- PIANO AND KEYBOARDS CELLOS - PIANO, KEYBOARDS AND BASS GUITARS GARO YELLIN AL PITRELLI - LEAD, RHYTHM AND BASS GUITARS JONAS TAUBER PAUL O'NEILL - RHYTHM AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS DOROTHY LAWSON Beethoven’s Last Night - DRUMS A SUMMARY OF THE STORY WITHIN JOHNNY LEE MIDDLETON - BASS ADDITIONAL LATIN TRANSLATION & - GUITARS PAUL O'NEILL'S LATIN TUTOR – DAVE WITTMAN - DRUM, GUITAR AND BASS INSERTS DR. CLEMENT KUEHN On a late night in the spring of 1827, the city of Vienna is experiencing the largest FOR THOSE LITTLE THINGS THE BAND FORGOT lightning storm in its long history. Within an opulent but disheveled room, Ludwig von TSO ENDORSES JACKSON GUITARS, Beethoven is slumped over his piano and on the piano sits the just completed manuscript STRINGS PEAVEY, KORG, TKL CASES, STEINWAY, ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED LABELLA STRINGS, SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS, for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final, and he is certain, his greatest work. BY ROBERT KINKEL PAISTE CYMBALS, PEARL DRUMS, VATER DRUMSTICKS & GIBRALTER HARDWARE VIOLINS From the shadows a beautiful spirit, Fate, and her deformed dwarf son, Twist, emerge to TODD REYNOLDS FAN CLUB & CORRESPONDENCE, WE TRY TO inform Beethoven that this is to be his last night on earth. They are accompanied by PAUL WOODIEL ANSWER AS MANY LETTERS AS POSSIBLE numerous spirits and ghosts from his past, and he finds their babbling unbearable. He MARY ROWELL LAURA SEATON-FINN TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA begs them to leave, but Twist tells him that as shadows they only exist by the light that DENISE STILLWELL P.O. BOX 3519 Beethoven's life has cast and that light is slowly dimming. With each successive crack of GRAND CENTRAL STATION lightning the spirits all draw closer. VIOLAS , NEW YORK, 10163 MARK FERRIS Visit our website at www.Trans-Siberian.com At the stroke of , Mephistopheles suddenly appears and informs Beethoven that SPECIAL THANKS he is there to collect the composer's soul. Beethoven, faced with eternal damnation, is David Krebs, Taro Meyer, Beth Smith, Adam Lind, Kenneth Kaplan, Arnaud Durieux, Debby Diamond, Patti O'Toole, Larry Stessel, Wolfgang Rott, Gary Gunas and all at Pace, Steve Habl, Nick Ferrara esq., Kathleen Murphy, Andy Secher, Paul Gargano, terrified and claims that it cannot be his time, that he has yet to complete his Tenth Matt Masciandaro & ESP, Peavy Amps, Donny Wade and Kevin Easton at Jackson Guitars, Tommy Dougherty at TKL Cases, Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the manuscript and then, with seemingly LaBella Strings, Ted Burger at Korg, Todd Confessore, Gary Muchmore, Ed Osbeck, Raymie Kopels, Nathan Bradley, Clay Marshall, Ken Thornhill, Jules Belkin, Barry Gabel, Kid Rock & Bobby Ritchie, Jr., Meatloaf, Keith Kevan, Dr. Clement Kuehn, uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give him as much additional time as he needs as long Sal Iuvara, Olaf Schroeter, Diane Blackman, Barry & Todd at DB Sound & Russ at Pete’s Lights, Jerome Levine, Rita Chan, as he will tell him now what parts he plans to add or change. His bluff called, Beethoven is Maja Pollack, Mary Efremov, Susan Levitzky, John Falenki, The Beasleys, Fred & Shanta Weiss, the Vittone family, Bob & Sandy Ortiz, the Julianos, The Plate and Tarr families, M. Hall, TM, The Willis family, Leslie & Shadon Sakahae, Patricia Meyer, forced to admit that he would not change a single note. Gloria & Herbert Jones, Margaret Britt. Sherry Minty, Igor Carcich, Dave Stuart, Stan Oliver, Omar Jr. Oca & the Oca Family, Jozef Sabovcik, Blade & Jennifer Sabovcik The Devil nods thoughtfully and then makes the composer another offer. If Beethoven ABOVE AND BEYOND Lava/Atlantic - Jason Flom, Ron Shapiro, Val Azzoli, Robert Wieger, Andrea Ganis, Vicky Germaise, Danny Buch, Rick Froio, will give him all his music, allowing Mephistopheles to wipe it from the memory of man, Adam Mirabella, Linda Ferrando, Lea Pisacane, Jon Nardachone, Lou Sicurezza, Patti Conte, Tracey Zamot, Lou Plaia, Mary Conroy, he will return his soul to him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the situation. Fearing an Amy De Rouen, Steve Davis, Jack McMorrow, Chris Goyette, Bonnie Slifkin, Larry Freemantle, Roy Freemantle, Darren Higman, eternity of damnation and torment he is desperate to reclaim his soul, but the thought of Eric Trainor, Chena Life, Jeff Levy, Kris Metzdorf, LeeAnn Callahan, Lisa Velasquez & everyone else on the Atlantic Team losing his music, his life's work, causes him to hesitate. FAMILY THANKS The O'Neill family, Charlotte Callen & the Callen family, Eliza Green, Oliver & Gretchen Kinkel, Kathy & Nicholas Oliva, The Oliva Family, Kathy Shatto & Family, Michelle Middleton, Mom Caffery, Mason Dixon, Scott Shannon, Dave Stuart, Igor Carcich, Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to leave for one hour before returning for Martin Thomassen, Tina Stevens, Donna Pitrelli and family, Suzi Zwak, Chris Rich, Karen Rizzo, Eilleen Wittman, Dan Fasciano Beethoven's answer. As the devil is turning to leave Beethoven notices that the hands of An extra special thanks to the Colin Egan and Pattie Jordan and the Loews Theater in Jersey City; may you never have a final night. the clock are moving faster than normal. When he points this out to Mephistopheles, the This album was written for Desiree devil replies that the maestro should consider it a final favor because where Beethoven is "Final Dream" was first recorded as "Time To Sleep" and was written for Omar Jr. and Ireland.

