Glee Cast - Roots Before Branches Lyrics






[Rachel:]
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 with Finn harmonizing:]
Oh, why do
I reach for the stars
When I don't have wings
To carry me that far?

[Rachel with Finn:]
I gotta have
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know
Who I wanna be
And faith
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world
For me

[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, start to run
And then I fall
(start to run
And then I fall)

Thinkin'
I can't get it all
Without my feet
On the ground
(Seein'
I can't get it all
Without my feet
On the ground)

[Rachel:]
There's always a seed
Before there's a rose
The more that it rains
The more I will grow

[Rachel with Finn:]
I gotta have
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know
Who I wanna be
And faith
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world
For me

[Rachel:]
Whatever comes
I know how to take it
Learn to be strong
I won't have to fake it
Oh, you're understandin'
The wind can come
And do its best
Blow me north, and south,
East and west
But I'll still
Be standing
I'll be standing

[Rachel & Finn with New Directions:]
If I have
Roots before branches
To know who I am (To know who I am)
Before I know
Who I'm gonna be
And faith
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world

I gotta have
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know
Who I wanna be
And faith

[New Directions:]
To take chances
And live like I see
A place in this world
For me

[Rachel:]
I gotta have
Roots before branches





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  1. K.... ....

    The song itself makes me cry

  2. L.... N....

    2020, raise your hand

  3. b.... h....

    Finn’s voice 💕

  4. D.... L....

    The real final episode

  5. V.... H....

    3:30 Cory's accompaniment at "branches" hits me in my heart for some reason

  6. K.... ....

    Yes, I'm crying again.

  7. e.... O....

    As I watched this episode for the second time i couldn't stop crying. This moment decided finnchels fate

  8. I.... g....

    The song they said goodbye to!

  9. M.... C....

    I love this show I watch it over and over again

  10. t.... m....

    It's 2019, almost 2020, and this still making me cry every single time, and it will keeps making me cry until I die, I guess . . .

  11. K.... F....

    I do miss Glee and Rachel and Finn together

  12. g.... l....

    At 2:48, aren't the lyrics supposed to be "the wind can come and do its best, roaming north and south, east and west"?

  13. J.... D....

    I cherish this version, in the graduation ep this isn't shown ,

  14. M.... P....

    In my glee-universe, the story ended on season 3. Finn went to army, became General, Rachel became famous celebrity. Years later they meet again, maybe at their 10th year highschool reunion, both still singles, and they realized they're meant to be. So they reunite again. And all is well.
    Happy Ending.

  15. J.... ....

    glee should have finished with season 3... the story line went everywhere after that

  16. R.... A....

    I watched 2 days ago and I cried so much because it was so sad and just remembering Finn and how he loved Rachel and how Cory loved lea but I love glee and I will rewatch it as much as I will live for. #glee4ever 💕💕😭😭😖😍😍

  17. M.... V....

    RoomTwo wrote the song, they deserve the credit! Not Leah Michele!

    M.... V....

    Marco Vermeer 😂 whew you must be dumb

  18. s.... w....

    she is Barbra Streisand in glee.

  19. C.... P....

    Finn sounds like an angel here 💕

  20. s.... b....

    I'm currently re watching Glee and I just got to this episode and this part gets me every time ;___________; seriously one of the most emotional moments in the entire show, I always cry aaaaa

  21. b.... c....

    it’s June of 2019.. and this song still makes me cry just like it did years ago.

  22. S.... B....

    Remember seeing this episode and crying ... so emotional and beautiful how Finn decided that he would rather her go to college and follow her dreams

  23. A.... A....

    We have to sing this song for our 5th grade graduation and at first I hated but I actually like it now

  24. S.... ....

    Today is Cory's birthday ..... another day without this wonderdul men 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  25. A.... A....

    This is the song i will sing in my rewards

  26. M.... I....

    Take a good look at rachel's face LMAOOOOOO im sorry but wtf!!!!

  27. K.... F....

    Raise your hand if you are still listening or watching in 2019 !!

