No One Must Ever Know

JEKYLL

October 7th. After midnight.

The experiment is out of control.

The transformations are starting to recur of their own accord.

I cannot bear much more.

The beast has taken a heavy toll,

not only on me, who can yet be saved, but on others, who cannot.

I remain convinced there is a way

to counteract the effects of the formula,

but I must have new chemicals for the antidote soon.

Every day they say they will be delivered,

but still they do not come!

I dare not leave this place.

I am dangerous -

more dangerous than any wild animal stalking its prey...

No one must ever know

What I have done

For if anyone does

All my work is undone

And I must gain control

Of this monster inside

In the name of the people who've died!

But how to deal

With a foe I can't see

Who whenever he wants

Takes possession of me?

In the battle of wills

That is raging inside,

Will I end up as me, or as Hyde?

Could it be?

Have I really lost my way?

Have I lost my mind?

Will I lose the day?

Am I a good man?

Am I a mad man?

It's such a fine line

Between a good man and a bad...

Somehow I have to get back

To the place where my journey started.

Find the course I charted

When I first departed.

Somehow I have to hang on

To the vision that first inspired me,

To the hope that fired me

When the world admired me!

I'll find a way back to the higher ground!

And see the view I saw before.

I'll search the world until the answer's found!

And then success will pound upon my door!

Somehow I have to rebuild

All the dreams that the wind have scattered.

From what fate has shattered -

I'll retrieve what mattered!

Somehow I've got to go on

Till the evil has been defeated,

Till my work's compleated -

I will not be cheated!

God! You must help me carry on!

When it seems all hope has gone,

I have got to carry on!