Before the Performance-Andrew Lloyd Webber

[ti:Before The Performance] [ar:Andrew Lloyd Webber] [al:Love Never Dies] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.67]Ooh [00:01.67] [00:14.86]Gustave could you hand me those earrings [00:17.48]The diamond ones on the left [00:21.30]There how do I look [00:24.61]You look so beautiful [00:29.86]So very beautiful [00:35.54]Like a queen in a book [00:41.55]You too are beautiful [00:46.05]So very beautiful [00:50.55]Once this performance is through [00:57.48]We'll spend some time just us two [01:03.48]Won't that be fun [01:06.98] [01:08.74]Father doesn't mother look lovely tonight [01:12.48]Indeed she does [01:14.29]As lovely as she looked the very first time [01:16.42]I came to her dressing room door [01:18.42]And look at you Raoul [01:20.17]Huh [01:20.86]You look just like that handsome boy in the opera box [01:24.73]The one who'd always toss me a single red rose [01:28.86]Please Gustave if you don't mind [01:31.42]Would you wait outside a while [01:34.80]May I go exploring by myself [01:37.24]Yes but stay backstage my dear [01:40.67]When I'm finished meet me here [01:43.30]I will [01:45.79] [01:51.54]Since our wedding day things have gone astray [01:56.68]Raoul [01:57.11]I'm not proud of the way that I've acted [02:00.74]We've both been [02:01.61]The demands I've made all the hopes mislaid [02:05.42]I'm aware of the price they've exacted [02:09.92]Though I've no right to ask you to [02:13.55]There's one thing more I'd have you do [02:16.99]If you love me as I love you [02:25.48]Anything darling [02:27.29]Don't sing the song dear [02:29.61]What [02:30.36]But Raoul [02:31.11]You have to know [02:32.17]Something's terribly wrong dear [02:34.92]But I have to do this [02:37.29]It's what we agreed to [02:41.42]That hell-spawn demon [02:44.74]He's had us playing his game all along dear [02:48.24]Let me just get through this [02:50.48]Listen please I need to [02:54.30]You need so much it's true [03:00.30]And I've denied you [03:05.86]You need the man you knew [03:10.61]Back here beside you [03:15.42]You'll have him back I vow [03:20.18]Just ask it of me [03:24.36]But we must leave here now [03:28.36]If you still love me [03:34.36] [03:35.92]Do you mean it Raoul truly [03:39.73]I've booked a passage for three [03:40.85]To Cherbourg on the Atlantic Queen it leaves in an hour [03:43.24]We'll have just enough time I beg you [03:46.19]Let's be on it for both our sakes [03:48.88]And the child's [03:52.44]Leave this place behind [04:03.82] [05:06.82]He knows his love is not enough [05:13.94]He knows he isn't what you need [05:21.37]He knows you're made of finer stuff [05:28.00]I think on that we're all agreed [05:34.57]It's time to leave him in the dust [05:40.82]It's time to be who you should be [05:48.38]It's time to do now as you must [05:54.76]And set the music in you free [06:03.69] [06:06.00]In moments mere moments [06:11.31]Drums will roll [06:14.87] [06:16.63]There you'll stand just like before [06:25.38]The crowd will hush [06:30.94]And then in one sweet rush [06:38.00]I will hear you sing once more [06:47.20]And music our music [06:51.57]Will swell and then unwind [06:56.01]Like two strands of melody at last entwined [07:06.34] [07:07.02]Fulfill us complete us [07:12.02]Make us whole [07:17.26]Seal our bond forever more [07:26.26]Tonight for me [07:30.27]Embrace your destiny [07:37.51]Let me here you sing once more [07:53.82] [07:57.45]Miss Daa it's time [08:02.70]Twisted every way [08:05.76]What answer can I give [08:12.01] [08:33.20]I know I can't refuse [08:36.33]And yet I wish I could [08:39.46]Oh God [08:42.33] [08:52.70]Christine Christine [08:56.96]Don't think that I don't care [09:01.58]But every hope and every prayer [09:05.83]Rests on you now