Seen Lyrics — The Devil Wears Prada
Seen Lyrics
NIGEL:
Growing up gay in Kalamazoo was not a walk in the park
Between bullies at school and brothers at home,
Let?s just say it was dark
I literally hid in a closet
So they wouldn't see me cry
Then one day on a rack at a corner store
A magazine caught my eye
The girl on the cover looked back at me as if to say,
Hey, I know who you?ll be
I read the whole issue right there
By the clerk when my runway in hand,
My heart went to work
(Chorus:)
Seen, suddenly seen,
In every page of that magazine
A part of me nobody recognized, yes,
Reflected in the Yves Saint Laurent silhouette
Seen, suddenly seen,
As more than a shy and awkward teen
Runway gave me a glimpse of a world
Where someday I could be seen
I studied designers in detail,
Kept clippings under my bed
I pretended to play with my GI Joes
But made them new clothes instead
At 18, I ran to Manhattan,
Got hired at a runway like you
Miranda looked over a layout I'd made
And said, "Nigel, that'll do"
Thirty years later I?m working among
The legends I lived for when I was young
Got a job, my dreams,
A partner I love and a life
That fits like a Lagerfeld glove
(Chorus:)
Seen, finally seen,
Now I?m part of that magazine
Dressing up icons the way I know how
No hiding in closets,
I create them now
Seen, finally seen,
Crowned as prince by the fashion queen
Runway lets me express to the world
The way I want to be seen
So sure there's an ugly side to this business
Can be cutthroat, often extreme
But it?s worth all the stress,
It's worth every cost
If a copy of Runway finds a boy who feels lost
(Chorus:)
And he feels seen, suddenly seen
If he could learn from this magazine
That being a queer kid?s not some kind of crime
In fact, it's pretty fucking sublime
Seen, suddenly seen
Can you imagine what that could mean?
Fashion opens your eyes to the world
I want him to see what I?ve seen
I want you to see what I've seen
Growing up gay in Kalamazoo was not a walk in the park
Between bullies at school and brothers at home,
Let?s just say it was dark
I literally hid in a closet
So they wouldn't see me cry
Then one day on a rack at a corner store
A magazine caught my eye
The girl on the cover looked back at me as if to say,
Hey, I know who you?ll be
I read the whole issue right there
By the clerk when my runway in hand,
My heart went to work
(Chorus:)
Seen, suddenly seen,
In every page of that magazine
A part of me nobody recognized, yes,
Reflected in the Yves Saint Laurent silhouette
Seen, suddenly seen,
As more than a shy and awkward teen
Runway gave me a glimpse of a world
Where someday I could be seen
I studied designers in detail,
Kept clippings under my bed
I pretended to play with my GI Joes
But made them new clothes instead
At 18, I ran to Manhattan,
Got hired at a runway like you
Miranda looked over a layout I'd made
And said, "Nigel, that'll do"
Thirty years later I?m working among
The legends I lived for when I was young
Got a job, my dreams,
A partner I love and a life
That fits like a Lagerfeld glove
(Chorus:)
Seen, finally seen,
Now I?m part of that magazine
Dressing up icons the way I know how
No hiding in closets,
I create them now
Seen, finally seen,
Crowned as prince by the fashion queen
Runway lets me express to the world
The way I want to be seen
So sure there's an ugly side to this business
Can be cutthroat, often extreme
But it?s worth all the stress,
It's worth every cost
If a copy of Runway finds a boy who feels lost
(Chorus:)
And he feels seen, suddenly seen
If he could learn from this magazine
That being a queer kid?s not some kind of crime
In fact, it's pretty fucking sublime
Seen, suddenly seen
Can you imagine what that could mean?
Fashion opens your eyes to the world
I want him to see what I?ve seen
I want you to see what I've seen
The Devil Wears Prada Lyrics: Song List
- Act I
- I Mean Business
- House of Miranda
- I Mean Business (Reprise)
- I Only Love You For Your Body
- How to Survive at Runway
- How to Survive at Runway (Reprise)
- Girl for the Job
- In Or Out (Part 1)
- How to Survive at Runway (Reprise)
- Dress Your Way Up
- In Or Out (Part 2)
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Miranda Girl
- Act II
- Entr'Acte
- Bon Voyage
- The Old You
- Paris, City of Dreams
- Who's She?
- Seen
- Your Twenties
- Bon Voyage (Reprise)
- Stay On Top
- Seen (Reprise)
- What's Right For Me?
- Finale