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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!
This is my absolute favorite song after "till I hear you sing"! In this song The Phantom's real creepiness finally shows itself. :-)
ReplyDeletei love this song one of my favorites, i just love how pationate they both are about Christine and are willing to fight for her. and i love the stings of the music, almost malevolent.
DeleteI love the creepiness of the Phantom in this, it's just fantastic. Now I can do a fan dub of this version as Raoul and the Phantom. I will assure you that these lyrics were incredible. This is one of my favorite songs ever.
ReplyDeleteThank you for these lyrics!I haven't been able to find the lyrics for this version of Devil Take the Hindmost,so I am thankful that you have the lyrics that I personally was looking for!Thank you!
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