Music by Frank Wildhorn
Book & Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
02) Façade
03) Take Me As I Am
05) Good And Evil
07) Alive!
09) Someone Like You
10) Murder, Murder!
12) In His Eyes
14) A New Life
15) Confrontation
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Act One
London, 1885. DR. HENRY JEKYLL, a brilliant young doctor and research scientist, anguishes over his father's inexplicable mental illness ("Lost In The Darkness"). Jekyll is obsessed by the belief that, given appropriate support by his peers in the medical profession, he can separate the dual elements of good and evil that are constantly struggling for supremacy inside every human being ("Façade").
Jekyll presents his case to the highly conservative and unsympathetic BOARD OF GOVERNORS of St. Jude's Mental Hospital. He needs to test his theories on a live human being. His request is unanimously and summarily rejected, except for the President of the Board, SIR DANVERS CAREW, Jekyll's future father-in-law, who abstains from voting. The rest of the Board dismisses Jekyll as a dangerous radical. Jekyll's closest friend and advisor, his lawyer JOHN UTTERSON, sympathizes.
The ill-feeling from that fateful encounter carries over into the evening at the glittering reception given by Sir Danvers to celebrate Jekyll's engagement to his daughter EMMA. Jekyll arrives late at the party, unrepentant. He tells Emma he is more determined than ever to pursue his course of action ("Take Me As I Am").
Utterson tries to take Jekyll's mind off his problems by dragging him unwillingly to a disreputable East End Dockland dive called "The Red Rat." Among the girls working at this club is LUCY HARRIS, a disillusioned young soul who wants to make something of her life ("No One Knows Who I Am"). On stage, Lucy displays a vibrant personality as she sings a n appropriately decadent song ("Good And Evil"). Jekyll is incensed when the club's seedy owner sinisterly known as THE SPIDER, physically abuses Lucy in front of the customers. Consoling her, Jekyll gives her his card, should she ever need a friend.
Returning home, Jekyll thanks Utterson for the dubious relaxation provided by "The Red Rat" visit. He decides to work late. He talks with POOLE, his butler, of his father's great qualities before his present dark illness descended on him. Jekyll's mind is made up ("This Is The Moment").
In his laboratory, Jekyll records in his journal that he is making himself the subject of his experiment. He injects himself with the prepared formula and is horrifyingly transformed into EDWARD HYDE. A Hyde, he exults in his new, evil and liberated persona ("Alive!").
Jekyll's experiments continue. He disappears from society and becomes reclusive, unavailable to even his closest circle-- Emma, Utterson, Poole, Sir Danvers. They are unaware of the demons he is dealing with as he remains isolated and locked away in his laboratory.
Jekyll receives an unexpected visit from Lucy, who has been badly injured by a sadistic gentleman visitor to "The Red Rat." Jekyll is appalled, and tenderly treats her wounds. Lucy says she will never forget the man's name... "Hyde... Edward Hyde." Jekyll is transfixed with horror. He completes her treatment. Overwhelmed by his kindness, she kisses him, at first in gratitude, then in passion ("Sympathy, Tenderness"). A confused Jekyll takes his leave of her. Lucy daydreams of her impossible relationship with Jekyll as she wanders the streets of London ("Someone Like You").
Back in the seedier streets of London's Dockland, Hyde interrupts a sordid liason between THE BISHOP OF BASINGSTOKE, one of the St. Jude's Hospital Board of Governors, and a teenage prostitute. Hyde batters the hypocrital cleric to death and sets fire to his body in a frenzy of rage. Hyde has become Jekyll's avenging angel of death.
Act Two
Hyde's rampage of killing continues as he systematically assassinates further members of the Board of Governors of St. Jude's Hospital ("Murder, Murder!"). By the end of it, five are dead.
Emma, frantic with worry about her fiancé enters Jekyll's for-once-unlocked laboratory. Jekyll returns and is furious at her intrusion. Unaware of the truth, she soothes and encourages him, trying to bring him back to the path of reason ("Once Upon A Dream"). She will wait for him, however long it takes.
