Whistle Down the Wind by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman - Dialogue and Script

[Full congregation] The Keys to the vaults of heaven May be buried somewhere in a prayer The Keys to the vaults of heaven May be heavy or lighter than air Open up the vaults Open up the vaults We've got to find the keys The nights have been growing darker They're darker now than sin We'll open the vaults of heaven The treasures are there within [Solo] The keys to the vaults of heaven May be seen in a pure child's eyes The keys to the vaults of heaven May be heard in our desperate cries [Solo & Children] Open up the vaults Open up the vaults We've got to find the keys The nights have been growing darker Even darker now than sin We'll open the vaults of heaven The glories are there within [The Children] One sweet day when the whole worlds ready We'll awake to a glorious sight [Swallow & Children] Our saviour returns to guide us We'll be gratefully blinded by light [Full congregation] We've got to find the keys We've got to find the keys To open up the vaults The nights have been growing darker So much darker now than sin We'll open the vaults of heaven And the answers are there, within. We've got to find the keys We've got to find the keys To open up the vaults The nights have been growing darker So much darker now than sin We'll open the vaults of heaven And the answers are there, within. I Never Get What I Pray For [Swallow] I wanna be baptised and I wanna be saved I wanna see my saviour face to face I wanna feel the rapture, feel the fire I wanna be taken someplace higher But I never get taken to someplace higher [Brat] Swallow! [Swallow] Well I don't !  I never get what I pray for I can pray for less or a whole lot more [Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat] It don't ever matter, it's a sure bet That I never get what I pray for [Swallow] An end to the horrors of the atom bomb [Brat] And a dance with Ricky Nelson at the homecoming prom I wanna be beautiful, sexy and smart [Poor Baby] I wanna sister that don't hiccup [Brat] I want a brother that don't fart [Poor Baby] I wanna move like Elvis in every way [Brat] I wanna look like Sandra Dee or maybe Doris Day [Swallow] They should send us down some angels We could never have enough [Brat] They should send us down some money [Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat] So we can buy each other stuff. I never get what I pray for I can pray for less or a whole lot more It don't ever matter, it's a sure bet That I never get what I pray for [Brat] We should all be praying for dad It's scary how he's been [Poor Baby] He was crying in the trailer [Brat] No way I was going in [Poor Baby] I want a football [Brat] and some Lipstick [Poor Baby] And some Liquorice [Brat] and a kite [Swallow] And I just want our mother back, If only for one night  There are things she's gotta tell me There are things she's gotta know God had no right to take her, She had no right to go There are things I didn't tell her And so much I had to say So I just want my mother back If only for one day Home By Now [Swallow] The locusts are singing, the sun is red It's gotten so late somehow [Poor Baby & Brat] There's gonna be trouble You know what they said [Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat] We should have been home by now We should have been home by now (Kids Meet strangers), See story) [Swallow] The locusts are singing, the sun is red It's gotten so late somehow [Poor Baby & Brat] There's gonna be trouble You know what Dad said [Swallow, Poor Baby & Brat] We should have been home by now We should have been home by now It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This/Whistle Down the Wind [Boone] If your mother was here you know what she'd say Don't complain, life is tough but you survive day to day And the things that matter surround and embrace us And the comforting nurses they always will take us The assurance of God he will never forsake us So we really don't miss the things that we miss And it just doesn't get any better than this It just doesn't get any better than this. ( Boone breaks down in tears and says that your mother always had the words  to put things right again) Whistle down the wind, let your voices carry Drown out all the rain, light a patch of darkness Treacherous and scary Howl at the stars, whisper when your sleeping I'll be there to hold you, I'll be there to stop The chills and all the weeping Make it clear and strong, so the whole night long Every signal that you send, until the very end I will not abandon you my precious friend [Swallow] So try and stem the tide, then you'll raise a banner Send a flare up in the sky, try to burn a torch  And try to build a bonfire Every signal that you