Love Never Dies Script

Act 1PhantomTen long yearsLiving a mere fasad of lifeTen long yearsWasting my time on smoke and noiseIn my mind I hear melodies pure and unearthlyBut I find I can’t give them a voiceWithout youMy ChristineMy ChristineLost and goneLost and goneThe day starts The day endsTime crawls byNight steals in Pacing the floorThe moments creepYet I can’t bear to sleepTill I hear you singAnd weeks pass And months passSeasons flyStill you don’t walk through my doorAnd in our hasteI count the silent daysTill I hear you sing once moreAnd sometimesIn darknessI dream that you are there

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But wake holding nothing But the cold night airAnd years comeAnd years goTime runs dryStill I ache deep in my coreMy broken soul can’t be alive or wholeTill I hear you sing once moreAnd musicYour musicIt teases at my earI turn and it fades awayAnd you’re not hereLet hopes passLet dreams passLet them dieWithout you what are they forI’ll always feel no more than halfway realTill I hear you sing once more

Dr. DangleConey isleGlistening and glimmeringRising brightDrenched with light

Dr. Dangle and SquelchSee it smile Beckoning and shimmeringAll agleamLike a dreamEvery fantasy set freeSolemn, rising by the sea

Dr. Dangle, Ms. Fleck, SquelchWonders and astonishmentsFor your delectationPhantomsAutomatons

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For your fascinationMarvels undreamt since the dawn of creation

Circus PerformersConey isleMiracle of miraclesSweet and soundWhirling roundMy, my, myLoud and lewd and lyricalDream on dreamNever seenWelcome one and welcome allWelcome to the masters hallWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to the

(Circus performers performing)

Coney isleMiracle of miraclesSweet and soundWhirling roundMy, my, myLoud and lewd and lyricalDream on dreamNever seenWelcome one and welcome allWelcome to the masters hallWelcome one and welcome allWelcome to theWelcome to theWelcome to the

Dr. Dangle, Ms. Fleck, Squelch

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Mister Y. welcomes you to Phantasma

Dr. DangleFeaturing doctor dangle, master of ceremonies

Ms. FleckMiss Fleck, aerialist extraordinaire

SquelchThe amazing squelch, the world’s strongest man

Dr. DangleAnd, direct from Paris, France

Ms. FleckIt’s Coney Island’s Oh la lah girl

Dr. Dangle, Ms. Fleck, SquelchMeet Meg Giry(They exit)

Meg Welcome each and every oneTo our festival of fun

Dancers Something notable and new

MegWe bring glamour from afarPlus a tough of the bizarre

DancersAnd it’s only for you

MegSee the wonders of the age All assembled on our stage

Dancers

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Too fantastic to be true

MegWhat sensation seekers seekEvery kind of living freak

DancersAnd it’s only for youIf it’s marvel and illusion That your soul and body craveYou’ll be leaving here contentWithout a doubtAre you ready?Are you reallyAre you braver than the brave?There’s an oh so simple way of finding out

MegIs your life a little humdrum?Is your wife a little glum?

DancersWe’ve a remedy for all who wear a frownWe won’t bite youWe’ll delight youWe invite you succumbTo this singular attractionWhich is offered at a fractionOf the price of any other show in town

Male ChorusWe have jugglers from the eastWe’ve got bird and we’ve got beast

DancersIt’s a pretty petty brew

Male ChorusWe’ve a fiddler from the westWho is said to be possessed

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Dancers and Male chorusAnd it’s only for youWe bring magicWe bring mirthWe’ve been halfway round the earthFrom tirent to TimbuktuTo present to you todayThis delectable displayWhich is only for youSuch a show you’ve never seenSuch a show there’s never beenAnd today’s our grad debutPrince and popper come on inLet the spectacle beginCause it’s only for youLet the fantasy unfurlRaise the curtain on our worldWithout any more adoMister Y. has all you needSatisfaction guaranteedAnd it’s only for you

Male Chorus Welcome each and every one To our festival of fun

Dancers and male chorusFor you

Dr. DangleLadies and Gentlemen: Meg GiryThe oh la la girl

Antoinette Giry Hurry up people; you have four more shows to doNo time to doddle

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Meg Mother did you seeWas it all all rightMother was he watchingWas he keeping out of sight?I was frightened half to deathAnd I had to catch my breathAs the lights began to dimI was suddenly aware Of a presence in the air And I know it was himYes I know there were some snagsThere were moments where it lagsMother?Mother, what’s wrong?

