Quartet: There's A Man

[ARCHIBALD:]
Last night I dreamed I walked through the maze to Lily's garden, and saw Lily and Mary standing there.
Mary standing right there, in Lily's garden.
I turned away...I couldn't watch...I was afraid.

[NEVILLE:]
Why won't he say what he wants?
Why must he speak in dreams?
Why can't he see what he wants?
To disappear, it seems!
He should send this haunted girl far away,
Leave the house and lands to me!

[ARCHIBALD:]
I watched them walk around the garden,
She stood tall, grown strong and bold.
Then they turned and asked my pardon,
I couldn't speak, my heart grown cold.

[NEVILLE:]
Why can't he see what he wants?
He wants the past undone!
Why can't he know what he wants?
He's losing battles won
To have ever loved her,
Never known how complete a loss can be.

If she could disappear, he'd start again.
And live like other men, he could be happy then.
If she'd disappear, he could be free,
Cut off from pain and loss,
A bit like me.

[ROSE:]
You can't marry this Archibald! He's a gloomy, miserable cripple who hides himself away in that horrible house! He can't believe you love him and neither can I!

[LILY:] No one is asking for your approval, Rose!

[ROSE:] Lily, if you don't care what happens to you, think about your children. Do you want your children to be crippled as well?

[LILY:] I will marry him!

[NEVILLE / ROSE:]
I can arrange what he wants / Don't do this!
He's left it all to me. / Don't wed him!
Now he can have what he wants, / Don't bed him!
Unfetted he will be, / Don't do this,
Set him free to wander / Set him free
Through the world
Let him go
His lonely ways!

[ARCHIBALD / LILY:]
Then I longed to join them / Now that
Know the peace they feel / I love him
Their journey done. / I will live
Then I woke once more / For him
Without them, / Live just to love him
Knew / I must wander on and on

[ARCHIBALD / ROSE:]
I / I won't forgive you
Go / Won't see you live there
To find / Lily, I swear
Life / I'll never see you

(they sing at the same time)
[NEVILLE:]
Just to disappear
Is to be free
Cut off from pain
Cut off from pain
I'll help him
disappear
And start again
And live like
Other men
He would be
Happy then
Just to disappear
Is to be free
Disappear

[ROSE:]
Cut off from pain
Cut off from pain
Now you must
Leave him
Yes, you must leave him
You must believe me
Lily
Promise
Now you must leave him
You
Must believe me
Lily, think about
The children
Lily, think about the children

[ARCHIBALD:]
Cut off from pain
Cut off from pain
Disappear
Leave loss
Behind me
Live unseen
Disappear

[LILY:]
Do what you will
Then I'll never
Leave him
Cut off from pain
How can I
Leave him
I'll never leave him
Nor e'er deceive him
Rose
I promised
Never to leave him
No
I won't
Leave him
I will wed
And bear him children
He will love me, love the children
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There's a Man (Transition)
[ALICE & CLAIRE:]
There's a man whom no one sees
There's a man who lives alone
There's a heart that beats in silence for
The life he's never known