Stars - Le Misérables Flashcards
There, out in the darkness,
a fugitive running
Stars
There, out in the darkness,
a fugitive running
fallen from grace, fallen from grace
fallen from grace, fallen from grace
God be my witness.
God be my witness.
I never shall yield
I never shall yield
till we come face to face,
till we come face to face,
till we come face to face,
till we come face to face,
He knows his way in the dark,
He knows his way in the dark,
but mine is the way of the Lord.
but mine is the way of the Lord.
And those who follow the path of the righteous
And those who follow the path of the righteous
shall have their reward.
And those who follow the path of the righteous shall have their reward.
And if they fall as Lucifer fell,
And if they fall as Lucifer fell,
the flame, the sword!
And if they fall as Lucifer fell,
the flame, the sword!
…
Stars, in your multitudes,
Stars, in your multitudes,
scarce to be counted,
scarce to be counted,
filling the darkness,
filling the darkness,
with order and light.
with order and light.
You are the sentinels,
You are the sentinels,
silent and sure,
silent and sure,
keeping watch in the night,
keeping watch in the night,
keeping watch in the night,
keeping watch in the night,
You know your place in the skies,
You know your place in the skies,
You hold your course and your aim.
You hold your course and your aim.
And each in your season returns and returns
And each in your season returns and returns
and is always the same.
And each in your season returns and returns
and is always the same.
And if you fall as Lucifer fell,
And if you fall as Lucifer fell,
you fall in flame!
And if you fall as Lucifer fell,
you fall in flame!
And so it has been and so it is written
And so it has been and so it is written
on the doorways to Paradise,
on the doorways to Paradise,
that those who falter and those who fall
that those who falter and those who fall
must pay the price.
that those who falter and those who fall
must pay the price.
…
Lord, let me find him,
Lord, let me find him,
that I may see him safe behind bars.
that I may see him safe behind bars.
I will never rest till then.
I will never rest till then.
This I swear! This I swear by the stars!