Page2 Page31 PRODUCED BY - PAUL O'NEILL COVER ART - EDGAR JERINS DESIGN - LARRY FREEMANTLE CO-PRODUCED BY - ROBERT KINKEL RECORDED AND MIXED AT - Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in, Beethoven tries to recall the particular SOUNDTRACKS NEW YORK CITY actions in his life that have led to his damnation. In anger, he confronts Fate for having RECORDING AND MIX ENGINEER OVERDUBS - STUDIO 900 & DAVE WITTMAN STELLER PRODUCTIONS- NEW YORK CITY dealt him such a cruel hand. Taken aback, she asks what he would have her change. Forced MASTERED BY KEVIN HODGE to review his life, he discovers that the removal of what he considers the most painful ADDITIONAL ENGINEERS - ROBERT KINKEL, AT THE MASTER CUTTING ROOM moments of his life would also remove the inspiration for what he considers his finest MICHAEL SCIELZI, JOE JOHNSON ALL SONGS PUBLISHED BY WARNER CHAPELL, BMI A&R - JASON FLOM works. He also realizes that his music is who he is, the reason for his existence, and decides ASSISTANT ENGINEERS – CORY HALL, CD COVER ART CONCEPT – STEVE BLACK that he would rather suffer for eternity than have it destroyed. He cannot remove this DAVID HYMAN, JOSH WILBUR, BRENDA FERRY, PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH - JOAN COZIER DARREN RAPP, MENG-PING KUO, TIM RONAHAN music that he has seen bring so much joy to so many. Story and Lyrics by - Paul O'Neill LEAD VOCALS JODY ASHWORTH - BEETHOVEN Music by: When Mephistopheles returns to find his offer refused, he quickly replaces it with another. - THERESA OVERTURE - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill If Beethoven will only give him the un-released Tenth Symphony (which no one else has JON OLIVA - MEPHISTOPHELES GUY LEMONNIER - YOUNG BEETHOVEN MIDNIGHT - O'Neill, Kinkel heard, so he reasons it will never be missed) he will return the maestro's soul. Beethoven JAMIE TORCELLINI - TWIST FATE - O'Neill agonizes once more and after conferring with the ghost of Mozart, again decides that he is SYLVIA TOSUN - FATE unable to destroy his music. ZAK STEVENS - THE MUSES WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS – O’Neill, Kinkel DAVE DIAMOND - THE MUSES MEPHISTOPHELES – O’Neill, Oliva DOUG THOMS - THE MUSES In a final desperate attempt to obtain the Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out WHAT IS ETERNAL – O’Neill, Kinkel through a window to a child sleeping in the gutter. He tells the old man that he, VOCAL BACKUPS THE MOMENT – O’Neill, Oliva DANIELLE LANDHERR Mephistopheles, owns this child's life and in great detail lists all the horrors and suffering MARNI ELLIOT VIENNA - O'Neill, Oliva, Kinkel that she will experience in her short existence. If Beethoven will release to him this final SYLVIA TOSUN MOZART - Mozart: Arranged by O'Neill, Kinkel ROBERT KINKEL musical creation, then Mephistopheles will give up all claims on the child, irrevocably JON OLIVA THE DREAMS OF CANDLELIGHT - O'Neill, Kinkel removing himself, and all his evil and unhappiness from the child's life. GUY LEMONNIER REQUIEM (THE FIFTH) - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill JODY ASHWORTH DOUG THOMS I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS - O'Neill, Oliva, Kinkel Beethoven turns away from the sight of the little girl, determined to pronounce a firm CHRISTIAN JAMES THE DARK - O'Neill, Oliva, Caffery and final no. But before the words can leave his mouth he finds himself once more looking CHILD CHOIR CONDUCTOR FÜR ELISE - Arranged by Kinkel towards the child. He desperately tries to convince himself that she means nothing to him. ANTHONY PICCOLO AFTER THE FALL – O’Neill, Oliva Besides, she is not his responsibility and even if he does save her there are millions more CHILD CHOIR A LAST ILLUSION – Beethoven, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, like her. This single life will make no difference while his symphony will bring joy to JACOB ASHWORTH countless generations. EVAN MALTBY O'Neill, Kinkel SEBASTIAN PEREZ THIS IS WHO YOU ARE - O'Neill, Oliva CAROLINE ROSS Despite his best efforts he cannot bring himself to leave the child to this evil and MIKHAIL KOFMAN BEETHOVEN - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill, Kinkel ADRIAN ROSS MEPHISTOPHELES' RETURN - O'Neill, Kinkel collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the devil that he has a deal. MISERY - O'Neill, Kinkel MANAGEMENT: Mephistopheles dances with delight as he picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist KREBS COMMUNICATIONS CORP - WHO IS THIS CHILD - O'Neill, Oliva DAVID KREBS & TARO MEYER /ADAM LIND / who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's ear, "How do you know that Mephistopheles DEBBY DIAMOND A FINAL DREAM – O’Neill, Oliva will keep his word?" Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles,

Page30 Page3 never looking up from examining his prize, replies that Beethoven can draw up his own replies that he never had any claim to his soul. AND FOR TONIGHT wording for a contract that they will write on the back of a page torn from a bible. THE MOMENT IS OVER Beethoven glances questioningly towards Fate who is still watching from the background. "But Mephistopheles said..." DRIFT IN A LULLABY She nods her head for even the shadows know that a contract written on such sacred paper HERE WHERE THE STARS RESIDE is unbreakable, even by the devil himself. "He is the devil," Fate replies, "He lies." AND ANGELS ARE ALWAYS SEEN

Beethoven, totally exhausted, mutters his consent but is unable to write the words that "But, there were times when I was rude and AND LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN will bring about the destruction of his beloved Tenth. Fate, seeing his dilemma, offers to cruel to people," Beethoven stutters. THE STARS THEY HAVE WHISPERED write down the agreement for him and he hands the paper to her. As he stares out the HEAR WHAT THEY SAY window Fate writes, "True, the frustration of your deafness did AND KNOW THAT IT MEANS cause you at times to lash out unfairly at THE MOON IS YOUR GUIDE It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, between the undersigned, that the music of the others, but later you would always regret it THE STARS THEY HAVE KISSED HER Tenth Symphony, composed by Ludwig von Beethoven, first born son of Johann and Maria von and apologize. You often went through AS SHE GOES GENTLY BY Beethoven, in the city of Bonn, shall henceforth be the property of Mephistopheles, Lord of great lengths to make amends for any hurts LIGHT AS A BABY'S SIGH Darkness and first fallen from the grace of God. It is also understood that it is his intention to you had caused. Believe me Ludwig, you SAFE ON A FAIRY TALE STREAM remove any signs of this music from the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange for the have done well." AND START A NEW DREAM destruction of the aforementioned music it is also agreed that Mephistopheles and all his And with those words a warm feeling of minions will remove themselves from the life of the child presently sleeping in the gutter directly peace spreads throughout Beethoven's body With the departure of his soul the storm across from the window of this room. This removal of influence is to be commenced and across his soul. begins to break and a stillness settles over immediately upon signing and to be enforced for all eternity. the room as one by one the ghosts and When he asks Fate what is to happen next, shadows fade away. All seems at peace until she gently tells him that it is time for him to the sudden reappearance of Twist returning rest, for tonight he will dream a new dream through a window. He gazes about the Ludwig von Beethoven Mephistopheles within the gates of paradise. And as the room, a look of mischievous delight words weave their way into his soul, spreading across his face. Scampering over to Mephistopheles reads the paper, signs it and pushes it in front of Beethoven. Without Beethoven lies down on the couch near his the piano, he takes the manuscript for the even looking at the document the composer signs the paper. Immediately, Mephistopheles piano and begins a new dream. Tenth Symphony and then climbing up a reaches over the piano, seizes the Tenth's manuscript and thrusts it over a lit candle. It is bookcase, carefully slips it behind a wall. engulfed in a wall of flames. But when the flames have died down the devil is stunned to A FINAL DREAM Here it will remain hidden, the world find that not only does the manuscript still exist, but it is not even singed. Thrusting it blissfully unaware of its existence until that back over the candle it is once again engulfed in flames only to emerge unscathed. ( FATE ) one day in the future when it will be discovered and the music will once more Sensing that he has been tricked, he screams for an explanation but Beethoven's LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN live again. expression tells him that he is as shocked at the turn of events as the devil himself. As AND SLEEP ON MY SHOULDER Mephistopheles is glancing once more at the manuscript he hears a giggling from the LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN darkness. There he sees Twist who is poorly concealing his delight. AND START A NEW DREAM THE END

