Masquerade/why So Silent? Lyrics - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Firmin: (Spoken) 

Monsieur Andre! 

Andre: (Spoken) 

Monsieur Firmin! 

Firmin: 

Dear Andre, what a splendid party 

Andre: 

The prelude to a bright new year 

Firmin: 

Quite a night, I'm impressed 

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Andre: 

Well, one does one's best 

Andre and Firmin: 

Here's to us 

Andre: 

A toast for the city! 

Firmin: 

What a pity that the Phantom can't be here! 

Chorus 

Masquerade! 

Paper faces on parade 

Masquerade! 

Hide your face so the world will never find you 

Masquerade! 

Every face a different shade/ 

Masquerade! 

Look around, there's another mask behind you. 

Flash of mauve 

Splash of puce 

Fool and king 

Ghoul and goose 

Green and black 

Queen and priest 

Trace of rouge 

Face of beast 

Faces! 

Take your turn, take a ride 

On the merry-go-round/in an inhuman race 

Eye of gold 

True is false 

Who is who? 

Curl of lip 

Swirl of gown 

Ace of hearts 

Face of clown 

Faces! 

Drink it in, drink it up 

Till you've drowned 

In the light 

In the sound 

But who can name the face? 

Masquerade! 

Grinning yellows, spinning reds 

Masquerade! 

Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you 

Masquerade! 

Burning glances, turning heads 

Masquerade! 

Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you 

Masquerade! 

Seething shadows breathing lies 

Masquerade! 

You can fool any friend who ever knew you 

Masquerade! 

Leering satyrs, peering eyes 

Masquerade! 

Run and hide, but a face will still pursue you. 

Carlotta 

What a night! 

Firmin 

What a crowd! 

Andre: 

Makes you glad 

Firmin 

Makes you proud! All the crème, De la crème 

Giry (Overlapping) 

Watching us 

Meg (Overlapping) 

Watching them 

Carlotta (Overlapping) 

All our fears are in the past 

Andre: 

Three months 

Piangi: 

Of relief! 

Carlotta: 

Of delight! 

Andre 

Of Elysian peace! 

PIANGI 

And we can breathe at last. 

Carlotta: 

No more notes 

Piangi: 

No more ghost 

Madame Giry: 

Here's a health 

Andre 

Here's a toast, to a prosperous year 

Firmin: 

To our friends who are here 

Piangi and Carlotta: 

And may the splendor never fade! 

Firmin/Andre: 

What a blessed release! 

Madame Giry: 

And what a masquerade! 

Christine: 

Think of it 

A secret engagement. Look, your future bride. Just think of it. 

Raoul: 

But, why is it secret? What have we to hide? You promised me. 

Christine: 

No, Raoul, please don't, they'll see. 

Raoul: 

Well then let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime. 

Christine, what are you afraid of? 

Christine(and Raoul in parenthesis): 

Let's not argue(Let's not argue) 

Please pretend (I can only hope) 

You will understand in time (I'll understand in time) 

Chorus 

Masquerade! 

Paper faces on parade 

Masquerade! 

Hide your face so the world will never find you 

Masquerade! 

Every face a different shade 

Masquerade! 

Look around, there's another mask behind you 

Masquerade! 

Burning glances, turning heads 

Masquerade! 

Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you 

Masquerade! 

Grinning yellows, Spinning reds 

Masquerade! 

Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you. 

(Voices fade and turn to gasps as th lights dim and the Phantom appears at the top of th stairways) 

Phantom: 

Why so silent, good Messieurs?/Did you think that I had left you for good?/Have you missed me, good Messieurs?/I have written you an opera./Here, I bring the finished score./Don Juan Triumphant!/Fondest greetings to you all/A few instructions just before rehearsal starts/Carlotta must be taught to act/Not her normal trick of strutting round the stage/Our Don Juan must lose some weight/It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age/And my managers must learn that their place is in an office/Not the arts/As for our star, Miss Christine Daae... 

No doubt she'll do her best/It's true, her voice is good/She knows, though/Should she wish to excell/She has much still to learn/If pride will let her return to me, her teacher/Her teacher... 

Phantom: 

Your chains are still mine, 

(spoken) 

You belong to me!