from the floor
Let’s let some light in the room
I can feel, I can tell
Someone might break the spell
Any day now

Shine up the brass on the door
Alert the dust pail and broom
If it all goes as planned
Our time may be at hand
Any day now

[Dusters]
Open the shutters
And let in some air

[Mrs. Potts]
Put these here
And put those over there

[Castleware]
Sweep up the years
The sadness and tears
And throw them away

We’ll be human again
Only human again
When the girl finally sets us all free

Cheeks a-blooming again
We’re assuming again
We’ll resume our long-lost joie de vivre

We’ll be playing again
Holidaying again
And we’re praying it’s ASAP

We will push
We will shove
They will both fall in love
And we’ll finally be human again

We’ll be dancing again
We’ll be twirling again
We’ll be whirling around with such ease

When we’re human again
Only human again
We’ll go waltzing those old one-two-threes

We’ll be floating again
We’ll be gliding again
Stepping, striding, as fine as you please

Like a real human does
I’ll be all that I was
On that glorious morn
When we’re finally reborn
And we’re all human again!

Are You A Fan Of “Human Again”?

If you are a fan of the Human Again lyrics be sure and check out the lyrics from Be Our Guest and other Beauty and the Beast songs.