Wicked Inspired Musical : Before The Gold Binds : Melena Thropp

Before the Black Hat. Before the Wickedness. Step behind the emerald curtain and into the fractured mind of Melena Thropp. Long before Elphaba became a symbol of rebellion, there was a woman lost in the haze of the Green Fairy, wrestling with the weight of a lineage she never asked for and a future she couldn't outrun. "Before the Gold Binds" (Verse 1) Before the ring of gold can bind your handI bring a secretI bring a secret from a star-lit land Twin silver slippers born of cosmic fireA legacy for every heart's desire They hum with ancient strength, a living light That cuts the shadows of the wedding night (Chorus) Guard them well, for they are born of magic Hide the shimmer from the cold and tragic Silver to silver the Thropp women know The slippers must stay apart Lest the starlight grow The power of the stars within your breast (Verse 2) Behold the glow, a weight the gold can't bear They float like smoke within the morning air Only to the Thropp blood are they given A gift from worlds that soar beyond the heaven Keep them safe, let no one find their trace Protect the magic of our ancient race (Chorus) Guard them well, for they are born of magic Hide the shimmer from the cold and tragic Silver to silver the Thropp women know The slippers must stay apart Lest the starlight grow The power of the stars within your breast (Bridge) Should they touch, the sky will break Heaven's heart will start to ache Throttle the shadow Guard the light Thropp blood and starlight intertwine (Outro) The silver light Guard it well Thropp women