Soliloquy

"Erik! Erik! You have my word! You have my vow! I swore to you I would be your living bride! Your living bride! I swore it with all my heart, and in return you spared their lives. I gave you my soul long ago, and in return you have promised to be the most devoted of husbands, the sweetest of lambs, the provider of endless amusements. You promised me! Endless! We each received what we wanted. You have my heart, Erik! You have my love! I gave it willingly, even God knows that! Tell me you know it is so! Tell me! Erik! You have all you wanted and I am yours! I have given you my soul tonight, but I am not dead! I am alive! Alive! But Erik, oh! Erik! When I swore to you to be your living bride, you never warned me it would be to a dead husband! It isn't fair, Erik! It isn't fair! Answer me! Answer me! Erik! Erik!"