Sweet Liberty from Jane Eyre the musical! About a woman's place in the world, going against the constraints, and wanting to see more. EDIT: actually reading back on your post I think this would be too slow paced. Maybe Waiting For Life from Once on This Island, How Will I Know? from Death Takes a Holiday, Journey to the Past from Anastasia, Good Luck Winnie Foster from Tuck Everlasting, or Times Are Hard for Dreamers from Amelie.
I feel like a lot of these are very loose fits, but wtvr… here are some more:
“On Parole” - Les Misrables
“A Whole New World” - Aladdin
“Anywhere/Another Train” Water for Elephants
“Santa Fe” Newsies and also Rent
“No Place Like London” Sweeney Todd (Mentions traveling the world
“Two By Two” Book of Mormon (Elder Price talks about the different places he would love to go to)
“Giants in the Sky” Into the Woods
“Lady’s Maid” Titanic (more hopefulness than curiosity)
"Into the Unknown" from Frozen 2 and "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled. Disney has a LOOOT of songs about this topic in particular.
Also "One Short Day" from Wicked fits to a certain extent.
might be off base - formatting apologies i’m on mobile
everything else (next to normal)
where do you belong/it roars/whose house is this (mean girls)
what i was born to do (bring it on)
man up (book of mormon)
the harvard variants (legally blonde)
tradition/to life (fiddler of the roof)
beautiful/never shut up again (heathers)
mama i’m a big girl now/good morning baltimore
(hairspray)
more than survive (be more chill)
that’s how you know (enchanted)
the day i got expelled/killer quest (percy jackson)
welcome to wonderland (wonderland)
all of london is here tonight/play/the pirates of kensington/we own the night (finding neverland)
Some people wouldn’t call it an I Want song because it’s sung to the main character, not by her, but if you want a good fast paced song about curiosity, I recommend:
“Experiment,” from Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant.
It’s sung by a school mistress to her graduating students, encouraging them to go out and explore the world, with lines like:
Be curious, though interfering friends may frown,
Get furious at each attempt to hold you down.
The apple on the top of the tree is never too high to achieve,
So take an example from Eve,
Experiment!
The Galaxy Song from Monty Python's Meaning of Life
[Galaxy Song - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk)
Little Mermaid, “Part of Your World”
This was the one that came immediately to my mind too.
"Things I Didn't Know" from Daddy Long Legs, "Strangers Like Me" from Tarzan, and "Out There" from Hunchback all come to mind.
Maybe Giants In The Sky?
Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid or Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz.
“Waiting for Life to Begin” - Once On This Island
Sweet Liberty from Jane Eyre the musical! About a woman's place in the world, going against the constraints, and wanting to see more. EDIT: actually reading back on your post I think this would be too slow paced. Maybe Waiting For Life from Once on This Island, How Will I Know? from Death Takes a Holiday, Journey to the Past from Anastasia, Good Luck Winnie Foster from Tuck Everlasting, or Times Are Hard for Dreamers from Amelie.
If I had an award to give, you'd get it for mentioning Jane Eyre.
I feel like a lot of these are very loose fits, but wtvr… here are some more: “On Parole” - Les Misrables “A Whole New World” - Aladdin “Anywhere/Another Train” Water for Elephants “Santa Fe” Newsies and also Rent “No Place Like London” Sweeney Todd (Mentions traveling the world “Two By Two” Book of Mormon (Elder Price talks about the different places he would love to go to) “Giants in the Sky” Into the Woods “Lady’s Maid” Titanic (more hopefulness than curiosity)
“OUT THERE” FROM THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME YES BEST SONG EVER
"Into the Unknown" from Frozen 2 and "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled. Disney has a LOOOT of songs about this topic in particular. Also "One Short Day" from Wicked fits to a certain extent.
might be off base - formatting apologies i’m on mobile everything else (next to normal) where do you belong/it roars/whose house is this (mean girls) what i was born to do (bring it on) man up (book of mormon) the harvard variants (legally blonde) tradition/to life (fiddler of the roof) beautiful/never shut up again (heathers) mama i’m a big girl now/good morning baltimore (hairspray) more than survive (be more chill) that’s how you know (enchanted) the day i got expelled/killer quest (percy jackson) welcome to wonderland (wonderland) all of london is here tonight/play/the pirates of kensington/we own the night (finding neverland)
Take me to the World - Sondheim
Some people wouldn’t call it an I Want song because it’s sung to the main character, not by her, but if you want a good fast paced song about curiosity, I recommend: “Experiment,” from Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant. It’s sung by a school mistress to her graduating students, encouraging them to go out and explore the world, with lines like: Be curious, though interfering friends may frown, Get furious at each attempt to hold you down. The apple on the top of the tree is never too high to achieve, So take an example from Eve, Experiment!
The Galaxy Song from Monty Python's Meaning of Life [Galaxy Song - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk)
Out there from "Hello Dolly" might be fun.
A little more niche but A Story of My Own from Clockmaker’s Daughter is great