send, until the very end, I'm there [Boone] So whistle down the wind, for I have always been right there Ma sang it better! (spoken by Poor Baby) [Swallow] Howl at the stars, whisper when your sleeping I'll be there to hold you, I'll be there to stop The chills and all the weeping Make it clear and strong, So the whole night long Every signal that you send, until the very end I will not abandon you my precious friend So try and stem the tide, then you'll raise a banner Send a flare up in the sky, try to burn a torch  And try to build a bonfire Every signal that you send, until the very end, I'm there So whistle down the wind, for I have always been right there The Vow [Swallow] I always prayed that you would come to save me I believe You've returned for us at last [Swallow, Brat & Poor Baby] We'll give you shelter from the storms and the world outside You'll be safe, this vow we make to you We'll never tell, this vow we make to you Cold [Edward] The flowers have all died, and the sky is going grey I begged my baby not to leave, I couldn't make her stay The heat has disappeared, the eternal flame is low The forecast ain't so good, I'm all messed up no place to go Cold, like a frozen teardrop There's a chill in the air, and there's ice in my veins and it won't stop Cold, like an endless winter The moons on the run and even the sun is cold [Edward & Townspeople] I gotta see my girl, I gotta see her eyes The barometer is falling, only she can make it rise There's nothing on the trees, there's nothing for me here I gotta find salvation and some thermal underwear [All] It's cold and it's getting colder They're evacuating Satan who's waiting for hell to freeze over Oh it's cold, like an endless winter The stars are all gone and even the sun is cold The moons on the run and even the sun is cold I gotta see my girl, I gotta see her eyes The barometer is falling, only she can make it rise There's nothing on the trees, there's nothing for me here I gotta find salvation and some thermal underwear It's cold and it's getting colder They're vaccinating Satan who's shaking all over pneumonia It's cold, like an endless winter The moons on the run and even the sun is cold The stars are all gone and even the sun is cold The world is too old and even the sun is cold Unsettled Scores [The Man] There's a prayer for the living and the dying There's a prayer to soothe the savage sea There's a prayer it seems for almost everything But you, you haven't got a prayer for me And I, I haven't got a prayer So many cries in the night that you try to ignore Why didn't I do this ?, why didn't I do that ? So many unbroken chains, so many unsettled scores The old man at the bank that sneers The teachers and their slaps The brutal eyes, the uniforms The lawyers and their traps The lonely girls who yearn to love And learn to kiss and dance The rich and selfish widow In the market for romance The soldier with the smell of war That never fades away The hero on the playing fields Forgotten in a day The priest in the confessional The trembling hands and whispered sighs The doctors in the hospital Unending tests and twisted lies The betrayers, the betrayed The abandoned, the afraid The corrupted and the celebrated Endlessly humiliated Gloriously big parade You can say a prayer for everyone That there could ever be Say a prayer for all of these and more But there's still no prayer for me Say a prayer for your purest daughter Toll a bell for your only son There's no way out and all my prayers Are fading one by one The stern and disapproving lips The friends who just attack The fathers that they take away The ones that can't get back The desperate boy who sleeps alone Whoever's in his bed The chosen ones they get a home The blessed get ahead The kids out playing softball In the fading summer night The teenage lovers at the drive-in The glow of the dashboard light An American flyer on a steep incline The wind blowing through your hair The trophies and the holidays, they vanished in the air The betrayers the betrayed, the abandoned the afraid The glorified the idolised, the big shots and their jealous eyes An amazingly big parade You can say a prayer for anyone You've known or you might see Say a prayer for all of these and more But there's still no prayer for me Say a prayer for every living thing The unborn and deceased But I haven't got a prayer I know That's the nature of the beast If Only [Swallow] If all we lost somehow came back If all that died again would grow If only it was so, these are the loneliest words I know If all our dreams were golden and never black or grey If all our dreams came true, then we'd never have to say If only it was so, these are the loneliest words I know [The Man] If all we'd lost somehow came back If all that died again would grow If only it were so, these are the loneliest words I know The stage lowers to reveal Candy and Amos on the highway. Amos has been beaten by his father again for refusing to work at the factory.  