Emma departs. Jekyll records in his journal that the experiment is out of control. Utterson arrives, deeply concerned over Jekyll's letter to him leaving everything he possesses to Hyde, should anything ill befall Jekyll. Jekyll persuades Utterson to continue to have faith in the experiments. Utterson goes in search of the drugs Jekyll desperately needs from the pharmacist to continue his struggle against Hyde.
Emma and Lucy separately and simultaneously sing of their deep but confused feelings for the man they both love ("In His Eyes").
Hyde comes to seek out Lucy. Disappointed, hoping against hope she will see Jekyll, Lucy is nonetheless irresistibly attracted to Hyde ("It's A Dangerous Game").
Utterson returns to Jekyll's lab with the drugs from the pharmacist, to find Hyde waiting for him. Utterson refuses to give the drugs to anyone except Jekyll. Trapped, Hyde has no option other than to reveal himself to Utterson. He injects himself and reverts back to Jekyll before the horrified eyes of his friend. Jekyll gives him a farewell letter to Lucy, begging her to leave London at once. He believes that with the new drugs he can finally destroy Hyde. Utterson hurries away on his errand of mercy.
Utterson reads Jekyll's letter to the illiterate Lucy and beseeches her to do Jekyll's bidding and leave London with the money he has sent her, and start a new life elsewhere. Lucy, left alone, considers her frail future ("A New Life"). Hyde arrives and taunts Lucy for her relationship with Jekyll. Singing to her soothingly, he stabs her viciously to death as his voice rises to a frenzied pitch of fury.
Back in his lab, Jekyll knows he has entered the gates of Hell. The voice of Hyde is now within him, and the two halves of his broken soul engage is a desperate final battle for supremacy ("Confrontation"). Jekyll trades Hyde blow for bitter blow, determined not to succumb to his evil alter ego.
And back from the edge of death he comes, to the sound of wedding bells. Jekyll stands at the altar, before an elegant congregation of his friends, with his beautiful bride Emma at his side. As the wedding service begins, the evil spirit of Hyde wells up inside him yet once more and takes him over, to the horror of his assembled guests. Hyde claims victory-- "There is no Henry Jekyll-- only Edward Hyde!" Hyde strangles one of the guests and threatens to kill Emma. Emma speaks calmly to the Jekyll deep within Hyde, and knows he will not harm her. The Jekyll in Hyde hears her, and somehow finds the strength to let her go. Utterson unsheathes his swordstick. Hyde begs his old friend to end his suffering and set them all free. Utterson cannot do it. Hyde runs on to his sword and falls, mortally wounded.
Emma cradles him in his arms, Jekyll's voice and persona returns to him as his life slips away and he speaks his final word, "Emma..." She holds him close and comforts him... "Rest now, my tormented love," as he dies in her embrace.
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01) Lost In The Darkness [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 1:36
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JEKYLL
Lost in the darkness,
silence surrounds you.
Once there was morning,
now endless night.
If I could reach you,
I'd guide you and teach you
to walk from the darkness
into the light.Deep in your silence,
please try to hear me:
I'll keep you near me
til night passes by.
I will find the answer.
I'll never desert you.
I promise you this
till the day that I die...
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02) Façade [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:59
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ENSEMBLE
There's a face that we wear
in the cold light of day.
It's society's mask,
it's society's way,
and the truth is
that it's all a façade!There's a face that we hide
till the nighttime appears,
and what's hiding inside
behind all of our fears
is our true self,
locked inside the façade!Ev'ry day,
people in their own sweet way,
like to add a coat of paint
and be what they ain't!
That's how our little game is played,
livin' out a masquerade,
actin' a bizarre charade
while playin' the saint!But there's one thing I know,
and I know it for sure:
this disease that we've got
has got no ready cure!
And I'm certain
life is terribly hard
when your life's a façade!Look around you!
I have found you
cannot tell by lookin'
at the surface what is lurkin'
there beneath it!See that face!
Now I'm prepared to bet you
what you see's not what you get
'cause man's a master of deceit!So what is this sinister secret?
The lie he will tell you is true?
