I'm Here

At Night, the Escapologist's daughter cried herself to sleep, alone in her room The Escapologist knew nothing of the Aunt's wickedness and his daughter never said a word, as she didn't want to add to her father's pain This only encouraged the woman to greater cruelties, until one day, she exploded MATILDA & AUNT, spoken You are a useless, filthy, nasty little creep MATILDA, spoken And she beat her, and threw into a dank, dark, dusty cellar, locked the door and went out But that day, the Escapologist happened to come home early, and when he heard the sound of his daughter's tears, he smashed the door open ESCAPOLOGIST, sung Don't cry, I am here little girl Please don't cry, dry your eyes Wipe away your tears, little girl Forgive me, I didn't mean to desert you Don't cry little girl Nothing can hurt you, you've nothing to fear I'm here ESCAPOLOGIST & MATILDA, spoken Have I been so wrapped up in my grief for my wife that I have forgotten the one thing that mattered to us most I love you so much my daughter I shall spent the rest of my life making it up to you We shall be together, forever MATILDA, sung Don't cry, daddy I'm alright, daddy Please don't cry, here Let me wipe away your tears Daddy, forgive me I didn't want to upset you Please, daddy, don't cry I'll be alright With you by my side I have nothing to fear You're here ESCAPOLOGIST and MATILDA Don't cry Don't cry daddy Please don't cry, I am here little girl I'm alright daddy Please don't cry Please don't cry, here Dry your eyes Let me wipe away your tears Little girl Forgive me Daddy, forgive me I didn't mean to desert you I didn't want to upset you Please, Daddy, don't cry Don't cry, little girl I'll be alright with you by my side Nothing can hurt you You have nothing to fear I have nothing to fear I'm here You're here MATILDA, spoken But when the little girl fell asleep, the Escapologist's thoughts turned to the Acrobat's sister and an almighty rage grew in his great heart MATILDA & ESCAPOLOGIST, spoken This demon This villain This monster She has sullied the memory of my wife She has betrayed the trust of her own sister She has shown cruelty to the most precious reality of my marriage Bullying children is a game, is it Then let us see what this creature thinks she can do when the wrath of a grown man stands before her MATILDA, spoken But that was the last the little girl ever saw of her Father because he never came home, ever again