I've been lookin' so long for you now You won't get away from my grasp ♪ I've been living so long in hiding In hiding behind that false mask ♪ And I know that you know that I ain't got long now to last ♪ My looks and my feelings are just the remains of my past
I'm standing in the wings There I wait for the curtain to fall ♪ And knowing the terror and holding I have on you all Yeah, you know that I'm gonna scratch you and maim you and maul ♪ And you know you're helpless from my mesmerizing catcall ♪ Keep your distance, walk away Don't take his bait Don't you stray, don't fade away ♪ Watch your step, he's out to get you Come what may Don't you stray from the narrow way ♪ You're runnin' and hiding in dreams I'm always there
I'm the phantom of the opera, I'm the devil I'm just out to scare ♪ I damaged your mind and your soul, it just floats through the air ♪ I haunt you, I taunt you, I torture you back at my lair