It's that each man you meet
on the street isn't one man but two!Nearly ev'ryone you see
like him an' her an' you an' me
pretends to be a pillar of society,
a model of propriety,
sobriety an' piety
who shudders at the thought of notoriety!The ladies and gents 'ere before you.
which none of 'em ever admits,
may have saintly looks
but they're sinners and crooks!
Hypocrites!There are preachers who kill!
There are killers who preach!
There are teachers who lie!
There are liars who teach!
Take yer pick, dear,
'cause it's all a façade!If we're not one, but two,
are we evil or good?
Do we walk the fine line
that we'd cross if we could?
Are we waiting
to break through the façade?One or two
might look kinda well-to-do, hah!
They're as bad as me an' you,
right down to their boots!
I'm inclined to think half mankind
thinks the other half is blind!
Wouldn't be surprised to find
they're all in cahoots!At the end of the day
they don't mean what they say,
they don't say what they mean,
they don't ever come clean,
and the answer
is it's all a façade!Man is not one, but two.
He is evil and good,
an' he walks the fine line
we'd all cross if we could!
It's a nightmare
we can never discard,
so we stay on our guard
though we love the façade.
What's behind the façade?
Look behind the façade!
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03) Take Me As I Am [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:10
FILE SIZE: 8.38 KB
JEKYLL
Sometimes I see
past the horizon,
sure of the way,
where am I going?
But where's the prize
I have my eyes on?
Where?
There is just no way of knowing!And when despair
tears me in two
who can I turn to but you?
You know who I am;
take me as I am.EMMA
Look in my eyes,
who do you see there?
Someone you know,
or just a stranger?
If you are wise,
you will see me there!
Love
is the only danger!Love, meaning me;
Love, meaning you.
We'll make that one dream come true!
You know who I am;
take me as I am.BOTH
Though fate won't always do what we desire,
still we can set the world on fire!Give me your hand;
give me your heart.JEKYLL
Swear to me we'll never part!EMMA
We'll never part!JEKYLL
You know who I am;EMMA
You know who I am;JEKYLL
this is who I am.EMMA
this is who I am.BOTH
Take me as I am.
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04) No One Knows Who I Am [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:06
FILE SIZE: 6.53 KB
LUCY
Look at me and tell me who I am,
why I am, what I am.
Call me a fool and it's true, I am.
I don't know who I am.It's such a shame,
I'm such a sham.
No one knows who I am.Am I the face of the future?
Am I the face of the past?
Am I the one who must finish last?Look at me and tell me who I am,
why I am, what I am.
Will I survive? Who will give a damn
if no one knows who I am?Nobody knows.
not even you.
No one knows who I am.
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05) Good And Evil [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:43
FILE SIZE: 12.1 KB
LUCY
Good and evil
and their merits,
men have argued through hist'ry,
as well they should!My philosophy
any child can see:
"Good is evil and therefore
all evil is good!"How do you tell
evil from good?
Evil does well,
good not so good!Evil's the one that's free ev'rywhere,
good is the one that they sell!
You must decide which is heaven,
which is hell!Good men maintain
evil's a curse!
But it is plain
good's even worse!Evil's the one that they tell you to shun,
good is the one to embrace.
Say that and Satan will laugh right
in your face!The battle between good and evil
goes back to the start.
Adam and Eve and the apple
tore Eden apart!The thing about good and evil,
each man has to choose!
Heaven and hell
is a helluva gamble to lose!But as I peruse
this world we abuse,
it's hell that we choose,
and heaven must lose!Evil is ev'rywhere,
good doesn't have a prayer!
Good is commendable,
evil's dependable!
Evil is viable,
good's unreliable!
Good may be thankable!
Evil is bankable!Evil's for me,
you can have good.
Doesn't suit me
to be Robin Hood!S'easier by far,
for the way that things are
to remain good and evil
than try to be evil and good!
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06) This Is The Moment [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:20
FILE SIZE: 8.52 KB
JEKYLL
This is the moment!