They sing Tire tracks and broken hearts: Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts [Candy] Another aimless day [Amos] Another useless night [Candy] I want peroxide hair [Amos] I want neon light [Candy] I've got a new life waiting, I can't wait to begin it [Candy & Amos] The thing that gets me down with being young in this town Is there's no future in it [Candy] I want a fine perfume, [Amos] I want a blue Corvette [Candy] If there's a slower death than living here and now [Amos] They haven't found it yet [Candy] I need a man that knows, what I am really worth [Amos] Well I don't give a damn about life after death [Candy & Amos] But I gotta get some proof that there's a life after birth [Candy] Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all were leaving behind It doesn't matter what we're losing It only matters what we're going to find [Candy & Amos] Tire tracks and broken hearts. Lets get away from the past So many ways to stay hungry baby, so many ways to go fast [Candy] I want a push up bra, I want some satin sheets [Amos] Oh give me some real rich food, I want some succulent treats [Candy] I want you by my side, and you'll be all my own [Amos] Well I know what I want, half the time but I know [Candy & Amos] That I don't wanna spend another minute alone Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all were leaving behind It doesn't matter what we're losing It only matters what were going to find [Candy] Those good girl never know what they're missing But us bad girl almost always do [Amos] And what were missing most are the real good times [Candy & Amos] I want em bad and I want em now We were born going faster than the limits allow I want em bad and I want em now We were born going faster than the limits allow Tire tracks and broken hearts. Lets get away from the past So many ways to stay hungry baby, so many ways to go fast Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all were leaving behind It doesn't matter what we're losing It only matters what were going to find Save Haven [Townspeople] This was a safe haven,  Now it's gone, dangers on it's way Evil can spread out, Like a stain, and darken all the day Boundaries wont protect you, Locks and bolts won't work the way they should For the sake of all the children, Track it down, boot it out for good They say he killed and killed, No mercy, no remorse, no shame They say he'll strike again, No fear and no hope and no end This was a safe haven, Bring it back make it that again Long Overdue for a Miracle [Vikki] Can it be true? [Louise] Well what do you think [Vikki] Does he have those big blue eyes [Clarence] Everyone's whispering back in town [Louis] I bet it's a pack of lies [Jackie] I bet he needs a bath [Elizabeth] Do you think that he can drive? [Charity] We ought to dress up really nice,  [Clarence] It's great if he's alive [Louise] Does he have a crown of thorns? [Winston & Curly] The greatest story ever told [Clarence] Jeez he must be hungry [La Vonne]  Lord he must be old [Vikki] He could turn us into angels, he could bless us with a kiss [Clarence] Do you think that he likes gumbo? [Clarence] Do you think that he likes Elvis? [All] Just imagine what would happen if all of this was true All the other kids would envy us we're long overdue Long overdue for a miracle, we're long overdue for a miracle [Clarence] He could get my dad a job [La Vonne] He could get my mum a dress [Louis] He could make us all have x-ray eyes [Clarence] He'll make us all confess [Vikki] Let's throw him a big party, it's Christmas pretty soon [Curly] We'll get a clown and a bird that talks, [Clarence] And a big birthday balloon [Louise] He could walk across Lake Ponchartrain [Clarence] Draw water from a stone [All] Just think of all the things we'd do with a miracle of our own [Elizabeth] I saw him crawling through the bayou [All] That's a lie [Elizabeth] No it was him! [Clarence] Why'd you think he picked that barn?  [Clarence] where's he going? [Louise] where's he been ? [All] Wow if we got Jesus on our side, that'll make us awful strong , Imagine that if it all came true, we're long overdue, Long overdue for a miracle, we're long overdue for a miracle [Vikki] We gotta go and see him now [Brat] No maybe he should rest [Vikki] Let's go and get a bible [Clarence] We'll make him take a test [Brat] I bet that they'll try and hurt him,  [Clarence] We'll do what ever it takes [Louise] He once saved us now we'll save him [Elizabeth] We're all he's got for heavens sake He'd stop the teachers hitting us  [Vikki] The grownups wouldn't act so bad [Louise] We'd get more toys and lots of love [All] much more than we'd ever had When Children Rule the World We've got to keep this secret, we gotta do this right If we don't screw up we could save his life Then this could be the night, When children rule the world This could be the night, the night, when children rule the world Doves and kings and shepherds and wisemen came together, followed the star  They all gathered down in a manger, they came from so very far Were glad it's clear, our saviour is here He's gonna guard each boy and girl No hunger or thirst, the last will be first The night that children rule the world, When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world All our greatest wishes are granted, let us sing, let innocence reign All our prayers are finally answered, blessed and free of all pain Towers of fire, rise ever higher Magical flags will be unfurled To Jesus our god, the young are the strong The night that children rule the world When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world Towers of fire, rise ever higher Magical flags will be unfurled To Jesus our god, the young are the strong The night that children rule the world When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world Annie Christmas [The Man] She lived in these parts, she was a big old girl Miss Annie, what a wonder Three hundred pounds and six foot eight, in her bare feet Annie Christmas She could drink and she could fight, she had a curly black moustache She was famous, on the river She was madly in love with a wild gambling man That was Charlie and she loved him But old Charlie never even noticed her at all Until one day, what a one day When she wore a very special necklace Just to prove that she was tough and reckless With a bead for every ear and nose She had bitten off, as the story goes When she bit every man who ever did her wrong And the necklace was already thirty feet long And the upshot was, and the upshot was Old Charlie was impressed and the next thing you know They were married, what a wedding And the next year she gave him a dozen sons at once They were giants! [Poor Baby] What a wonder [The Man] And before they were six they were seven foot tall In their bare feet [Louis] They were giants! [The Man] And they carried miss Annie on their shoulders like a prize She was beaming like an Angel [Swallow] Like an Angel [Poor Baby] With a moustache! [The Man] And she always wore that special necklace 'Cause it proved that she was tough and reckless With a bead for every ear and nose She had bitten off, as the story goes [The Man & The Children] And she always wore that special necklace 'Cause it proved that she was tough and reckless With a bead for every ear and nose She had bitten off, as the story goes No Matter What [Charity] I got a plastic flower, so it will never die I got my Grandma's hankie, if you ever need to cry [Vikki] I got a pretty bracelet [La Vonne] I got a mirror too [La Vonne, Vikki & Charity] I'm never gonna need em, I'll give them all to you [La Vonne, Vikki, Charity & Louise] I'll give you all I got to give, I guess that's my good deed [Elizabeth] I just want to stay besides you, you're the only love I need [Louis] I got a great big sea shell, you put it to your ear Then you can hear the ocean, it's like you're really there [Clarence] I got a glass of firefly's, they make amazing light [Winston] I've got a four leaf clover, I'll bring it here tonight [Brat] And I will keep you safe and strong, and follow where you lead [Swallow] I'll never leave your side now, were the only love you need [The Children] No matter what they tell us, no matter what they do No matter what they teach us, what we believe is true I can't deny what I believe, I can't be what I'm not I know this loves forever, I know no matter what I can't deny what I believe, I can't be what I'm not I know this loves forever, that's all that matters now no matter what [Men] No matter what the outrage, no matter what the crime No matter where he's running, he's running out of time [Women] This was a safe haven, now it's gone Dangers on its way [Men] No matter where he's hiding no matter how he's hurt [Women] Evil can spread out like a stain and darken all the day [Men] He's better dead than captured, he's just a speck of dirt [Adult Chorus] No matter what he's scheming, no matter what he's got We'll tear him limb from limb, that's all that matters no matter what [The Children] If only tears were laughter, if only night was day If only prayers were answered, then we would hear god say No matter what they tell us, no matter what they do No matter what they teach us, what we believe is true I can't deny what I believe, I cant be what I'm not I know this loves forever, that's