Antoinette GiryA surprise announcement from Mister Oscar HammersteinChristine Daae left Paris this morning to sing at his new Manhattan opera house

MegChristineChristine

Antoinette GiryChristineTen long yearsNot a signNot a wordTen long years Now she comes to our showWe must pray she keeps away From us and from himFrom his dreams and his goals

MegWhat do you mean?

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Antoinette GiryIn Paris, when the mob surrounded himWho was there?We were thereWhere was she When the lawmen hounded himGone, long goneWe stayed onWho concealed him safe away?Smuggled him up to calayFound a freighterOut of France

MegI don’t see the problemThis is ancient history

Antoinette GiryAnd who helped him buy his first sideshow

MegMother, don’t

Antoinette GiryAnd who plied the politicians

MegThat’s all over now

Antoinette GiryCharmed investors and the pressNo, not herAnd who stayed with himHelped him and advised himWe stayed with himLoved and idolized himShe betrayed himShunned him and despised himShe chose RaoulChose to make a new start

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Chose beauty and youth over genius and artFixed her aim on wealth and fameFled from the master yet fled with his heart

MegIt seems a hundred years ago That you and I were both in showDancing side by sideShy and starry eyedThe waves now bring you back to me And any day we soon will beSide by side againJust the same as then

BothAh, ChristineLong agoHow I watched as you rose like a starAh, ChristineWe have all traveled long, traveled farAh, Christine

MegYou seem a thousand miles awayAnd yet your ship sets out todaySails across the sea Bringing you to meAnd I will show you all the sightsManhattan’s noise and Coney’s lightsFriends at last againJust the same as thenJust like way back when

R1Have the passengers disembarked yet?

R2Yeah, they’re going through customs now.

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L1Hey, it’s Mrs. Aster

AsterHold her there Lucille

L2Mrs. Aster, is that the latest Paris style

R2Look, its colonel VanderbiltHey, colonel, is Christine Daae still on board

VanderbiltI believe so, young man

Dude1Hey, Christine, where are yuh? Yodeleh-hee-hu!

R1Look, there she is

(Christine enters, followed by Raoul and Gustave)

Reporters, Ladies, DudesChristine, Christine, Christine,Christine, Christine

RaoulHer name(Louder) Her name is Madame De ChagnyStep asideNo pictures, do you hearNo pictures of the boy

R1Christine, your first performance in yearsWhy aint you signing at the Met.

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RaoulThe Vicomtess has been engaged by the well known Empresario, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein to open his new Manhattan opera house

R3How’d he lure the great Christine Daae over here anyway? It’s the money, right? All that American mullah?

RaoulMy wife is an artist

Dude 2And her art is paying off your gambling debts, that’s what they’re saying in France. Is it true you left your entire fortune on a roulette table in Monte Carlo?

R2Hey, kid! How does it feel to have a famous mother? Your first time to America?

R1It’s two weeks till the opera house opens. What are you gonna do?

GustaveI want to go to Coney Island and lean to swim.Mother, look.Right over there Across the squareThat carriage

Dr. DangleHonored friendsWelcome to America

Dr. D, Ms. F, STake a seatRest your feet

SquelchHonored friends

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Mr. Hammerstein’s expecting you

All ThreeClimb aboardLady, lords

ChristineGustave

RaoulWhere is HammersteinI was assured he would meet us in person

GustaveHere my dreams can wander freeTell me what we’re going to see

Dr. DThis way, Prima DonnaPlease leave, we’ll escort you

SquelchLeave assured, Mr. HammersteinSent us to transport you

Raoul I give upTake us to Hammerstein

GustaveMysteries and Melodies Play inside my mindFairy tales and phantasiesSilently unwind

Dr. D and SquelchAsk no questions, have no fearsAnything can happen here

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PhantomI am your angel of musicCome to me angel of music

RaoulWhat a dreadful townWhat a vulgar placeWhat a dreadful mistake to have come hereTo be on display In that shameless wayFor the crude, common, lower class scum hereHow could he dare to treat us so?What a snub, at mostFrom our so called hostDid he think sending freaks would be funny?Could the fool have thought?That our pride was boughtBy his filthy, American moneyWhat a fastWhat an outright slap in the faceIt’s an utter disgraceI’ve got a mind to pack and goNever you mind the debts we owe

GustaveFather, please, come play with me

RaoulGustave, enoughMust you play now?

