This begins Elphaba's desire to be accepted despite her skin color, with the aid of the Wizard, whom she still believes to be genuine, and able to help her with all the discrimination she has been dealing with.
Also, Elphaba dreams about becoming a new person, not on the outside, but doing great deeds in league with the Wizard, and forming Oz's "favorite team."
The original German recording of this song, "Der Zauberer und ich", is sung by Dutch actress, Willemijn Verkaik.
[1] The song appears in the first part of Universal Pictures' two-part film adaptation of Wicked, released on November 22, 2024, sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.
Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the musical, performed the song on the 2018 TV special A Very Wicked Halloween.