This is the day
when I send all my doubts and demons
on their way!Ev'ry endeavour
I have made ever
is coming into play,
is here and now today!This is the moment,
this is the time
when the momentum and the moment
are in rhyme!Give me this moment,
this precious chance.
i'll gather up my past
and make some sense at last!This is the moment
when all I've done,
when all the dreaming, scheming
and screaming become one!This is the day,
see it sparkle and shine,
when all I have lived for
becomes mine!For all these years
I've face the world alone,
and now the time has come
to prove to them
I made it on my own!This is the moment,
my final test.
Destiny beckoned
I never reckoned second best!I won't look down,
I must not fall!
This is the moment,
the sweetest moment of them all!This is the moment!
Damn all the odds!
This day or never,
I'll sit forever with the gods!When I look back,
I will always recall
moment for moment,
this was the moment,
the greatest moment of them all!
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07) Alive! [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 1:23
FILE SIZE: 7.00 KB
HYDE
What is this feeling of power and drive
I've never known? I feel alive!
Where does this feeling of power derive,
making me know why I'm alive?Like the night, it's a secret,
sinister, dark and unknown.
I do not know what I seek, yet
I'll seek it alone!I have a thirst I cannot deprive;
never have I felt so alive!
There is no battle I cannot survive,
feeling like this, feeling alive!Like the moon, an enigma,
lost and alone in the night.
Damned by some heavenly stigma,
but blazing with light!It's the feeling of being alive!
Filled with evil, but truly alive!
It's a truth that cannot be denied!
It's the feeling of being Edward Hyde!
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08) Sympathy, Tenderness [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 1:29
FILE SIZE: 4.75 KB
LUCY
Sympathy, tenderness,
warm as the summer,
offer me their embrace.
Friendliness, gentleness,
strangers to my life,
they are there in his face.Goodness and sweetness
and kindness abound in this place.
I am in love with the things
that I see in his face.
It's a memory I know time
will never erase.
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09) Someone Like You [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:23
FILE SIZE: 8.14 KB
LUCY
I peer through windows,
watch life go by,
dream of tomorrow,
and wonder "why?"The past is holding me,
keeping life at bay.
I wander,
lost in yesterday,
wanting to fly,
but scared to try.But if someone like you
found someone like me,
then suddenly
nothing would ever be the same!
My heart would take wing
and I'd feel so alive,
if someone like you found me!So many secrets
I long to share!
All I have needed
is someone there
to help me see a world
I've never seen before,
a love to open ev'ry door,
to set me free
so I can soar!If someone like you
found someone like me,
then suddenly
nothing would ever be the same!
There'd be a new way to live
a new life to love,
if someone like you found me!Oh, if someone like you
found someone like me,
then suddenly
nothing would ever be the same!
My heart would take wing,
and I'd feel so alive,
if someone like you loved me,
loved me,
loved me!
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10) Murder, Murder! [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 5:38
FILE SIZE: 36.8 KB
ENSEMBLE
Read about the 'ideous murder!
Profane religious murder!
The poor old bishop, what a shock!
Seen walkin' wiv 'is daughter,
a moment prior to slaughter!
The shepherd tendin' to 'is flock!
'E died in a London slum,
a slave to martyrdom!
'E died without complaint!
'E should be made a saint!
'E's gone back 'ome to God!
It seems very odd!
Why should it be,
this mystery?Murder, murder, in the night air!
Murder, murder, it's a nightmare!
Murder, murder, it's a right scare,
bloody murder in the night!
Murder, murder makes your heart thump!
Murder, murder makes your nerves jump!
Murder, murder makes your blood pump,
bloody murder in the night! (Dona eis, requiem.)Sweet death has taken this brave man from us! (Requiem aeternam.)
Friends, take what comfort that you can from us! (Dona eis, Domine...)Look at this, another murder,
just like that other murder!
That's poor old General Glossop, dead!
Last week the bishop copped it!
The bloke what done it 'opped it!
The feller must be off 'is 'ead!
That's two in the last four days!
The killer has fancy ways!
To kill outside St. Paul's
requires a lotta balls!
He hates the upper class!
