I: The Phantom of the Opera
Music's angel, devil's child
Nothing but a man who loved
Love destroys a man within
Exposes the infected skin
Once powerful, until love came
Obsession with unloving song
You were denied, betrayed, by passion
The world had showed you no compassion
Murder those who invade joy
You never knew the joys of flesh
Till your beloved loved a man
Unflawed, unscarred by nature's hand
Your maskedī frustration, always fresh
The black and white distinct, unique
Your power false, your love gone bad
Your just obsession drove you mad
Distorted face, deaf soul, blind heart,
You'd never seen the light of day
Deserving pity, wanting care
Behind the mask you didn't dare
Unfeeling petals now remain
The rose long gone and dried away
Your mother smashed a thousand mirrors
Bad luck for seven thousand years
Learn to live your life alone
You never cared until you loved
They called you Phantom, but you were
Only a man betrayed byher.
II: The Kiss
She woke you up with her false kiss
And broke your heart forevermore
For one glad moment, you believed
She left you broken and deceived
One moment of pleasure in your long sad life
If only you had never lived
You couldn't die, for many years
And yet you never spilled your tears
Hard-hearted, angry, hungry, weak
You live for love and do not die
You crave a life you never knew
Acceptance, laughter, love, for you
But you are scarred, and no one cares
They only see behind the mask
You have no friends, no life, no light
But only the music of the night.
III: Life Betrayed
What if you had another chance?
Yes, you would do it all the same
It wasn't your fault, 'twas Christine's
You came to her in sleep, in dreams
Christine left only lonely years
If she had been someone else, you
Would have killed without a thought
But 'twas Christine, and you could not
You loved and lost, but never really
Had a chance to live at all
Beneath the opera house you dwell
But you truly died when the curtain fell.