  28. K.... F....

    I love this whole album of sad glee songs I have been sick and I was listening to all of these songs I love glee

  29. A.... F....

    Torn gorbbttb. Ram. Gator. File. Torn.
    Yo. Gym.

  30. A.... T....

    2019 whooo!

  31. B.... R....

    It’s 2019 and I’m still listening too this song and watching glee❤️❤️

  32. L.... D....

    Finn harmonies 😭😍❤️

  33. K.... C....

    Who else thinks glee versions are almost always better than the original

  34. K.... C....

    UGH his faint vocie singing with her in the background this episode was so sad i can just picture him telling her that hes gotta let her go AHHHHHHHHHHHH

  35. M.... l....

    I'm here to reminisce on the last day of the 2018, don't mind me

  36. C.... O....

    its been 6 years and im still crying everytime i listen to this song...

  37. K.... C....

    I plan on doing this song for my my senior year farewell at our choir concert should I do it??

  38. A.... F....

    Aesrtl love. Founy

  39. T.... M....

    How is hearing this song this is magazine

  40. A.... M....

    This song always gets to me

  41. h.... ....

    Eialn dyonalr you Song you marry yes world me hughie brophy

  42. f.... l....

    WWE Raw

  43. K.... J....

    This episode was so heartbreaking.

  44. t.... ....

    I still cry watching this episode. And more so now that Cory has passed, this song is more touching. And though Mark did what he did he had some heavy demons that none of us can judge as we not know the full story but another human is dead and it’s just sad. This life is just sad

  45. A.... M....

    It breaks me how underrated this song truly is ... one of my personal fav songs ever created & I never heard anyone sing it as lea did ..

  46. S.... B....

    When you were thinking of a sad glee song and you only new the beginning and you just found it

  47. E.... B....

    But like why this picture

  48. R.... T....

    does anyone know who sang the original and the songwriter for this song?

    R.... T....

    J. Tan room for two made this song

  49. L.... D....

    Is this an original song?

    L.... D....

    Lilie diamond room for two

  50. K.... t....

    I'm on a sad glee binge and I'm
    slowly making it up to the Quaterback

  51. F.... C....

    Their voice's harmonize and it hits 👊 home 🏡. 😭🤞

  52. k.... r....

    still cry when i watch this episode...

  53. S.... V....

    If it weren't for the subtitles, I would've thought she said "GOTTA HAVE BOOZE"

  54. m.... r....

    i’ve never watched glee but the reason i cry during this is because we are doing it for choir and my best friend always sang it to me and she just moved to italy and i miss her so much

  55. M.... V....

    This is FUCKED UP NO AND NO :( :( :(

  56. C.... A....

    I cried because of what the song means and especially the relationship of finn and cort getting to separated and thanks for the lesson about love

  57. S.... C....

    Still listening to this in 2018 <3 Lea :)

  58. K.... G....

    Singing this for my 8th grade graduation

  59. s.... w....

    We sang this song for my graduation from elementary school

  60. �.... ....

    I think this scence is gree's peak !
    I'm crying allways see this scence.
    finn & rachel …two people love forever.

  61. L.... R....

    I'm drunk. Can I just say that this is the worst picture of Rachel/Lea?

  62. k.... b....

    Crying oof

  63. x.... T....

    I'd cry, this song though

  64. A.... M....

    If only she knew what this song really means ... man it’s so powerful and her voice just killed it much more than the original . Leas voice is just unbelievable . I love this song so much , it being one of my favs & one of my fav covers of Rachel berry on glee.

  65. Z.... F....

    Who else is super sad they ended glee

    Z.... F....

    I miss it sooooooooo much Zahayra

  66. K.... H....

    this songs makes me cry every time i listen to it

  67. O.... R....

    This song was also featured in ABC's 2008 movie "Princess".

  68. C.... C....

    So a rose comes from a bush...the bush comes from the seed.