all that matters now No matter what!!! [Adult Chorus] You gotta wrestle with the devil Wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat [The Children] Midnight is clear, our saviour is here He's gonna guard each boy and girl No hunger or thirst, the last will be first The night that children rule the world, When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world When children rule the world, tonight, when children rule the world Try Not to Be Afraid [The Man] Try not to be afraid, so many things can happen Nothings ever quite as bad as it might appear I'll give you all I got, You know I can protect you And try and stop you shedding even one more single tear [Swallow] Shelter from the storms [The Man] Refuge from the world outside [Swallow] Safety from the dangers [The Man] Escape from all the disappointments that time has passed [Swallow & The Man] Healing of the wounds, the banishing of nightmares [The Man] An end to endless tortured nights untroubled sleep at last [The Man & Swallow] This is the vow I've made, I'll see it all come true now And all you have to do for me, Try not to be afraid [The Man] I swear I'll be with you, this promise that I've made you [The Man & Swallow] You will always be with me [The Man] Think of every thing you've got, try not to be afraid [Swallow] Try not to be afraid [The Man & Swallow] Try not to be afraid A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste [Amos] Lets make a promise, and then lets take a vow Times running out, the only time left is now And you know you deserve more than this If you trust me at all then just give it a chance They all want you to crawl but I want you to dance And if we make a pact then it's only right to seal it with a kiss If you listen to the night you can hear the darkness call I can barely stand to wait I can barely stand at all So come closer to me now like we're sharing the same skin We gotta get out of this jail we gotta let the future in So many things in your life that your bound to regret Why didn't I do this? Why didn't I do that? So many chances you've lost that you'll never forget Why didn't I take it? Why didn't I make it come true? The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so [Amos & The Man] The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could have been me, it could have been me The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could have been me, it could have been me [Amos] You'll have to pay for it later if you don't get it when it's going for free Believe me, Believe me! So come with me now we can fly away There's a time to be saved but your damned if you stay Put your foot on the gas and lets go Take a chance on a promise and a roll of the dice We can set a few fires we can melt all the ice We can have more adventures than you ever even dreamed that you would know There's a feast waiting for you and you never even gotten a taste [Swallow] There's a lot I haven't got [Amos] It's later than you think and a kiss is a terrible thing to waste [The Man] If you listen in the night you can hear your plans fall through One more fight you'll never win, one more dream that won't come true [Amos] You shouldn't tremble when we touch, let me show you what to do and how Cause We'll never be as young as we are right now [Amos, The Man & Swallow] We'll never be as young as we are right now [The Man] So many cries in the night that you try to ignore [Amos] Why didn't I do this? [The Man] Why didn't I do that? [Amos & The Man] So many unanswered prayers, so many unopened doors [Amos] Why didn't I take it? [Amos & The Man] Why didn't I make it come true? The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could have been me, it could have been me The loneliest words you'll ever know, if only, if only it were so The emptiest words that there'll ever be It could have been me, it could have been me You'll have to pay for it later [Amos] If you don't get it when it's going for free [Amos & The Man] Believe me, believe me, believe me [Amos] A kiss is a terrible thing to waste [Amos & The Man] A kiss is a terrible thing to waste [Amos] It's something that's always been so [Swallow] How I wish I could let go [Amos] A kiss is a terrible thing to waste [The Man] You make one mistake and it can't be erased [Amos] And one of these nights I'm gonna show you that you already know  [Swallow] I don't even know what I know [Amos] There's a feast waiting for you and you've never even gotten a taste [The Man] I'll kill him if he hurts her [Amos & Swallow] It's later than you think [Amos & The Man] And a kiss is a terrible thing to waste [Amos] Now's the time when you got to let go If Only (Reprise) [Swallow] If all we lost somehow came back If all that died again would grow [Swallow & Poor