A Romantic Musical Love Never Dies the Musical - Before the Performance Lyrics
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!
Love Never Dies the Musical Lyrics Before the Performance Lyrics Love Never Dies musical
Love Never Dies the Musical Songs Lyrics
SYNOPSIS 'Til I Hear You Sing Only for You Ten Long Years Christine Disembarks Are You Ready to Begin? What a Dreadful Town! Look with Your Heart Beneath a Moonless Sky Once Upon Another Time Mother Please, I'm Scared! Ten Long Years of Yearning Beneath A Moonless Sky Dear Old Friend Beautiful The Beauty Underneath Phantom Confronts Christine Why Does She Love Me? Devil Take the Hindmost Invitation to the Concert Bathing Beauty Before the Performance Ladies... / The Coney Island Waltz (Reprise) Devil Take the Hindmost (Quartet) Love Never Dies Ah, Christine! Gustave! Gustave! Please Miss Giry, I Want to Go Back Finale
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