"Show Yourself" is a song written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and sung by Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Iduna (Evan Rachel Wood) in the 2019 Disney animated film, Frozen II.
During the song, Queen Elsa makes her way to Ahtohallan to seek the source of the voice and find out why it is calling to her. She makes her way into a cavern in the glacier, venturing deeper in, overcoming certain obstacles that her magic enables her to tackle with ease. As she proceeds her confidence in why she is there increases.
Finally, making it to a large extremely dark room, she is faced by the elemental symbols. She guides them to the floor to stand in the center of them. A large burst of energy shoots up around her and forms a dome with memories from her and her mother's childhood. Seeing the memory of Iduna singing the lullaby, Queen Elsa declares herself found, and has bestowed upon her a new dress. At the end of the song, Elsa takes the images and sweeps them up into a large cloud; she then forms them into figures of memories of the past.
Lyrics[]
Elsa: Every inch of me is trembling
But not from the cold
Something is familiar
Like a dream I can reach but not quite hold
I can sense you there
Like a friend I've always known
I'm arriving
And it feels like I am home
I have always been a fortress
Cold secrets deep inside
You have secrets too
But you don't have to hide
Show yourself
I'm dying to meet you
Show yourself
It's your turn
Are you the one I've been looking for
All of my life?!
Show yourself!
I'm ready to learn...
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Voice: Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Elsa: I've never felt so certain
All my life I've been torn
But I'm here for a reason
Could it be the reason I was born?
I have always been so different
Normal rules did not apply
Is this the day?
Are you the way
I finally find out why!!?
Show yourself!
I'm no longer trembling!
Here I am
I've come so far!
You are the answer I've waited for
All of my life!
Oh, show yourself
Let me see who you are...
Come to me now
Open your door
Don't make me wait
One moment more!
Oh, come to me now
Open your door
Don't make me wait
One moment more!
Chorus (young Iduna): Where the north wind meets the sea
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
There's a river
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Full of memory
Iduna: Come, my darling, homeward bound
Elsa: I am found!
Elsa and Iduna: Show yourself!
Step into your power
Grow yourself
Into something new
Iduna: You are the one you've been waiting for
Elsa (Iduna): All of my life
(All of your life)
Oh, show yourself
You
Elsa (chorus): Ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Ah-ah-ah-ah!!!
Trivia[]
- There is also an instrumental version of "Show Yourself".
- The song includes elements heard in the earlier songs "All Is Found" and "Into the Unknown".
- Idina Menzel considers this song to be the equivalent of "Let It Go" from the original movie:
- While "Let it Go" showcases Elsa running away from her problems and living in solace, "Show Yourself" shows her learning about her true role and accepting herself.
- Both Elsa's outfit and hair change as the song progresses. In "Let it Go", Elsa takes off her remaining glove, throws her tiara aside, undoes her bun into her flowing side braid, and magically changes her dress into her snow queen gown. In "Show Yourself", Elsa undoes her hair all together and her dress magically changes to the flowing white fifth spirit gown. The difference is that in "Let it Go", Elsa changed her dress with her own magic, while in "Show Yourself", her dress was changed by the magic of Ahtohallan.