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"Life's Too Short"
Writer	Robert Lopez Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Released	November 25, 2013
Duration	3:53
Album	Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition), disc 2
Track	7
Preceded by	"You're You"
Followed by	"Life's Too Short (Reprise)"

"Life's Too Short" is a deleted song written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the 2013 Disney animated film, Frozen. This song is the only deleted track to be accompanied by a released video, if only in it's drawing board format. It is clear that the song made it further than the others deleted, seen by how Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell themselves sung the song.

The song was ultimately replaced by "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)".

Foreword

Robert Lopez: As we were developing Frozen one of the songs we knew we had to write was the song between Elsa and Anna, at the end of which Elsa had freeze Anna's heart with a blast of magic.

Kristen Anderson-Lopez: This first attempt was more confrontational than what ultimately ended up in the move, but we enjoyed going to that "drama place".

Robert Lopez: In this version Anna's solution to the problem is for Elsa to put the gloves back on and this is the thing that really sets Elsa off. It's called "Life's Too Short".

Lyrics

Anna: I came all this way today to give us a fresh start
But now that you’re like wow it’s all like, warm in my heart

Elsa: I'm so glad you like it sis’ ’cause this is the real me
You have no idea how great it feels to be free!

Anna: We've been falling out for way too long, so let’s forget who’s right

Elsa: And forget who’s wrong

Both: Okay!

Elsa: Why don’t you stay, there’s room for family in my court

Both: Cause life’s too short

Anna: To always feel shut out and unloved by the sister I long to know

Both: Life’s too short

Elsa: To never let you celebrate me, the true queen of the ice and snow

Anna: Woah-ho-ho!

Both: I never understood but now I do
Life’s too short to miss out on a sister like you

Anna: So you’ll come back then.

Elsa: Back?

Anna: To thaw the fjord, it’s frozen over, no one can get in or out?

Elsa: Oh...

Anna: So....

Elsa: I don’t believe you!

Anna: What? I just assumed that you would have to...

Elsa: Then I'll shove on the gloves - that’s how your story ends?!

Anna: It does! It's just like it was except for we’ll be best friends

Elsa: So that’s in your plan to force me back in a cage

Anna: Whoa, whoa! Don’t get upset let’s get back on the same page

Elsa: Gee, thanks for coming up to see the place
And showing off your mastery of tact and grace, okay!
Run down the hill and spill my secrets, make a full report!
Bye Bye!

Anna: Wait!

Elsa: Cause life’s too short

Anna: There it is! The door you love to slam in my face!
You did well there for a spell, but now you’re back in the same place
Kick me out if you want, but I’m the only one who
Is not one hundred percent
Convinced the prophecy’s you!

Elsa: You can think whatever you want 'cause I don’t care
You’re a fool who married a stranger!

Anna: That is so unfair!

Both: I swear I’m through with taking your unshaking sisterly support!
HAH! Life’s too short!

Anna: To let you treat the people down there just as coldly as you've always treated me

Elsa: La la lalala laaaa

Both: Life’s too short!

Elsa: To listen to a reckless fool who only ever sees the things she wants to see

Anna: You don’t know

Elsa: You have no idea

Both: What I've been through
Because of you!
Life’s too short to waste another minute
Life’s too short to even have you in it
Life’s too short

Anna: I've been so wrong about you!

Elsa: You?! You've been so wrong about everything.

Anna: Maybe you are the prophecy!

Elsa: I am NOT the prophecy!

Trivia

"Life's Too Short" also has its own reprise, which was also cut from the final film.

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 |name = "Life's Too Short"
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+|image =
 |singer =
 |writer = [[Robert Lopez]]<br/>
 [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]]
 |composer =
-|date = 25 November, 2013
+|date = November 25, 2013
 |time = 3:53
-|album = [[Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - two disc Deluxe Edition)|''Frozen'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, disk 2]]
+|album = [[Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - two disc Deluxe Edition)|''Frozen'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)]], disc 2
 |track = 7
 |previous = "[[You're You]]"
 |next = "[[Life's Too Short (Reprise)]]"
+}}"'''Life's Too Short'''" is a deleted song written by [[Robert Lopez]] and [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]] for the 2013 Disney animated film, ''[[Frozen]]''. This song is the only deleted track to be accompanied by a released video, if only in it's drawing board format. It is clear that the song made it further than the others deleted, seen by how [[Idina Menzel]] and [[Kristen Bell]] themselves sung the song.
-}}
-"'''Life's Too Short'''" is a deleted song and outtake from ''[[Frozen]]''. It was originally planned to be sung by [[Anna]] ([[Kristen Bell]]) and [[Elsa]] ([[Idina Menzel]]) although sung by [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]]. Recently discovered, [[Idina Menzel]] and [[Kristen Bell]] have sang that song and it has a [[Life's Too Short (deleted animation)|deleted animation]] of its own.
-It was due to be the confrontation song between [[Anna]] and [[Elsa]], but it was replaced with "[[For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)]]." In the song, Anna's solution to the problem is for Elsa to put her gloves back on, but Elsa does not like that idea and they have an argument in the middle of the song.
+The song was ultimately replaced by "[[For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)]]".
+== Foreword ==
-This song is featured in the two disc ''[[Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - two disc Deluxe Edition)|Frozen Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)]]''.
+'''Robert Lopez:''' As we were developing ''Frozen'' one of the songs we knew we had to write was the song between Elsa and Anna, at the end of which Elsa had freeze Anna's heart with a blast of magic.
+'''Kristen Anderson-Lopez:''' This first attempt was more confrontational than what ultimately ended up in the move, but we enjoyed going to that "drama place".
-==Lyrics==
+'''Robert Lopez:''' In this version Anna's solution to the problem is for Elsa to put the gloves back on and this is the thing that really sets Elsa off. It's called "Life's Too Short".
+== Lyrics ==
 <poem>'''Anna''':'' I came all this way today to give us a fresh start''
 ''But now that you’re like'' wow ''it’s all like, warm in my heart''
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 '''Elsa''': Oh...
-'''Anna''': Sooo....
+'''Anna''': So....
 '''Elsa''': I don’t believe you!
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 '''Anna''': Maybe you are the prophecy!
-'''Elsa''': I am ''NOT'' the prophecy!
+'''Elsa''': I am ''NOT'' the prophecy!</poem>
-</poem>
-==Trivia==
-*This last part of the song was supposed to go where [[Elsa]] accidentally freezes [[Anna|Anna's]] heart. On a happier note, Anna tries to set things right and comfort her sister and compliment her on what a great person she is, and how she longs to be friends with her again.
-*According to the songwriters, they had fun going to the more dramatic place.
-*This song was replaced by "[[For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)]]" for being a confrontation song with [[Elsa]] and [[Anna]]. "[[More Than Just the Spare]]" was also replaced by "[[For the First Time in Forever]]". Ultimately, the "For the First Time in Forever" wave of songs completely replaced the "Life's Too Short" wave.
-*Anna was supposed to give Elsa the option of returning to [[Arendelle]], but Anna gave her the gloves back, that really sets Elsa off.
-*A storyboard version of the song with Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel singing modified lyrics was leaked to the web.
-*"Life's Too Short" also has its own [[Life's Too Short (Reprise)|reprise]] that has been deleted however has not been replaced by any song, unlike "Life's Too Short".
-==Video==
+== Trivia ==
+*"Life's Too Short" also has its own [[Life's Too Short (Reprise)|reprise]], which was also cut from the final film.
-[[Category:Deleted]]
+[[Category:Deleted content]]
 [[Category:Songs]]