GustaveI think it’s beautiful

RaoulWell it hurts my head

ChristinePlease, let’s not fight, dear

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I’m sure Mr. HammersteinNever intended a slight dear

RaoulHow dare he patronize us?We should never have accepted

ChristineWe need the moneyThat’s allThat’s why things haven’t been right, dear

RaoulWhy doesn’t it surprise me that I get the blame here?

ChristineLet’s leave tonight, dearIf it would serve to ease your troubled mindLeave the hurt behind

GustaveFather, dear, come over hereAnd look at what they gave to meWind it up and then you’ll seeLook, it plays a melody

ChristineRaoul!

RaoulWhat’s this?From HammersteinHe wants to meet me in the hotel barAloneWell, he may lack a courtesyBut he does have a certain subwafeIn choosing a business rondez vous

ChristineRaoul, please

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RaoulPlease what

ChristineNothing

(Raoul exits)

GustaveFather never plays with meDoesn’t he love me?

ChristineOh, DarlingLove’s a curious thingIt often comes disguisedLook at love the wrong wayIt goes unrecognizedSo look with your heartAnd not with your eyesThe heart understandsThe heart doesn’t lieBelieve what it feels And trust what it showsLook with your heartThe heart always knowsLove’s not always beautifulNot at the startBut open your armsAnd close your eyes tightLook with your heart And when it finds loveYour heart will be rightLearn from someone who knowsBe sure you don’t forgetLove you misunderstandIs love that you’ll regret

Gustave

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Look with your heartAnd not with your eyesThe heart can’t be fooled

ChristineThe heart is too wise

GustaveForget what you think

ChristineIgnore what you hear

BothLook with your heartIt always sees clear

GustaveLove’s not always beautifulNot at the start

ChristineBut open your armsAnd close your eyes tightLook with your heartAnd when it finds love Your heart will be rightOff to bed now, GustaveI’ll be right in

(Phantom enters dramatically)(Christine faints in his arms and he carries her to a chair. She wakes up)

So it was all an empty lieOne final lie to fool us allTo make your death our story’s endTo put your life beyond recallHow dare you try and claim me nowInvade my life, ensnare my voice

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PhantomMy Christine…

ChristineYour Christine?I was yours one brief night long agoLong ago With a man that I no longer know

PhantomAh, ChristineYou came and found where I hidDon’t you deny that you didThat long ago night

ChristineThat night

PhantomOnce there was a nightBeneath a moonless skyToo dark to see a thingToo dark to even try

ChristineI stole to your sideTo tell you I must goI couldn’t see your faceBut sensed you even soAnd I touched you

PhantomAnd I felt you

BothAnd I heard those ravishing refrains

ChristineThe music of your pulse

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PhantomThe singing in your veins

ChristineAnd I held you

PhantomAnd I touched you

ChristineAnd embraced you

PhantomAnd I felt you

BothAnd with every breath and every sigh

ChristineI felt no longer scared

PhantomI felt no longer shy

BothAt last our feelings baredBeneath a moonless sky

ChristineAnd blind in the darkAs soul gazed into soulI looked into your heart And saw you pure and whole

PhantomCloaked under the nightWith nothing to suppressA woman and a manNo more and yet no less

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And I kissed youChristineAnd caressed you

BothAnd the world around us fell awayWe said things in the darkWe never dared to say

PhantomAnd I caught you

ChristineAnd I kissed you

PhantomAnd I took you

ChristineAnd I begged you

BothWith a need too urgent to denyAnd nothing mattered thenExcept for you and IAgain and then againBeneath a moonless sky

PhantomAnd when it was doneBefore the sun could riseAshamed of what I was Afraid to see your eyesI stood while you sleptAnd whispered a goodbyeAnd slipped into the darkBeneath a moonless sky

ChristineAnd I loved you

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Yes, I loved youI’d have followed anywhere you ledI woke to swear my loveAnd found you gone instead

