The Final Scene - Andrew Lloyd Webber & "The Phantom Of The Opera" 1989 Swedish Cast

Think in terms of bridges burned Think of seasons that must end See the rivers rise and fall They will rise and fall again Everything must have an end Like an ocean to a shore Like a river to a stream Like a river to a stream It's the famous final scene And how you tried to make it work Did you really think it could? How you tried to make it last Did you really think it would? Like a guest who stayed too long Now it's finally time to leave Yes, it's finally time to leave Take it calmly and serene It's the famous final scene It's been coming on so long You were just the last to know It's been a long time since you've smiled Seems like oh so long ago Now the stage has all been set And the nights are growing cold Soon the winter will be here And there's no one warm to hold Now the lines have all been read And you knew them all by heart Now you move toward the door Here it comes, the hardest part Try the handle of the road Feeling different, feeling strange This can never be arranged As the light fades from the screen From the famous final scene

Midnight Not a sound from the pavement Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone In the lamplight The withered leaves collect at my feet And the wind Begins to moan Memory All alone in the moonlight I can smile at the old days I was beautiful then I remember The time I knew what happiness was Let the memory Live again Every streetlamp seems to beat A fatalistic warning Someone mutters And the streetlamp gutters And soon It will be morning Daylight I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in When the dawn comes Tonight will be a memory, too And a new day Will begin Burnt-out ends of smokey days The stale cold smell of morning A street lamp dies Another night is over Another day is dawning Touch me It's so easy to leave me All alone with my memory Of my days in the sun If you touch me You'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day Has begun