I've been looking so long for you

Now you won't get away from my grasp

You've been living so long in hiding

In hiding behind that false mask



And you know and I know that

You ain't got long now to last

Your looks and your feelings

Are just the remains of your past



You're standing in the wings

There you wait for the curtain to fall

Knowing the terror and holding

You have on us all



Yeah, I know that you're gonna

Scratch me and maim me and maul

And you know I'm helpless from

Your mesmerising cat call



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



I'm running and hiding

In my dreams you're always there

You're the phantom of the opera

You're the devil, you're just out to scare



You damaged my mind and my soul

It just floats through the air

You haunt me, you taunt me

You torture me back at your lair