Baby] If only it was so, these are the loneliest words I know [Swallow] If only it was so, these are the loneliest words I know Charlie Christmas [The Man] Charlie went out to the gambling hall And he started to play on the roulette wheel With a quarter on the red and his head in his hands As he watched and he waited till the ball came to rest Old Charlie never moved, he just let his money ride And the red won again, and again, and again He won sixteen times before they found out he was dead For the whole time, what a wonder, he was dead, but still a winner Imagine the shock and the stunning loss of pride For the house had been losing to a man who had died There's gotta come a time when we all gotta go The start is always fast but the ends always slow [Swallow] And the moral is? and the moral is? And the moral is? and the moral is? [The Man] When miss Annie found out she put a gun to her head It was loaded, sixteen bullets She was all dressed in black, she had her necklace on When she fired sixteen bullets Her sons put her in a coffin then they put it in a hearse It was drawn by sixteen horses Then they all got on a barge and they drifted out to sea To see a fallen angel, whose fall was over A fallen angel, with a moustache And there's gotta come a time when we've all gotta go You start out always fast but the ends always slow There's gotta come a time when we've all gotta go You start out always fast but the ends always slow [Swallow, Brat & Poor Baby] And the moral is? and the moral is? And the moral is? and the moral is? [The Man] It was their time to go so they went Off Ramp Exit to Paradies [Candy] Somebody told me there's an off ramp exit to paradise Only time will tell if there's an off ramp exit to paradise Going anywhere has gotta be heaven, just staying here has got to be hell I'm getting out of this joint, I'll be strong and alone No regrets maybe one, maybe two or three If I had it to do over again, I'd do it to him before he did it to me If I had it to do over again, I'd do it to them before they did it to me Somebody told me there's an off ramp exit to paradise If I had it to do over again, I'd do it to him before he did it to me Safe Haven (Reprise) [Townspeople] Now the noose is tightening Closing in, wrapping round our prey There's thunder and there's lightening Storms are coming Wash the sins away Wrestle With the Devil [Earl] You gotta be prepared to wrestle Wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat Before the moment is past [Townspeople] You gotta be prepared, you gotta be prepared To wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat Or it could be your very last [Snake Preacher] (spoken) And the Lord said "They shall take up serpents", And those who believe will be saved. And those whose faith is weak will perish with the devil. Test your faith! Put your life in the hands of the Lord. Who amongst you will take up serpents? You all know about the Devil, don't ya, brethren, I bet he's got you scared Cause you can feel it in your hearts and bones, he's in this very town And he wants your souls now, you gotta be prepared [Townspeople] You gotta be prepared [Snake Preacher] You gotta be prepared, to wrestle with the devil in a heartbeat Before the moment is past You all know about the Devil, don't ya, don't ya You don't think that you'll be spared He's gonna tempt you with a life of sin, tease you with his flashing grin But we've got the lord here, (oh yes) we've got the truth now (oh yes) Yes you've got the mighty, (oh yes) you've got to be prepared [Townspeople] No matter what you do, he's coming after you So wrestle with the devil till you break him Until he's gone from your head You gotta face the test [Snake Preacher] The devil doesn't rest [Townspeople] So wrestle with the devil till you take him, until he's finally, cold and dead [Snake Preacher] He's there in the reflections on the river skimming by He's there in the clouds as they blacken the sky He's there in your bedroom, He can crawl into your dreams [Person 1] He's anything he want's to be, but he's never what he seems [Person 2] He's there in the foreboding, you feel in your bones [Person 3] He's there in the graveyard, chipping names on the stones [Townspeople] He's there in your memories, turning good times into bad He's there in the future, that you wish you never had No matter what you do, he's coming after you So wrestle with the devil till you break him Until he's gone from your head You gotta be a success, the devil doesn't rest So wrestle with the devil till you break him Until he's finally cold and dead [Snake Preacher] You'll see him in the movies, brother thinking about sex and guzzling gin You'll see him in the courthouse sister trying to make legal every horrible sin You'll see him