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!
 
 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
 ♪
 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!
 ♪
 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!