Masquerade / Why So Silent - Phantom Of The Opera

Firmin: (Spoken) 
Monsieur Andre! 

Andre: (Spoken) 
Monsieur Firmin! 

Firmin: 
Dear Andre, what a splendid party 

Andre: 
The prelude to a bright new year 

Firmin: 
Quite a night, I'm impressed 

Andre: 
Well, one does one's best 

Andre and Firmin: 
Here's to us 

Andre: 
A toast for the city! 

Firmin: 
What a pity that the Phantom can't be here! 

Chorus/Crowd: 
Masquerade! /Paper faces on parade/Masquerade! /Hide your face so the world will never find you/Masquerade! /Every face a different shade/Masquerade! /Look around, there's another mask behind you. 

Flash of mauve/Splash of puce/Fool and king/Ghoul and goose/Green and black/Queen and priest/Trace of rouge/Face of beast/Faces!/Take your turn, take a ride/On the merry-go-round/in an inhuman race/Eye of gold/True is false/Who is who?/Curl of lip/Swirl of gown/Ace of hearts/Face of clown/Faces!/Drink it in, drink it up/Till you've drowned/In the light/In the sound/But who can name the face? 

Masquerade! /Grinning yellows, spinning reds/Masquerade! /Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you/Masquerade! /Burning glances, turning heads/Masquerade!/Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you/Masquerade!/Seething shadows breathing lies/Masquerade!/You can fool any friend who ever knew you/Masquerade!/Leering satyrs, peering eyes/Masquerade!/Run and hide, but a face will still pursue you. 

Madame Giry: 
What a night! 

Firmin/Andre: 
What a crowd!/Makes you glad/Makes you proud/All the crème/De la crème 

Carlotta: 
Watching us, watching them 

Meg: 
All our fears are in the past 

Firmin/Andre: 
Three months 

Piangi: 
Of relief! 

Carlotta: 
Of delight! 

Andre/Firmin: 
Of Elysian peace! /And we can breathe at last. 

Carlotta: 
No more notes 

Piangi: 
No more ghost 

Madame Giry: 
Here's a health 

Andre/Firmin: 
Here's a toast, to a prosperous year/to a new chandelier 

Piangi and Carlotta: 
And may the splendor never fade! 

Firmin/Andre: 
What a blessed release! 

Madame Giry: 
And what a masquerade! 

Christine: 
Think of it 
(Spoken) 
A secret engagement. Look, your future bride. Just think of it. 

Raoul: (Spoken) 
But, why is it secret? What have we to hide? You promised me. 

Christine: (Spoken) 
No, Raoul, please don't, they'll see. 

Raoul: (Spoken) 
Well then let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime. 
(Sung) 
Christine, what are you afraid of? 

Christine(and Raoul in parenthesis): 
Let's not argue(Let's not argue)/Please pretend (I can only hope)/You will understand in time (I'll understand in time) 

Chorus/Crowd: 
Masquerade!/Paper faces on parade/Masquerade!/Hide your face so the world will never find you/Masquerade!/Every face a different shade/Masquerade!/Look around, there's another mask behind you/Masquerade!/Burning glances, turning heads/Masquerade!/Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you/Masquerade!/Grinning yellows, Spinning reds/Masquerade!/Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you. 

Phantom: 
Why so silent, good Messieurs?/Did you think that I had left you for good?/Have you missed me, good Messieurs?/I have written you an opera./Here, I bring the finished score./Don Juan Triumphant!/Fondest greetings to you all/A few instructions just before rehearsal starts/Carlotta must be taught to act/Not her normal trick of strutting round the stage/Our Don Juan must lose some weight/It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age/And my managers must learn that their place is in an office/Not the arts/As for our star, Miss Christine Daae... 

No doubt she'll do her best/It's true, her voice is good/She knows, though/Should she wish to excell/She has much still to learn/If pride will let her return to me, her teacher/Her teacher... 

Phantom: 
Your chains are still mine, 
(spoken) 
You belong to me!