Sorry this one's a 'little' late. I've had all of ten minutes in front of a computer in the last three months. Anyway, everyone (including myself) wants a Les Mis song, so here we go! I must thank Alunaer for her assistance with this chapter; it's the longest and most difficult yet. So . . . welcome the sixth chapter of Phantomized Classics with no further ado!
Song: Phantom of the House (Original Musical: Les Miserables)
Sung By: Erik, the Opera Audience, and the Phangirls
Les Miserables Suggested By: magicsgerl, magicalfairy12, Fishy, Bubonic Woodchuck, LuckyEponine04, Aslin of the Shadows
Erik:
Welcome, M'sieur
Please take your seat
And see for yourself
What you've heard on the street
As you can see
Our show's the best
And as for the view
Please put us to the test
Seldom do you see
An opera ghost like me
A gent who's so intent
As you soon will see . . .
Erik and Audience:
Phantom of the house
Doling out the harm
Ready with a lasso
And delightful charm
Drops a chandelier
Stirring up the crowd
Makes his presence known
But rarely speaks out loud
Tutors a new Prima Donna
Keeps the ballet girls in check
But if you irritate him
You'll be hanging from the ceiling by your neck!
Phantom of the House
Lives in cellar five
The few that ever see me
Never stay alive
Keeps them in control
Keeps them all in line
Making sure the managers
Will pay their fine
Everybody loves the phantom
Everybody's lifelong friend
Erik:
I do whatever keeps them guessing
Till I beat 'em in the end!
Erik & Audience
Phantom of the house
Watching every night
Haunts the corridors
Away from human sight
Christine's only hope
Raoul's only fear
The Vicomté's there
But he's the only voice she hears
Ballet girls' only gossip target
The greatest story that they've got
Erik:
But forever on your guard
Or your neck will be inside this lasso's knot!
The Phangirls
We used to dream
That we'd meet a Vicomté
But thank heavens
We've found better we can glomp!
Phantom of the house
Takes our breath away
Architect, ventriloquist
What more can we say?
Smart though he may be,
Sadly there's one quirk:
We must admit
His taste in girls could use some work!
What a sad thing it had to happen
Miss Daae had to come along
We all know that in his arms
I'M the only one who could belong!
Erik & Audience
Phantom of the house!
Phangirls
Mine and mine alone!
Erik & Audience
Christine's only hope
Phangirls
Oh, don't make us groan!
Erik & Audience
Raoul's only fear
Phangirls
When Christine goes off and leaves him, we'll still be right here!
Audience
Everybody bless the phantom!
Everybody bless Christine!
Erik
Everybody raise a glass
Phangirls
To the 'prima donna' that we all surpass!
All
Everybody raise a glass to the phantom of the house!