He must be on 'is arse!
Who could he be?
Don't look at me!Bloody murder in the night.
Murder, murder, doin' folks in!
Murder, murder, it's the worst sin!
Murder, murder, has me screamin'
"Bloody murder in the night!"
Murder, murder makes me blood thin!
Murder, murder makes me 'ead spin!
Murder, murder starts me drinkin'!
Bloody murder in the night!
In the night!London's got a killer on the loose!
Could be a gang!
Gotta get 'is 'ead inside a noose!
The man must hang!
Maybe his nerve will fail him!
They've gotta try to nail him!
They've gotta trail and jail him now!
Murder!
No matter who we're blamin'
till they put wot's-'is-name in,
there's gonna be one flamin' row!Murder, murder, it's a curse, man!
Murder, murder, it's perverse, man!
Murder, murder, nothing's worse than
bloody murder in the night!Read about the worst two murders!
Much worse than the first two murders!
That makes murders three and four!
They've murdered dear old Bessie!
I hear extremely messy!
And poor old Archie is no more!
They say a lot of blood an' gore!
That's four in the last eight days!
It's London's latest craze!
This time 'e was in Park Lane!
An' 'e may come back again!
Until the killer's found
there's danger all around!
What can we do?
We wish we knew!Catchin' such a madman could be hard!
He'll kill at will!
'Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard!
No brains! No skill!
He'll kill us if we let him!
They'd better go and get him!
I know how to net him!
How? Murder!
No matter who we're blamin'
till they put wot's-'is-name in,
there's gonna be,
there's gonna be,
there's gonna be,
there's gonna be one flamin' row!Murder, murder on our doorstep!
Murder, murder, so watch your step!
Murder, murder, take one more step,
you'll be murdered in the night!
Murder, murder, once there's one done,
murder, murder can't be undone!
Murder, murder lives in London!
Bloody murder in the night!
In the night!
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11) Once Upon A Dream [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 2:38
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EMMA
Once upon a dream,
we were lost in love's embrace.
There we found a perfect place,
once upon a dream.Once there was a time
like no other time before.
Hope was still an open door,
once upon a dream.And I was unafraid,
the dream was so exciting!
But now I see it fade
and I am here alone!Once upon a dream,
you were heaven sent to me.
Was it never meant to be?
Was it just a dream?Could we begin again,
once upon a dream?
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12) In His Eyes [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:00
FILE SIZE: 11.0 KB
EMMA
I sit and watch the rain
and see my tears run down the windowpane.LUCY
I sit and watch the sky,
and I can hear it breathe a sigh.EMMA
I think of him, how we were.
And when I think of him, I remember,BOTH
remember...EMMA
In his eyes, I can see
where my heart longs to be!LUCY
In his eyes, I see a gentle glow;
and that's where I'll be safe, I know!EMMA
Safe in his arms, close to his heart;LUCY
but I don't know quite where to start.EMMA
By looking in his eyes,
will I see beyond tomorrow?LUCY
By looking in his eyes,
will I see beyond the sorrow that I feel?EMMA
Will his eyes reveal to me
promises or lies?LUCY
But he can't conceal from me
the love love in his eyes!EMMA
I know their ev'ry look.LUCY
His eyes!EMMA
They're like an open book.LUCY
His eyes!EMMA
But most of allBOTH
the look that hypnotized me!EMMA
If I'm wise,
I will walk away and gladly.LUCY
But sadly, I'm not wise.
It's hard to talk away the mem'ries that you prize!EMMA
Love is worth forgiving for!LUCY
Now I realize.BOTH
Ev'rything worth living for is there,
in his eyes!Love is worth forgiving for!
Now I realize.
Ev'rything worth living for is there
in his eyes!
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13) It's A Dangerous Game [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:34
FILE SIZE: 11.7 KB
LUCY
I feel your fingers
cold on my shoulder,
your chilling touch
as it runs down my spine.