PhantomAnd I loved you

ChristineOh, I loved you

PhantomAnd I left you

ChristineHow I loved you

PhantomAnd I had toBoth of us knew why

ChristineWe both knew why

BothAnd yet I won’t regretFrom now until I dieThe night I can’t forgetBeneath a moonless sky

PhantomAnd now

ChristineHow can you talk of nowFor usThere is no nowOnce upon another timeOur story had only begunYou chose to turn the page

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And I made choices tooOnce upon that other timeWe did what we thought must be doneAnd now we had no choiceWe did what we must doWe love, we liveWe give what we can giveAnd take what little we deserve

PhantomOnce upon another timeI knew how our story would endAnd maybe I was wrongBut now the moment’s goneWere it still that other timeI’d make time itself somehow bendBut now I’m not that strongAnd time keeps moving on

BothWe love, we liveWe give what we can giveAnd take what little we deserveWe love, we liveWe give what we can give And take what little we deserveOnce upon another time

PhantomTen long years of yearningYears of dreaming of this momentWhen that miracleThat peerless instrumentPlays for me just fleetinglyLays the ghost which tortures meTortures meAh, ChristineI know what Hammerstein is paying youI’ll give you double for just one night’s workHere, in my opera house

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ChristineNo

PhantomJust one night, ChristineOne song, that’s all I ask

ChristineWhy should IFor ten years you let me believe you were deadAnd now you lure us here and expect me to do your biddingSubmit to you againI won’t do itI owe you nothing

GustaveMother, please, I’m scaredWhat a dreamAn awful dreamSomeone strange and madSeizing me and drowning me

ChristineOh, ShhhGustave, it’s alright, DarlingCome and meet a friend of mine

PhantomWelcome to my world, young friend

GustaveYour world? Where are we?

PhantomWe’re in Phantasma, little VicomteA world of fantasyWhere illusion is kingTell me were you want to goTell me what you want to see

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Madame, please, I insistGustaveCould you show me, if you please?All Phantasma’s mysteriesAll that’s wild and strange and darkIn the shadows of the park

PhantomYou shall see it all tomorrow In fact, I myself shall show youI promise

ChristineBack to bed, Gustave

GustaveWhy does he wear a mask, mother?Is he a magician?

ChristineYes, darling. In his way

PhantomWhat a childFull of lifeFull of youMy ChristineHelp me through this sadnessDo this kindness for your mentorOr your prodigy That prefect specimen May disappear on Coney IslandVanish here, on Coney IslandAh, Christine

ChristineWhat are you saying?How could you?After all that we’ve beenWho are you?

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PhantomI am your angel of musicI am dying, ChristineSuffocating, here in the darkGive me breath, give me lifeSing for meOr I will take from you all you have ever loved

ChristineNo, no you can’t

PhantomOh, but I can.A man as hideous as this, believe me, is capable of anything

ChristineAnd what am I to sing

PhantomOne song, composed by me

ChristineAnd then, we’re free to go

PhantomAnd will, of course, receive a princely feeIs it onWith the showDoes he stay?Does he go?

(Phantom exits)(Raoul Enters)

RaoulHe’s nowhere to be seen

ChristineWho?

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RaoulHammerstein. What the devil is going on here?

ChristineDarling, things have changed.

Meg and DancersBathing beauty, on the beachSee her practically glow

Taking a sunnin’See all the boys are runningRollin’ in clover And getting’ tan all overWearing a smileAnd giving Coney IslandA bathing beaut.Of the showBathing beauty say hello

Antoinette Gentlemen, Gentlemen, you must take careGo spend some time working with MegLadies, take 5

ChristineGustave, slow down, there are people trying to work

GustaveBut I want to find Mister Y. and see the Island

Christine I’m sure he’ll send for you when he’s ready

Meg Heaven help me, could it beNo it couldn’t possibly

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Christine Sorry, do I-

MegYes, I think you

ChristineHave we-

MegGo on, take a guess

ChristineWait, it can’t be. Is it?

MegYes!

ChristineOh, my god. I can’t believe it’s you.

