Mephistopheles Lyrics

Mephistopheles lyrics

[MEPHISTOPHELES]







ALL OF YOUR LIFE NOW



YOU HAVE DENIED



THERE'D BE A TIME



WHEN YOU'D EVER DIE



STILL IT'S BEEN RUMORED THIS THING MUST BE







WHY IS IT THEN THAT YOU ACT SURPRISED



WHEN I APPEAR NOW TO BE YOUR GUIDE



WHY DO YOU HESITATE TO FOLLOW ME







SEE IT RISING



STARE AND WONDER



HEAR IT BECKON



YOU TO DANCE







FEEL IT HOLD YOU



TAKE YOU UNDER



I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE







AND NOW YOU CLAIM YOU ARE NOT PREPARED



SO MUCH TO DO YOU CAN NOT BE SPARED



STILL YOUR ENTREATIES DEATH WILL NOT HEAR







THE GRAVEYARD IS FILLED WITH IMPORTANT MEN



WHO COULD NOT BE SPARED BUT WERE IN THE END



AND SO I WHISPER NOW IN YOUR EAR







SEE IT RISING



STARE AND WONDER



HEAR IT BECKON



YOU TO DANCE







FEEL IT HOLD YOU



TAKE YOU UNDER



I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE







DOMINE



DOMINE



DOMINE



DOMINE



O DOMINE



O DOMINE



O DOMINE



O DOMINE







[The Devil then makes the composer an offer. If Beethoven will give him all his
music, allowing Mephistopheles to wipe it from the memory of man, he will return
his soul to him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the situation. Fearing an eternity
of damnation and torment he is desperate to reclaim his soul, but the thought
of losing his music, his life's work, causes him to hesitate.]







[Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to leave for one hour before
returning for Beethoven's answer. As the devil is turning to go, Beethoven
notices that the hands of the clock are now turning faster than is normal. When
he points this out to Mephistopheles, the devil replies that the maestro should
consider it a final favor because where Beethoven is going, they never turn at
all.]







[As the spirits cautiously re-emerge from the corners of the room, Beethoven
agonizes over his decision.]