[BEETHOVEN]
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WHO IS THIS CHILD
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THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE
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WHO IS THIS CHILD
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THAT I'VE NOT SEEN TILL THIS DAY
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WHO DARES TO FALL ASLEEP
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OUTSIDE MY DOOR
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IF WE SHOULD WAIT AWHILE
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I'M SURE SHE'LL GO AWAY
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TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS
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WOULD SURELY NOT BE WISE
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FOR IN THE FINAL WORD
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SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME
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I LEARNED THE TRICK IS
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THAT WE JUST AVOID HER EYES
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AND THE QUESTION
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WHAT SHE MEANS TO ...
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WHAT IS THIS LIFE
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THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES
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SOON TO ARRIVE
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SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE
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SHE IS BUT ONE
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AND THERE ARE MANY MORE
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EACH THE SAME AS ANY OTHER
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WHO IS THIS CHILD
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WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME
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I CLOSE MY EYES
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AND STILL HER FACE I SEE
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SHE IS BUT ONE
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HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE
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CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD CARE
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I NEED A MOMENT NOW
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I HAVE TO CLEAR MY MIND
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THERE IS A LIMIT LORD
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JUST TO BEING KIND
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THERE IS NO WAY IN LIFE
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THAT EACH CHILD CAN BE SAVED
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SHOULD I BE LOOKING WITH REGRET
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AT EVERY GRAVE
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THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES
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IN LIFE SHE SHOULD BE WARNED
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I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
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THIS CHILD BEING BORN
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I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE
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IN ANY KIND OF WAY
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FOR EVERY CHILD THAT LIFE CAN GATHER
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WHAT IS THIS LIFE
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THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES
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SOON TO ARRIVE
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SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE
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SHE IS BUT ONE
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AND THERE ARE MANY MORE
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COULD THIS ONE LIFE REALLY MATTER
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WHO IS THIS CHILD
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WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME
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I CLOSE MY EYES
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AND STILL HER FACE I SEE
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SHE IS BUT ONE
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HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE
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CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD CARE
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CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT
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CAN YOU FEEL THAT IT'S OUT THERE
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IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE
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AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR
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THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES
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AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW
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IN MY HEART
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I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO
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THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY FOR ME
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A WAY THAT LEADS FROM THIS INSANITY
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A WAY THAT LEADS FROM MY DESTRUCTION IN THIS WAY
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CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT
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CAN YOU FEEL THAT IT'S OUT THERE
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IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE
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AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR
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THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES
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AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW
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IN MY HEART
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I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO
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[Despite his best efforts he cannot bring himself to leave the child to this evil, and collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the devil that he has a deal. Beethoven is now a totally broken man as the fact sinks in that he has lost both his soul and his Tenth Symphony.]
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[Mephistopheles dances with delight as he picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's ear, "How do you know that Mephistopheles will keep his word?" Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles, never looking up from examining his prize, replies that Beethoven can draw up his own wording for a contract that they will write on a page torn from the back of a bible. Beethoven glances questioningly towards Fate who is still watching from the background. She nods her head for even the shadows know that a contract written on such sacred paper is unbreakable, even by the devil himself.]
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[Beethoven, totally exhausted, mutters his consent but is unable to write the words that will bring about the destruction of his beloved Tenth. Fate, sensing his dilemma, offers to write down the agreement for him and he hands the paper to her. As he stares out the window Fate writes,]
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| [It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, between the undersigned, that the music of the Tenth Symphony, composed by Ludwig von Beethoven, first born son of Johann and Maria von Beethoven, of the city of Bonn, shall henceforth be the property of Mephistopheles, Lord of Darkness and first fallen from the grace of God. It is also understood that it is his intention to remove any signs of this music from the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange for the destruction of the aforementioned music it is also agreed that Mephistopheles and all his minions will remove themselves from the life of the child presently sleeping in the gutter directly across from the window of this room. This removal of influence is to be commenced immediatel |
