I′ve been lookin' so long for you now

You won′t get away from my grasp

I've been living so long in hidingIn hiding behind that false mask

And I know that you know that I ain't got long now to last

My looks and my feelings are just the remains of my past

I′m standing in the wings

There I wait for the curtain to fall

And knowing the terror and holding

I have on you all

Yeah, you know that I′m gonna scratch you and maim you and maul

And you know you're helpless from my mesmerizing catcall

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

You're runnin' and hiding in dreams

I′m always there

I′m the phantom of the opera, I'm the devil

I′m just out to scare

I damaged your mind and your soul, it just floats through the air

I haunt you, I taunt you, I torture you back at my lair