Vanessa Hudgens is soaring, flying, and breaking free in a new music video, which is basically an exact recreation of the last scene of High School Musical — the only thing missing is Zac Efron.
In the video for Phantoms's new song, "Lay With Me," Vanessa gets back to her roots as Gabriella, the shy science and math wiz with a secret love of musical theatre. The video opens with her standing in the middle of a stage, wearing a lab coat (because she probably had to run straight from the academic decathlon, again) and a Gabriella-inspired hairdo complete with a bow.
Just like in the audition scene from the movie, the stage is decked out with spotlights, a paper moon, and Kelsi in a top hat on the piano. At first, Vanessa is nervous, but halfway through the song, Phantoms come onto the stage — à la Troy — and she is suddenly confident enough to shed her lab coat and let it rip. Honestly, if you watch the video with the sound off, you would swear you were watching the "Breaking Free" scene straight from the movie.
If the video has you feeling super nostalgic, don't worry, we're all in this together (sorry, had to). The good news is, a High School Musical TV series reportedly may be streaming as soon as next year. Until then, we'll be watching the "Lay With Me" video on repeat. Check it out below.