*deep breath*
Before the Performance
CHRISTINE
Gustave, will you hand me those earrings? The sapphires on the left? There- how do I look?
GUSTAVE
You look so beautiful
So very beautiful
Like a queen in a book
CHRISTINE
You too are beautiful
So very beautiful
Once this performance is through
We'll spend some time, just us two
Won't that be fun?
GUSTAVE
Father! Doesn't mother look lovely tonight?
RAOUL
Indeed she does...as lovely as she looked the very first time I came to her dressing room door.
CHRISTINE
And look at you Raoul! You look just like that handsome boy in the opera box. The one who would always toss me a single red rose.
RAOUL
Please Gustave, if you don't mind
Would you wait outside awhile?
GUSTAVE
But when's mother going to sing? I don't want to miss it!
CHRISTINE
Go and wait backstage my dear
Soon Papa will fetch you there
You can both watch from the wings.
RAOUL
Since our wedding day
Things have gone astray
CHRISTINE
Raoul...
RAOUL
I'm not proud of the way that I've acted
CHRISTINE
We've both been-
RAOUL
The demands I've made!
All our hopes mislaid!
I'm aware of the price they've exacted
Though I've no right to ask you to
There's one thing more I'd have you do
If you love me as I love you
CHRISTINE
Anything darling
RAOUL
Don't sing the song dear
CHRISTINE
What? But Raoul-
RAOUL
You have to know something's terribly wrong dear
CHRISTINE
But I have to do this!
It's what we agreed to
RAOUL
That Hell-spawned demon
He's had us playing his game all along dear
CHRISTINE
Let me just get through this
Listen please, I need to
RAOUL
You need so much, it's true
And I've denied you
You need the man you knew
Back here beside you
You'll have him back, I vow
Just ask it of me
But we must leave here now
If you still love me
CHRISTINE
But, darling I'm due on stage in ten minutes! How can I possibly amend-
RAOUL
Listen! Please! I have passage for three to Schoenberg on the Atlantic Queen. It leaves tonight-let's be on it! For both our sakes...and for Gustave.
Leave this place behind.
CHRISTINE
Go and find Gustave. Tell the stage manager not to disturb him. I need some time.
(Raoul leaves and shuts door)
(Christine takes off earrings and tries to leave, but door is locked)
(Phantom appears behind her)
PHANTOM
You know his love is not enough
You know he isn't what you need
You know you're made of finer stuff
I think on that, we're all agreed
It's time to leave him in the dust
It's time to be who you should be
It's time to do now as you must
And set the music in you free
In moments, mere moments
Drums will roll
There you'll stand, just like before
The crowd will hush
And then in one sweet rush
I will hear you sing once more
And music, our music
Will swell and then unwind
Like two strands of melody
At last entwined
Fulfill us, complete us
Make us whole
Seal our bond forevermore
Tonight, for me, embrace your destiny
Let me hear you sing
Once more!
(Phantom leaves)
STAGEHAND
Five minutes Miss Daae!
CHRISTINE
Twisted every way
What answer can I give?
I know I can't refuse
And yet, I wish I could
Oh God...
RAOUL
Christine, Christine
Don't think that I don't care
PHANTOM
But every hope, and every prayer
Rests on you now!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Mother Did You Watch?
Poor Meg...
Mother did you watch?
MEG
Mother did you watch?
Everything is sold
Mother can't you tell
The new routine it went so well!
I was worried just a touch
That it might have been too much
Just a bit, well rather free
But just listen to that crowd
Why they've never been so loud
Screaming only for me
GIRY
Meg....
MEG
And the master must have heard
Every note and every word
Mother tell me-did he see?
GIRY
Meg stop...
MEG
Even he will now concede
I'm the only one he'll need
GIRY
Meg, sweet fool you did all that you could
Charming, bright and yet still not enough
MEG
What do you mean?
GIRY
How you danced! They're all entranced
All but the one whose entrancement we sought
MEG
He wasn't even there?!
GIRY
Where poor girl do you think that he was?
Yes! That's right! In with her all along
MEG
With Christine...
GIRY
Dreaming of their son, their love
Too smitten to spare you a moment of thought
All that you gave him has all been a waste
MEG
No! You're wrong!
GIRY
All you have done it has all been erased
MEG
No! Don't say that!
GIRY
Now he has them- as for us
We have both been replaced
MEG
No! NO!
Mother did you watch?
MEG
Mother did you watch?
Everything is sold
Mother can't you tell
The new routine it went so well!
I was worried just a touch
That it might have been too much
Just a bit, well rather free
But just listen to that crowd
Why they've never been so loud
Screaming only for me
GIRY
Meg....
MEG
And the master must have heard
Every note and every word
Mother tell me-did he see?
GIRY
Meg stop...
MEG
Even he will now concede
I'm the only one he'll need
GIRY
Meg, sweet fool you did all that you could
Charming, bright and yet still not enough
MEG
What do you mean?
GIRY
How you danced! They're all entranced
All but the one whose entrancement we sought
MEG
He wasn't even there?!
GIRY
Where poor girl do you think that he was?
Yes! That's right! In with her all along
MEG
With Christine...
GIRY
Dreaming of their son, their love
Too smitten to spare you a moment of thought
All that you gave him has all been a waste
MEG
No! You're wrong!
GIRY
All you have done it has all been erased
MEG
No! Don't say that!
GIRY
Now he has them- as for us
We have both been replaced
MEG
No! NO!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Bathing Beauty
Not my personal favorite, but I'll do it anyways.
Bathing Beauty
FLECK
But first, for those of you whose taste is a little more earth-bound.
SQUELCH
It's Phantasma's famous Ooh-La-La Girl!
GANGLE
The incomparable
ALL
Meg Giry!
MEG
I took a little trip to Coney Island
To get away from all the city sprawl
I couldn't bear to choose
Which bathing suit to use
So goodness me I guess I brought 'em all!
But when at last I got to Coney Island
And found myself a spot upon the sand
I noticed something strange
There was no place to change!
And so I asked my friends to lend a hand!
Girls...
CHORUS
Aah-Ah
Oooh-ooh
Bathing Beauty take a look at you
ALL
Bathing beauty on the beach
Bathing beauty say 'hello!'
What a cutie, what a peach
Bathing beauty watch her go
CHORUS
Posing under her parasol
She is whatcha call a real spectacle
Prim and Proper with class and poise
But she's got the boys at the plaque to call!
Bathing beauty on the beach
See her practically glow
Wearing a smile and
Giving Coney Island
A bathing beaut of a show!
Bathing beauty on the beach
MEG
Checks!
CHORUS (MEN)
What a cutie, what a peach!
MEG
Stripes!
ALL
Bathing beauty
Bathing beauty
MEG
Dots?
CHORUS
Dots?
Dots, dots, dots, dots!
Dots!
Bathing beauty on the beach
See her practically glow
Taking the sun in
MEG
Til all the boys are runnin
CHORUS
Rollin in clover
MEG
And gettin tan all over
CHORUS
Wearing a smile and
MEG
Giving Coney Island
ALL
A Bath-ing Beaut
Of a show!
Bathing beauty say
MEG
Hello!
Bathing Beauty
FLECK
But first, for those of you whose taste is a little more earth-bound.
SQUELCH
It's Phantasma's famous Ooh-La-La Girl!
GANGLE
The incomparable
ALL
Meg Giry!
MEG
I took a little trip to Coney Island
To get away from all the city sprawl
I couldn't bear to choose
Which bathing suit to use
So goodness me I guess I brought 'em all!
But when at last I got to Coney Island
And found myself a spot upon the sand
I noticed something strange
There was no place to change!
And so I asked my friends to lend a hand!
Girls...
CHORUS
Aah-Ah
Oooh-ooh
Bathing Beauty take a look at you
ALL
Bathing beauty on the beach
Bathing beauty say 'hello!'
What a cutie, what a peach
Bathing beauty watch her go
CHORUS
Posing under her parasol
She is whatcha call a real spectacle
Prim and Proper with class and poise
But she's got the boys at the plaque to call!
Bathing beauty on the beach
See her practically glow
Wearing a smile and
Giving Coney Island
A bathing beaut of a show!
Bathing beauty on the beach
MEG
Checks!
CHORUS (MEN)
What a cutie, what a peach!
MEG
Stripes!
ALL
Bathing beauty
Bathing beauty
MEG
Dots?
CHORUS
Dots?
Dots, dots, dots, dots!
Dots!
Bathing beauty on the beach
See her practically glow
Taking the sun in
MEG
Til all the boys are runnin
CHORUS
Rollin in clover
MEG
And gettin tan all over
CHORUS
Wearing a smile and
MEG
Giving Coney Island
ALL
A Bath-ing Beaut
Of a show!
Bathing beauty say
MEG
Hello!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Intro to the Concert
Intro to the Concert
SQUELCH
Ladies, gents!
GANGLE
You, good sir!
FLECK
And you my friend!
ALL
Everyone!
Time for fun!
Starting soon upon our stage
The performance of the age!
SQUELCH
Wonders and astonishments for your delectation
GANGLE
Phantoms and automatons for your fascination
SQUELCH
Plus a finale to sweep you away
SQUELCH/ FLECK
Brought from Paris to perform just one day!
ALL
The beautiful, breathtaking Christine Daae!
SQUELCH
Ladies, gents!
GANGLE
You, good sir!
FLECK
And you my friend!
ALL
Everyone!
Time for fun!
Starting soon upon our stage
The performance of the age!
