"Never knew I could feel like this."
With those seven little words, Christian changed all our lives forever.
"Like I've never seen the sky before."
That song, their secret song, was the key to a whole world that only Christian and Satine could inhabit. Everything in that world was surrounded with a warm, pinkish glow, the glow of their fresh, new love. A love that would live forever, simply because it was beautiful.
So beautiful, in fact, that it made my heart ache each time I saw them together. Which was frequently, because they used my studio as their hideaway, a place where they didn't have to hide what they truly felt for one another. "Want to vanish inside your kiss; every day I love you more and more."
I, too, wanted to vanish inside their love. I was insufferably jealous of both, for they had something so seemingly unattainable to me. Each time I saw their lips meet in a secret kiss, a pang shot straight through to my heart. "Listen to my heart, can you heart it sing; Telling me to give you everything? Seasons may change, winter to spring. But I love you until the end of time."
They were masterful at their craft. Christian was an actor to rival Satine; he hid his feelings so well almost nobody knew. I don't know how they did it. It was so apparent to me, an artist very well versed in the human nature. But everyone else, especially the Duke, was oblivious.
"Come what may." Three simple words full of meaning, full of all the love Christian and Satine contained for one another. "I will love you until my dying day."
It was true. For until Satine's dying day, she remained true to her promise. What undying love such a person can have for another! Magic, it truly was.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place," sang the jaded courtesan, the happiest she'd been in her whole life. "Suddenly, it moves with such a perfect grace. Suddenly, my life doesn't seem such a waste." Love. Oh, love. I watched with my all-seeing eyes, for I am more than a drunken gnome who notices nothing. No, I am far more perceptive. I see truth, freedom. But above all things, I see beauty and love. And Christian and Satine, they conveyed both. Small gestures; a touch of hands, a capture of eyes that spoke a thousand words. No one else noticed. No one but I. And I would keep their secret for as long as was needed, because I loved them both.
Love had changed Satine's whole existence. Now, she had something, someone, to love her, to teach her that she was worth a millionfold more than the diamonds she collected each night, the money thrown at her feet for her sexual favors to waning libidos. She was far more beautiful with the power of Christian's love, and I was amazed that something so simple could have such wonderful repercussions on a person. "It all revolves around you. And there's no mountain too high, no river to wide. Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side! Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide but I love you until the end of time."
Damn that Duke, who thought she was in love with him. How could she be? We all hated him, save for Zidler. Satine was only a pawn in Zidler's twisted game of chess, easily overtaken by power. The Duke believed those words she was singing were meant for him, and each time I saw that rabbity face beaming with joy anger boiled within my Bohemian veins. I, like the others, wanted true love to prevail. And we knew it would, eventually. For true love would surpass greed, jealousy, and even death.
Looking back now, I see the resonance in those words. I hear, "Come what may. I will love you until my dying day" every time Christian speaks her name. I hear those words in the back of my mind as I paint and watch myself fade slowly away. They will be forever cemented in the walls of the decaying Moulin Rouge, a haunting reminder of what was and what will be. The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
With those seven little words, Christian changed all our lives forever.
"Like I've never seen the sky before."
That song, their secret song, was the key to a whole world that only Christian and Satine could inhabit. Everything in that world was surrounded with a warm, pinkish glow, the glow of their fresh, new love. A love that would live forever, simply because it was beautiful.
So beautiful, in fact, that it made my heart ache each time I saw them together. Which was frequently, because they used my studio as their hideaway, a place where they didn't have to hide what they truly felt for one another. "Want to vanish inside your kiss; every day I love you more and more."
I, too, wanted to vanish inside their love. I was insufferably jealous of both, for they had something so seemingly unattainable to me. Each time I saw their lips meet in a secret kiss, a pang shot straight through to my heart. "Listen to my heart, can you heart it sing; Telling me to give you everything? Seasons may change, winter to spring. But I love you until the end of time."
They were masterful at their craft. Christian was an actor to rival Satine; he hid his feelings so well almost nobody knew. I don't know how they did it. It was so apparent to me, an artist very well versed in the human nature. But everyone else, especially the Duke, was oblivious.
"Come what may." Three simple words full of meaning, full of all the love Christian and Satine contained for one another. "I will love you until my dying day."
It was true. For until Satine's dying day, she remained true to her promise. What undying love such a person can have for another! Magic, it truly was.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place," sang the jaded courtesan, the happiest she'd been in her whole life. "Suddenly, it moves with such a perfect grace. Suddenly, my life doesn't seem such a waste." Love. Oh, love. I watched with my all-seeing eyes, for I am more than a drunken gnome who notices nothing. No, I am far more perceptive. I see truth, freedom. But above all things, I see beauty and love. And Christian and Satine, they conveyed both. Small gestures; a touch of hands, a capture of eyes that spoke a thousand words. No one else noticed. No one but I. And I would keep their secret for as long as was needed, because I loved them both.
Love had changed Satine's whole existence. Now, she had something, someone, to love her, to teach her that she was worth a millionfold more than the diamonds she collected each night, the money thrown at her feet for her sexual favors to waning libidos. She was far more beautiful with the power of Christian's love, and I was amazed that something so simple could have such wonderful repercussions on a person. "It all revolves around you. And there's no mountain too high, no river to wide. Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side! Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide but I love you until the end of time."
Damn that Duke, who thought she was in love with him. How could she be? We all hated him, save for Zidler. Satine was only a pawn in Zidler's twisted game of chess, easily overtaken by power. The Duke believed those words she was singing were meant for him, and each time I saw that rabbity face beaming with joy anger boiled within my Bohemian veins. I, like the others, wanted true love to prevail. And we knew it would, eventually. For true love would surpass greed, jealousy, and even death.
Looking back now, I see the resonance in those words. I hear, "Come what may. I will love you until my dying day" every time Christian speaks her name. I hear those words in the back of my mind as I paint and watch myself fade slowly away. They will be forever cemented in the walls of the decaying Moulin Rouge, a haunting reminder of what was and what will be. The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
