Lea Michele revealed at Friday night’s Glee Farewell Panel at PaleyFest that she will be singing the final song of the series.
It is a tune written by Lea Michele’s Glee co-star Darren Criss called “This Time”.
Lea Michele said that no other song that might have been chosen for her final goodbye “could have encapsulated the whole experience.”
Lea Michele added, “That was the day I feel to my knees and cried. I got to say everything to everyone that I always (intended) to say but you can’t think of the words. And he wrote them.”
Criss said of his song, “My main thing was to write a song for Lea. It’s not just my own vanity.”
He added that the song is “a love note for the entire series.”
Lea Michele’s highly anticipated final song is just the last link in the long chain of Lea’s goodbye process.
As the show wrapped filming for the last season and the finale last month, Lea Michele took to social media to share her joy and heartbreak as Glee came to an end.
Last solo in this beautiful place today. #GleeGoodBye pic.twitter.com/ryQNfMerWM
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 17, 2015
Lea Michele expressed her appreciation for the incredible experience that put her name on the map and her foot in the door for so many other projects.
I can't believe tomorrow is our last day at glee. It is going to be such an emotional day. But I'm so grateful though to have had…
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 21, 2015
..this incredibly amazing experience. Thank you so much to all of our amazing Gleeks who supported us so much! I love you guys.
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 21, 2015
Lea Michele also posted sweet pics of her last days assembled with the cast of Glee.
Forever my family. pic.twitter.com/T1yCg50Ww6
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 21, 2015
And that's a wrap on Glee.
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 22, 2015
Lea Michele then broke everyone’s heart as she posted a pic of her leaving one last time with late boyfriend Cory Monteith’s football jersey from the show.
One last thing. pic.twitter.com/4X9Ty0RbWA
— Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 22, 2015
What an amazing ride for Lea Michele. The Glee finale will air March 20th. Will you be watching?