Phantom of the opera

RAOUL No more talk of darkness, Forget these wide-eyed fears. I'm here, nothing can harm you - my words will warm and calm you. Let me be your freedom, let daylight dry -your tears. I'm here, with you, beside you, to guard you and to guide you . . . CHRISTINE...

PHANTOM: I gave you my music . . . made your song take wing . . . and now, how you've repaid me: denied me and betrayed me . . . He was bound to love you when he heard you sing . . . Christine ... Christine ... CHRISTINE/RAOUL (Background): Say y...

MEG Where in the world have you been hiding? Really, you were perfect! I only wish I knew your secret! Who is this new tutor? CHRISTINE Father once spoke of an angel . . . I used to dream he'd appear . . . Now as I sing, I can sense him . . ....

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CHORUS: Here the sire may serve the dam, here the master takes his meat! Here the sacrificial lamb utters one despairing bleat! CARLOTTA AND CHORUS: Poor young maiden! For the thrill on your tongue of stolen sweets you will have to pay the bill - tangled in t...

PHANTOM: Say you'll share with me, one love, one lifetime... Lead me, save me, from my solitude... Say you want me here beside you... Anywhere you go let me come too... Christine, that's all i ask of... RAOUL: Oh my god, Oh my god MADAME GIRY: Monsie...

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CHRISTINE I remember there was mist swirling mist upon a vast, glassy lake There were candles all around, and on the lake there was a boat, and in the boat there was a man Who was that shape in the shadows? Whose is the face in the mask? PHANTOM D*** you! Yo...

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Child of the wilderness Born into emptiness Learn to be lonely Learn to find your way in darkness Who will be there for you Comfort and care for you Learn to be lonely Learn to be your one companion Never dreamed out in the world There are arms to h...

A tour de force! No other way to descibe it! What a relief! Not a single refund! Greedy. Richard, I think we've made quite a discovery in Miss Daae! Here we are, Monsieur le Vicomte. Gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind. This is one visit I should prefer to...

RAOUL Madame Giry, wait. . . GIRY Please, Monsieur - I know no more than anyone else. RAOUL That's not true. GIRY Please, Monsieur, don't ask, there have been too many accidents . . . RAOUL Accidents?! Please, Madame Giry, for all our sakes . . . GIRY...

Like yellow parchment is his skin ... A great black hole served as the nose that never grew ... You must be always on your guard, Or he will catch you with his magical lasso! Those who speak of what they know find, Too late, that prudent silence is wise....

Dreams of summer Secret smiles between us Of us meeting You thought they had seen us We thus tried explaining Then it started raining Then you said I love you girl and then I'm much too old to fall in love again Time was golden I felt I was falling...

Firmin: Misseur Andre! Andre: Misseur Firmin! Firmin: Dear Andre what a splendid party! Andre: The prolouge to a bright new year. Firmin: Quite a night, I'm impressed. Andre: Well one does ones best. ANDRE/FIRMIN: Here's to us! Andre: A toast for the ci...

[ENSEMBLE] Masquerade! Paper faces on parade Masquerade! Hide your face, so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every face a different shade Masquerade! Look around—there's another mask behind you! Flash of mauve... Splash of puce... Fool a...

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation, Darkness multiplies imagination. Slowly all the senses, abandon their defences, Helpless to resist the notes I write, For I compose the music of the night. Close your eyes, for your eyes will only tell t...

No one would listen No one but her Heard as the outcast hears. Shamed into solitude Shunned by the multitude I learned to listen In my dark, my heart heard music. I longed to teach the world Rise up and reach the world No one would listen I alone could hear...

ANDRE: Ludicrous! Have you seen the score? FIRMIN: Simply ludicrous! ANDRE: It's the final straw! FIRMIN: This is lunacy! Well, you know my views ANDRE: ...Utter lunacy! FIRMIN: But we daren't refuse ... ANDRE: Not another chandelier FIRMIN: ...L...

This trophy from our saviours, From our saviours From the enslaving force of Rome! With feasting and dancing and singing, tonight in celebration, we greet the victorious throng, returned to bring salvation! The trumpets of Carthage resound! H...

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They say that this youth has set my Lady's heart aflame! His Lordship, sure, would die of shock His Lordship is a laughing-stock! Should he suspect her, God protect her! Shame! Shame! Shame! This faithless lady's bound for HADES! Shame! Shame!! Sh...

André and Firmin Prima donna, first lady of the stage! Your devotees are on their knees to implore you! André Can you bow out when they're shouting your name? Firmin Think of how they all adore you. André and Firmin Prima donna, enchant us once again...

THE PHANTOM: What do they know These slaves of fashion Screaming their vain praises Who do they think inspired your passion Shaped all those fine phrases? CHRISTINE: Both you and I shared the cheering *Nobody else must be told True wonders, look a...

(Voice of Phantom) Insolent boy, this slave of fashion, Basking in your glory! Ignorant fool, this brave young suitor, Sharing in my triumph! (Christine) Angel, I hear you. Speak, I listen. Stay by my side, Guide me. Angel, my soul was...

Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation Darkness stirs and wakes imagination Silently the senses abandon their defences Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender Turn your face away from the garish l...

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Christine: In sleep he sang to me In dreams he came That voice which calls to me And speaks my name And do I dream again? For now I find The phantom of the opera is there, Inside my mind Phantom: Sing once again with me Our strange duet My power o...

DON JUAN (PHANTOM): You have come here in pursuit of your deepest urge, In pursuit of that wish, which till now has been silent, silent... I have brought you, that our passions may fuse and merge In your mind you've already succumbed to me, Dropped all d...

CHRISTINE: No, Raoul... no! Not like this. (Raoul puts his sword away, then Raoul lifts Christine onto his horse. Raoul and Christine exit) PHANTOM: Now let it be war upon you both! 

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CHRISTINE: Think of me, think of me fondly, when we've said goodbye. Remember me once in a while - please promise me you'll try. When you find that, once again, you long to take your heart back and be free - if you ever find a moment, spare a thought f...

Twisted every way, what answer can I give? Am I to risk my life, to win the chance to live? Can I betray the man who once inspired my voice? Do I become his prey? Do I have any choice? He kills without a thought, he murders all that's good . . . I know I can't...

Phantom: Wandering child, So lost, so helpless Yearning for my guidance Christine: Angel or father? Friend or phantom? Who is it there, staring? Phantom: Have you forgotten your Angel? Christine: Angel, oh, speak What endless longings Echo in t...

Andre: We are certain the doors are barred Firmin: We are certain the police are there Raoul: We are certain they're armed Raoul/Andre/Firmin: The curtain falls His reign will end! Christine[spoken]: Raoul, I'm frightened... Don't make me do thi...

CHRISTINE: Seems so long Since I last saw him Maybe he'd look strange The face I knew Could be so different People sometimes change All I see is how he used to be Can past and present now agree And if time has altered him What has time done to me? A...

You were once my one companion You were all that mattered You were once a friend and father Then my world was shattered Sometimes in my silent reveries Sighing through my shroud of tears Memories run by, grow in my mind Reaching across the years Wha...

Raoul: Why have you brought me here? Christine: Can’t go back there! Raoul: We must return! Christine: He'll kill you! His eyes will find us there! Raoul: Christine, don't say that . . . Christine: Those eyes that burn! Raoul: Don't even th...

CHRISTINE You were once my one companion . . . you were all that mattered . . . You were once a friend and father - then my world was shattered . . . Wishing you were somehow here again . . . wishing you were somehow near . . . Sometimes it seemed if I just d...