SQUELCH
Wonders and astonishments for your delectation
GANGLE
Phantoms and automatons for your fascination
SQUELCH
Plus a finale to sweep you away
SQUELCH/ FLECK
Brought from Paris to perform just one day!
ALL
The beautiful, breathtaking Christine Daae!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Devil Take the Hindmost
Sorry, it's been awhile! I've been busy with other things. More posts should be coming soon.
Devil Take the Hindmost
RAOUL
No, no it can't be!
PHANTOM
Not afraid of me, you say?
RAOUL
Stay back! Or I'll kill you I promise you!
PHANTOM
Insolent boy! You think you own more of her soul than I do?
RAOUL
She is my wife! Your music may speak to her, but her heart will always follow me!
PHANTOM
You think so? You really think so? Follow you with all your...charms?
Look at you, deep in debt
Stinking drunk, pitiful
Shall we two make a bet?
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL
Look at you, foul as sin
Hideous, horrible
Call the stakes, deal me in
Devil take the hindmost
PHANTOM
Our Christine shall choose tonight
RAOUL
Let her choose
PHANTOM
Is she yours or mine?
RAOUL
Draw the line
PHANTOM
If she sings, you lose tonight
RAOUL
I won't lose
PHANTOM
You leave from here
RAOUL
Fine!
PHANTOM
Disappear
RAOUL
Fine! And if she won't, if I win?
PHANTOM
All your debts wiped away
RAOUL
Very well, let's begin
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost
PHANTOM RAOUL
Our old game, it's been changed You think you have the odds
Every throw, riskier. You think you're in control
All the rules, rearranged You think you've fixed the dice Well I will gladly roll
I'll bet against the house, I 'll even double down
PHANTOM
Fate has redesigned us
RAOUL PHANTOM
Fortune's on my side Cut the deck, let us play
I won her long ago You and I, once again
I won her from you then In the end
I'll wager even now I'll win her back again
And when the game is done
PHANTOM
Either way
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost!
Now Christine shall choose at last
Is she yours or mine
RAOUL
We've a son, our bond secure
PHANTOM
Are you sure
RAOUL
What
PHANTOM
Are you so sure
RAOUL
What do you mean?
PHANTOM
Such a child, strange to see
Talented, musical
RAOUL
Huh?
PHANTOM
Is he more you or me?
Which one do you find most?
RAOUL
You lie!
PHANTOM RAOUL
Yet you doubt, doubt your wife No woman could, or ever would
Doubt your son, everything Love such a man, you're insane
Now we play, for your life So now I play for my life
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL PHANTOM
I call your bluff Deal the cards
The game is on Let them fall
And we will see Choose your hand, try your best
Who wins out He who wins
Once and for all
BOTH
Wins it all
Devil take the hindmost!
PHANTOM
She walks, you leave together.
Pockets full, debts paid!
She sings...
You leave alone.
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL
What have I done? I could lose her forever! My Christine!
Devil Take the Hindmost
RAOUL
No, no it can't be!
PHANTOM
Not afraid of me, you say?
RAOUL
Stay back! Or I'll kill you I promise you!
PHANTOM
Insolent boy! You think you own more of her soul than I do?
RAOUL
She is my wife! Your music may speak to her, but her heart will always follow me!
PHANTOM
You think so? You really think so? Follow you with all your...charms?
Look at you, deep in debt
Stinking drunk, pitiful
Shall we two make a bet?
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL
Look at you, foul as sin
Hideous, horrible
Call the stakes, deal me in
Devil take the hindmost
PHANTOM
Our Christine shall choose tonight
RAOUL
Let her choose
PHANTOM
Is she yours or mine?
RAOUL
Draw the line
PHANTOM
If she sings, you lose tonight
RAOUL
I won't lose
PHANTOM
You leave from here
RAOUL
Fine!
PHANTOM
Disappear
RAOUL
Fine! And if she won't, if I win?
PHANTOM
All your debts wiped away
RAOUL
Very well, let's begin
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost
PHANTOM RAOUL
Our old game, it's been changed You think you have the odds
Every throw, riskier. You think you're in control
All the rules, rearranged You think you've fixed the dice Well I will gladly roll
I'll bet against the house, I 'll even double down
PHANTOM
Fate has redesigned us
RAOUL PHANTOM
Fortune's on my side Cut the deck, let us play
I won her long ago You and I, once again
I won her from you then In the end
I'll wager even now I'll win her back again
And when the game is done
PHANTOM
Either way
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost!
Now Christine shall choose at last
Is she yours or mine
RAOUL
We've a son, our bond secure
PHANTOM
Are you sure
RAOUL
What
PHANTOM
Are you so sure
RAOUL
What do you mean?
PHANTOM
Such a child, strange to see
Talented, musical
RAOUL
Huh?
PHANTOM
Is he more you or me?
Which one do you find most?
RAOUL
You lie!
PHANTOM RAOUL
Yet you doubt, doubt your wife No woman could, or ever would
Doubt your son, everything Love such a man, you're insane
Now we play, for your life So now I play for my life
BOTH
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL PHANTOM
I call your bluff Deal the cards
The game is on Let them fall
And we will see Choose your hand, try your best
Who wins out He who wins
Once and for all
BOTH
Wins it all
Devil take the hindmost!
PHANTOM
She walks, you leave together.
Pockets full, debts paid!
She sings...
You leave alone.
Devil take the hindmost
RAOUL
What have I done? I could lose her forever! My Christine!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Why Does She Love Me?
Why Does She Love Me?
RAOUL
One more!
BARTENDER
Ah, buddy don't ya think you've had enough? It's practically morning!
RAOUL
One more I said.
BARTENDER
Alright, alright. My shift is over anyway. So let's settle the bill, ok? Geez, you're in a bad way, ain't ya? Worst than most that wind up here. Ah, here's the morning shift. Maybe he'll know what to do with you.
RAOUL
Yes...yes what to do with me...that's the question, isn't it? That's always been the question. Ever since the beginning.
She looks for sympathy
I give her sorrow
She asks for honesty
I've none to borrow
She needs my tender kiss
She begs it of me
I give her ugliness
Why does she love me?
She yearns for higher things
Things I can't give her
The rush that music brings
I can't deliver
And even when she sings
And soars above me
I try to clip her wings
Why does she love me?
One more drink, sir
That's what I need
Don't you think, sir?
Leave the hurt behind
Did you hear me? Another drink.
She wants the man I was
Husband and father
At least she thinks she does
She needn't bother
Beneath this mask I wear
There's nothing of me
Just horror, shame, despair
Why does she love me?
How 'bout you sir?
Tell me, what am I to do sir
Leave the hurt behind.
MEG
Morning Bernie!
Coffee please!
Hurry up before I freeze!
I'll just take it black.
Vicomte! Fancy meeting you here...
RAOUL
Miss Giry...
MEG
Drowning your sorrows, are you?
RAOUL
On the contrary, I'm celebrating a reunion with old friends. Friends I had long thought dead and buried. And you?
MEG
Me? I'm in for a swim.
This town is coarse and cold and mean
It's hard to keep your conscience clean
Faceless in the crowd
Anything's allowed
And so I come at dawn each day
Come to wash it all away
Sink into the sea
Blue and cool and kind
Let it set me free
Let the past unwind
Leave the hurt behind
RAOUL
Miss Giry...
MEG
What do you think will happen Vicomte, at the concert? Have you thought? When he hears her sing again...when she sings...
RAOUL
Ah, Miss Giry, I wish I knew, but I'm afraid her music has always been somewhat of a mystery to me.
MEG
But there's more to this than the music, monsieur! Believe me! I saw it! There's something I...I don't know! Just take her away! Now! For all our sakes.
Sail across the sea
Put us out of mind
Close you eyes and flee
Let yourself stay blind
RAOUL
What do you mean? What are you talking about!?
MEG
Trust me, monsieur! Don't let her sing! One he gets into her soul, there's nothing she won't do for him.
Leave this place behind!
RAOUL
Miss Giry! He's not Mephistopheles you know! When it comes down to it, he's just another circus freak. I'm not afraid of him!
RAOUL
One more!
BARTENDER
Ah, buddy don't ya think you've had enough? It's practically morning!
RAOUL
One more I said.
BARTENDER
Alright, alright. My shift is over anyway. So let's settle the bill, ok? Geez, you're in a bad way, ain't ya? Worst than most that wind up here. Ah, here's the morning shift. Maybe he'll know what to do with you.
RAOUL
Yes...yes what to do with me...that's the question, isn't it? That's always been the question. Ever since the beginning.
She looks for sympathy
I give her sorrow
She asks for honesty
I've none to borrow
She needs my tender kiss
She begs it of me
I give her ugliness
Why does she love me?
She yearns for higher things
Things I can't give her
The rush that music brings
I can't deliver
And even when she sings
And soars above me
I try to clip her wings
Why does she love me?
One more drink, sir
That's what I need
Don't you think, sir?
Leave the hurt behind
Did you hear me? Another drink.
She wants the man I was
Husband and father
At least she thinks she does
She needn't bother
Beneath this mask I wear
There's nothing of me
Just horror, shame, despair
Why does she love me?
How 'bout you sir?
Tell me, what am I to do sir
Leave the hurt behind.
MEG
Morning Bernie!
Coffee please!
Hurry up before I freeze!
I'll just take it black.
Vicomte! Fancy meeting you here...
RAOUL
Miss Giry...
MEG
Drowning your sorrows, are you?
RAOUL
On the contrary, I'm celebrating a reunion with old friends. Friends I had long thought dead and buried. And you?
MEG
Me? I'm in for a swim.