  69. I.... L....

    this song is making me cry cuz my bf borek up with me

  70. C.... C....

    This was such an emotional song😭😭😭😭

  71. F.... E....

    FAITH the one I have is the the house and the the one who is the other and the the one I was looking and I will be at work until I can get the one from a plan to go to

  72. L.... A....

    Did you know that when Finn had passed away Lea had asked Ryan Murphy to not have her in any relationships but then he put her with Sam and then in season 6 episode 13 she was married to Jesse I didn't like what Ryan did to Lea like this post if you agree with me

  73. P.... B....

    The first time I've seen this episode and heard this song I cried because I didn't know that there was another season and was heartbroken that this should be the end and that there was no happy ending for Finn and Rachel... Now I'm crying because I know they were meant to be together, but their happy ending can never happen

  74. f.... l....

    WWE I Am Number Four 2011 Dubai City

  75. J.... B....

    love that song so much

  76. C.... T....

    hay pero como llore en ese capitulo y esa canción de muerte lenta 😢😭😭❤💔❤💔❤💔

  77. L.... G....

    je les envie le lycee ce groupe d amis fideles

  78. L.... G....

    j ai tellement pleure j adore glee vraiment ca me fait du bien de regarder cette serie

  79. d.... ....

    this made me cry aswell bc this was watching glee for the second time n knowing cory unfortunately died madde it worse :'(

  80. K.... A....

    Mi vida en una canción

  81. S.... T....

    cried each time I watched this episode... one of those best for sure ...

  82. l.... f....

    I love glee and my mom and i watched the Episode. And Thais Part my mom had cried So badly (i had cried too) 😅

  83. A.... E....

    nice singing r

  84. S.... C....

    They sang this at my graduation ceremony yesterday... saddest thing ever 😭😭😭

  85. s.... w....

    i had to sing this for my sixth grade graduation

  86. K.... G....

    This songs always makes me cry because it's all i'm feeling right now, so lost, with so much fear of not being able to reach my dreams because i dont know how to start and with some problems that makes it more difficult for me to start. I need to feel i can and will do it

  87. w.... 0....

    Rip Cory

  88. L.... B....

    The sentence "if you love something set it free" has never been so true...

  89. C.... O....

    2017 and still crying everytime i listen to this song :'(

  90. M.... S....

    I still can't believe that Cory is dead I still cry a little bit at night because of him and it's 2017 it's been almost 4 years since he died and I still don't understand why, he had so much and then it was gone. I love u Cory #RIPCory

  91. T.... :....

    I was taking a test and my teacher said " you have quarts before gallons." and I was just there like 'ROOOOOTS BEFOOORE BRANCHEEEES!!!!'

  92. K.... K....

    I think the lyrics at 2:48 are "the wind can come and do its best, blow me north and south, east and west". Also I think before that its "oh, you'll find you're standing" instead of understanding. Good video though!

  93. k.... T....

    this reminds me when Finn dies and I tell myself Finn will be in my heart fans, and lea's, some people can't let go I still tear up when I think about Finn died Rachel crying her eye balls out. he was and is a great actor who have in our hearts. and others even tho we want to see and hear one... single....voice......from.....him.....even tho we can't. if you love Finn he would want us fans to go on with our lives carrying his soul with all the glee fans out there.

  94. k.... T....

    this reminds me when Finn dies and I tell myself Finn will be in my heart fans, and lea's, some people can't let go I still tear up when I think about Finn died Rachel crying her eye balls out. he was and is a great actor who have in our hearts. and others even tho we want to see and hear one... single....voice......from.....him.....even tho we can't. if you love Finn he would want us fans to go on with our lives carrying his soul with all the glee fans out there

  95. m.... 3....

    our highschool band has a big production every year and this was the seniors big finale song 😭😭😭

  96. A.... ....

    When I first listened to this song, I was only 13. Today, I am 17 and now I fully understand why Finn made the choice that he made. He wanted Rachel to have a better future. Like the song says "gotta have roots before branches" you can't skip a big step in your life to follow another.

  97. k.... T....

    I cried everytime when I here this song it makes me think about cory/Finn dieing but all we have to do aceept that he died even we can't let go of glee. R.I.P cory Monteith and cory and lea's love.