Act I. The Phantom - No Need To Stay

MORGUE: What satisfying noise from the grandstand.

Raise the curtain.

The stage is mine.

THEPHANTOM:"I am nothing but a mask,

Nothing but a shadow in a world of lights.

A fortress made of looking glass

Schizophrenia paints a picture in black and white.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen the sun."

MORGUE: I am nothing but a mask

Still everyone you ask, they sing my name.

While I’m living this dream of fortune and fame

Those cheering screams, that critical acclaim.

THE PHANTOM:"Once I was a man with dreams without obscurity

Without a mask to hide my pain

Without those vile scars I’ve obtained."

MORGUE: I run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Every single word is just a simulated sound

But in my presence, they find themselves spellbound.

After all, I’m an immaculate freak, with a soul so bleak.

But they keep chanting for more and more.

What satisfying noise, what soothing sound

Divinity’s surrounding me

I’ll never let go this sin of a show.

THEPHANTOM: «In this broken world the crows just fade away.

I am nothing but a mask,

Nothing but a shadow in a world of lights.»

MORGUE: Bow down.

I’m the wizard that casts a spell on all the squires,

I’m this world’s desire;

I’m the fuel to their fire.