MegLook at you, Christine, regal as a queen and beautiful

ChristineMeg and you as well, I could hardly tell it’s you. Both My dear old friendCan’t believe you’re here, old friendAfter all this time

MegChristine, you cameYou look sublime

ChristineYou look the same

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BothMy dear old friendNever thought we’d meet old friend

ChristineWhat of your career

MegEverything’s great

BothAnd isn’t fate a splendid thing

ChristineIt brought me here

Meg To see the sights

ChristineAnd sing

Antoinette You

Raoul My god, it’s you

AntoinetteIt can’t be true

RaoulIs this a dream?It’s been ten years

AntoinetteWhat brings you here?

RaoulWhat do you think?

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ChristineShe’s here to sing

AntoinetteI read the newsFor Hammerstein?

RaoulNo, plans have changedHe’s been outbid

AntoinetteOutbid by whom?

RaoulThe contract’s hereIt’s rather strange

MegSorry did I hear you rightHere to sing

Christine Tomorrow night

MegThat seems odd, there must be some mistakeThat’s the leading lady’s slotI’ve been booked

ChristineOh, surely not

MegThis was meant to be my luck break

ChristineLook, I’ll hardly sing, Just one little thing

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An Aria

MegChristine it’s a thrillJust to share the bill with you

Meg and AntoinetteMy dear, old friendIt’s becoming clear, old friendSomeone’s overlookedHis leading act

RaoulWell double booked, to be exactNow, my old friendCan you clarify, old friendThis “Mister Y” With whom we signedWho hides behind the souveniers

AntoinetteYou haven’t guessed

Raoul I’ve no idea

Antoinette It’s him

RaoulHim You work for him

AntoinetteNow you do to

RaoulBut my poor wifeWe thought him deadShe’d be appalled

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AntoinetteUnless she knew

ChristineDarling, please, are you alright

RaoulTell me now. This music, who was its creator

ChristineDarling, please, don’t squeeze so tight

RaoulSomething’s going on hereI’ll deal with you later

MegWhat’s this about

AntoinetteI wish I knew

All except ChristineThe truth will outBefore we’re through

AllMy dear old friendCan’t believe you’re here old friend

AntoinetteMy dear Christine

MegMy dear Vicomte

ChristineWhat does this mean?

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RaoulWhat does he want?

AllMy grand old friendI don’t understand, old friend

GiriesMaybe it’s a joke

De ChagnysSome silly game

AllAnd what his aimIs in the end I couldn’t claim to comprehendOld friend

MegIt isn’t fair

AntoinetteWe need to think

ChristineI need some air

RaoulI need a drink

AllMy poor old friendIsn’t this a bore, old friend

ChristineI’m still amazed

Meg

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Im still confused

AntoinetteI’m feeling dazed

RaoulI’m feeling used

AllAnd yet, old friendsLets not get upset old friends

AntoinetteWe can sort this out

RaoulAnd so we will

MegWithout a doubt

AllBecause we’re still such grand old friendsSuch devoted and old friendsBack again at lastWhen everyoneIs doing greatWon’t this be funWith two old friendsTrustable and true old friends

AntoinetteLet us raise a glass

ChristineTo times gone by

RaoulTo Mister Y.

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AllAnd happy endsTo such sincereAnd very dear old friendsOld friends.

RaoulNo offense, but I need something strongerMadame, I shall see you both at th concertWhere I am sure you shall both surpass yourselves

ChristineRaoul, wait, I can explainI’m sorryMeg, I wonder, would you mindMy son, Gustave

Dr. DCome along and follow us

Ms. FCome and follow faster

SqelchCome along and follow us

All threeCome and meet the masterHurry up and follow usHurry if you care toSoon the dark will swallow usFollow if you dare to

Gustave What is this place?

Phantom This is my relmIllusion’s domain

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Where music And beautyAnd artifice reignOne moment, little VicomteWhile I prepare today’s adventure

GustaveMay I?

