Roots Before Branches
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| Roots Before Branches | |
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| Album: | Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album and Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three |
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| Released: | May 15, 2012 |
| By: | Room For Two |
| Sung by: | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson with New Directions |
| Place: | Train Station, New York City |
| Episode: | Goodbye |
Roots Before Branches by Room For Two is featured in Goodbye, the twenty-second and final episode of Season Three. It is sung by Finn and Rachel, with back-up from the New Directions.
Finn admits to Rachel that he's breaking up with her, and instead of getting married, she's going to go to New York and he's going to try and make his fathers unhonourable discharge an honorable one. As Rachel tries to take it in, Finn assures her in the car that everything is going to be all right, and that she should surrender with him. As they get out of the car, the song begins and Finn takes out Rachel's suitcase. They sing as they walk to the train with Rachel hugging and seeing the New Directions members, as well as Emma and Will. Finn and Rachel embrace and kiss one more time before Rachel jumps aboard the train as it starts to move while she cries and waves goodbye. Finn runs after the train, but as it goes faster, Rachel isn't able to see him and the others anymore. She continues to cry as she arrives at New York and strolls through the streets with a half happy and half sad expression. The third season comes to an end as Rachel walks through a New York City street with her suitcase trailing behind her.
The full version of the song appears in the episode, however it is featured as a Rachel solo for the episode version. It is the final song of the episode, as well as the final song of Season Three.
It is featured on Glee: The Music The Graduation Album.
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Lyrics
Rachel:
Hey, hey
So many things to do and say
But I can't seem to find my way
But I wanna know how
I know I'm meant for something else
But first I gotta find myself
But I don't know how
Rachel (Finn):
Oh, why (Oh) do I reach (Oh) for the stars (Oh)
When I (Oh) don't have wings (Oh) to carry (Oh) me that far? (Oh, oh)
I gotta have
Rachel and Finn:
Roots before branches
Rachel:
To know who I am
Before I
Rachel and Finn:
Know who I wanna be
And faith to take chances
Rachel:
To live like I see
Rachel and Finn:
A place in this world for me, oh oh
Rachel (Finn):
Sometimes I don't wanna feel
(Sometimes I don't wanna feel)
And forget the pain is real
(And forget the pain is real)
Put my head in the clouds
(Oh, ooh)
Oh, I start to run and then I fall
(Start to run and then I fall)
Seein' I can't get it all
(Seein' I can't get it all)
Without my feet on the ground
(Oh, ooh)
There's always a seed before there's a rose
The more (Oh) that it rains (Oh), the more I (Oh) will grow (Oh, oh)
Gotta have
Rachel and Finn:
Roots before branches
Rachel:
To know who I am
Before I
Rachel and Finn:
Know who I wanna be
And faith to take chances
Rachel:
To live like I see
Rachel and Finn:
A place in this world for me, oh oh
Rachel (Finn):
Whatever comes, I know how to take it
Learn to be strong, I won't have to fake it
Oh, you're understanding, oh
But we can come and do what's best
Roaming north and south, east and west
But I'll still be standing
I'm (Oh) standing (Oh)
If I have
Rachel and Finn:
Roots before branches
Rachel:
To know who I am (Finn: To know who I am)
Before I know who I'm (with Finn: gonna be)
Rachel and Finn:
And faith, oh, to take chances
To live like I see a place in this world
(New Directions: Oh, oh, oh, ohh, ohh)
Rachel:
Gotta have roots
Rachel and Finn with New Directions:
Before branches (Finn with New Directions: Branches)
Rachel:
To know who I am
Before I
Rachel with New Directions:
Know who I wanna be (Finn: Who I wanna be)
And faith
Rachel and Finn with New Directions:
To take chances
And live like I see a place in this world
Rachel:
For me, oh oh
I gotta have roots before branches, oh yeah
Trivia
- The original performers of the songs, Nikki Anders and Adam Anders, are the vocal coaches for The Glee Project and Glee, respectively.
- The whole song was performed in the show, but after Rachel waves goodbye to her friends, she sings the rest of the song in solo, rather than Finn singing with her and New Directions providing backup vocals, much like the studio version.
- At the end of the song, it appears an extra almost bumps into Rachel, then walks in the other direction.
- At the end of the song, when Rachel walks away with her suitcase trailing behind her, we can see a large crowd watching the filming of the scene.
- Fans watching the filming of this scene in New York reported that Rachel was actually performing Marry The Night by Lady Gaga.
Errors
- At the beginning of Roots Before Branches, as Finn goes to Rachel's door, the shadow of a boom mic is visible against the vehicle.
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