The point of no return
D O N J U A N (PHANTOM)
Passarino – go away!
For the trap is set and waits for its prey…
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 defences,
Completely succumbed to me –
Now you are here with me:
No second thoughts,
You've decided,
Decided…
Past the point of no return –
No backward glances:
The games we've played till
Now are at an end…
Past all thought of "if" or "when" –
No use resisting:
Abandon thought, and let
The dream descend…
What raging fire
Shall flood the soul?
What rich desire
Unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies
Before us…?
Past the point of no return,
The final threshold –
What warm, unspoken secrets
Will we learn?
Beyond the point of no return…

A M I N T A (CHRISTINE)

You have brought me
To that moment where
Words run dry,
To that moment where
Speech disappears
Into silence,
Silence…
I have come here,
Hardly knowing
The reason why…
In my mind,
I've already imagined
Our bodies entwining,
Defenceless and silent –
And now I'm here with you:
No second thoughts,
I've decided,
Decided…
Past the point of no return –
No going back now:
Our passion-play has now,
At last, begun…
Past all thought of right or wrong –
One final question:
How long should we two wait,
Before we're one…?
When will the blood
Begin to race,
The sleeping bud
Burst into bloom?
When will the flames,
At last, consume us…?

B O T H

Past the point of no return,
The final threshold –
The bridge is crossed, so stand
And watch it burn…
We've passed the point of no return…

P H A N T O M

Say you'll share with me
One love, one lifetime…
Lead me, save me
From my solitude…
Say you want me with you,
Here beside you…
Anywhere you go let me go too –
Christine, that's all I ask of…

    

All I ask of you(reprise)
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 ...
RAOUL/CHRISTINE (offstage)
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime . . .
say the word
and I will follow you . . .
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning . . .
PHANTOM
You will curse the day
you did not do
all that the Phantom asked
of you . . .!

Angel of music

PHANTOM'S VOICE

Bravi, bravi, bravissimi . . .

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 . . .
And I know he's here . . .
Here in this room
he calls me softly . . .
somewhere inside hiding . . .
Somehow I know
he's always with me . . .
he - the unseen genius . . .

MEG

Christine, you must have
been dreaming . . .
stories like this can't come true . . .
Christine, you're talking in riddles . . .
and it's not like you . . .

CHRISTINE

Angel of Music!
Guide and guardian!
Grant to me your glory!

MEG

Who is this angel? This . . .

BOTH

Angel of Music!
Hide no longer!
Secret and strange angel . . .

CHRISTINE

He's with me, even now . . .

MEG

Your hands are cold . . .

CHRISTINE

All around me . . .

MEG

Your face, Christine, it's white . . .

CHRISTINE

It frightens me . . .

MEG

Don't be frightened . . .

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 . . .

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!