Watching your eyes
as they invade my soul,
forbidden pleasures
I am afraid to make mine.At the touch of your hand,
at the sound of your voice,
at the moment your eyes meet mine,
I am out of my mind,
I am out of control,
full of feelings I can't define!HYDE
It's a sin with no name,LUCY
like a hand in a flame,HYDE
and our senses proclaim,BOTH
"It's a dangerous game!"HYDE
A darker dream
that has no ending,
that's so unreal,
you believe that it's true!
A dance of death
out of a mystery tale,
the frightened princess
doesn't know what to do!Will the ghost go away?
Will she will them to stay?
Either way, there's no way to win!LUCY
All I know is I'm lost
and I'm counting the cost.
My emotions are in a spin!I don't know who to blame.
HYDE
It's a crime and a shame!LUCY
But it's true, all the same,BOTH
it's a dangerous game!No one speaks,
not one word,
but what words
are in our eyes?
Silence speaks
loud and clear
all the words
we both want to hear.At the touch of your hand,
at the sound of your voice,
at the moment your eyes meet mine,
I am losing my mind,
I am losing control,
fighting feelings I can't define!LUCY
It's a sin with no name,HYDE
no remorse and no shame,
fire and fury and flameLUCY
'cause the devil's to blame!BOTH
And the angels proclaim
it's a dangerous game!
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14) A New Life [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 4:12
FILE SIZE: 9.32 KB
LUCY
A new life,
what I wouldn't give to have a new life!
One thing I learned as I go through life,
nothing is free along the way!A new start,
that's the thing I need to give me new heart.
Half a chance in life to find a new part,
just a simple role that I can play.A new hope,
something to convince me to renew hope!
A new day,
bright enough to help me find my way!A new chance,
one that maybe has a touch of romance.
Where can it be,
the chance for me?A new dream,
I have one I know that very few dream!
I would lkie to see that overdue dream,
even though it never may come true!A new love,
though I know there's no such thing as true love.
Even so, although I never knew love,
still I feel that one dream is my due!A new world,
this one thing I want to ask of you, world.
Once! Before it's time to say adieu, world!
One sweet chance to prove the cynics wrong!A new life,
more and more I'm sure as I go through life.
Just to play the game and pursue life,
just to share its pleasures and belong!That's what I've been here for all along!
Each day's a brand new life!
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15) Confrontation [ MIDI ]
DURATION: 3:07
FILE SIZE: 14.7 KB
HYDE
Do you really think that I would ever let you go?
Do you think I'd ever set you free?
If you do, I'm sad to say, it simply isn't so.
You'll never get away from me!JEKYLL
All that you are is a face in the mirror!
I close my eyes, and you'll disappear!HYDE
I'm what you facw when you face in the mirror!
Long as you live, I will still be here!JEKYLL
All that you are is the end of a nightmare!
All that yo are is a dying scream!
After tonight, I shall end this demon dream!HYDE
This is not a dream, my friend,
and it will never end!
This is the nightmare that goes on!
Hyde is here to stay,
no matter what you may pretend,
and I'll flourish long after you're gone!JEKYLL
Soon you will die and my silence will hide you!
You cannot choose but to lose control!HYDE
You can't control me! I live deep inside you!
Each day you'll feel me devour your soul!JEKYLL
I don't need you to survive, as you need me!
I'll become whole as you dance with death!
And I'll rejoice as you breathe your final breath!HYDE
Fo I'll live inside you forever!JEKYLL
No!HYDE
With Satan himself by my side!JEKYLL
No!HYDE
And I know that, now and forever,
they'll never be able to separate Jekyll from Hyde!JEKYLL
Can't you see it's over now?
It's time to die!HYDE
No, not I!
Only you!JEKYLL
If I die,
you die, too!HYDE
You'll die in me,
I'll be in you!JEKYLL
Damn you, Hyde!
Set me free!HYDE
Can't you see?
You are me!JEKYLL
No!
Deep inside!HYDE
I am you!
You are Hyde!JEKYLL
No, never!HYDE
Yes, forever!JEKYLL
God damn you, Hyde!
Take all your evil deeds and rot in Hell!HYDE
I'll see you there, Jekyll!JEKYLL
Never!
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