This town is coarse and cold and mean
It's hard to keep your conscience clean
Faceless in the crowd
Anything's allowed
And so I come at dawn each day
Come to wash it all away
Sink into the sea
Blue and cool and kind
Let it set me free
Let the past unwind
Leave the hurt behind
RAOUL
Miss Giry...
MEG
What do you think will happen Vicomte, at the concert? Have you thought? When he hears her sing again...when she sings...
RAOUL
Ah, Miss Giry, I wish I knew, but I'm afraid her music has always been somewhat of a mystery to me.
MEG
But there's more to this than the music, monsieur! Believe me! I saw it! There's something I...I don't know! Just take her away! Now! For all our sakes.
Sail across the sea
Put us out of mind
Close you eyes and flee
Let yourself stay blind
RAOUL
What do you mean? What are you talking about!?
MEG
Trust me, monsieur! Don't let her sing! One he gets into her soul, there's nothing she won't do for him.
Leave this place behind!
RAOUL
Miss Giry! He's not Mephistopheles you know! When it comes down to it, he's just another circus freak. I'm not afraid of him!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Phantom Confronts Christine
I must say, this was one of my favorite changes in the songs...Enjoy!
The Phantom Confronts Christine
CHRISTINE
Gustave! Gustave! Gustave it's alright-its me!
GUSTAVE
It's horrible! Horrible!
CHRISTINE
Oh, shhh.....don't be frightened!
PHANTOM
How could think I wouldn't guess?
How could you think I wouldn't know?
Do you have something to confess?
I want the truth right now if so!
CHRISTINE
Listen, darling, I want you to go with Miss Giry back to the hotel...alright? I have to talk to Mr. Y alone. Meg, would you mind?
Once upon another time
You left me, yet left me alone
But that's not all you did
You left me with a son
Ever since that other time
I've wished you could somehow have known
I kept the secret hid
The secret my marriage forbid
What else could I have done?
Just love...
PHANTOM
A son...
CHRISTINE
Just live
PHANTOM
My son...
CHRISTINE
Just give what I could give
And take what little I deserve
PHANTOM
Forgive me!
He sees me and shuns me
As you did once
Take him now
Take him and go
Go now be free but swear one thing to me
He will never ever know
CHRISTINE
I swear it believe me
You know you have my word
And I swear this music won't
Remain unheard
This music, your music
Will live again
Once last time just as I swore
BOTH
And soul to soul we will
Once more be whole
PHANTOM
When I hear you sing
CHRISTINE
Once more...
PHANTOM
From out of ugliness such light
From out of darkness such a flame
In him my wrongness is made right
And yet he loathes me just the same
So let him shun me in disgust
Let him flee this cursed face
If I must hide from him I must
Yet he shall be my saving grace
For Christine, my Christine
If it's true he's my reason to live
Ah Christine, then our son shall have all I can give
Ah Christine, all I create on this earth
All that I'll never be worth
All shall be his!
GIRY
All shall be his...
Ten long years and he casts us aside
Ten whole years this is how we're repaid
Ten dark years of toil and tears
And now what we've worked for will go to that child
All our hopes were at last in our grasp
All the dreams and the plans that we laid
Everything is vanishing
And we get discarded, rejected, reviled
All of the bonds in between us now torn
All of the love that we gave him forsworn
All would be ours if that bastard had never been born!
Well that's half of the show! More up soon!
The Phantom Confronts Christine
CHRISTINE
Gustave! Gustave! Gustave it's alright-its me!
GUSTAVE
It's horrible! Horrible!
CHRISTINE
Oh, shhh.....don't be frightened!
PHANTOM
How could think I wouldn't guess?
How could you think I wouldn't know?
Do you have something to confess?
I want the truth right now if so!
CHRISTINE
Listen, darling, I want you to go with Miss Giry back to the hotel...alright? I have to talk to Mr. Y alone. Meg, would you mind?
Once upon another time
You left me, yet left me alone
But that's not all you did
You left me with a son
Ever since that other time
I've wished you could somehow have known
I kept the secret hid
The secret my marriage forbid
What else could I have done?
Just love...
PHANTOM
A son...
CHRISTINE
Just live
PHANTOM
My son...
CHRISTINE
Just give what I could give
And take what little I deserve
PHANTOM
Forgive me!
He sees me and shuns me
As you did once
Take him now
Take him and go
Go now be free but swear one thing to me
He will never ever know
CHRISTINE
I swear it believe me
You know you have my word
And I swear this music won't
Remain unheard
This music, your music
Will live again
Once last time just as I swore
BOTH
And soul to soul we will
Once more be whole
PHANTOM
When I hear you sing
CHRISTINE
Once more...
PHANTOM
From out of ugliness such light
From out of darkness such a flame
In him my wrongness is made right
And yet he loathes me just the same
So let him shun me in disgust
Let him flee this cursed face
If I must hide from him I must
Yet he shall be my saving grace
For Christine, my Christine
If it's true he's my reason to live
Ah Christine, then our son shall have all I can give
Ah Christine, all I create on this earth
All that I'll never be worth
All shall be his!
GIRY
All shall be his...
Ten long years and he casts us aside
Ten whole years this is how we're repaid
Ten dark years of toil and tears
And now what we've worked for will go to that child
All our hopes were at last in our grasp
All the dreams and the plans that we laid
Everything is vanishing
And we get discarded, rejected, reviled
All of the bonds in between us now torn
All of the love that we gave him forsworn
All would be ours if that bastard had never been born!
Well that's half of the show! More up soon!
The Beauty Underneath
The Beauty Underneath
PHANTOM
Have you ever yearned to go
Past the world you think you know?
Been enthralled to the call
Of the beauty underneath?
Have you let it draw you in
Past the place where dreams begin?
Felt the full breathless pull
Of the beauty underneath?
When the dark unfolds its wings
Do you sense the strangest things?
Things no one would ever guess
Things mere words cannot express?
GUSTAVE
Yes!
PHANTOM
Do you find yourself beguiled
By the dangerous and wild
Do you feed on the need
For the beauty underneath
Have you felt your senses surge
And surrender to the urge
And been hooked as you looked
At the beauty underneath
When you star behind the night
Can you glimpse its primal might
Might you hunger to possess
Hunger that you can't repress
GUSTAVE
Yes!
It seems so beautiful
So strange yet beautiful
Everything's just as you said
PHANTOM
And he's so beautiful
Perhaps too beautiful
What I suspect cannot be
And yet somehow we both see
The very same way
GUSTAVE
Is there music in your head
Have you followed where it led?
And be graced with the taste of the beauty underneath
Does it fill your every sense
Is it terribly intense
Tell me you need it too
Need the beauty underneath
BOTH
When he lifts his voice and sings,
Don't you feel amazing things?
Things you know you can't confess
Things you thirst for, nonetheless
GUSTAVE
It's all so beautiful
PHANTOM
Can it be?
GUSTAVE
Almost too beautiful
BOTH
Do you see what I see?
GUSTAVE
Heavenly
PHANTOM
To him it's beautiful
My world is beautiful
GUSTAVE
How can this be what it seems
BOTH
All of my most secret dreams
Somehow set free!
PHANTOM
You can feel it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Come closer
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You've no fear of the beauty underneath
You can face it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You can take it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You see through to the beauty underneath
To the splendor
GUSTAVE
To the splendor
PHANTOM
And the glory
GUSTAVE
And the glory
PHANTOM
To the truth of the beauty underneath
GUSTAVE
The beauty underneath
PHANTOM
You'll accept it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You'll embrace it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Let me show you the beauty underneath
To the splendor
GUSTAVE
To the splendor
PHANTOM
And the glory
GUSTAVE
And the glory
PHANTOM
To the truth of the beauty underneath
GUSTAVE
The beauty underneath
PHANTOM
You'll accept it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You'll embrace it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Let me show you the beauty under-
GUSTAVE
(screams)
PHANTOM
Have you ever yearned to go
Past the world you think you know?
Been enthralled to the call
Of the beauty underneath?
Have you let it draw you in
Past the place where dreams begin?
Felt the full breathless pull
Of the beauty underneath?
When the dark unfolds its wings
Do you sense the strangest things?
Things no one would ever guess
Things mere words cannot express?
GUSTAVE
Yes!
PHANTOM
Do you find yourself beguiled
By the dangerous and wild
Do you feed on the need
For the beauty underneath
Have you felt your senses surge
And surrender to the urge
And been hooked as you looked
At the beauty underneath
When you star behind the night
Can you glimpse its primal might
Might you hunger to possess
Hunger that you can't repress
GUSTAVE
Yes!
It seems so beautiful
So strange yet beautiful
Everything's just as you said
PHANTOM
And he's so beautiful
Perhaps too beautiful
What I suspect cannot be
And yet somehow we both see
The very same way
GUSTAVE
Is there music in your head
Have you followed where it led?
And be graced with the taste of the beauty underneath
Does it fill your every sense
Is it terribly intense
Tell me you need it too
Need the beauty underneath
BOTH
When he lifts his voice and sings,
Don't you feel amazing things?
Things you know you can't confess
Things you thirst for, nonetheless
GUSTAVE
It's all so beautiful
PHANTOM
Can it be?
GUSTAVE
Almost too beautiful
BOTH
Do you see what I see?
GUSTAVE
Heavenly
PHANTOM
To him it's beautiful
My world is beautiful
GUSTAVE
How can this be what it seems
BOTH
All of my most secret dreams
Somehow set free!
