Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joseph Millson, Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo, Charlie Manton - Before the Performance lyrics

Oohoohoohooh

Gustave, could you hand me
Those earrings? The
Diamond ones on the left there
How do I look?

You look so beautiful so very beautiful
Like a queen in a book

You too are beautiful so very beautiful
Once this performance is through
We'll spend some time just us two
Won't that be fun?

(Father! Doesn't Mother look
Lovely tonight?)

(Indeed she does as lovely as
She looked the very
First time I came to her dressing room door)

(And look at you
Raoul! You look just like that handsome
Boy in the opera box
The one who would always toss
Me a single red rose)

Please, Gustave, if you don't mind
Would you wait outside a while?

(May I go exploring? By myself?)

Yes, but stay backstage my dear
When I'm finished, meet me here

(I will)

Since our wedding day
Things have gone astray

(Raoul)

I'm not proud of the way that I've acted

(We've both been) rAOUL:
The demands I've made all the hopes mislaid
I'm aware of the price they've exacted

Though I've no right to ask you to
There's one thing more I'd have you do
If you love me as I love you

(Anything, darling)

Don't sing the song, dear

(What? But Raoul)

You have to know something's terribly wrong
Dear

But I have to do this
It's what we agreed to

That hell spawn demon
He's had us playing his game all along, dear
CHRISTINE: Let me just get through this
Listen, please i need to

You need so much, it's true
And I've denied you
You need the man you knew
Back here beside you
You'll have him back, I vow
Just ask it of me but we must leave here now
If you still love me

(Do you mean it, Raoul? Truly?)

(I've booked a passage for
Three to Cherbourg
On the Atlantic Queen it leaves in
An hour, we'll have just enough time i
Beg you let's be on it
For both our sakes and the child's)
Leave this place behind

He knows his love is not enough
He knows he isn't what you need
He knows you're made of finer stuff
I think on that, we're all agreed

It's time to leave him in the dust
It's time to be who you should be
It's time to do now as you must
And set the music in you free

In moments, mere moments drums will roll
There you'll stand just like before

The crowd will hush
And then in one sweet rush
I will hear you sing once more

And music, our music
Will swell and then unwind
Like two strands of melody at last entwined

Fulfill us, complete us make us full
Seal our bond forever more tonight, for me
Embrace your destiny let me hear you sing
Once more!

(Miss Daaé, it's time)

Twisted in every way what answer can I give?

I know I can't refuse
And yet, I wish I could oh, god

(offstage) christine, Christine
Don't think that I don't care

But every hope and every prayer
Rests on you now