On My Own from Les Misérables is featured in Pilot, the first episode of Season One. It is sung by Rachel.
Rachel sings this as her audition for the new glee club, New Directions. She also posts a video of her sing this song on her MySpace page only to be mocked by Quinn and the other Cheerios. After the audition, Will thanks Rachel for her audition and she confidentally replies with, "When do we start rehearsals?"
Rachel:
On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him 'til morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain
The pavement shines like silver
All the lights
Are misty in the river
In the darkness
The trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever
And forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself
And not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
And I love him
But only on my own
This is the first released song of the series and therefore the first full-recorded song.
This is the only audition song from the Pilot that was released as a single.
Lea Michele sang this for her audition for Glee. Brad Ellis who portrays pianist Brad played it with her during her audition.
This made the FOX executive producers cry.
Lea Michele was in a Broadway production of Les Miserables as Young Cosette.
Lea played Éponine at the Hollywood Bowl in 2008.
Lea was one of the top contenders considered to play Éponine (who sings On My Own) in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables. Others were Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson and Evan Rachel Wood. The role ultimately went to Samantha Barks.
The comments which were posted on her Myspace video by the Cheerios were:
"I think I'm going to scratch my eyes out." - Hi Ho Cheerio! (Santana)
"If I were your parents I would sell you back." - Sky Splitz (Quinn)