PHANTOM
You can feel it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Come closer
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You've no fear of the beauty underneath
You can face it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You can take it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You see through to the beauty underneath
To the splendor
GUSTAVE
To the splendor
PHANTOM
And the glory
GUSTAVE
And the glory
PHANTOM
To the truth of the beauty underneath
GUSTAVE
The beauty underneath
PHANTOM
You'll accept it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You'll embrace it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Let me show you the beauty underneath
To the splendor
GUSTAVE
To the splendor
PHANTOM
And the glory
GUSTAVE
And the glory
PHANTOM
To the truth of the beauty underneath
GUSTAVE
The beauty underneath
PHANTOM
You'll accept it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
You'll embrace it
GUSTAVE
Yes
PHANTOM
Let me show you the beauty under-
GUSTAVE
(screams)
Beautiful
Beautiful
GANGLE
Come along and follow us
FLECK
Come and follow faster
SQUELCH
Come along and follow us
ALL
Come and meet the master
Hurry up and follow us
Hurry if you care to
Soon the dark will swallow us
Follow if you dare to
GUSTAVE
What is this place?
PHANTOM
This is my realm
Illusion's domain
Where music and beauty and artifice reign
One moment little Vicomte while I prepare our adventure!
GUSTAVE
May I?
PHANTOM
Does the young Vicomte play?
What's this?
GUSTAVE
Just a song in my head
PHANTOM
Go on...
GUSTAVE
I think it's beautiful
Hear how each note seems to float
Hear how they all die and fall
Just like the night
It's beautiful
PHANTOM
This boy...
GUSTAVE
So very beautiful
PHANTOM
This music...
GUSTAVE
Music that comes uncontrolled
PHANTOM
He plays like me!
GUSTAVE
Haunting and lovely and bold
PHANTOM
He's just 10 years old...
Ten years old!
My God!
Come with me...I want to show you something...Follow me! I want to know what you think!
GANGLE
Come along and follow us
FLECK
Come and follow faster
SQUELCH
Come along and follow us
ALL
Come and meet the master
Hurry up and follow us
Hurry if you care to
Soon the dark will swallow us
Follow if you dare to
GUSTAVE
What is this place?
PHANTOM
This is my realm
Illusion's domain
Where music and beauty and artifice reign
One moment little Vicomte while I prepare our adventure!
GUSTAVE
May I?
PHANTOM
Does the young Vicomte play?
What's this?
GUSTAVE
Just a song in my head
PHANTOM
Go on...
GUSTAVE
I think it's beautiful
Hear how each note seems to float
Hear how they all die and fall
Just like the night
It's beautiful
PHANTOM
This boy...
GUSTAVE
So very beautiful
PHANTOM
This music...
GUSTAVE
Music that comes uncontrolled
PHANTOM
He plays like me!
GUSTAVE
Haunting and lovely and bold
PHANTOM
He's just 10 years old...
Ten years old!
My God!
Come with me...I want to show you something...Follow me! I want to know what you think!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dear Old Friend
Dear Old Friend
CHRISTINE
Slow down Gustave! There are people working here, be careful!
GUSTAVE
But I want to find Mr.Y! And go see the island!
CHRISTINE
I'm sure he'll send for you when he's ready.
RAOUL
Who is this Mr. Y? What does he do-apart from spend ludicrous amounts of money on light entertainment?
GUSTAVE
Father! Look over there!
RAOUL
Gustave slow down!
MEG
Heaven help me could it be?
No it couldn't possibly
CHRISTINE
Sorry do I...
MEG
Yes I think you do.
CHRISTINE
Have we...
MEG
Go on take a guess
CHRISTINE
Wait it can't be is it...
MEG
Yes!
CHRISTINE
Oh my god I can't believe it's you!
MEG
Look at you, Christine. Regal as a queen and beautiful
CHRISTINE
Meg, and you as well I could hardly tell it's you
BOTH
My dear old friend
Can't believe you're here, old friend
CHRISTINE
After all this time
MEG
Christine you came
You look sublime
CHRISTINE
You look the same
BOTH
My sweet old friend.
Never thought we'd meet, old friend
CHRISTINE
What of your career?
MEG
Everything's great
BOTH
And isn't fate a splendid thing?
CHRISTINE
It brought me here
MEG
To see the sights?
CHRISTINE
And sing
GIRY
You!
RAOUL
My god, it's you!
GIRY
It can't be true
RAOUL
Is this a dream?
It's been ten years!
GIRY
What brings you here?
RAOUL
What do you think?
Christine
She's here to sing
GIRY
I read the news
For Hammerstein?
RAOUL
No plans have changed
He's been outbid
GIRY
Outbid by whom?
RAOUL
The contract's here
It's rather strange
MEG
Sorry, did I hear you right?
Here to sing
CHRISTINE
Tomorrow night
MEG
That seems odd there must be some mistake
That's the leading lady slot
I've been booked
CHRISTINE
Oh surely not...
MEG
This was meant to be my lucky break
CHRISTINE
Look I hardly sing
Just one little thing
An aria
MEG
Christine it's a thrill
Just to share the bill with you
MEG/GIRY
My dear old friend
It's becoming clear old friend
Someone's overlooked
His leading act
RAOUL
Well double-booked
To be exact
Now my old friend
Can you clarify old friend
This Mr. Y
With whom we signed
Who hides behind the pseudonym
GIRY
You haven't guessed?
RAOUL
I've no idea
GIRY
It's him
RAOUL
It's him?
GIRY
That's what I said
RAOUL
You work for him?
GIRY
Now you do too
RAOUL
My poor wife, we thought him dead
She'll be appalled
GIRY
Unless she knew
CHRISTINE
Darling, please, are you alright?
RAOUL
Tell me now, this music, who was its creator?
CHRISTINE
Darling, please don't squeeze so tight
RAOUL
Something's going on here, I'll deal with you later
MEG
What's this about?
GIRY
I wish I knew
GIRY/RAOUL
The truth will out before we're through
ALL
My dear old friends
Can't believe your here old friends
GIRY
My dear Christine
MEG
My dear Vicomte
CHRISTINE
What does this mean?
RAOUL
What does he want?
ALL
My grand old friend
I don't understand old friend
MEG/GIRY
Maybe it's a joke
CHRISTINE/RAOUL
Some silly game
ALL
And what his aim is in the end
I can't pretend to comprehend old friend
MEG
It isn't fair
GIRY
We need to think
CHRISTINE
I need some air
RAOUL
I need a drink
ALL
My bold old friend(?)
Isn't this abhorred old friend
CHRISTINE
I'm still amazed
MEG
I'm still confused
GIRY
I'm feeling dazed
RAOUL
I'm feeling used
ALL
And yet old friend
Let's not get upset old friend
GIRY
We can sort this out
RAOUL
I'm sure we will
MEG
Without a doubt
ALL
Because we're still
Such grand old friends
Such devoted and old friends
Back again (at last)
When everyone (is doing great)
Won't this be fun? (so much fun)
With two old friends
Just able with two old friends (?)
GIRY
Let us raise a glass
CHRISTINE
To times gone by
RAOUL
To Mr. Y
MEG
To happy ends
ALL
To such sincere
And very dear old friends
Old friends!
RAOUL
No offense, but I need something stronger. Madame I shall see you tomorrow night at the concert, where I am sure you will both surpass yourselves. Good day.
CHRISTINE
Raoul, please! I can explain!
I'm sorry...look I wonder would you mind....Gustave!
MEG
What is it?
CHRISTINE
My son! He was with...Gustave! Gustave!
MEG
Christine wait!
Well...that was long. Any corrections?
CHRISTINE
Slow down Gustave! There are people working here, be careful!
GUSTAVE
But I want to find Mr.Y! And go see the island!
CHRISTINE
I'm sure he'll send for you when he's ready.
RAOUL
Who is this Mr. Y? What does he do-apart from spend ludicrous amounts of money on light entertainment?
GUSTAVE
Father! Look over there!
RAOUL
Gustave slow down!
MEG
Heaven help me could it be?
No it couldn't possibly
CHRISTINE
Sorry do I...
MEG
Yes I think you do.
CHRISTINE
Have we...
MEG
Go on take a guess
CHRISTINE
Wait it can't be is it...
MEG
Yes!
CHRISTINE
Oh my god I can't believe it's you!
MEG
Look at you, Christine. Regal as a queen and beautiful
CHRISTINE
Meg, and you as well I could hardly tell it's you
BOTH
My dear old friend
Can't believe you're here, old friend
CHRISTINE
After all this time
MEG
Christine you came
You look sublime
CHRISTINE
You look the same
BOTH
My sweet old friend.
Never thought we'd meet, old friend
CHRISTINE
What of your career?
MEG
Everything's great
BOTH
And isn't fate a splendid thing?
CHRISTINE
It brought me here
MEG
To see the sights?
CHRISTINE
And sing
GIRY
You!
RAOUL
My god, it's you!
GIRY
It can't be true
RAOUL
Is this a dream?
It's been ten years!
GIRY
What brings you here?
RAOUL
What do you think?
Christine
She's here to sing
GIRY
I read the news
For Hammerstein?
RAOUL
No plans have changed
He's been outbid
GIRY
Outbid by whom?
RAOUL
The contract's here
It's rather strange
MEG
Sorry, did I hear you right?
Here to sing
CHRISTINE
Tomorrow night
MEG
That seems odd there must be some mistake
That's the leading lady slot
I've been booked
CHRISTINE
Oh surely not...