Page4 Page29 unbreakable, even by the devil himself. The papers are engulfed in a wall of flames. "What are you laughing at you wretched troll?" Beethoven, totally exhausted, mutters his But when the flames have died down the consent but is unable to write the words that devil is stunned to find that not only does "The composer's parents gave birth to a son prior to the maestro's birth. They named will bring about the destruction of his the manuscript still exist, it is not even singed. him Ludwig von Beethoven but he died within the year. The man before you is Ludwig beloved Tenth. Fate, sensing his dilemma, Thrusting it back over the candle it is once von Beethoven, second born of Johann & Maria. You have purchased a Tenth Symphony offers to write down the agreement for him again engulfed in flames only to emerge of a Ludwig von Beethoven, first born of Johann & Maria, if he ever writes one." and he hands the paper to her. As he stares unscathed. Mephistopheles glares at Fate, who smiles back at him demurely. Then, throwing the out the window Fate writes, music back at Beethoven, he screams in frustration and disappears in an explosion of Sensing that he has been tricked, he screams smoke and flame. It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, for an explanation but Beethoven's between the undersigned, that the music of the expression tells him that he is as shocked at Tenth Symphony, composed by Ludwig von the turn of events as the Devil himself. As Beethoven is surprised by Mephistopheles' rapid departure and asks if he is not coming Beethoven, first born son of Johann and Maria Mephistopheles is glancing once more at the back to collect his soul. To which Fate replies that he never had any claim to his soul. von Beethoven, of the city of Bonn, shall manuscript he hears the sound of Twist henceforth be the property of Mephistopheles, giggling in the darkness. "But Mephistopheles said..." Lord of Darkness and first fallen from the grace of God. It is also understood that it is his When he demands to know what the dwarf "He is the devil," Fate replies, "He lies." And with those words a warm feeling of peace intention to remove any signs of this music from is laughing at, Twist can hardly conceal his spreads throughout Beethoven's body and across his soul. the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange delight as he explains that the composer's for the destruction of the aforementioned music parents gave birth to a son prior to the When he asks Fate what is to happen next, she tells him that it is time for him to rest, for it is also agreed that Mephistopheles and all his maestro's birth. They had named him tonight he will dream a new dream within the gates of paradise. As the words weave their minions will remove themselves from the life of Ludwig von Beethoven but the child died way into his soul, Beethoven lies down on the couch near his piano and begins a new the child presently sleeping in the gutter within his first year. They then named their dream. directly across from the window of this room. second son Ludwig as well. Twist continues, This removal of influence is to be commenced “The man before you is that Ludwig von With the departure of his soul the storm begins to break and a stillness settles over the immediately upon signing and to be enforced Beethoven, the second born son of Johann room as one by one the ghosts and shadows fade away. All seems at peace until the sudden for all eternity. & Maria von Beethoven. You have purchased a re-appearance of Twist returning through a window. He gazes about the room, a look of Tenth Symphony of Ludwig von Beethoven, mischievous delight spread across his face. Scampering over to the piano, he takes the Ludwig von Beethoven first born of Johann & Maria, if he ever manuscript for the Tenth Symphony and then climbing up a bookcase, carefully slips it writes one.” Mephistopheles glares at Fate, behind a wall. Here it will remain hidden, the world blissfully unaware of its existence, Mephistopheles who smiles back at him demurely. Then, throwing the music back at Beethoven, he until that one day in the future when it will be discovered and it will once more live again. Mephistopheles reads the paper, signs it and screams in frustration and disappears in an pushes it in front of Beethoven. Without explosion of smoke and flame. even looking at the document the composer signs the paper. Immediately, Mephistopheles Beethoven is surprised by Mephistopheles' reaches over the piano, seizes the Tenth's rapid departure and asks if he is not coming

Page28 Page5 If Beethoven will release to him this final AND THE QUESTION musical creation, then Mephistopheles will WHAT SHE MEANS TO ... give up all claims on the child, irrevocably removing himself and all his evil underlings WHAT IS THIS LIFE from the child's life for all eternity. THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES SOON TO ARRIVE Beethoven immediately turns away, SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE determined to give a firm and final no. SHE IS BUT ONE characters But before the word can leave his lips he AND THERE ARE MANY MORE finds himself looking back out the window. EACH THE SAME AS ANY OTHER LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN He tries to convince himself that the child The maestro himself on the last night of his life means nothing to him, especially when WHO IS THIS CHILD FATE The spirit of Fate. compared to the Tenth Symphony. But with WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME She is a young beautiful woman. every word disclaiming her, she digs deeper I CLOSE MY EYES TWIST and deeper into his soul. AND STILL HER FACE I SEE Fate's hunchback dwarf son. SHE IS BUT ONE Mischievous but not malicious WHO IS THIS CHILD HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE MEPHISTOPHELES CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I The devil himself. ( BEETHOVEN ) SHOULD CARE Evil with a seductive charm and flair. YOUNG BEETHOVEN WHO IS THIS CHILD I NEED A MOMENT NOW The composer as a young man THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE I HAVE TO CLEAR MY MIND MOZART-WOLFGANG AMADEUS WHO IS THIS CHILD THERE IS A LIMIT LORD Himself THAT I'VE NOT SEEN TILL THIS DAY JUST TO BEING KIND THERESA The legendary, "Immortal Beloved." The great love of his life. WHO DARES TO FALL ASLEEP THERE IS NO WAY IN LIFE YOUNG GIRL OUTSIDE MY DOOR THAT EACH CHILD CAN BE SAVED An orphan, approximately six-years-old IF WE SHOULD WAIT AWHILE SHOULD I BE LOOKING WITH THE MUSES I'M SURE SHE'LL GO AWAY REGRET Voices of artistic inspiration AT EVERY GRAVE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS WOULD SURELY NOT BE WISE THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES FOR IN THE FINAL WORD IN LIFE SHE SHOULD BE WARNED SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CHILD BEING BORN I LEARNED THE TRICK IS THAT WE JUST AVOID HER EYES I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE

