| Jekyll and Hyde |
| ...continued from previous page... So, what is this sinister secret? The lie he will tell you is true?- It's that each an you meet In the street Isn't one man, but two! Nearly everyone you see- Like him an' her, an' you an' me- Pretends to be a pillar of society- A model of propriety- Sobreity An' peity- Who shudders at the thought notoriety! The ladies an' gents 'ere before you- which none of 'em ever admits- May 'av saintly looks- But they're sinners and crooks! Hypocrites! Hypocrites! There are preachers who kill! There are killers who preach! There are teachers who lie! There are liars who teach! Take yer pick, Dear- 'Cause it's all a facade! If we're not one, but two Are we evil or good? Do we walk the fine line- That we'd cross, if we could? Are we waiting- To break through the facade? One or two Might look kind well-to-do- Hah! They are as bad as me an' you Right down to their boots! I'm inclined to think- Half mankind Thinks the otherhalf is blind! Wouldn't be surprised to find- They're all in cahoots! At the end if the day They don't mean what they say They don't say what they mean They don't ever come clean- And the answer- Is it's all a facade! Man is not one, but two- He is evil and good an' he walks a fine line We'd all cross, if we could! It's a nightmare- We can never discard- Though we love the facade- What's behind the facade? Look behind the facade! Look behind the facade! Pursue the Truth JEKYLL: How can I pursue the truth When they can block each step I take? UTTERSON: Henry, you have come too far- Remember what you have at stake! JEKYLL: John, I know I right! I must let my vision guide me! I'm so weary of the fight! There's so little left inside me! |
| UTTERSON: If you know that you are right The you've got to see it through You've got to see it through! JEKYLL: Seven years ago I started out on this alone And it's alone I'll see it through To it's conclusion! Who are they To judge what I am doing? They know nothing Of the endless possibilities I see! It's ludicrous I'm bound by their decision! UTTERSON: Seems vision is a word They've never heard! JEKYLL: If it mattered less I'd treat them with derision- It's absurd! UTTERSON: And yet, the fact remains Those bastards hold the rains! Facade (Reprise 1) If you live around here You need cash in the bank 'Cause the houses 'round here Are all flasha and swank 'an the front bit Is what's called a facade! If you live around here You need lots of panache! If you live in town, dear Then you must cut a dash 'Tisn't hard, dear To create a facade! Here tonight it's festive- But the guest are getting restive- 'Cause the guest of honour's Causing a delemma! Doctor Jekyll's tardy For his own engagement party- His betroval To Sir Danver's daughter, Emma! Emma's Reason STRIDE: Emma Carew, can this be you? What kind of man is this you've taken? Can you not see The kind of life That this would be You are mistaken! Time to awaken Before it's too late Before you forever Determine your fate! EMMA: But, Simon, you knew I had to be free What I choose to do Is decided by me! From the day my mother died My father, full of good intentions Treated me As though I were a young child Maybe his idea was just to wait Until I grew up And then look at me And hope that I'd be her ...continued on next page... |
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