A Montague with love on his mind
Crashed a party so he could find
The girl he thought was the love of his life:
A beauty named Rosaline.

While seeking his love, he spied a young maid,
Innocent, sweet, and fair.
And once he set his cap for Juliet,
Thoughts of Roz vanished in the air.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

He didn’t listen to common sense;
His beating heart held sway.
Today is their wedding,
Though he met her yesterday.

This feud is bigger than both of them;
It will carry on despite their vows.
Swords fly and lives are lost.
A plague upon their house.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

Deep inside a dark and gloomy tomb,
Together the lovers lie.
Though it was fated from the start,
We can’t help but ask why.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

She walks,
Eyes wide open,
Yet still asleep.
Guilt disturbs her slumber;
Too many secrets to keep.

Her hands,
Soaked with crimson
No one can see.
Her palms will ne’er be clean again;
The ghosts won’t let her be.

Did you think
Before you encouraged him
To do the bloody deed?
Now the stain cannot be washed away;
Your soul cannot be freed.

Is this a candle you see before you,
Carried in the night?
Nowhere to escape your thoughts;
Nothing can make things right.

She stops.
“Do you hear the knocking?
What need we fear?
You know that they are dead and buried;
They cannot find us here.”

Did you think
Before you encouraged him
To do the bloody deed?
Now the stain cannot be washed away;
Your soul cannot be freed.

She walks,
Eyes wide open,
Yet still asleep.
Guilt disturbs her slumber;
Too many secrets to keep.

She walks.

Why should I love this gentleman?
Why did I set him free?
Now that I released him from his prison,
I’m sure he feels beholden to me.

I love him beyond love
Beyond reason, wit or safety,
And he will love me too.
By him like a shadow I will dwell,
And he will be forever true.

I left him in the woods still in shackles;
How did he leave without a trace?
I do not know which way to turn;
Do I search or stay in this place?

I love him beyond love
Beyond reason, wit or safety,
And he will love me too.
By him like a shadow I will dwell,
And he will be forever true.

First I saw him,
Next, I pitied him
Then, I loved him — now pity me
I was grieved to see his misery
So I had to set him free

Now my father will be hanged
And I alone am to blame
Have you seen my Palamon
I must find him else die of shame

I love him beyond love
Beyond reason, wit or safety
And he will love me too
By him like a shadow I will dwell
And he will be forever true

I cannot rest till I find him
Until I know he’s safe and sound
The moon is down, the owl calls in the dawn
Do I see my grave there in the ground

Where am I now, I am very cold
The stars are all out too
Have you seen my Palamon
No?
He is in heaven

Hey, nonny nonny
Hey, nonny nonny
Hey, nonny nonny
Hey, nonny
Well, hey

Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, Nonny nonny
Hey

Well hailed, well hailed, you jolly gallants,
And whither now are you bound-a?
O, let me have your company
Till I come to the sound-a.

Hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey, hey, nonny nonny
Hey

Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?

[Valentine]
I trust the man above all others;
Our friendship will always persevere.
But Cupid’s arrow has afflicted him;
Love is his master, and love keeps him here.

Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?

[Julia]
His name makes me thrill with passion.
I still hear the words of love from his lips.
His divine perfection is my consolation;
I’d travel all the world for another kiss.

Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?

[Silvia]
He’s the falsest of friends, the falsest of lovers.
I am loathe to be his aim.
If fate gives him what he deserves,
He’ll find nothing but heartache and shame

[Proteus]
I know I am the lowest of men;
My guilt and shame confound me.
If I were constant, I would still have faults,
For my only constant is my inconstancy.

Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?
Know one knows but he.

Who is Proteus?
Who is Proteus?
No one knows but Proteus.

I am a stranger in this land
And a stranger to myself.
I am not the person I pretend to be;
By my circumstances I’m compelled
To don these manly threads
And lead this secret life.
But how I long to remove this mask
And reveal who I am inside.

I’m in a state of confusion,
A state desperate for his love,
But he loves another
Who seems to dote on me.
As I am man
I simply cannot proclaim my love.
As I am woman,
How can I let it be?

We were tossed on the ocean,
My brother and I.
We were tossed until
We fell into the sea.
But I lost his hand,
And I lost my brother;
And to survive I had to lose me.