PhantomDoes the young Vicomte playWhat’s this

GustaveJust a song in my head

PhantomGo on

GustaveI think it’s beautifulSo very beautifulHear how the notes seem to floatHear how they all die and fallJust like the nightIt’s beautiful

PhantomThis boy

GustaveSo very beautiful

PhantomThis music

GustaveMusic that comes uncontrolled

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PhantomHe plays like me

GustaveHaunting and lovely and bold

PhantomHe’s just ten years oldTen years oldMy godMy godCome with meI want to show to something

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Phantom Have you ever yearned to goPast the point you think you knowBeen enthralled to the callOf the beauty underneathHave you let it dreaw you inPast the place where dreams beginFelt the full, breathless pullOf the beauty underneathWhen the dark unfolds its wingsDon’t you sense the strangest things?Things no one would ever guessThings mere words cannot express

Gustave Yes

PhantomDo you fing yourself beguiled By the dangerous and wildDo you feed on the need For the beauty underneathHave you felt your senses surge

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And surrendered to the urgeAnd been hooked as you lookedAt the beauty underneathWhen you stare behind the nightCan you glimse its primal mightMight you hunger to posessHunger that you can’t repress

Gustave YesIt seems so beautifulSo strange and beautifulEverything’s just as you say

PhantomAnd he’s so beautifulPerhaps too beautifulWhat I suspect cannot beAnd yet, somehow we both seeThe very same way

GustaveIs there music in your headHave you followed where it ledAnd been graced with a tasteOf the beauty underneathDoes it fill your every senseIs it terribly intenseTell me you need it toNeed the beauty

Both When it lifts its voice and singsDon’t you feel amazing thingsThings you know you can’t confessThings you thirst for nonetheless

GustaveIt’s all so beautiful

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PhantomCan it be

GustaveAlmost too beautiful

BothDo you see what I see

PhantomTo him it’s beautifulMy world is beautiful

GustaveHow can this be what it seems

BothAll of my most secret dreamsSomehow set free

PhantomYou can feel it

GustaveYes

PhantomCome closer

GustaveYes

PhantomYou’ve no fear of the beauty underneath

Gustave*Vocalizing*

PhantomYou can face it

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Gustave Yes

PhantomYou can take it

GustaveYes

Phantom (Gustave)You see through to the beauty underneathTo the splendor(and the splendor)And the glory(and the glory)To the truth of the beauty underneath(Beauty underneath)You’ll accept it

GustaveYes

PhantomYou’ll embrace it

GustaveYes

Phantom (Gustave)Let me show you the beauty underneathTo the splendor(and the splendor)And the glory(and the glory)To the truth of the beauty underneath(beauty underneath)You’ll accept it

Gustave

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Yes

PhantomYou’ll embrace it

GustaveYes

PhantomLet me show you the beauty underneath

Gustave*Screams*

ChristineGustave, it’s alrightIt’s meDon’t be frightened

PhantomHow could you think I wouldn’t guessHow could yo think I wouln’t knowDo you have something to confessI want the truth right now if so

ChristineGustave, I want you to go with miss giry back to the hotelMeg, pleaseOnce upon another timeYou loved me and left me aloneBut that’s not all you didYou left me with a sonEver since that other timeI wished you could somehow have knownI kept the secret hidA secret my marriage forbidWhat else could I have doneJust love

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PhantomOur son?!

ChristineJust livePahntomMy son?!

ChristineJust give what I could giveAnd take what little I deserve

PhantomForgive meHe sees me and shuns meAs you did onceTake him nowTake him and goGo now Be free But swear one thing to meHe will never ever know

ChristineI swear it, believe meYou know you have my wordAnd I swear your music won’t remain unheardThis musicYour musicWill live aginOne last timeJust as I soar

BothAnd so through songWe will once more be one

PhantomWhen I wear you sing

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ChristineOnce more

PhantomFrom out of uglinessSuch lightFrom out of darknessSuch a flameIn him my wrongness is made rightAnd yet he loathes me just the sameSo let him shun me in disqustLet him flee this cursed faceIf I must hide from him I mustYet he shall be my saving gracePoor ChristineMy ChristineIf it’s true he’s my reason to liveThen ChristineThen our boy shall have all I can giveAll I create on this earthAll that I’ll never be worthAll shall be his

AntoinetteAll shall be hisTen long years and he casts us asideTen whole years this is how we’re repaidTen dark years of toil and tearsNow all that we’ve worked for will go to that childAll our hopes were at last in our graspAll our dreams and the plans that we laidEverything is vanishingAnd we get discardedRejectedReviledAll of the bonds in between us now tornAll of the love that we gave him foreswornAll would be oursIf that bastard had never been born

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