Unreleased Songs

The Phantom of the Opera Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered
Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing you were somehow near
Sometimes it seemed if I just dreamed
Somehow you would be here

Wishing I could hear your voice again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you won't help me to do
All that you dreamed I could
Passing bells and sculpted angels
Cold and monumental seem, for you the wrong companions
You were warm and gentle

Too many years fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die?
Wishing you were somehow here again
Knowing we must say, 'Goodbye'
Try to forgive, teach me to live
Give me the strength to try
No more memories, no more silent tears
No more gazing across the wasted years
Help me say, 'Goodbye'
Help me say, 'Goodbye'


2.Think of Me

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, Richard Stilgoe

Think of me, think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye
Remember me once in a while
Please promise me, you'll try

Then you'll find that once again you long
To take your heart back and be free
If you'll ever find a moment
Spare a thought for me

We never said our love was evergreen
Or as unchanging as the sea
But if you can still remember
Stop and think of me

Think of all the things
We've shared and seen
Don't think about the way
Things might have been

Think of me, think of me waking
Silent and resigned
Imagine me trying too hard
To put you from my mind

Recall those days, look back on all those times
Think of those things we'll never do
There will never be a day
When I won't think of you

Can it be? Can it be Christine?
Bravo

Long ago, it seems so long ago
How young and innocent we were
She may not remember me
But I remember her

Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade
They have their seasons, so do we
But please promise me that sometimes
You will think of me


3.Little Lotte / The Mirror (Angel Music)

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, Richard Stilgoe

Insolent boy, this slave of fashion, basking in your glory
Ignorant fool, this brave young suitor, sharing in my triumph

Angel, I hear you speak, I listen, stay by my side, guide me
Angel, my soul was weak forgive me, enter at last, master

Flattering child, you shall know me, see why in shadow I hide
Look at your face in the mirror, I am there inside

Angel of music, guide and guardian, grant to me your glory
Angel of music, hide no longer, come to me strange Angel

I am your Angel of music come to me, Angel of music
I am your Angel of music come to me, Angel of music


4.Entr'acte (Act Two - Six Months Later)

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, Richard Stilgoe

Monsieur Firmin
Monsieur Andre

Dear Andre, what a splendid party
The prelude to a bright new year

Quite a night, I'm impressed
Well, one does one's best
Here's to us

I must say all the same, that it's a shame
That Phantom fellow isn't here


5.The Music of the Night

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, Richard Stilgoe

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defenses

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
And you live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness that you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey to a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the life you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night


6.Masquerade / Why So Silent

Lyricist:C Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

Monsieur Andre! Monsieur Firmin!
Dear Andre, what a splendid party
The prelude to a bright new year
Quite a night, I'm impressed

Well, one does one's best
Here's to us
The toast for the city
What a pity that the Phantom can't be here

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


7.All I Ask of You (Reprise)

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, Richard Stilgoe

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

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

You will curse the day you did not do
All that the Phantom asked of you!


8.The Phantom of the Opera

Lyricist:Michael Batt, C Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

In sleep he sang to me in dreams he came
That voice which calls to me and speaks my name
And do I dream again? For now I find
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind

Sing once again with me our strange duet
My power over you grows stronger yet
And though you turn from me to glance behind
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind

Those who have seen your face draw back in fear
I am the mask you wear it's me they hear
My spirit and my voice in one combined
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind

Beware the Phantom of the Opera
Is that the Phantom of the Opera?

Sing, my angel
Sing for me
Sing, my angel
Sing for me


9.I Remember/Stranger Than You Dream It

Lyricist:Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

I remember there was mist
Swirling mist upon a vast, glassy lake
There were candles all around
And on the lake there was a boat
And in the boat there was a man
Who was that shape in the shadows?
Whose is the face in the mask?

Damn you! You little prying Pandora
You little demon is this what you wanted to see?
Curse you! You little lying Delilah
You little viper now you cannot ever be free!
Damn you, curse you

Stranger than you dreamt it
Can you even dare to look
Or bear to think of me
This loathsome gargoyle
Who burns in hell
But secretly yearns for Heaven
Secretly secretly

But, Christine
Fear can turn to love
You'll learn to see
To find the man
Behind this monster

This repulsive carcass
Who seems a beast
But secretly dreams of beauty
Secretly, secretly
Oh, Christine

Come we must return
Those two fools
Who run my theater
Will be missing you


10.The Point of No Return

Lyricist:C Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

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

You have brought me
Through that moment where words run dry
Through 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 defenseless and silent
And now I am 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?

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

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

What is it? What has happened?
Ubaldo! Oh my God! My God!
We're ruined Andre, ruined!
Monsieur le Vicomte!
Come with me!
Oh my darling, my darling!
Who has done this to you?
You! Why did you let this happen?

Monsieur le Vicomte
I know where they are
But can I trust you?
You must, but remember
Your hand at the level of your eyes!
But why, why?
The Punjab lasso, Monsieur
First Buquet, now Piangi

Like this, Monsieur I'll come with you
No, Meg! No, you stay here!
Come with me, Monsieur
Hurry, or we shall be too late!


11.Why Have You Brought Me Here? Raoul, I've Been There

Lyricist:C Hart, Andrew Lloyd-webber, R Stilgoe

Why have you brought me here? Can't go back there
We must return, he'll kill you, his eyes will find us there
Christine, don't say that, those eyes that burn
Don't even think it, and if he has to kill a thousand men

Forget this waking nightmare, the Phantom of the Opera will kill
This Phantom is a fable, believe me, and kill again
There is no Phantom of the Opera, my God, who is this man?
My God, who is this man? Who hunts to kill, this mask of death

I can't escape from him, whose is this voice you hear?
I never will, with every breath, and in this labyrinth where
night is blind
There is no Phantom of the Opera

Raoul, I've been there, to his world of unending night
To a world where the daylight dissolves into darkness, darkness

Raoul, I've seen him, can I ever forget that sight?
Can I ever escape from that face? So distorted, deformed
It was hardly a face, in that darkness, darkness
But his voice filled my spirit with a strange, sweet sound

In that night, there was music in my mind
And through music my soul began to soar
And I heard as I'd never heard before
What you heard was a dream and nothing more

Yet in his eyes all the sadness of the world
Those pleading eyes, that both threaten and adore
Christine, Christine, Christine