Artist: Various Artists Album: Phantom of the Opera [2004 Soundtrack] (2004) Title: Masquerade / Why So Silent
Lyrics Masquerade / Why So SilentCHORUS 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 and king . . . Ghoul and goose . . . Green and black . . . Queen and priest . . . Trace of rouge . . . Face of beast . . .
Faces . . . Take your turn, take a ride on the merry-go-round . . . in an inhuman race . . .
Eye of gold . . . Thigh of blue . . . True is false . . . Who is who . . .? Curl of lip . . . Swirl of gown . . . Ace of hearts . . . Face of clown . . .
Faces . . . Drink it in, drink it up, till you've drowned in the light . . . in the sound . . .
RAOUL/CHRISTINE But who can name the face . . .?
ALL Masquerade! Grinning yellows, spinning reds . . . Masquerade! Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you!
Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads . . . Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
Masquerade! Seething shadows breathing lies . . . Masquerade! You can fool any friend who ever knew you!
Masquerade! Leering satyrs, peering eyes . . . Masquerade! Run and hide - but a face will still pursue you!
(The ENSEMBLE activity becomes background, as ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI and CARLOTTA come to the fore, glasses in hand)
GIRY What a night
MEG What a crowd!
ANDRE Makes you glad!
FIRMIN Makes you proud! All the creme de la creme!
CARLOTTA Watching us watching them!
MEG/GlRY And all our fears are in the past!
ANDRE Six months...
PIANGI Of relief!
CARLOTTA Of delight!
ANDRE/FIRMIN Of Elysian peace!
MEG/GIRY And we can breathe at last!
CARLOTTA No more notes!
PIANGI No more ghost!
GIRY Here's a health!
ANDRE Here's a toast: to a prosperous year!
FIRMIN To all our friends who are here!
PIANGI/CARLOTTA And may its splendour never fade!
FIRMIN Six months!
GIRY What a joy!
MEG What a change!
FIRMIN/ANDRE What a blessed release!
ANDRE And what a masquerade!
CHRISTINE Think of it
(spoken) A secret engagement Look, your future bride Just think of it
RAOUL (SPOKEN) But why's it secret? What have we to hide You promised me
CHRISTINE (SPOKEN) No Raoul, please don't They'll see
RAOUL (SPOKEN Well then let them see It's an engagement, not a crime
RAOUL(SUNG) Christine what are you afraid of...
CHRISTINE Let's not argue Please pretend You will understand in time
RAOUL Let's not argue I can only hope I'll understand in time
PHANTOM Why so silent good mouisseres? Did you think that I had left you for good? Have you missed me good mouisseres? I have written you an opera! Here I bring the finished score, Don Juan triumphant!
Fondest greetings to you all A few instructions Just before rehearsal starts Carlotta must be put to act Not her normal trick of strutting 'round the stage Our Don Juan must lose some weight It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age And my managers must learn That their place is in an office Not the house.
As for our star Miss Christine Daai No doubt she'll do her best It's true Her voice is good, she knows though Should she wish to excel She has much still to learn If pride will let her return to me Her teacher... Her teacher...
Her chain says a lie! You belong to me! |