MEG
This was meant to be my lucky break
CHRISTINE
Look I hardly sing
Just one little thing
An aria
MEG
Christine it's a thrill
Just to share the bill with you
MEG/GIRY
My dear old friend
It's becoming clear old friend
Someone's overlooked
His leading act
RAOUL
Well double-booked
To be exact
Now my old friend
Can you clarify old friend
This Mr. Y
With whom we signed
Who hides behind the pseudonym
GIRY
You haven't guessed?
RAOUL
I've no idea
GIRY
It's him
RAOUL
It's him?
GIRY
That's what I said
RAOUL
You work for him?
GIRY
Now you do too
RAOUL
My poor wife, we thought him dead
She'll be appalled
GIRY
Unless she knew
CHRISTINE
Darling, please, are you alright?
RAOUL
Tell me now, this music, who was its creator?
CHRISTINE
Darling, please don't squeeze so tight
RAOUL
Something's going on here, I'll deal with you later
MEG
What's this about?
GIRY
I wish I knew
GIRY/RAOUL
The truth will out before we're through
ALL
My dear old friends
Can't believe your here old friends
GIRY
My dear Christine
MEG
My dear Vicomte
CHRISTINE
What does this mean?
RAOUL
What does he want?
ALL
My grand old friend
I don't understand old friend
MEG/GIRY
Maybe it's a joke
CHRISTINE/RAOUL
Some silly game
ALL
And what his aim is in the end
I can't pretend to comprehend old friend
MEG
It isn't fair
GIRY
We need to think
CHRISTINE
I need some air
RAOUL
I need a drink
ALL
My bold old friend(?)
Isn't this abhorred old friend
CHRISTINE
I'm still amazed
MEG
I'm still confused
GIRY
I'm feeling dazed
RAOUL
I'm feeling used
ALL
And yet old friend
Let's not get upset old friend
GIRY
We can sort this out
RAOUL
I'm sure we will
MEG
Without a doubt
ALL
Because we're still
Such grand old friends
Such devoted and old friends
Back again (at last)
When everyone (is doing great)
Won't this be fun? (so much fun)
With two old friends
Just able with two old friends (?)
GIRY
Let us raise a glass
CHRISTINE
To times gone by
RAOUL
To Mr. Y
MEG
To happy ends
ALL
To such sincere
And very dear old friends
Old friends!
RAOUL
No offense, but I need something stronger. Madame I shall see you tomorrow night at the concert, where I am sure you will both surpass yourselves. Good day.
CHRISTINE
Raoul, please! I can explain!
I'm sorry...look I wonder would you mind....Gustave!
MEG
What is it?
CHRISTINE
My son! He was with...Gustave! Gustave!
MEG
Christine wait!
Well...that was long. Any corrections?
The Phantom Blackmails Christine
Ok that's not actually the title, but it fits!
The Phantom Blackmails Christine
PHANTOM
What a child! Full of life...full of you...my Christine.
Help me through the sadness
Do this kindness for your mentor
Or your progeny, that perfect specimen
May disappear on Coney Island
Vanish here on Coney Island
Ah, Christine...
CHRISTINE
What are you saying? How could you? After all that we've been? Who are you?
PHANTOM
I am your angel of music! I am dying Christine! Suffocating here in the dark! Give me breath, give me life! Sing for me! Or I will take from you everything you have ever loved!
CHRISTINE
No! No you can't!
PHANTOM
Oh, but I can. A man as hideous as this, believe me, is capable of anything.
CHRISTINE
And what am I to sing?
PHANTOM
One song composed by me.
CHRISTINE
And then we're free to leave?
PHANTOM
And will of course receive a princely fee.
Is it on
with the show?
Does he stay?
Does he go?
RAOUL
He's nowhere to be seen! Insolence!
CHRISTINE
Who?
RAOUL
Hammerstein! What the devil is going on in this place?
CHRISTINE
Raoul...
RAOUL
Christine?
CHRISTINE
Things have changed Raoul.
The Phantom Blackmails Christine
PHANTOM
What a child! Full of life...full of you...my Christine.
Help me through the sadness
Do this kindness for your mentor
Or your progeny, that perfect specimen
May disappear on Coney Island
Vanish here on Coney Island
Ah, Christine...
CHRISTINE
What are you saying? How could you? After all that we've been? Who are you?
PHANTOM
I am your angel of music! I am dying Christine! Suffocating here in the dark! Give me breath, give me life! Sing for me! Or I will take from you everything you have ever loved!
CHRISTINE
No! No you can't!
PHANTOM
Oh, but I can. A man as hideous as this, believe me, is capable of anything.
CHRISTINE
And what am I to sing?
PHANTOM
One song composed by me.
CHRISTINE
And then we're free to leave?
PHANTOM
And will of course receive a princely fee.
Is it on
with the show?
Does he stay?
Does he go?
RAOUL
He's nowhere to be seen! Insolence!
CHRISTINE
Who?
RAOUL
Hammerstein! What the devil is going on in this place?
CHRISTINE
Raoul...
RAOUL
Christine?
CHRISTINE
Things have changed Raoul.
Mother Please I'm Scared
Mother Please I'm Scared
GUSTAVE
Mother Please I'm Scared
What a dream, an awful dream
Someone strange and mad
Seizing me and drowning me
CHRISTINE
Gustave, hush it's alright
Come and meet a friend of mine
PHANTOM
Welcome to my world young friend.
GUSTAVE
Your world? Where are we?
PHANTOM
We're in Phantasma, little Vicomte! On Coney Island! A world of fantasy where illusion is emperor!
Tell me where you'd like to go
Tell me what you want to see
Madame please I insist
GUSTAVE
Could you show me if you please
All Phantasma's mysteries
All that's strange and wild and dark
In the shadows of the park
PHANTOM
You shall see it all tomorrow. In fact, I myself will show you. I promise.
CHRISTINE
Back to sleep now Gustave
GUSTAVE
Why does he wear a mask mother? Is he a magician?
CHRISTINE
Yes darling...in his way...
GUSTAVE
Mother Please I'm Scared
What a dream, an awful dream
Someone strange and mad
Seizing me and drowning me
CHRISTINE
Gustave, hush it's alright
Come and meet a friend of mine
PHANTOM
Welcome to my world young friend.
GUSTAVE
Your world? Where are we?
PHANTOM
We're in Phantasma, little Vicomte! On Coney Island! A world of fantasy where illusion is emperor!
Tell me where you'd like to go
Tell me what you want to see
Madame please I insist
GUSTAVE
Could you show me if you please
All Phantasma's mysteries
All that's strange and wild and dark
In the shadows of the park
PHANTOM
You shall see it all tomorrow. In fact, I myself will show you. I promise.
CHRISTINE
Back to sleep now Gustave
GUSTAVE
Why does he wear a mask mother? Is he a magician?
CHRISTINE
Yes darling...in his way...
Ten Long Years of Yearning
Ten Long Years of Yearning
PHANTOM
Ten Long Years of Yearning
Years of dreaming of this moment
When that miracle, that peerless instrument
Plays for me, just fleetingly
Lays the ghost which tortures me, tortures me
Ah, Christine
I know what Hammerstein is paying you, I will double the amount for just one night's work. One night here in my concert hall.
CHRISTINE
No!
PHANTOM
Just one night Christine! One song, that is all I ask.
CHRISTINE
Why should I? For ten years you've let me believe you were dead! And now you lure us here and expect me to do you're bidding, submit to you again... I won't do it! I owe you nothing!
PHANTOM
Ten Long Years of Yearning
Years of dreaming of this moment
When that miracle, that peerless instrument
Plays for me, just fleetingly
Lays the ghost which tortures me, tortures me
Ah, Christine
I know what Hammerstein is paying you, I will double the amount for just one night's work. One night here in my concert hall.
CHRISTINE
No!
PHANTOM
Just one night Christine! One song, that is all I ask.
CHRISTINE
Why should I? For ten years you've let me believe you were dead! And now you lure us here and expect me to do you're bidding, submit to you again... I won't do it! I owe you nothing!
Once Upon Another Time
Once Upon Another Time
CHRISTINE
Once upon another time, our story had only begun
You chose to turn the page, and I made choices too
Once upon that other time, we did what we thought must be done
And now we have no choice, we do what we must do
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
PHANTOM
Once upon another time, I knew how our story would end
And maybe I was wrong, but now the moment's gone
Were it still that other time, I'd make time itself somehow bend
But now I'm not that strong, and time keeps moving on
BOTH
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
Once upon another time
CHRISTINE
Once upon another time, our story had only begun
You chose to turn the page, and I made choices too
Once upon that other time, we did what we thought must be done
And now we have no choice, we do what we must do
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
PHANTOM
Once upon another time, I knew how our story would end
And maybe I was wrong, but now the moment's gone
Were it still that other time, I'd make time itself somehow bend
But now I'm not that strong, and time keeps moving on
BOTH
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
We love, we live, we give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
Once upon another time
Beneath A Moonless Sky
Beneath A Moonless Sky
CHRISTINE
So it was all an empty lie
One final lie to fool us all
To make your death our story's end
To put your life beyond recall
How dare you come and claim me now?
Invade my life, ensnare my voice
PHANTOM
If you could know the pain I've known
Then you would know I had no choice
My Christine...
