War Paint Soundtrack Lyrics
Mary Ernster, Joanna Glushak, Mary Claire King, Steffanie Leigh, Barbara Marineau, Stephanie Jae Park, Angel Reda & Jennifer Rias - Best Face Forward Lyrics
MALE VOICE (spoken):
You!
COUNTESS (spoken):
Me?
MALE VOICE:
Yes, you. Not every woman is a natural beauty.
But the right face cream can work miracles!
COUNTESS (sung):
Does my eyeshadow go with my clothes?
Are my crow's feet a mortal disaster?
Do my pores need foundation or plaster?
Am I putting my best face forward?
FEMALE VOICE (spoken):
You!
(GRAND DAME looks around at the OTHERS.)
Not them, Madam -- you! Has your husband
lost interest? Is he making small talk with
hat-check girls?
GRAND DAME (spoken):
How did you know?
FEMALE VOICE:
Might it be the fault of your appearance?
GRAND DAME (sung):
Do my roots match the rest of my hair?
Am I wearing the wrong color makeup?
Is my powder beginning to cake up?
Am I putting my best face forward?
HEIRESS (sung):
Whomever I may pass,
On the street, the store, the classroom,
Both men and women judging me!
OTHERS (sung):
Judging me!
HEIRESS:
Society begrudging me
OTHERS:
Begrudging me!
HEIRESS:
My right to age with grace.
SOCIETY DOYENNE (sung):
I ask my looking glass
OTHERS:
Looking glass, I'll ask you
SOCIETY DOYENNE:
Explain to me what "beauty" means
OTHERS:
What "beauty" means.
SOCIETY DOYENNE:
Are beauty queens in magazines
OTHERS:
Magazines
ALL:
The standard
Ev'ry woman must embrace?
It's terrifying, face it! Face it!
ALL FOUR:
What's a woman to do?
To put her best face forward?
(A red door appears and opens a crack.)
OFFSTAGE VOICES:
AH-AH-AH-AH-AH...!
AH-AH-AH-AH-AH...!