Javert's Soliloquy - Live

It's you, Javert!

I knew you wouldn't wait too long

The faithful servant at his post once more

This man's done no wrong

And he needs a doctor's care

I warned you, I would not give in

I won't be swayed!

Another hour yet!

And then I'm yours

And all our debts are paid

The man of mercy comes again

And talks of justice

Come, time is running short

Look down, Javert

He's standing in his grave

Give way!

Take him, Valjean!

Before I change my mind

I will be waiting, 24601

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Who is this man?

What sort of devil is he?

To have me caught in a trap

And choose to let me go free

It was his hour at last to put a seal on my fate

Wipe out the past and wash me clean off the slate

All it would take was a flick of his knife

Vengeance was his and he gave me back my life

Damned if I'll live in the debt of a thief

Damned if I'll yield at the end of the chase

I am the law and the law is not mocked

I'll spit his pity right back in his face

There is nothing on Earth that we share

It is either Valjean or Javert!

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How can I now allow this man

To hold dominion over me?

This desperate man whom I have hunted

He gave me my life

He gave me freedom

I should have perished by his hand

It was his right

It was my right to die as well

And yet, I live but live in hell

And my thoughts fly apart

Can this man be believed?

Shall his sins be forgiven?

Shall his crimes be reprieved?

And must I now begin to doubt

Who never doubted all these years?

My heart is stone but still it trembles

The world I have known is lost in shadow

Is he from heaven or from hell?

And does he know?

That granting me my life today

This man has killed me even so

I am reaching but I fall

And the stars are black and cold

As I stare into the void

Of a world that cannot hold

I'll escape now from that world

From the world of Jean Valjean

There is nowhere I can turn

There is no way to go on!