Prologue (Love Never Dies)

Phantasma city of wonders Mr. Y presents marvelous astonishments human prodigies Ha The Oolala Girl five performances daily Christine Daae the soprano of the century Gone all gone Yes there's nothing left nothing but ghosts but I knew you'd come back Madame Giry You you're still here Of course we're still here the freaks the monsters the bizarre Where else could we exist but here And after the tragedy after the master disappeared with the child after the fire that consumed everything His dream Our dream Remember how it was Remember Coney Isle Glistening and glimmering Rising bright Drenched with light See it smile Beckoning and shimmering All agleam Like a dream Every fantasy set free Sudden rising by the sea Coney isle Miracle of miracles Light and sound All around Mile by mile Loud and lewd and lyrical Thrill on thrill Never still All America was there Beggar next to billionaire In they came Chasing sensation and romance Eyes aflame Desperate for pleasure yet unknown Night and day Pouring in by the hundreds of thousands Swept away As their every desire was made real