Page26 Page7 On a late night in the spring of 1827, the AND THIS WAS SUCH A STORM of Mozart appears and tells him that it is the SHE'LL FEEL THE PAIN BUT SHE city of Vienna is experiencing the largest THE KIND ONE RARELY SEES IN LIFE greatest musical piece ever created; it is the WON'T UNDERSTAND IT lightning storm in its long history. Within an FOR IN A ROOM NOW FILLED WITH voice of God and he cannot allow it to be SHE'LL THINK IT'S HER FATE opulent but disheveled room, Ludwig von SHADOWS destroyed. As the apparition of Mozart BUT WE'LL KNOW IT'S ME Beethoven is slumped over his piano and on THE GREAT BEETHOVEN WAS fades, he once again decides that he is unable the piano sits the just completed manuscript SPENDING to destroy this music. AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final, and HIS LAST NIGHT A KNIFE he is certain, his greatest work. In a final desperate attempt to obtain the LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER From the shadows a beautiful spirit, Fate, Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT SINCE THE TIME WHEN RA AND ISIS and her deformed dwarf son, Twist, emerge through a window to a child sleeping in the LIFE to inform Beethoven of what he has already gutter. He tells the old man that he owns WITH ME RAISED THE SPHINX OUT OF THE this child's life and in great detail lists all the SAND deeply suspected, that this is to be his last night on earth. They are accompanied by horrors and suffering that she will experience SO LET ME KNOW AND APOLLO DREAMED ATHENA in her short existence. AND MEN BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND numerous spirits and ghosts from his past. HAVE I BEEN CLEAR THAT I WILL MAGNIFY EACH CUT MISERY THAT WHEN DARKNESS FOLDS ON MIDNIGHT AND EVERY BRUISE AND EVERY SINGLE CHILDHOOD DARKNESS ( MEPHISTOPHELES ) IN THE RESTLESS TIDES OF NIGHT ( TWIST ) TEAR AND LIGHTNING RAISES SHADOWS AND IN THE DARK HE SITS ALONE THERE IS A CHILD AND SHE SLEEPS I'LL PICK HER SCABS AND FOR MOMENTS GIVES THEM IN THE GUTTER TO WATCH HIS FINAL HOURS CRIPPLE A HAND DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SHE'S LIFE PUSH A FINGER IN EACH WOUND I BLEEDING EASY TO SEE WHILE UNCONCERNED UPON THE MAKE IT'S BEEN SAID BY THOSE WHO SHE IS NOT YOUR CHILD WALL SHE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER'S NOW TELL ME THEN PONDER THE CLOCK IT TICKS AWAY THE DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT SURELY IS A SIGN AND THOSE YOU ABANDON TIME THEY ARE LEFT TO ME YOU UNDERSTAND? THAT A LIFE TOUCHED BY THE YOU UNDERSTAND STARS NO NEED FOR WORDS FOR IN THE YOU UNDERSTAND? IS NOW RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE DARK A KNIFE YOU UNDERSTAND ALL WORDS HAVE LONG SINCE LOST AND THAT SOMEWHERE IN THAT LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER THEIR MEANING DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE DARKNESS STILL WHEN THEY WHISPER IN HIS LIFE WITH ME A KNIFE IN THE HEART OF THAT GREAT EAR LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER STORM HE TRIES TO READ BETWEEN THE LISTEN NOW CLOSELY AND HEAR DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT THE WORLD RETURNS A SOUL LINES HOW I'VE PLANNED IT LIFE THAT THE GODS CAUSED TO BE PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU JUST HOW WITH ME BORN WHAT I SEE IN THE NIGHT

Page8 Page25 TRUTH OR LIES DID YOU REALLY THINK WHAT I FEEL IN YOUR HEART FATE STAND NEAR ME EVERY THOUGHT IS WELL THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ALL YOUR DREAMS ALL YOUR LIES FATE STATE CLEARLY DISGUISED EVER AFTER CAN YOU TELL THEM APART WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CARD III DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED SEE THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK TELL ME DOES IT SHOW ARE YOU WATCHING THEM TURN RETRIEVE US NOW WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS FOR YOUR CANDLE IS QUITE LOW TIME DECEIVES US IT IS TOO LATE I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS LAUGHTER WE'VE BEEN WATCHING IT BURN FAITH SHE HEARS US THIS PATH TO TAKE BUT SHE DOESN'T LISTEN VERY DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING DO YOU LIE HERE AWAKE HARD WAY BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE AS THE SHADOWS LOOK ON IS HIS FACE GRINNING SHOULD THEY CRY FOR YOUR SAKE AS SHE DRIFTS THROUGH OUR MEDUSA DREAMS MEPHISTOPHELES SHOULD YOU SLEEP IN THEIR ARMS LIVES THE DEAD STILL SCREAM TOSSING COINS INTO THE AIR DON'T WANT TO SEE MY LIFE I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER FOR THE SHADOWS SEE ALL WATCH THEM TWIST BETRAYED FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE AND THEY RARELY FORGET WATCH THEM FALL WITHIN THE WORDS OF EVERY DREAM THAT YOU'VE HAD TURNING HOPE INTO DESPAIR IV MEPHISTOPHELES EVERY ACT YOU REGRET WATCH THEM TWIST ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOW THE COST OF PATIENCE WATCH THEM FALL BEFORE ME WHEN THERE'S NO TIME BEFORE ME FATE THEN SHE SUDDENLY REVIVES ENDLESS DEATH OR TIMELESS OF HESITATION GLORY ALL FOR THIS TWISTED GLORY ( GHOSTS & SPIRITS ) EVERY DREAM THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS NIGHT OF GHOSTS AND WE FIND OURSELVES RETURNING AND MY SALVATION FAITH AND BELIEF ALIVE TO THE LIGHT OF BRIDGES THE COST OF HOW IT'S GOTTEN AND RETREAT BURNING THE COST OF WHAT'S GAINED WHEN YOU'RE STANDING ALL BELIEVE ME ALL FORGOTTEN ALONE FATE STANDS NEAR ME NOW IT IS TOO LATE ALL FORGOTTEN WITH YOUR DREAMS IN THE DARK FATE STATE CLEARLY THIS PATH TO TAKE WHETHER THERE WILL BE DON'T WANT TO SEE MY LIFE BE... When Mephistopheles returns to find his NEVER KNOWING WHAT IS REAL ANOTHER CARD ( TRAYED ) offer refused, he quickly replaces it with IN THE SHADOWS YOU MEET another. If Beethoven will only give him the NEVER KNOWING WHAT IS TRUE RECEIVE US ( TOWARDS TWIST ) unreleased Tenth Symphony ( which no one IN THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK TIME DECEIVES US else has heard, so he reasons it will never be NEVER KNOWING IF THE ONLY MOMENT IN OUR LIVES TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK missed ) he will return the maestro's soul. THAT EVER REALLY MATTERED FATE TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW Beethoven agonizes once more. The ghost FATE SHE HEARS ME IS NOW

