I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It

LETRA

I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It

[As the light brightens, we see the PHANTOM seated at the organ playing with furious concentration. He breaks off occasionally to write the music down. There is a musical box in the shape of a barrel organ beside the bed. Mysteriously, it plays as CHRISTINE wakes up. The music keeps her in a half-trance.]

I remember there was mist
Swirling mist upon a vast, glassy lake
There were candles all around
And on the lake, there was a boat
And in the boat, there was a man

[She rises and approaches the PHANTOM, who does not see her as she reaches for his mask. He turns, almost catching her. This happens several times]

Who was that shape in the shadows?
Whose is the face in the mask?

[She finally succeeds in tearing the mask from his face. The PHANTOM springs up and rounds on her furiously. She clearly sees his face. The audience does not, as he is standing in profile and in shadow]

Damn you!
You little prying Pandora!
You little demon
Is this what you wanted to see?
Curse you!
You little lying Delilah!
You little viper
Now you cannot ever be free!

Damn you!
Curse you!