CHRISTINE
Your Christine
I was yours one brief night long ago
Long ago
With a man that I no longer know
PHANTOM
Ah, Christine
You came and found where I hid
Don't you deny that you did
That long ago night
Once there was a night beneath a moonless sky
Too dark to see a thing, too dark to even try
CHRISTINE
I stole to you side
Tormented by my choice
I couldn't see your face
Yet trembled at your voice
And I touched you
PHANTOM
And I felt you
BOTH
And I heard those ravishing refrains
CHRISTINE
The music of your pulse
PHANTOM
The singing in your veins
CHRISTINE
And I held you
PHANTOM
And I touched you
BOTH
And with every breath and every sigh
CHRISTINE
I felt no longer scared
PHANTOM
I felt no longer shy
BOTH
At last our feelings bared, beneath a moonless sky
CHRISTINE
And blind in the dark, as soul gazed into soul
I looked into your heart and saw you pure and whole
PHANTOM
Cloaked under the night, with nothing to suppress
A woman and a man, no more and yet no less
And I kissed you
CHRISTINE
And caressed you
BOTH
And the world around us fell away
We said things in the dark, we never dared to say
PHANTOM
And I caught you
CHRISTINE
And I kissed you
PHANTOM
And I took you
CHRISTINE
And I begged you
BOTH
With a need too urgent to deny
As nothing mattered then, except for you and I
Again and then again, beneath a moonless sky
PHANTOM
And when it was done, before the sun could rise
Ashamed of what I was, afraid to see your eyes
I stood while you slept and whispered a good-bye
And slipped into the dark beneath a moonless sky
CHRISTINE
And I loved you, yes, I loved you
I'd have followed anywhere you led
I woke to swear my love, and found you gone instead
PHANTOM
And I loved you
CHRISTINE
Oh I loved you
PHANTOM
And I left you
CHRISTINE
How I loved you
PHANTOM
And I had to both of us knew why
CHRISTINE
We both knew why
BOTH
And yet I won't regret from now until I die
The night I can't forget beneath a moonless sky
PHANTOM
And now?
CHRISTINE
How can you talk of now? For us... there is no now.
CHRISTINE
So it was all an empty lie
One final lie to fool us all
To make your death our story's end
To put your life beyond recall
How dare you come and claim me now?
Invade my life, ensnare my voice
PHANTOM
If you could know the pain I've known
Then you would know I had no choice
My Christine...
CHRISTINE
Your Christine
I was yours one brief night long ago
Long ago
With a man that I no longer know
PHANTOM
Ah, Christine
You came and found where I hid
Don't you deny that you did
That long ago night
Once there was a night beneath a moonless sky
Too dark to see a thing, too dark to even try
CHRISTINE
I stole to you side
Tormented by my choice
I couldn't see your face
Yet trembled at your voice
And I touched you
PHANTOM
And I felt you
BOTH
And I heard those ravishing refrains
CHRISTINE
The music of your pulse
PHANTOM
The singing in your veins
CHRISTINE
And I held you
PHANTOM
And I touched you
BOTH
And with every breath and every sigh
CHRISTINE
I felt no longer scared
PHANTOM
I felt no longer shy
BOTH
At last our feelings bared, beneath a moonless sky
CHRISTINE
And blind in the dark, as soul gazed into soul
I looked into your heart and saw you pure and whole
PHANTOM
Cloaked under the night, with nothing to suppress
A woman and a man, no more and yet no less
And I kissed you
CHRISTINE
And caressed you
BOTH
And the world around us fell away
We said things in the dark, we never dared to say
PHANTOM
And I caught you
CHRISTINE
And I kissed you
PHANTOM
And I took you
CHRISTINE
And I begged you
BOTH
With a need too urgent to deny
As nothing mattered then, except for you and I
Again and then again, beneath a moonless sky
PHANTOM
And when it was done, before the sun could rise
Ashamed of what I was, afraid to see your eyes
I stood while you slept and whispered a good-bye
And slipped into the dark beneath a moonless sky
CHRISTINE
And I loved you, yes, I loved you
I'd have followed anywhere you led
I woke to swear my love, and found you gone instead
PHANTOM
And I loved you
CHRISTINE
Oh I loved you
PHANTOM
And I left you
CHRISTINE
How I loved you
PHANTOM
And I had to both of us knew why
CHRISTINE
We both knew why
BOTH
And yet I won't regret from now until I die
The night I can't forget beneath a moonless sky
PHANTOM
And now?
CHRISTINE
How can you talk of now? For us... there is no now.
Look With Your Heart
Look With You Heart
CHRISTINE
Love's a curious thing
It often comes disguised
Look at love the wrong way
It goes unrecognized
So look with your heart
And not with your eyes
The heart understands
The heart never lies
Believe what it feels
And trust what it shows
Look with your heart
The heart always knows
Love is not always beautiful
Not at the start
So open your arms
And close your eyes tight
Look with your heart
And when it finds love
Your heart will be right
Learn from someone who knows
Make sure you don't forget
Love you misunderstand
Is love that you'll regret
GUSTAVE
Look with your heart
And not with your eyes
The heart can't be fooled
CHRISTINE
The heart is too wise
GUSTAVE
Forget what you think
CHRISTINE
Ignore what you hear
BOTH
Look with your heart
It always sees clear
GUSTAVE
Love is not always beautiful
Not at the start
CHRISTINE
But open your arms
And close your eyes tight
Look with your heart
And when it finds love
Your heart will be right
Time for bed now Gustave. I'll be in in a minute.
CHRISTINE
Love's a curious thing
It often comes disguised
Look at love the wrong way
It goes unrecognized
So look with your heart
And not with your eyes
The heart understands
The heart never lies
Believe what it feels
And trust what it shows
Look with your heart
The heart always knows
Love is not always beautiful
Not at the start
So open your arms
And close your eyes tight
Look with your heart
And when it finds love
Your heart will be right
Learn from someone who knows
Make sure you don't forget
Love you misunderstand
Is love that you'll regret
GUSTAVE
Look with your heart
And not with your eyes
The heart can't be fooled
CHRISTINE
The heart is too wise
GUSTAVE
Forget what you think
CHRISTINE
Ignore what you hear
BOTH
Look with your heart
It always sees clear
GUSTAVE
Love is not always beautiful
Not at the start
CHRISTINE
But open your arms
And close your eyes tight
Look with your heart
And when it finds love
Your heart will be right
Time for bed now Gustave. I'll be in in a minute.
What A Dreadful Town!
Here it is!
What A Dreadful Town
RAOUL
What a dreadful town
What a vulgar place
What an awful mistake to have come here
To be on display
In that shameless way
For the crude common lower class scum here
How do they dare to treat us so?
GUSTAVE
Father dear
Come play with
Come and see this toy I bought
RAOUL
What a slum at most
From our so-called host
Did he think sending freaks would be funny?
Could the fool have thought
That our pride was bought
By his filthy American money
What a farce! What an outright slap in the face!
An utter disgrace!
I've got a mind to pack and go!
Never you mind the debts we owe!
Who would have thought we'd sunk this low
GUSTAVE
Father dear, come play with me
RAOUL
Gustave enough, the answer's no!
Must you play now?
GUSTAVE
I think it's beautiful
RAOUL
What is it?
GUSTAVE
I don't know! It was just here on the piano
RAOUL
Well it hurts my head!
CHRISTINE
Please let's not fight dear
I'm sure Mr. Hammerstein never intended a slight dear
RAOUL
How dare you patronize me?
We should never have accepted
CHRISTINE
We need the money
That's all
That's why things haven't been right dear
RAOUL
Why doesn't it surprise me that I get the blame here?
CHRISTINE
Let's leave tonight dear
If it would serve to ease your troubled mind
Leave the hurt behind
GUSTAVE
Father dear, come over here
And look at what they gave to me
Wind it up and father see
Look it plays a melody
CHRISTINE
Raoul...
RAOUL
What's this?
CHRISTINE
What is it?
RAOUL
It's from Hammerstein. He wants to meet me in the hotel bar, alone. Well, he may lack courtesy, but he does show a certain savoir-faire in choosing a business rendezvous.
CHRISTINE
Raoul, please...
RAOUL
Please what?
CHRISTINE
Nothing
GUSTAVE
Father never plays with me
Doesn't he love me?
CHRISTINE
Oh, darling!
What A Dreadful Town
RAOUL
What a dreadful town
What a vulgar place
What an awful mistake to have come here
To be on display
In that shameless way
For the crude common lower class scum here
How do they dare to treat us so?
GUSTAVE
Father dear
Come play with
Come and see this toy I bought
RAOUL
What a slum at most
From our so-called host
Did he think sending freaks would be funny?
Could the fool have thought
That our pride was bought
By his filthy American money
What a farce! What an outright slap in the face!
An utter disgrace!
I've got a mind to pack and go!
Never you mind the debts we owe!
Who would have thought we'd sunk this low
GUSTAVE
Father dear, come play with me
RAOUL
Gustave enough, the answer's no!
Must you play now?
GUSTAVE
I think it's beautiful
RAOUL
What is it?
GUSTAVE
I don't know! It was just here on the piano
RAOUL
Well it hurts my head!
CHRISTINE
Please let's not fight dear
I'm sure Mr. Hammerstein never intended a slight dear
RAOUL
How dare you patronize me?
We should never have accepted
CHRISTINE
We need the money
That's all
That's why things haven't been right dear
RAOUL
Why doesn't it surprise me that I get the blame here?
CHRISTINE
Let's leave tonight dear
If it would serve to ease your troubled mind
Leave the hurt behind
GUSTAVE
Father dear, come over here
And look at what they gave to me
Wind it up and father see
Look it plays a melody
CHRISTINE
Raoul...
RAOUL
What's this?
CHRISTINE
What is it?
RAOUL
It's from Hammerstein. He wants to meet me in the hotel bar, alone. Well, he may lack courtesy, but he does show a certain savoir-faire in choosing a business rendezvous.
