"The Hunchback's Theme (She'll Never See Me)"

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"The Hunchback's Theme (She'll Never See Me)"

With heart-rending sadness, the Hunchback grieves over the impossibility of his love for Esmeralda: "Flowers bloom where no one can see / A wounded bird will die silently / Why be born just to wear this mask? / There's no answer; no one to ask."

The Hunchback's Theme
(lyrics and music by Rainey)

(Sung by the Hunchback:)

Empty arms with no one to hold
Tender words never to be told
Sorrows borne, no one to care
Time stands still when no one's there

I know she'll never look at me
That's the way this life has to be
A frozen song that has no sound
Hopeless dreams buried underground

A love like mine
Alone can shine
Sometimes that must
Be enough

Flowers bloom where no one can see
A wounded bird will die silently
Why be born just to wear this mask?
There's no answer; no one to ask

Why would I be allowed to find
My only love
Won't be mine

So much made just to be unknown
Water flows under sand and stone
Heart and soul under flesh and bone
And a love that loves all alone

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