Page24 Page9 With each successive crack of lightning the IS IT AN EXTENSION OF ARTISTIC MEPHISTOPHEL... spirits move closer and eventually Beethoven LICENSE DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED finds their distraction unbearable. A MOODY DEFIANCE (TOWARDS TWIST ) TELL ME DOES IT SHOW OF ALL OF LIFE'S TYRANTS WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS WHILE YOU'VE BEEN SEARCHING TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS LAUGHTER YOUR HEART TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ( BEETHOVEN ) ALONE WITH US IN THE DARK DID YOU REALLY THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EVER BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS AFTER IS HIS FACE GRINNING THAT MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE Beethoven implores the spirits to leave him MEPHISTOPHELES DREAD alone, but Twist tells him that as shadows DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS they only exist by the light that Beethoven's TELL ME DOES IT SHOW I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER WITH THESE VOICES IN MY HEAD life has cast and as that light is fading, it is WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE only natural that they should cling to its last I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS WITHIN THE WORDS OF WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS moments of illumination. As the clock strikes WHISPERING MEPHISTOPHELES IF THIS PRATTLE I MUST HEAR midnight their conversation is suddenly IF I WERE BLIND I'M SURE THEY interrupted by the appearance of ( TOWARDS GHOSTS ) I WOULDN'T DISAPPEAR Mephistopheles. His presence causes all the other spirits to shrink silently back to the THERE COMES A TIME YOU DECIDE DON'T NEED THIS PATH BEFORE ME ( TWIST ) corners of the room. WHAT FROM YOUR LIFE DON'T NEED FORGOTTEN GLORY WILL BE REAL DON'T NEED THESE THREATS DID YOU REALLY WANT TO BELIEVE Mephistopheles informs Beethoven that he WHAT SCARS YOU WILL KEEP ALIVE OF VIOLENCE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING has come to collect the composer's soul. WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HEAL DON'T NEED ETERNAL SILENCE DID YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HERE Faced with eternal damnation, the terrified ALONE composer claims that it cannot be his time, BUT CAN I GAMBLE THIS NIGHT DON'T NEED THESE MIDNIGHT HAVE I INTERRUPTED A MOMENT that he has yet to complete his Tenth WITH EVERYTHING THAT I AM VISIONS OF PRAYING Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the AND CAN I ERASE MY LIFE DON'T NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS WHILE YOUR LIFE'S DECAYING manuscript and then with seemingly OR DO I STAY HERE AND BE DON'T NEED TO BE UNCERTAIN YOUR SINS ARE THEY WEIGHING uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give DAMNED DON'T NEED THIS FINAL CURTAIN WHILE YOU'VE BEEN CARVING YOUR him as much additional time as he needs, STONE but only if he will tell him what parts he ( TOWARDS TWIST ) II ALL ON YOUR OWN plans to add or change. Beethoven is forced to admit that it is his masterpiece and he TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK SOMEWHERE OUT THERE DID YOU REALLY WANT TO SIT HERE would not change a single note. His bluff TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW HE STILL GAZES IN SILENCE called, Beethoven still cannot believe that DID YOU REALLY THINK AS I WANDER THROUGH HIS MAZES COULD IT BE THAT BROODING IS this is how his life must end. Mephistopheles THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EVER PART OF YOUR ART assures him that not only is it so, but his AFTER DEATH AND LIFE HERE

Page10 Page23 DOWN Fate that he would not change a reaction is the nearly universal response from PREPARED IT'S THE DREAM THAT SOMEONE thing from his past and risk losing the music. every man who is about to be condemned to SO MUCH TO DO YOU CANNOT BE SHARED The music is who he is, the reason for his hell. But he then tells Beethoven he is a very SPARED WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT ALL existence. Also, having seen the influence of fortunate man, for he has decided to offer STILL YOUR ENTREATIES DEATH WAS LOST his music on so many lives, he knows that he the maestro something very rarely offered to WILL NOT HEAR IT'S THE FRIEND THAT WASN'T could never give the music to humans at the end of their time, a second THERE Mephistopheles. Still, he does not wish to chance, a possible way out of his most THE GRAVEYARD IS FILLED WITH lose his soul. Desperately he ponders his unfortunate dilemma. IMPORTANT MEN YOU CAN RUN FROM ALL THE dilemma. WHO COULD NOT BE SPARED BUT MEMORY MEPHISTOPHELES WERE IN THE END BUT NEVER GET THAT FAR MEPHISTOPHELES' RETURN AND SO I WHISPER NOW IN YOUR FOR IN THE END THEY'LL FIND YOU ( MEPHISTOPHELES ) EAR FOR THIS IS WHO YOU ARE ( BEETHOVEN ) ALL OF YOUR LIFE NOW SEE IT RISING CHANGE ONE NOTE IN EVERY LIFE YOU HAVE DENIED STARE AND WONDER CHANGE ONE LINE IT HAS BEEN SAID THERE'D BE A TIME HEAR IT BECKON NOTHING'S GOING TO BE THE SAME THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU'D EVER DIE YOU TO DANCE CHANGE ONE LOSS TO JOIN THE DEAD STILL IT'S BEEN RUMORED THIS CHANGE ONE CUT ADMIT THERE IS NO SECOND THING MUST BE FEEL IT HOLD YOU EVERYTHING IS RE-ARRANGED CHANCE TAKE YOU UNDER AND JOIN DEATH IN A FINAL DANCE WHY IS IT THEN THAT YOU ACT I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE EVERY ACT SURPRISED CRUEL OR KIND ACROSS THE FLOOR ETERNITY WHEN I APPEAR NOW TO BE YOUR DOMINE LOST INSIDE OUR MEMORY UNTIL THE FINAL MOMENT'S BLED GUIDE DOMINE IF YOU LOOK AND IN THE DARK TO TAKE HIS WHY DO YOU HESITATE TO FOLLOW DOMINE THERE IN TIME HAND ME DOMINE ACCEPT THAT IT IS TIME TO WED O DOMINE YOU'LL FIND IT IN SEE IT RISING O DOMINE FIND IT IN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING STARE AND WONDER O DOMINE FIND IT IN BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE HEAR IT BECKON O DOMINE YOU'LL FIND IT IN ME IS HIS FACE GRINNING YOU TO DANCE MEPHISTOPHELES The Devil then makes the composer an offer. BEETHOVEN FEEL IT HOLD YOU If Beethoven will give him all his music, I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER TAKE YOU UNDER allowing Mephistopheles to wipe it from the (INSTRUMENTAL) FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE memory of man, he will return his soul to WITHIN THE WORDS OF him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the Once more back in 1827 Vienna, he tells AND NOW YOU CLAIM YOU ARE NOT situation. Fearing an eternity of damnation