Now I’m in the service
Of the man I cannot have.
I cannot reveal my identity.
And in his place I must woo
The woman of his choice,
And she, in turn, means to woo me.

I’m in a state of confusion,
A state desperate for his love,
But he loves another
Who seems to dote on me.
As I am man
I simply cannot proclaim my love.
As I am woman,
How can I let it be?

Time, you must untangle this, not I.
It is too hard a knot for me to untie.

I’m in a state of confusion,
A state desperate for his love,
But he loves another
Who seems to dote on me.
As I am man
I simply cannot proclaim my love.
As I am woman,
How can I let it be?

As I am woman,
How can I let it be?

Here is a wonder, if you talk of a wonder:
A man and a woman with the same disposition,
Both in need of holding back their ire,
And when they meet, it instantly starts the ignition.

For, whenever two raging fires meet,
The thing that feeds their fury is consumed,
And then there’s nothing left to do
But wonder who is taming whom.

Here is a question, if you talk of a question:
Who can determine if a match is successful?
Is it only based on first impressions,
Or does it take something much more monumental?

For, whenever two raging fires meet,
The thing that feeds their fury is consumed,
And then there’s nothing left to do
But wonder who is taming whom.

[bridge - slower]
Hither he came to wive it wealthily.
She wished she could remove him hence.
At first they thought each other the devil,
Then they came to each other’s defense.

Here is an ending, if you talk of an ending:
A man and a woman who made a declaration.
And peace it bodes and love and a quiet life,
And that is what is called a transformation.

For, whenever two raging fires meet,
The thing that feeds their fury is consumed,
And then there’s nothing left to do…

Yes, whenever two raging fires meet,
The thing that feeds their fury is consumed,
And then there’s nothing left to do
But wonder who is taming whom.

I wonder who is taming whom.

One man,
Instantly in love.
One man,
Constant in his disliking.
One man,
Eager to be wed at once.
One man,
Willing to continue fighting.

Man is a giddy thing
Led by his emotions.
Tossed back and forth
Like a ship on the ocean.
When he’s finally settled,
What will his choices bring?
Man is a giddy thing.

One man,
Swayed by a falsehood.
One man,
Swayed by his secret pining.
One man,
Willing to denounce his love.
One man,
Ready to reveal what he’s been hiding.

Man is a giddy thing
Led by his emotions.
Tossed back and forth
Like a ship on the ocean.
When he’s finally settled,
What will his choices bring?
Man is a giddy thing.

[bridge]
O, what men dare do!
What men may do!
What men daily do,
Not knowing what they do!
What men daily do,
Not knowing what they do!
What men daily do…

Man is a giddy thing
Led by his emotions.
Tossed back and forth
Like a ship on the ocean.
When he’s finally settled,
What will his choices bring?

Man is a giddy thing
Led by his emotions.
Tossed back and forth
Like a ship on the ocean.
When he’s finally settled,
What will his choices bring?
Man is a giddy thing.

Escape in the dead of night;
Escape from a fate too horrible to utter.
Secret must be our flight;
It’s known by only one other.
When we reach our journey’s end,
We can rejoice in the life we choose.
The course of true love
Never did run smooth.

What obstacles bar our way?
Are there other forces working against us?
Now that we’ve made this choice,
Will the fates somehow prevent us
From the happiness we seek
While we’re in the bloom of youth?
The course of true love
Never did run smooth.

I do wish it, love it, long for it,
And forever more be true to it.
Nothing else is heaven to me,
But still I hear a voice in my head saying,
“Lord, what fools these mortals be.”

We must make it through this night,
For there waits a life like no other.
It may not be smooth,
But we know we’ll be together.
Just stay by me tonight
And no matter what ensues
I can spend the rest of my life
Making it all up to you.

I do wish it, love it, long for it,
And forever more be true to it.
Nothing else is heaven to me,
But still I hear a voice in my head saying,
“Lord, what fools these mortals be.”

Escape in the dead of night;
Escape from a fate too horrible to utter.
Secret must be our flight;
It’s known by only one other.
When we reach our journey’s end,
We can rejoice in the life we choose.
The course of true love
Never did run smooth.

The course of true love
Never did run smooth.