Rick Steiner - Quartet lyrics

ARCHIBALD: Last night I dreamed I walked through the maze to Lily's garden And saw Lily and Mary standing there. Mary standing right there In Lily's garden. I turned away...I couldn't watch...I was afraid NEVILLE: Why won't he say what he wants? Why must he speak in dreams? Why can't he see what he wants? To disappear, it seems! He should send this haunted girl far away Leave the house and lands to me! ARCHIBALD: I watched them walk around the garden She stood tall, grown strong and bold Then they turned and asked my pardon I couldn't speak, my heart grown cold NEVILLE: Why can't he see what he wants? He wants the past undone! Why can't he know what he wants? He's losing battles won To have ever loved her Never known how complete a loss can be If she could disappear, he'd start again And live like other men, he could be happy then If she'd disappear, he could be free Cut off from pain and loss A bit like me ROSE: You can't marry this Archibald! He's a gloomy Miserable cripple who hides himself away in That horrible house! He can't believe you love Him and neither can I! LILY: No one is asking for your approval, Rose! ROSE: Lily, if you don't care what happens to you, think About your children. Do you want your children to Be crippled as well? LILY: I will marry him! NEVILLE: ROSE: I can arrange what he wants, Don't do this! He's left it all to me. Don't wed him! Now he can have what he wants, Don't bed him! Unfetted he will be, Don't do this Set him free to wander Set him free Through the world Let him go His lonely ways! ARCHIBALD: LILY: Then I longed to join them Now that Know the peace they feel I love him Their journey done. I will live Then I woke once more For him Without them, Live just to love him Knew I must wander on and on ROSE I I won't forgive you! Go Won't see you live there!! Life to Lily, I swear Find! I'll never see you!! NEVILLE: Just to disappear Is to be free! LILY: Do what you will, then I'll never leave him! NEVILLE: Cut off from Pain-cut off from Pain I'll help him disappear! He'll start again! ROSE Cut off from pain! Cut off from pain! Now you must leave him! LILY: Yes, you must leave him! How can I leave him! I'll never leave him, Nor e'er deceive him! Yes, you must leave him! Rose Lily, promise! I promised! Yes, you must leave him, Never leave him You must believe! You must believe! NEVILLE: Disappear! LILY: ROSE I will wed and bear him children. Lily, think about the children He will love me, love the children. Lily, think about the children There's A Man (Transition) There's a man who no one sees There's a man who lives alone There's a heart that beats in silence for The life he's never known