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CHIEF OF POLICE
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CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
Your punishment took another face
Your punishment took another face<br>
 
she escaped straight away<br>
she escaped straight away
to Tokyo<br>
 
to save her reputation<br>
to Tokyo
now you're gonna feel<br>
 
feel a burning pain<br>
to save her reputation
a burning burning burning pain<br>
 
burning pain<br>
now you're gonna feel
you're gonna feel a more burning pain<br>
 
artists are vain<br>
feel a burning pain
artists are vain<br>
 
<br>
a burning burning burning pain
DIONYSOS<br>
 
It's true<br>
burning pain
I lose my faith in life<br>
 
life is vain<br>
you're gonna feel a more burning pain
and vain<br>
 
is any struggle<br>
artists are vain
<br>
 
''In the sky the clouds are raging. The Ghosts of the Opera are floating in the air above Dionysos.''<br>
artists are vain
<br>
 
despair if it's the final word<br>
 
oh my friend,<br>
 
help me<br>
DIONYSOS
I feel murdered<br>
 
<br>
It's true
''The sound of his friend's trumpet can be heard. He has come back to stand by his friend Dionysos. Around them, the ghosts seem to find all this very pleasant.''<br>
 
<br>
I lose my faith in life
THE FRIEND<br>
 
Who wins<br>
life is vain
if everything is lost<br>
 
raise your head<br>
and vain
and face<br>
 
a new tomorrow<br>
is any struggle
<br>
 
BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA<br>
 
Our strong-minded<br>
 
Dionysos<br>
''In the sky the clouds are raging. The Ghosts of the Opera are floating in the air above Dionysos.''
our favourite go-between<br>
 
is defeated<br>
 
do we kill him?<br>
 
do we help?<br>
despair if it's the final word
do we not?<br>
 
is she worth him?<br>
oh my friend,
how to end all of this?<br>
 
<br>
help me
CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
 
A brutal clash<br>
I feel murdered
<br>
 
DIONYSOS<br>
 
A promise of bliss<br>
 
<br>
''The sound of his friend's trumpet can be heard. He has come back to stand by his friend Dionysos. Around them, the ghosts seem to find all this very pleasant.''
OPERA SINGER<br>
 
''(from afar)''<br>
 
It's not my will, it's just the wind<br>
 
<br>
THE FRIEND
THE FRIEND<br>
 
Remember what you always say<br>
Who wins
born to die, but another day<br>
 
<br>
if everything is lost
BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA<br>
 
Insipid or cruel?<br>
raise your head
commercial or radical?<br>
 
<br>
and face
''With one single gesture Norma dispels the clouds. Carmen and Butterfly stop the wind. The Opera Singer appears with her suitcase in one hand. The Chief of Police sees her first. Dionysos is broken by pain. He collapses on the bench and hides his face in his hands.''<br>
 
<br>
a new tomorrow
CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
 
Far she wanted to go<br>
 
is he right after all?<br>
 
zephyr and sirocco<br>
BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA
tempest and thunderstorms<br>
 
nothing is clear with them<br>
Our strong-minded
coincidence or whim?<br>
 
<br>
Dionysos
''Dionysos raises his head and sees the Opera Singer. He stands up.''<br>
 
<br>
our favourite go-between
OPERA SINGER<br>
 
Far I wanted to go<br>
is defeated
is it an oracle?<br>
 
<br>
do we kill him?
CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
 
Should I be humble?<br>
do we help?
<br>
 
OPERA SINGER<br>
do we not?
Zephyr and sirocco<br>
 
tempest and thunderstorm<br>
is she worth him?
<br>
 
CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
how to end all of this?
My mind is doubtful<br>
 
<br>
 
OPERA SINGER<br>
 
Something is told to me<br>
CHIEF OF POLICE
gods of the opera?<br>
 
<br>
A brutal clash
DIONYSOS<br>
 
Far you wanted to go<br>
 
what is this miracle?<br>
 
<br>
DIONYSOS
CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
 
It's crucial to know<br>
A promise of bliss
<br>
 
DIONYSOS<br>
 
Zephyr and sirocco<br>
 
tempests and thunderstorms<br>
OPERA SINGER
<br>
 
OPERA SINGER, DIONYSOS AND CHIEF OF POLICE<br>
''(from afar)''
Something is told to us<br>
 
ghosts of the opera<br>
It's not my will, it's just the wind
<br>
 
''Dionysos comes closer to the Opera Singer.''<br>
 
 
THE FRIEND
 
Remember what you always say
 
born to die, but another day
 
 
 
BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA
 
Insipid or cruel?
 
commercial or radical?
 
