"What I Deserve" is a song featured in the 2021 film Cyrano. Determined to take what he feels is rightfully his, De Guiche (Ben Mendelsohn) sings this villainous aria about his resolve to have Roxanne (Haley Bennett), even if it means sending his personal guards, including Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) and Christian de Neuvillette (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), to die in the war.
Lyrics[]
I deserve a little kindness
I deserve my due respect
I deserve to be beloved
Just like everybody else
I deserve my place in heaven
I deserve an equal share
I deserve my rightful cut
Of everything everywhere
Come, Roxanne
Am I asking for too much?
Why should I have to beg
For what everybody wants?
Take me right now
I don't care if I have your love
I don't have fear
Nothing's even, nothing's fair
Roxanne, I didn't ask you to be here
I'll pick the lock, I'll draw the knife
I'll climb the walls, I'll crash the gate
'Cause I deserve a happy life
Whatever I'm not given, I take
Come, Roxanne
Am I asking for too much?
Why should I have to beg
For what everybody wants?
I deserve a little kindness
I deserve my due respect
I deserve to be beloved
Just like everybody else
God gave me the life I'm livin'
You better make no mistake
I deserve to be forgiven
Whatever I'm not given, I take