in the churches brother, acting like he loves the lord above You'll see him in your families Sister! Better take a look at who you love [Candy] You all know about the Devil, don't ya, don't ya You all know, he's lying in wait He's lying in more ways than one, every time he uses you Breaks a promise, and breaks your heart And that's why love turns to hate Are you gonna save me Amos? One more chance to save my life Show me that you care Don't you think it's time that you grew up, such a gullible, stupid girl A little Angel? a little *** Your secrets out and I don't care [Amos] I swear I didn't tell, I'd rather go to hell I made a vow, you know I'd never break it I'd never lie at all to you [Candy] How many goddam vows, have you taken up to now Have you kept a single one? oh forget it Your pathetic, and that's the only truth How can you be so blind? Didn't anybody know? The Devils been here all the time, he's waiting Playing, hide and seek He's up in Swallow's barn, he's dangerous and armed He's got a gun, he's not afraid to use it The killer is strong and you are all so weak [Sheriff] It's time that this was over [A Local] Nerves are raw [Townspeople] Hearts begin to pound [Sheriff] Bring him in, hunt him down [Sheriff & Townspeople] A little bit of slaughter is justified to bring us back our town The Hunt [The Mob] No matter what the outrage, no matter what the crime No matter where he's hiding, he's running out of time No matter what he's seeing, no matter what he starts We'll tear him limb from limb, that's all that matters No matter what The Nature of the Beast [Swallow] It seems to me you waited till the time came I believe, you returned for us at last It seems to me you tested me so many ways I believe, every test I passed It seems to me that every test I passed [The Man] If you go deep down inside my eye's, do you see a saviour, a prophet or even a priest? Or do you only see the blackness there, that's the nature of the beast The one that you should fear the most, may be the ones you fear the least If you know me then you have to know, the nature of the beast There are hungry devils everywhere, it's on my heart they feast Let me rise above the carcass of this all too mortal beast If I had the chance I'd fly away, I'd see myself released I'd fly above the carcass of this poor, pathetic beast [Swallow] I don't know why you try to make me doubt you I don't know why when I believe my spirit so Some day soon, they'll no longer threaten you Till that day all my prayers are yours Until then, all my prayers are yours [The Man] The things that you despise the most maybe the ones that can stand the least There are lots of things you've yet to learn about the nature of the beast There's always wars and plagues and death, the terrors have never ceased There's nothing you or I can do about the nature of the beast [Swallow] I'm not afraid, you taught me that [The Man] You fool why can't you see [Swallow] I'm not listening to a word you say, It was God sent you to me [The Man] What's the only sound left in this world, when every other sound has ceased? It's the breathing in and the breathing out It's still, it's still, in me It's still the nature of the beast There are hungry devils everywhere, it's on my heart they feast Let me rise above the carcass of this pitiable beast If I had the chance I'd fly away, I'd see my soul released I'd fly above the carcass of the nature of the beast [Swallow] There's a prayer for the lost and for the lonely There's a prayer to make the blind one's see But if you, you are not what you must be Then it's true you haven't got a prayer for me And I, I haven't got a prayer:.. I have nothing [The Man] So many things in your life that your bound to regret Why didn't I do this? Why didn't I do that? So many chances you've lost that you'll never forget So many unspoken vows, so many unopened doors So many unbroken chains, so many unsettled scores Why didn't I take it? Why didn't I make it come true? [Swallow] No one's ever looked at me [Swallow & The Man] No one's ever looked at me The way you're looking at me now Whistle Down the Wind [Swallow] Whistle down the wind, let your voices carry Drown out all the rain, light a patch of darkness Treacherous and scary [Boone] Howl at the stars, whisper when your sleeping I'll be there to hold you, I'll be there to stop The chills and all the weeping Make it clear and strong, so the whole night long Every signal that you send, until the very end I will not abandon you my precious friend [Family] So try and stem the tide, then you'll raise a banner Send a flare up in the sky, try to burn a torch  And try to build a bonfire Every signal that you send, until the very end, I'm there So whistle down the wind, for I have always been right there