Masquerade

Masquerade

Firmin: (Spoken)
Monsieur Andre!

Andre: (Spoken)
Monsieur Firmin!

Firmin:
Dear Andre, what a splendid party

Andre:
The prelude to a bright New Year

Firmin:
Quite a night, I'm impressed

Andre:
Well, one does one's best

Andre and Firmin:
Here's to us

Andre:
A toast for the city!

Firmin:
What a pity that the Phantom can't be here!

Chorus/Crowd:
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.

CARLOTTA:
What a night!

Firmin
What a crowd!

Andre:
Makes you glad

FIRMIN
Makes you proud! All the crème, De la crème

MADAME GIRY: MEG: (Overlapping)
Watching us :Watching them

CARLOTTA: (Overlapping)
All our fears are in the past

Andre:
Three months

Piangi:
Of relief!

Carlotta:
Of delight!

Andre
Of Elysian peace!

PIANGI
And we can breathe at last.

Carlotta:
No more notes

Piangi:
No more ghost

Madame Giry:
Here's a health

Andre
Here's a toast, to a prosperous year

Firmin:
To our friends who are here

Piangi and Carlotta:
And may the splendor never fade!

Firmin/Andre:
What a blessed release!

Madame Giry:
And what a masquerade!

Christine:
Think of it
(Spoken)
A secret engagement. Look, your future bride. Just think of it.

Raoul: (Spoken)
But, why is it secret? What have we to hide? You promised me.

Christine: (Spoken)
No, Raoul, please don't, they'll see.

Raoul: (Spoken)
Well then let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime.
(Sung)
Christine, what are you afraid of?

Christine(and Raoul in parenthesis):
Let's not argue(Let's not argue)/
Please pretend (I can only hope)/
You will understand in time (I'll understand in time)

Chorus/Crowd:
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.