CHRISTINE
Raoul, please...
RAOUL
Please what?
CHRISTINE
Nothing
GUSTAVE
Father never plays with me
Doesn't he love me?
CHRISTINE
Oh, darling!
Are You Ready To Begin?
Enjoy!
Are You Ready To Begin?
MAN
Look at that! No Horses!
MAN2
That's the darnedest thing I've ever seen!
WOMAN
How does it work?
GANGLE
Honored friends
Welcome to America!
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Take a seat
Rest your feet
SQUELCH
Honored friends
Mr. Hammerstein's expecting you
TRIO
Climb aboard
Fledgling lord(?)
CHRISTINE
Gustave!
RAOUL
Where is Hammerstein?
We were assured he'd be here to greet us in person!
GUSTAVE
Here my dreams can wonder free
Tell me what we're going to see
GANGLE
This way prima donna
We three will escort you
SQUELCH
We assure Mr. Hammerstein
Sent us to transport you
RAOUL
I give up! Take us to Hammerstein!
GUSTAVE
Mysteries and melodies
Play inside my mind
Fairy tales and fantasies
Silently unwind
TRIO
Ask no questions
Have no fear
Anything can happen here
PHANTOM
I am your angel of music
Come to me angel of music
Corrections?
Are You Ready To Begin?
MAN
Look at that! No Horses!
MAN2
That's the darnedest thing I've ever seen!
WOMAN
How does it work?
GANGLE
Honored friends
Welcome to America!
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Take a seat
Rest your feet
SQUELCH
Honored friends
Mr. Hammerstein's expecting you
TRIO
Climb aboard
Fledgling lord(?)
CHRISTINE
Gustave!
RAOUL
Where is Hammerstein?
We were assured he'd be here to greet us in person!
GUSTAVE
Here my dreams can wonder free
Tell me what we're going to see
GANGLE
This way prima donna
We three will escort you
SQUELCH
We assure Mr. Hammerstein
Sent us to transport you
RAOUL
I give up! Take us to Hammerstein!
GUSTAVE
Mysteries and melodies
Play inside my mind
Fairy tales and fantasies
Silently unwind
TRIO
Ask no questions
Have no fear
Anything can happen here
PHANTOM
I am your angel of music
Come to me angel of music
Corrections?
Christine Disembarks
I'll admit it- I'm not looking forward to this one because it's mostly spoken words...Oh well- I'll do it anyway!
Christine Disembarks
REPORTER
Hey! have the passengers disembarked yet?
MAN
Yeah! They're going through customs now!
WOMAN
Here they come!
MAN
Hey it's Mrs Aster! Mrs Aster over here!
MRS ASTER
Over there Lucille!
WOMAN
Is that the latest Paris style?
MAN
Look! It's Colonel Vanderbilt!
Thanks Colonel!
REPORTER
Hey Colonel, is Christine Daae still on board?
VANDERBILT
I believe so, young man!
WOMAN
What's she doing?
MAN
Hey! Christine! Where are you? Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
MAN2
Look! There she is!
(Various people try to get her attention)
RAOUL
Her name- Her name is Madame de Changy! Stand Aside!
Gustave come here! No pictures please! No pictures of the boy!
MAN
Hey Christine! sing something!
MAN2
Your first performance in years, why ain't you singing at the Met?
RAOUL
The Viscountess has been engaged by the well-known impresario, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, to open his new Manhattan opera house.
MAN
How'd he lure the great Christine Daae over here anyway?
MAN2
Ah, it's the money, right? All that American moolah!
RAOUL
My wife is an artist!
MAN
Yeah and it's her art that's payin off your gambing debts is what they're saying in France!
MAN2
Is it true you left your entire fortune on a roulette table in Monte Carlo?
RAOUL
Insolent Jackals! How dare you?
REPORTER
Hey kid! How does it feel to have a famous mother?
MAN
It this your first time to America?
MAN2
2 weeks til the opera house opens, what are you gonna do?
MAN3
You gonna go see the statue of Liberty?
MAN4
You gonna ride the new subway?
MAN5
Are you gonna go to the baseball
GUSTAVE
I want to go to Coney Island! And learn how to swim!
Mother look, right over there! Across the square, that carriage!
Phew! Glad that one's done! As usual let me know if you have corrections!
Christine Disembarks
REPORTER
Hey! have the passengers disembarked yet?
MAN
Yeah! They're going through customs now!
WOMAN
Here they come!
MAN
Hey it's Mrs Aster! Mrs Aster over here!
MRS ASTER
Over there Lucille!
WOMAN
Is that the latest Paris style?
MAN
Look! It's Colonel Vanderbilt!
Thanks Colonel!
REPORTER
Hey Colonel, is Christine Daae still on board?
VANDERBILT
I believe so, young man!
WOMAN
What's she doing?
MAN
Hey! Christine! Where are you? Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
MAN2
Look! There she is!
(Various people try to get her attention)
RAOUL
Her name- Her name is Madame de Changy! Stand Aside!
Gustave come here! No pictures please! No pictures of the boy!
MAN
Hey Christine! sing something!
MAN2
Your first performance in years, why ain't you singing at the Met?
RAOUL
The Viscountess has been engaged by the well-known impresario, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, to open his new Manhattan opera house.
MAN
How'd he lure the great Christine Daae over here anyway?
MAN2
Ah, it's the money, right? All that American moolah!
RAOUL
My wife is an artist!
MAN
Yeah and it's her art that's payin off your gambing debts is what they're saying in France!
MAN2
Is it true you left your entire fortune on a roulette table in Monte Carlo?
RAOUL
Insolent Jackals! How dare you?
REPORTER
Hey kid! How does it feel to have a famous mother?
MAN
It this your first time to America?
MAN2
2 weeks til the opera house opens, what are you gonna do?
MAN3
You gonna go see the statue of Liberty?
MAN4
You gonna ride the new subway?
MAN5
Are you gonna go to the baseball
GUSTAVE
I want to go to Coney Island! And learn how to swim!
Mother look, right over there! Across the square, that carriage!
Phew! Glad that one's done! As usual let me know if you have corrections!
Ten Long Years
I particularly liked this one because it develops Meg's character so much more. Enjoy!
Ten Long Years
GIRY
Hurry up people! You have four more shows to do! No time to dawdle!
MEG
Mother did you see?
Was it all alright?
Mother was he watching?
Was he keeping out of sight/
I was frightened half to death
And I had to catch my breath
As the lights began to dim
I was suddenly aware of a presence in the air
And I knew it was him
Yes I know there were some snags
There are moments where it lags
Mother, mother what's wrong?
GIRY
A surprise announcement, from Mr. Oscar Hammerstein
Christine Daae left Paris this morning to sing at the opening of his new Manhattan opera house
MEG
Christine, Christine
GIRY
Christine...
Ten long years
Not a sign, not a word
Ten long years
Now she comes to our shows
We must pray she keeps away
From us, and from him
And his dreams and his scores
MEG
What do you mean?
GIRY
In Paris, when the mob surrounded him
Who was there? We were there
Where was she when the low men hounded him?
Gone, long gone
We stayed on
Who concealed him safe away?
Smuggled him up to Calais?
Found a freighter out of France?
MEG
I don't see the problem
This is ancient history
GIRY
And who helped him buy his first sideshow?
MEG
Mother don't...
GIRY
And who plied the politicians?
MEG
That's all over now!
GIRY
Charmed investors and the press?
No, not her
And who stayed with him?
Helped him and advised him?
We stayed with him
Loved and Idolized him
She betrayed him
Shunned him and despised him
She chose Raoul
Chose to make a new start
Chose beauty and youth over genius and art
Fixed her aim on wealth and fame
Fled from the master
Yet fled with his heart
MEG
It seems a hundred years ago
Since you and I were both on show
Dancing side by side
Shy and starry-eyed
The waves now bring you back to me
And any day we soon will be
Side by side again
Just the same as then
BOTH
Ah, Christine
Long Ago
How I watched as you rose like a star
Ah, Christine
We have all traveled long
Traveled far
Ah, Christine
MEG
You seem a thousand miles away
And yet your ship sets out today
Sails across the sea
Bringing you to me
And I will show you all the sights
Manhattan's noise
And Coney's lights
Friends at last again
Just the same as then
Just like way back when
Corrections? Review!
Ten Long Years
GIRY
Hurry up people! You have four more shows to do! No time to dawdle!
MEG
Mother did you see?
Was it all alright?
Mother was he watching?
Was he keeping out of sight/
I was frightened half to death
And I had to catch my breath
As the lights began to dim
I was suddenly aware of a presence in the air
And I knew it was him
Yes I know there were some snags
There are moments where it lags
Mother, mother what's wrong?
GIRY
A surprise announcement, from Mr. Oscar Hammerstein
Christine Daae left Paris this morning to sing at the opening of his new Manhattan opera house
MEG
Christine, Christine
GIRY
Christine...
Ten long years
Not a sign, not a word
Ten long years
Now she comes to our shows
We must pray she keeps away
From us, and from him
And his dreams and his scores
MEG
What do you mean?
GIRY
In Paris, when the mob surrounded him
Who was there? We were there
Where was she when the low men hounded him?
Gone, long gone
We stayed on
Who concealed him safe away?
Smuggled him up to Calais?
Found a freighter out of France?
MEG
I don't see the problem
This is ancient history
GIRY
And who helped him buy his first sideshow?
MEG
Mother don't...
GIRY
And who plied the politicians?
MEG
That's all over now!
