1 Disclaimers: No, I don't own the Moulin Rouge, and I don't claim to
either! Put that in your pipe and smoke it, meh!
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3 Though inside the colors whirl and dance
And men dream of passionate, loveless romance
The colors of red hang curtained about
And the hall is filled with a song and a shout,
Somewhere there lies a shadow of doubt
The blackness behind those red-silken screens
Hide women who will use any means
To earn their keep, to pay their dues
They are broken, beaten, dirtied, abused
Yet some never know that they're being used
One, with a dream, with a hope in her heart
Ever and onward, playing her part
Perhaps one more night of this pain-tinted love
"Then I'll fly away like the uncaged dove
Because soon is the night when I'll have had enough"
Like the song says, we'll have our last dance
We'll cover the pain with this broken romance
When the day comes when the dreaming has died
Will everyone know that our spirits have lied?
What have we underworld creatures to hide?
A blush and a sigh, a moan, a cry
Pleasure or pain? Her face is a lie
Diamond among Diamonds, a body so coveted
And men only want you to share their bed
Will you ever find love and a man you might wed?
Oh, Sparkling Diamond, if only you knew
The pain, the torment, the loss you'll go through
Sparkling Diamond, use your last days
Tell the world it's not all drinks and plays
Show your sisters that there are other ways…
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3 Though inside the colors whirl and dance
And men dream of passionate, loveless romance
The colors of red hang curtained about
And the hall is filled with a song and a shout,
Somewhere there lies a shadow of doubt
The blackness behind those red-silken screens
Hide women who will use any means
To earn their keep, to pay their dues
They are broken, beaten, dirtied, abused
Yet some never know that they're being used
One, with a dream, with a hope in her heart
Ever and onward, playing her part
Perhaps one more night of this pain-tinted love
"Then I'll fly away like the uncaged dove
Because soon is the night when I'll have had enough"
Like the song says, we'll have our last dance
We'll cover the pain with this broken romance
When the day comes when the dreaming has died
Will everyone know that our spirits have lied?
What have we underworld creatures to hide?
A blush and a sigh, a moan, a cry
Pleasure or pain? Her face is a lie
Diamond among Diamonds, a body so coveted
And men only want you to share their bed
Will you ever find love and a man you might wed?
Oh, Sparkling Diamond, if only you knew
The pain, the torment, the loss you'll go through
Sparkling Diamond, use your last days
Tell the world it's not all drinks and plays
Show your sisters that there are other ways…