I recently have been drooling over all the songs in Love Never Dies. I think you would have noticed that by now, though. Well, you would have noticed it if you actually read the blog. But I don't think you do. I just write to calm down my nerves and stop twitching. (I don't actually twitch, just to let you know!)
Well, back to the songs. The lyrics, they are so poetic. I love them! And I can learn a lot from them, hence the title of today's post.
See? Read these:
Madame Giry (sotto voice to Christine):
You mustn't stay!
Christine (sotto voice to Madame Giry):
Why would I leave?
Raoul (sotto voice to Meg):
Why are we here?
Meg (sotto voice to Raoul):
Don't play naive!
All four:
What dear old friends!
Don't we all revere old friends!
Raoul:
Nothing has been changed.
Meg:
And never will.
Madame Giry and Christine:
Just rearranged.
All four:
And yet we're still such grand old friends,
Such devoted and old friends!
Words could not suggest what's in my heart--
And for the rest?
all the lyrics for Dear Old Friend can be found here.
Listen to it here. LESSON: Even if you hate the 'friend', you must keep your social graces and act as if you love them.
Phantom: Of course. As you say, you've beaten me before, but that was a long time ago, Vicomte. And we were playing a different
game.
Look at you, deep in debt
Stinking drunk - pitiful
Shall we two make a bet?
Devil take he hindmost
Raul: Look at you, foul as sin
Hideous - horrible
Call the stakes, deal me in
Devil take the hindmost
Phantom: Our Christine shall choose tonight
Raul: Let her choose
Phantom: Is she yours or mine?
Raul: Draw the line
Phantom: If she sings you lose tonight
Raul: I won't lose
Phantom: You leave from here
Raul: Fine!
Find the rest of Devil Take the Hindmost here. The music is not uploaded yet... :( LESSON: Never marry the guy with girly hair. He will turn into a gambling drunkard and make a bet with his enemy (The one you should have married) on your choice.
Fleck:
It's a funhouse where the mirrors all reflect what's real
Fleck and Gangle:
And reality's as twisted as the mirrors reveal
But the fun is finding out what the mirrors show...
I wrote this from memory, so I don't have a site... but you can listen to it here.
Gustave: Mother, please
I'm scared
What a dream
An awful dream
Someone strange and mad
Seething me and drowning me
Christine: Shh, Gustave, it's alright.
Come and meet
A friend of mine
Phantom: Welcome to my world
My friend
Christine: Gustave, this is Mr. Y
Gustave: This place is yours?
Phantom: Every inch of it
Tell me where you'd like to go
Tell me what you'd like to see
I can grant any wish
Gustave: Could you show me
If you please
All the island's mysteries
All that's strange
And wild and dark
In the shadows of the park
Phantom: You shall see it all tomorrow
I promise
Christine: Back to sleep now, Gustave
Gustave: Yes, mother
That is the whole song, no need for a lyrics link. How about the song? LESSON: This makes no sense. Why would Christine bring her son to The Phantom when he has a nightmare. I don't know at all, but maaan, now I wish I was Gustave.
Note: Hopefully I will add more, but @ the moment I can't find any more.
PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS: The first case of beautiful insanity here and I just love the singer! (No, not the lady with the French accent, the ghostly singing girl. Frenchy is Madame Giry. Ghostie is Fleck, my fave <3>