Page22 Page11 and torment he is desperate to reclaim his TO THINGS I HAVE DONE soul, but the thought of losing his music, his AND THEN QUICKLY REGRETTED Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in, Beethoven tries to recall the particular life's work, causes him to hesitate. WHILE DENYING VICES actions in his life that have led to his damnation. In anger, he confronts Fate for having MY LIFE HAD SELECTED dealt him such a cruel hand. Taken aback, she asks what he would have her change. Forced Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to review his life, he discovers that the removal of what he considers the most painful to leave for one hour before returning for AND I THINK WHAT I'VE DONE moments of his life would also remove the inspiration for what he considers his finest Beethoven's answer. As the devil is turning OR HAVE YET TO BEGIN works. He also realizes that his music is who he is, the reason for his existence, and decides to go, Beethoven notices that the hands of AND THE MAN I'VE BECOME that he would rather suffer for eternity than have it destroyed. He cannot remove this the clock are now turning faster than is AND THE MAN THAT I'VE BEEN music that he has seen bring so much joy to so many. normal. When he points this out to Mephistopheles, the devil replies that the NOW CAUGHT IN A WALTZ When Mephistopheles returns to find his offer refused, he quickly replaces it with another. maestro should consider it a final favor WITH THE ETERNAL DANCER If Beethoven will only give him the un-released Tenth Symphony (which no one else has because where Beethoven is going, they I'M COURTED BY DEATH heard, so he reasons it will never be missed) he will return the maestro's soul. Beethoven never turn at all. BUT DEATH ISN'T THE ANSWER agonizes once more and after conferring with the ghost of Mozart, again decides that he is I SAY unable to destroy his music. As the spirits cautiously re-emerge from the corners of the room, Beethoven agonizes ALL I WAS In a final desperate attempt to obtain the Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out over his decision. MEANT TO BE COULD I through a window to a child sleeping in the gutter. He tells the old man that he, Mephistopheles, owns this child's life and in great detail lists all the horrors and suffering WHAT IS ETERNAL SUDDENLY JUST DECIDE that she will experience in her short existence. If Beethoven will release to him this final ( BEETHOVEN ) NOT A THOUGHT musical creation, then Mephistopheles will give up all claims on the child, irrevocably WOULD SURVIVE removing himself, and all his evil and unhappiness from the child's life. AND HERE IN THE NIGHT COULD IT BE AS I FEEL THE INFERNO MY LIFE'S WORTH Beethoven turns away from the sight of the little girl, determined to pronounce a firm I STARE IN THE DARK ENDED THERE and final no. But before the words can leave his mouth he finds himself once more looking THINKING WHAT IS ETERNAL WITH MY BIRTH towards the child. He desperately tries to convince himself that she means nothing to him. Besides, she is not his responsibility and even if he does save her there are millions more THE MAN OR THE MOMENT IF I COULD SEE SOMEONE like her. This single life will make no difference while his symphony will bring joy to THE ACT OR THE REASON WHO'S BEEN THERE BEFORE ME countless generations. THESE THOUGHTS FILL MY HEAD AND TRADED HIS SOUL AS I CONTEMPLATE TREASON FOR A MOMENT OF GLORY Despite his best efforts he can not bring himself to leave the child to this evil and collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the devil that he has a deal. OF DREAMS I HAVE HAD HIS PENANCE OR MERCY AND DREAMS I HAVE PONDERED BY SPIRITS DEBATED Mephistopheles dances with delight as he picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist WHEN LATE IN THE NIGHT WHILE JUDGED ON A SCALE who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's ear, "How do you know that Mephistopheles MY MIND IT WOULD WANDER THAT'S BEEN HEAVILY WEIGHTED will keep his word?" Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles,

Page12 Page21 AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE INSIDE Beethoven can now clearly see that Theresa THE PLACES I'VE BEEN THE NIGHT never would have cared about his deafness AND WHAT HAVE I DONE THE COST OF MY DREAMS BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR and is crushed as he realizes what might have COULD THERE BE SUCH A SIN THE WEIGHT OF MY SINS SHADOW FADE been. To ease the pain of his regret, Fate IN THIS MAN I'VE BECOME SO I SLEEP AND I DREAM then shows him glimpses of the future and IN THIS MAN THAT I'VE BEEN AND EVERYTHING THAT THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT the countless musicians who will be inspired I'VE GATHERED IN LIFE by, and build upon the legacy of his music. NOW CALLING TO GOD COULD IT BE LOST I WANTED She then allows him a final vision; a vision in FROM THE PIT'S VERY BOTTOM COULD IT BE LOST IN THIS TO SAY THIS which he improvises with musicians from the I PRAY HE FORGIVES COULD IT BE LOST IN THIS LONG BEFORE THIS DARK WOULD past by whom he was inspired, as well as EVERY SIN I'VE FORGOTTEN NIGHT FALL musicians from the future, who will be THIS DAY AT NIGHT I inspired by him. Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in WOULD PRAY THIS AND WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT and unable to reach a decision, Beethoven THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD AT A LAST ILLUSION THAT MY FATE IT WOULD CONJURE tries to recall the particular actions in his life ALL THIS TWIST IN THE ROAD that have led to his damnation. In anger, he FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE ( GHOSTS ) ON WHICH I HAVE WANDERED confronts Fate for having dealt him such a NOW LONG GONE cruel hand in life. Taken aback by his EACH VISION AND DREAM NOW accusations, she offers to review his life with AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER PRIUSQUAM PRAESENS COMPLETELY DISMEMBERED him and to change anything that he wishes WISHED UPON DAMNATUS SALVENS: HIC HOMO NESCIENS. TO GIVE ONE'S WHOLE LIFE to change. FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO QUAE FUTURA EST? AND FIND NOTHING'S FAR AWAY REMEMBERED Delighted with this unexpected proposition, EST PLANE VANUM? Beethoven accepts. When she asks where he YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A MAGNIFICANDUM? AND WHAT GOOD IS A LIFE would like to start, Beethoven says the first THOUSAND WAYS ERROR AUT SANUM? THAT LEAVES NOTHING BEHIND thing he would change is his childhood. Fate BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THAT O FORTUNA EST! NOT A THOUGHT OR A DREAM takes him back through time where he finds SINGLE DAY QUA? THAT MIGHT ECHO IN TIME himself as a young child sitting at a piano. WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU He has just been cruelly slapped by a tutor REGRET THE PAST AND PRESENT THE YEARS AND THE HOURS for having failed to receive an appointment WHAT YOU CAN'T RECLAIM BUT LOSS AND REDEMPTION THE SECONDS AND MINUTES to the Emperor's court. His tutor is trying YOU CAN'T FORGET A MAN'S INTENTIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT to create a new child wonder, similar to IF I COULD JUST FALL BACK INTO ALL THINGS YET TO BE MY LIFE HAS PLACED IN IT Mozart, but unlike Mozart, Beethoven is an MY LIFE BETRAYED awkward and gangly youth. Now, sitting AND FIND YOU THERE A LAST ILLUSION BETRAYED alone at the piano, he is trying to console INSIDE THIS NIGHT TIME'S ABSOLUTION BETRAYED himself by playing a melody that he finds AND LET ETERNITY JUST DRIFT FACT AND CONFUSION soothing. Beethoven recognizes the melody AWAY FATE AND DESTINY BOUND THE THINGS I HAVE DONE as the future Sixth Symphony and sitting

