He pleads with the gargoyles - figments of his imagination created due to loneliness - for answers. In the context of this version of the musical, this song is the 11 o'clock show stopping number and "major anthem", taking place just before the finale while Quasimodo watches Esmerelda be burnt at the stake. It illustrates his pain and suffering, knowing that his crush Esmerelda loves another (in the German version) and knowing that his friend is about to die thanks to his actions (in the English version). The song depicts Quasimodo at his lowest moment as he interacts with the gargoyles. The song has an impressive vocal range (particularly in the German version). The quick song "While The City Slumbered" was added to serve as a bridge that ties this song to the previous number Someday. This sentiment appears in the animated film, with the gargoyle character Laverne saying “We just thought you were made of something stronger.” The song is based on a passage from Hugo's novel, in which Quasimodo wishes he were made of stone. It is performed by Quasimodo and the Greek chorus of gargoyles. " Made of Stone" (aka " Wie aus Stein") is a song written for the 1999 (German) and 2014 (English) stage adaptions of Disney's 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on the book of the same name by Victor Hugo.
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