GIRY
Charmed investors and the press?
No, not her
And who stayed with him?
Helped him and advised him?
We stayed with him
Loved and Idolized him
She betrayed him
Shunned him and despised him
She chose Raoul
Chose to make a new start
Chose beauty and youth over genius and art
Fixed her aim on wealth and fame
Fled from the master
Yet fled with his heart
MEG
It seems a hundred years ago
Since you and I were both on show
Dancing side by side
Shy and starry-eyed
The waves now bring you back to me
And any day we soon will be
Side by side again
Just the same as then
BOTH
Ah, Christine
Long Ago
How I watched as you rose like a star
Ah, Christine
We have all traveled long
Traveled far
Ah, Christine
MEG
You seem a thousand miles away
And yet your ship sets out today
Sails across the sea
Bringing you to me
And I will show you all the sights
Manhattan's noise
And Coney's lights
Friends at last again
Just the same as then
Just like way back when
Corrections? Review!
Only For You
Enjoy!
Only For You
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Mr. Y welcomes you to Phantasma!
GANGLE
Featuring Dr. Gangle, Master of Ceremonies
FLECK
Miss Fleck, Aerialist Extraordinaire
SQUELCH
The Amazing Squelch, the World's Strongest Man
GANGLE
And direct from Paris, France
FLECK
It's Coney Island's Ooh-La-La Girl!
ALL
Miss Meg Giry!
MEG
Welcome
Each and everyone
To our festival of fun
MEG/SHOWGIRLS
Something notable and new
MEG
We bring glamor from afar
Plus a touch of the bizarre
ALL
And it's only for you
MEG
See the wonders of our age
All assembled on our stage
ALL
Too fantastic to be true
MEG
What sensation seekers seek
Every kind of living freak
ALL
And it's only for you
If it's marvel and illusion that your soul and body crave
You'll be leaving here content without a doubt
Are you ready? Are you willing?
Are you braver than the brave?
There's an oh-so simple way of finding out
MEG
Is your life a little hum-drum?
Is your wife a little glum?
ALL
We've a remedy for all who wear a frown
We won't bite you we'll delight you
We invite you to succumb
To this singular attraction
Which is offered at a fraction
Of the price of any other show in town
MEN
We've got jugglers from the East
We've go vermin
We've got beasts
SHOWGIRLS
It's a pretty heavy brew
MEN
We've a fiddler from the West
Who is said to be possessed
ALL
And it's only for you
We bring magic, we bring mirth
We've been halfway 'round the earth
From Turin to Timbuktu
To present to you today
This delectable display
Which is only for you
Such a show you've never seen
Such a show there's never been
And today's our grand debut
Prince and pauper come on in
Let the spectacle begin
Cause it's only for you
Let the banners be unfurled
Raise the curtain on our world
Without any more adieu
Mr. Y has all you need
Satisfaction guaranteed
And it's only for you
SQUELCH
Welcome each and everyone
To our festival of fun
ALL
For you!
GANGLE
Ladies and gentlemen
Miss Meg Giry
The Ohh-La-La Girl
SQUELCH
Five shows daily
FLECK
Only here at Phantasma!
I'm not entirely sure about that one line, but I know the rest are OK!
Only For You
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Mr. Y welcomes you to Phantasma!
GANGLE
Featuring Dr. Gangle, Master of Ceremonies
FLECK
Miss Fleck, Aerialist Extraordinaire
SQUELCH
The Amazing Squelch, the World's Strongest Man
GANGLE
And direct from Paris, France
FLECK
It's Coney Island's Ooh-La-La Girl!
ALL
Miss Meg Giry!
MEG
Welcome
Each and everyone
To our festival of fun
MEG/SHOWGIRLS
Something notable and new
MEG
We bring glamor from afar
Plus a touch of the bizarre
ALL
And it's only for you
MEG
See the wonders of our age
All assembled on our stage
ALL
Too fantastic to be true
MEG
What sensation seekers seek
Every kind of living freak
ALL
And it's only for you
If it's marvel and illusion that your soul and body crave
You'll be leaving here content without a doubt
Are you ready? Are you willing?
Are you braver than the brave?
There's an oh-so simple way of finding out
MEG
Is your life a little hum-drum?
Is your wife a little glum?
ALL
We've a remedy for all who wear a frown
We won't bite you we'll delight you
We invite you to succumb
To this singular attraction
Which is offered at a fraction
Of the price of any other show in town
MEN
We've got jugglers from the East
We've go vermin
We've got beasts
SHOWGIRLS
It's a pretty heavy brew
MEN
We've a fiddler from the West
Who is said to be possessed
ALL
And it's only for you
We bring magic, we bring mirth
We've been halfway 'round the earth
From Turin to Timbuktu
To present to you today
This delectable display
Which is only for you
Such a show you've never seen
Such a show there's never been
And today's our grand debut
Prince and pauper come on in
Let the spectacle begin
Cause it's only for you
Let the banners be unfurled
Raise the curtain on our world
Without any more adieu
Mr. Y has all you need
Satisfaction guaranteed
And it's only for you
SQUELCH
Welcome each and everyone
To our festival of fun
ALL
For you!
GANGLE
Ladies and gentlemen
Miss Meg Giry
The Ohh-La-La Girl
SQUELCH
Five shows daily
FLECK
Only here at Phantasma!
I'm not entirely sure about that one line, but I know the rest are OK!
The Coney Island Waltz
This was a personal favorite of mine-the set absolutely blew me away! Enjoy!
The Coney Island Waltz
GANGLE
Coney Isle
Glistening and Glimmering
Rising bright
Drenched with light
GANGLE/SQUELCH
See it smile
Beckoning and Shimmering
All agleam
Like a dream
Every fantasy set free
Sun up rising by the sea
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Wonders and astonishment's
For you delectation
Phantoms and automatons
For your fascination
Marvels undreamt
Since the dawn of creation
ALL
Coney Isle
Miracle on miracle
Sleek and sound
Burning 'round
Mile by mile
Loud and lewd and lyrical
Thrill on thrill
Never still
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the monster's ball
Welcome to the (X7)
Ahhhh!
(Instrumental)
Coney Isle
Miracle on miracle
Sleek and sound
Burning 'round
Mile by mile
Loud and lewd and lyrical
Thrill on thrill
Never still
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the monster's ball
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the (X7)
Corrections? Let me know!
The Coney Island Waltz
GANGLE
Coney Isle
Glistening and Glimmering
Rising bright
Drenched with light
GANGLE/SQUELCH
See it smile
Beckoning and Shimmering
All agleam
Like a dream
Every fantasy set free
Sun up rising by the sea
GANGLE/SQUELCH/FLECK
Wonders and astonishment's
For you delectation
Phantoms and automatons
For your fascination
Marvels undreamt
Since the dawn of creation
ALL
Coney Isle
Miracle on miracle
Sleek and sound
Burning 'round
Mile by mile
Loud and lewd and lyrical
Thrill on thrill
Never still
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the monster's ball
Welcome to the (X7)
Ahhhh!
(Instrumental)
Coney Isle
Miracle on miracle
Sleek and sound
Burning 'round
Mile by mile
Loud and lewd and lyrical
Thrill on thrill
Never still
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the monster's ball
Welcome one and Welcome all
Welcome to the (X7)
Corrections? Let me know!
Til I Hear You Sing
Hey everyone! OK, so has anyone else noticed how it is sort of impossible to get lyrics from the LND au show? I've decided I'm going to post them here so they'll be archived. I'll be doing them in order, so here is 'Til I Hear You Sing'!
Til I Hear You Sing
PHANTOM
Ten long years
Living a mere facade of life
Ten long years
Wasting my time on smoke and noise
In my mind
I hear melodies pure and unearthly
But I find
I can't give them a voice
Without You
My Christine, my Christine
Lost and gone, lost and gone
The day starts the day ends
Time crawls by
Night steals in
Pacing the floor
The moments creep
Yet I can't bear to sleep
Til i hear you sing
And weeks pass and months pass
Seasons fly
Still you don't walk through my door
And in a haze I count the silent days
Til I hear you sing
And sometimes, in darkness
I dream that you are there
But wake holding nothing
But the cold night air
And years come
And years go
Time runs dry
Still I ache deep in my core
My broken soul
Can't be alive or whole
Til I hear you sing once more
And music. your music
It teases at my ear
I turn and it fades away
And you're not here
Let hopes pass, Let dreams pass
Let them die
Without you, what are they for
I'll always feel
No more than halfway real
Til I hear you sing
Once more!
If you have any corrections, please let me know!
Til I Hear You Sing
PHANTOM
Ten long years
Living a mere facade of life
Ten long years
Wasting my time on smoke and noise
In my mind
I hear melodies pure and unearthly
But I find
I can't give them a voice
Without You
My Christine, my Christine
Lost and gone, lost and gone
The day starts the day ends
Time crawls by
Night steals in
Pacing the floor
The moments creep
Yet I can't bear to sleep
Til i hear you sing
And weeks pass and months pass
Seasons fly
Still you don't walk through my door
And in a haze I count the silent days
Til I hear you sing
And sometimes, in darkness
I dream that you are there
But wake holding nothing
But the cold night air
And years come
And years go
Time runs dry
Still I ache deep in my core
My broken soul
Can't be alive or whole
Til I hear you sing once more
And music. your music
It teases at my ear
I turn and it fades away
And you're not here
Let hopes pass, Let dreams pass
Let them die
Without you, what are they for
I'll always feel
No more than halfway real
Til I hear you sing
Once more!
If you have any corrections, please let me know!
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