Page20 Page13 down next to the child completes the tune. THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE THE MUSIC DIES TIME NEVER CARES The child smiles at this kindly adult and after BUT HE WILL ALWAYS HEAR ME JUST WHAT WE DO they talk for awhile, asks if they might meet THEN again and finish the song. Beethoven MAYBE THEN HE SITS ALONE IT JUST SITS ON A STAR reassures the child that one day that just IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE THE CARDS ARE SHOWN AND GAZES DOWN might possibly happen. THEN AS HE EMBRACES THE DARK DROPPING ITS MOMENTS MAYBE THEN ALL AROUND THE MOMENT THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE THE ONLY SOUND AND IF I COULD WISH UPON THAT THAT HE WILL HEAR STAR ( BEETHOVEN ) Beethoven turns to Fate and tells her, "I did IS THERE IN HIS HEART I WOULD FIND WHAT YOU DREAM not need this childhood. I did not need my AND THEN ASK GOD TO GRANT IT IN THIS WORLD OF CIRCUMSTANCE mother to die when I was five. I did not FÜR ELISE CHILDREN NEVER FEAR FOREVER need an alcoholic father or this sadistic I WANTED AND THIS MOMENT THAT teacher. I did not need such pain as a child. ( INSTRUMENTAL ) TO SAY THIS ENCHANTS This! Remove all of this from my life." LONG BEFORE THIS DARK SOMEDAY WE MAY BOTH REMEMBER Beethoven once more relents when he WOULD FALL Fate tells him that it will all be as he wishes realizes what he would lose. Fate then takes AT NIGHT I THEN but before she grants his request he should him to an alley outside a neighborhood WOULD PRAY THIS MAYBE THEN be aware that when she removes the pains of tavern. It is years later and both Beethoven THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE his childhood he will also lose the inspiration and Theresa are considerably older. Neither AT ALL THEN that led to the Sixth Symphony. When faced one of them has ever married. By pure FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE MAYBE THEN with this choice, Beethoven realizes that he chance Theresa sees Beethoven leaving a bar NOW LONG GONE THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE is not willing to lose the Sixth Symphony late at night but she does not make her AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER and withdraws his request. presence known to him. From a distance she WISHED UPON THERE IS TIME IN EVERY WORD ponders what might have been. FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO THERE ARE WORDS IN EVERY Fate then says, "Surely there were happy FAR AWAY REASON times, magical moments?" AFTER THE FALL AND THESE NOTES THAT ARE TRY UNHEARD Beethoven replies, "There were some." ( THERESA ) I HAVE TRIED ONE DAY THEY MAY FIND THEIR TO PRETEND THAT I DON'T CARE SEASON "Like the first time you arrived in Vienna?" TIME BUT THEN ONLY TIME SLEEP ARRIVES THEN "Like the first time I arrived in Vienna." COULD NEVER TAKE ME AND IN EVERY DREAM I FIND YOU MAYBE THEN AWAY FROM YOU THERE IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE Within seconds they are there, witnessing a THEN rhapsodizing Beethoven as a young man AND WHY BUT I DON'T WANT THE PAST TO BE MAYBE THEN seeing Vienna for the first time. SHOULD IT TRY MY LIFE

Page14 Page19 KNOW AT THAT MOMENT STILL THE FATES ARE WEAVING VIENNA TAKE THEIR FINAL BOWS I WILL BE AROUND EVERY NOTE THAT'S BLEEDING AS HE SITS THERE SEETHING ( YOUNG BEETHOVEN ) PICTURES AND WORDS Beethoven says to Fate that it is now clear to ALL ALONE IN THE DARK VISIONS ABSURD him that it was his deafness that was the ALONE IN THE DARK SINCE I WAS A CHILD MADDENED POETS cause of all his unhappiness. "Remove this ALONE IN THE DARK. I'VE SEEN HER IN A DREAM ALL WITHIN SIGHT infirmity and my whole life will turn out A CAPTURED FAIRY TALE FAILURES IN LIFE right. If I had not gone deaf I would still BUT IN THE NIGHT THAT ECHOES CROSS MY LIFE WHO'LL NEVER KNOW IT have been able to perform live and Theresa THE DARKNESS BREATHES LAZARUS CRIES and I would have had a life together." IF HE WILLS IT TO BE AND THOUGH I'VE COURTED HER THERE IN HIS EYES SHE'S ALWAYS STAYED UNSEEN HOPE HAS RISEN Fate assures him that it can be done but BEFORE HIS EYES NOW ALL AT ONCE SHE DEPTH AND FACADE once again feels she must warn him of the THE MUSIC DIES GLITTERS IN THE NIGHT ALL BEFORE ME NOW consequences. She points out that before his BUT HE WILL ALWAYS HEAR ME deafness his career was more concentrated BUT THAT WAS YESTERDAY Together Fate and Beethoven watch the on live performance than on composing. HE SITS ALONE AND THAT ALL WAS BEFORE composer as a young man meeting his The Muses of music had always been THE CARDS ARE SHOWN WHEN SHE WAS FAR AWAY greatest idol, Mozart. speaking to him but it was only after he AS HE EMBRACES THE DARK A SILHOUETTE OF DREAMS became deaf that he could clearly hear their MOZART THE ONLY SOUND BUT OTHERS WHISPERED voices. "Your live performances were THAT HE WILL HEAR THAT SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE ( INSTRUMENTAL ) brilliant but they lasted but a moment, while IS THERE IN HIS HEART AND SUDDENLY I NOW your compositions will echo forever." KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN Fate then reminds him of Theresa, his first SOMEONE IS WHISPERING and greatest love. Together they witness the She then shows Beethoven himself slipping SOFTLY TO ME DREAMS CHANGE young couple's first night of courtshp. deeper and deeper into his pit of total SHADOWS OF THINGS YEARS STRAIN Young Beethoven is already being called the silence, but all the while the Muses continue THAT NO ONE CAN SEE LOST ILLUSIONS greatest piano player who has ever lived and to whisper in his ear. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU IF YOU LAST STANDS Theresa is a Princess in the Hapsburg WANT THEM TO BE GOD'S HAND Empire. They are both deeply in love. THE DARK YOU WANT THEM TO BE ABSOLUTION YOU WANT THEM TO.... FOUND THE DREAMS OF CANDLELIGHT ( THE MUSES ) BUT IN THE NIGHT FAIRY TALE SINS ( THERESA ) FEEL THE DARKNESS SMILING THE DARKNESS BREATHES VISIONS BY GRIMM EVERY NOTE IS DYING IF HE WILLS IT TO BE ALL FORGIVEN COULD THIS NIGHT IT LAST SILENCE IS REFINING LIVES SPENT IN VAIN FOREVER EVERY THOUGHT IN HIS HEART BEFORE HIS EYES NEVER RECLAIMED EVERY MOMENT HELD TOGETHER

Page18 Page15 AS IF IN A PERFECT TRANCE IF YOU WOULD BRING THIS WISH TO window. She can see him slumped over the WHAT ARE THESE VOICES AND SUCH A THING COULD BE LIFE piano. She does not understand why he has THAT YOU HEAR AND SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME driven her out of his life. She knows that ARE THEY TOO FAR NO ONE ELSE WOULD UNDERSTAND something is terribly wrong but has no idea OR FAR TOO NEAR IT Beethoven tells Fate that this was the what it is. Nothing that he could tell her WHAT ARE THESE THINGS THAT WE WOULD KNOW THE GODS HAD happiest moment of his life. When she asks would affect her love for him, but Beethoven ECHO FROM THE PAST PLANNED IT why did it have to end he replies, "Because it cannot believe this. AND FOR SUCH A NIGHT AS THIS had to. " WHO ARE THESE GHOSTS THAT THEY GAVE MEMORY I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS YOU SEE AT NIGHT Fate again inquires, "Why?" THERE IN THE SHADOWS AND WE WOULD LIVE INSIDE THIS ( THERESA ) OF YOUR LIFE NIGHT "No woman wants to spend her life with a THEY ONLY LIVE BY THE LIGHT WITHIN THE DREAMS OF deaf musician, let alone a lady of such high LOST IN YOUR DARK YOU CAST CANDLELIGHT station and beauty." I SEE YOU THERE IF YOU WOULD BRING THIS WISH WHAT DO YOU SEE BEYOND YOUR I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS TO LIFE Fate takes them to Beethoven's parlor in STARE I'LL HOLD YOUR GROUND AND SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME 1801. There they see the composer slumped AND YOU BELIEVE THAT NO ONE AND WHEN THE DARKNESS over the piano. He is going deaf and he ELSE CAN KNOW STARTS TO FALL COULD THIS MOMENT LAST realizes that it is irreversible. As far as he is I'LL BE AROUND THERE WAITING FOREVER concerned, his life is over. WHAT IS THIS THING YOU KEEP WHEN DREAMS ARE FADING AND THIS DREAM OUR ONE INSIDE AND FRIENDS ARE DISTANT ENDEAVOR REQUIEM (THE FIFTH) OUT OF THE LIGHT AND WRAPPED AND FEW IF THE STARS WOULD JUST IN PRIDE ENCHANT VOCA ME BENDICTUM! ALWAYS AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT KNOW AT THAT MOMENT I'LL BE AND TIME WOULD THEN AGREE SANA MEAM ANIMAM! WILL SHOW THERE WITH YOU

