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A Girl With Superpowers

from Backstroke Raptor by The Story Pirates

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lyrics

GIRL
I AM A GIRL WITH SUPERPOWERS (SHE’S A GIRL)
I WANT TO BE A SUPERHERO
BUT THERE’S SOMETHING THAT I NEED
TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM
I JUST NEED SOMETHING (SOMETHING)
SOMETHING TO DEFEAT

Hi everyone! I’m a girl with superpowers! But I can’t be a superhero until I defeat something and save every single person in this town. Oh, say hi townspeople!

TOWNSPEOPLE
“Hi”

GIRL
OH WHAT’S THE POINT OF HAVING POWERS (WHAT’S THE POINT)
IF I CAN’T BE A SUPERHERO
I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING’S OK
I JUST WANT TO SAVE THE DAY
I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING (SOMETHING)
SOMETHING TO-
I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING (SOMETHING)
SOMETHING TO-
HOW I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING (SOMETHING)
SOMETHING TO DE-

[Dragon comes]

VILLAGER
Ahhh everybody! Look! There’s something big and scary coming down from the sky!

DRAGON
RAH!! Was somebody looking for a challenge?

GIRL
Oh, actually yeah, I was! I’m a girl with superpowers and I need something to defeat to become a superhero, so, uh... I guess it’s time to defeat you!

DRAGON
HAHA! Oh really? Well…..

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR LITTLE GIRL
CAUSE I’M THE TOUGHEST CREATURE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
SO RETURN TO THE HOLE YOU CAME FROM
AND CRAWL BACK IN
CAUSE PS

I AM A DRAGON (PS HE’S A DRAGON)
YEAH PS I’M A DRAGON (HE IS A DRAGON)
AND PPS
YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT ME!
CAUSE PS I’M A DRAGON (PS HE’S A DRAGON)
YEAH I’M A BIG OL’ DRAGON (HE IS A BIG OL’ DRAGON)
AND NO YOU WILL NEVER BEAT ME

DRAGON
Ok girl, try a taste of my Fire Breath! RARRR!!

GIRL
I’ve had oatmeal hotter than your “fire breath.”

DRAGON
Alright, how bout this...Claw Swipe!

GIRL
Backflip!

DRAGON
Whoa- nice dodge. Alright, what about, horn hook!

GIRL
Side Somersault!

DRAGON
Scale shot!

GIRL
Power jump!

DRAGON
Tail whip!

GIRL
Riverdance jump! I took Irish dancing lessons last year….

DRAGON
Oh! Who was your teacher?

GIRL
Ahh..Kathy?

DRAGON
Oh I love Kathy!

GIRL
Yeah she’s my Mom!

DRAGON
Oh wow...cool! Alright...windy wings!

GIRL
Dodge! That’s all you got, Dragon?

DRAGON
Yeah well...why don’t you show me what you’ve got?!

GIRL
I’m glad you asked!

HERE I GO IT’S TIME FOR ME
TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT I CAN BE
I CAN BE A SUPERHERO!

DRAGON: Bring it!

GIRL: Alright, Dragon, you asked for it...get ready for my SUPERPOWERS!! AHHH!!

DRAGON
I HAVE BEEN DEFEATED
I HAVE BEEN BEATEN
BUT YOU WERE JUST A LITTLE GIRL

(DRAGON Dies)

VILLAGER
Hey! Everybody! She defeated the dragon!

ALL
YAY! Well Done, etc….

GIRL
Whoa! I did it! I beat the game...I mean the town...I mean the dragon! I beat the dragon! Yeah that.

I AM A GIRL WITH SUPERPOWERS! (SHE IS A GIRL WITH SUPERPOWERS)
AND NOW I AM A SUPERHERO!
THERE WAS SOMETHING TO DEFEAT
AND IT WAS SO SWEET

I FOUGHT A DRAGON (SHE FOUGHT A DRAGON)
AND MY DREAM CAME TRUE! (SHE FOUGHT A DRAGON, DRAGON)
AND MY DREAM CAME TRUE (SHE FOUGHT A DRAGON, DRAGON)
AND MY/HER DREAM CAME TRUE!

credits

from Backstroke Raptor, released June 14, 2019
Written by Eric Gersen
Based on a story by Paisley, age 7, California
Produced by Eric Gersen
Associate Produced by Jack Mitchell, Sam Bair

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Our partner non-profit Story Pirates Changemakers provides life-changing literacy and creative writing programs to kids in Title I schools and homeless shelters. ... more

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