Masquerade / Why So Silent?

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 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 but who can name the face 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 What a night What a crowd Makes you glad Makes you proud All the crème de la crème Watching us watching them All our fears are in the past Three months of relief Of delight of Elysian peace And we can breathe at last No more notes no more ghost Here's a health here's a toast To a prosperous year To our friends who are here And may the splendor never fade What a blessed release And what a masquerade Think of it a secret engagement Look your future bride just think of it But why is it secret What have we to hide You promised me no Raoul please don't they'll see Well then let them see it's an engagement not a crime Christine what are you afraid of Let's not argue (Let's not argue) Please pretend (I can only hope) You will understand in time (I'll understand in time) 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 Masquerade Burning glances turning heads Masquerade Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you Masquerade Grinning yellows spinning reds Masquerade Take your fill let the spectacle astound you Why so silent good monsieurs Did you think that I had left you for good Have you missed me good monsieurs I have written you an opera Here I bring the finished score Don Juan Triumphant I advise you to comply my instructions sho uld be clear Remember there are worse things than a shattered chandelier Your chains are still mine You will sing for me Madame Giry Madame Giry Monsieur don't ask me - I know no more than anyone else That's not true You've seen something haven't you I don't know what I've seen Please monsieur don't ask me Madame for all our sakes Very well It was years ago There was a travelling fair in the city Tumblers conjurors human oddities Go on And there was I shall never forget him: a man Iocked in a cage In a cage A prodigy monsieur Scholar architect musician A composer And an inventor too monsieur They boasted he had once built for the Shah of Persia a maze of mirrors Who was this man A freak of nature more monster than man Deformed From birth it seemed My God Christine And then he went missing He escaped : Go on They never found him it was said he had died But he didn't die did he The world forgot him but I never can For in this darkness I have seen him again And so our Phantom's this man I have said too much monsieur And there have been too many accidents Accidents Madame Giry