 
 
''With one single gesture Norma dispels the clouds. Carmen and Butterfly stop the wind. The Opera Singer appears with her suitcase in one hand. The Chief of Police sees her first. Dionysos is broken by pain. He collapses on the bench and hides his face in his hands.''
 
 
 
CHIEF OF POLICE
 
Far she wanted to go
 
is he right after all?
 
zephyr and sirocco
 
tempest and thunderstorms
 
nothing is clear with them
 
coincidence or whim?
 
 
 
''Dionysos raises his head and sees the Opera Singer. He stands up.''
 
 
 
OPERA SINGER
 
Far I wanted to go
 
is it an oracle?
 
 
 
CHIEF OF POLICE
 
Should I be humble?
 
 
 
OPERA SINGER
 
Zephyr and sirocco
 
tempest and thunderstorm
 
 
 
CHIEF OF POLICE
 
My mind is doubtful
 
 
 
OPERA SINGER
 
Something is told to me
 
gods of the opera?
 
 
 
DIONYSOS
 
Far you wanted to go
 
what is this miracle?
 
 
 
CHIEF OF POLICE
 
It's crucial to know
 
 
 
DIONYSOS
 
Zephyr and sirocco
 
tempests and thunderstorms
 
 
 
OPERA SINGER, DIONYSOS AND CHIEF OF POLICE
 
Something is told to us
 
ghosts of the opera
 
 
 
''Dionysos comes closer to the Opera Singer.''

Latest revision as of 16:50, 22 May 2009

lyrics for
Despair

CHIEF OF POLICE
Your punishment took another face
she escaped straight away
to Tokyo
to save her reputation
now you're gonna feel
feel a burning pain
a burning burning burning pain
burning pain
you're gonna feel a more burning pain
artists are vain
artists are vain

DIONYSOS
It's true
I lose my faith in life
life is vain
and vain
is any struggle

In the sky the clouds are raging. The Ghosts of the Opera are floating in the air above Dionysos.

despair if it's the final word
oh my friend,
help me
I feel murdered

The sound of his friend's trumpet can be heard. He has come back to stand by his friend Dionysos. Around them, the ghosts seem to find all this very pleasant.

THE FRIEND
Who wins
if everything is lost
raise your head
and face
a new tomorrow

BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA
Our strong-minded
Dionysos
our favourite go-between
is defeated
do we kill him?
do we help?
do we not?
is she worth him?
how to end all of this?

CHIEF OF POLICE
A brutal clash

DIONYSOS
A promise of bliss

OPERA SINGER
(from afar)
It's not my will, it's just the wind

THE FRIEND
Remember what you always say
born to die, but another day

BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA
Insipid or cruel?
commercial or radical?

With one single gesture Norma dispels the clouds. Carmen and Butterfly stop the wind. The Opera Singer appears with her suitcase in one hand. The Chief of Police sees her first. Dionysos is broken by pain. He collapses on the bench and hides his face in his hands.

CHIEF OF POLICE
Far she wanted to go
is he right after all?
zephyr and sirocco
tempest and thunderstorms
nothing is clear with them
coincidence or whim?

Dionysos raises his head and sees the Opera Singer. He stands up.

OPERA SINGER
Far I wanted to go
is it an oracle?

CHIEF OF POLICE
Should I be humble?

OPERA SINGER
Zephyr and sirocco
tempest and thunderstorm

CHIEF OF POLICE
My mind is doubtful

OPERA SINGER
Something is told to me
gods of the opera?

DIONYSOS
Far you wanted to go
what is this miracle?

CHIEF OF POLICE
It's crucial to know

DIONYSOS
Zephyr and sirocco
tempests and thunderstorms

OPERA SINGER, DIONYSOS AND CHIEF OF POLICE
Something is told to us
ghosts of the opera

Dionysos comes closer to the Opera Singer.