EVERY MOMENT OF TOMORROW VOCA ME BENDICTUM! I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS I'LL BE AROUND FROM THIS EVENING WE WOULD SANA MEAM ANIMAM! I'LL HOLD YOUR GROUND WHEN THERE'S NO REASON LEFT BORROW AND WHEN THE DARKNESS STARTS TO CARRY ON IF THIS WISH THE STARS Beethoven believes that if Theresa were to TO FALL AND EVERY DREAM YOU'VE EVER WOULD GRANT have discovered that he was becoming deaf I'LL BE AROUND THERE WAITING HAD IS GONE AND GENTLY OVERSEE she would most certainly have left him. WHEN DREAMS ARE FADING AND THE DARK IS DEEP AND BLACK Before this could happen, he ended their AND FRIENDS ARE DISTANT AND WITHOUT A SOUND AND WE WOULD LIVE relationship, refusing to ever see her again. FEW AND EVERY STAR HAS BEEN INSIDE THIS NIGHT DRAGGED TO THE GROUND WITHIN THE DREAMS OF Fate takes him outside of his town house KNOW AT THAT MOMENT I'LL BE KNOW AT THAT MOMENT CANDLELIGHT where Theresa is watching him through the THERE WITH YOU I WILL BE AROUND

Page16 Page17 AS IF IN A PERFECT TRANCE IF YOU WOULD BRING THIS WISH TO window. She can see him slumped over the WHAT ARE THESE VOICES AND SUCH A THING COULD BE LIFE piano. She does not understand why he has THAT YOU HEAR AND SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME driven her out of his life. She knows that ARE THEY TOO FAR NO ONE ELSE WOULD UNDERSTAND something is terribly wrong but has no idea OR FAR TOO NEAR IT Beethoven tells Fate that this was the what it is. Nothing that he could tell her WHAT ARE THESE THINGS THAT WE WOULD KNOW THE GODS HAD happiest moment of his life. When she asks would affect her love for him, but Beethoven ECHO FROM THE PAST PLANNED IT why did it have to end he replies, "Because it cannot believe this. AND FOR SUCH A NIGHT AS THIS had to. " WHO ARE THESE GHOSTS THAT THEY GAVE MEMORY I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS YOU SEE AT NIGHT Fate again inquires, "Why?" THERE IN THE SHADOWS AND WE WOULD LIVE INSIDE THIS ( THERESA ) OF YOUR LIFE NIGHT "No woman wants to spend her life with a THEY ONLY LIVE BY THE LIGHT WITHIN THE DREAMS OF deaf musician, let alone a lady of such high LOST IN YOUR DARK YOU CAST CANDLELIGHT station and beauty." I SEE YOU THERE IF YOU WOULD BRING THIS WISH WHAT DO YOU SEE BEYOND YOUR I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS TO LIFE Fate takes them to Beethoven's parlor in STARE I'LL HOLD YOUR GROUND AND SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME 1801. There they see the composer slumped AND YOU BELIEVE THAT NO ONE AND WHEN THE DARKNESS over the piano. He is going deaf and he ELSE CAN KNOW STARTS TO FALL COULD THIS MOMENT LAST realizes that it is irreversible. As far as he is I'LL BE AROUND THERE WAITING FOREVER concerned, his life is over. WHAT IS THIS THING YOU KEEP WHEN DREAMS ARE FADING AND THIS DREAM OUR ONE INSIDE AND FRIENDS ARE DISTANT ENDEAVOR REQUIEM (THE FIFTH) OUT OF THE LIGHT AND WRAPPED AND FEW IF THE STARS WOULD JUST IN PRIDE ENCHANT VOCA ME BENDICTUM! ALWAYS AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT KNOW AT THAT MOMENT I'LL BE AND TIME WOULD THEN AGREE SANA MEAM ANIMAM! WILL SHOW THERE WITH YOU

EVERY MOMENT OF TOMORROW VOCA ME BENDICTUM! I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS I'LL BE AROUND FROM THIS EVENING WE WOULD SANA MEAM ANIMAM! I'LL HOLD YOUR GROUND WHEN THERE'S NO REASON LEFT BORROW AND WHEN THE DARKNESS STARTS TO CARRY ON IF THIS WISH THE STARS Beethoven believes that if Theresa were to TO FALL AND EVERY DREAM YOU'VE EVER WOULD GRANT have discovered that he was becoming deaf I'LL BE AROUND THERE WAITING HAD IS GONE AND GENTLY OVERSEE she would most certainly have left him. WHEN DREAMS ARE FADING AND THE DARK IS DEEP AND BLACK Before this could happen, he ended their AND FRIENDS ARE DISTANT AND WITHOUT A SOUND AND WE WOULD LIVE relationship, refusing to ever see her again. FEW AND EVERY STAR HAS BEEN INSIDE THIS NIGHT DRAGGED TO THE GROUND WITHIN THE DREAMS OF Fate takes him outside of his town house KNOW AT THAT MOMENT I'LL BE KNOW AT THAT MOMENT CANDLELIGHT where Theresa is watching him through the THERE WITH YOU I WILL BE AROUND

Page16 Page17 KNOW AT THAT MOMENT STILL THE FATES ARE WEAVING VIENNA TAKE THEIR FINAL BOWS I WILL BE AROUND EVERY NOTE THAT'S BLEEDING AS HE SITS THERE SEETHING ( YOUNG BEETHOVEN ) PICTURES AND WORDS Beethoven says to Fate that it is now clear to ALL ALONE IN THE DARK VISIONS ABSURD him that it was his deafness that was the ALONE IN THE DARK SINCE I WAS A CHILD MADDENED POETS cause of all his unhappiness. "Remove this ALONE IN THE DARK. I'VE SEEN HER IN A DREAM ALL WITHIN SIGHT infirmity and my whole life will turn out A CAPTURED FAIRY TALE FAILURES IN LIFE right. If I had not gone deaf I would still BUT IN THE NIGHT THAT ECHOES CROSS MY LIFE WHO'LL NEVER KNOW IT have been able to perform live and Theresa THE DARKNESS BREATHES LAZARUS CRIES and I would have had a life together." IF HE WILLS IT TO BE AND THOUGH I'VE COURTED HER THERE IN HIS EYES SHE'S ALWAYS STAYED UNSEEN HOPE HAS RISEN Fate assures him that it can be done but BEFORE HIS EYES NOW ALL AT ONCE SHE DEPTH AND FACADE once again feels she must warn him of the THE MUSIC DIES GLITTERS IN THE NIGHT ALL BEFORE ME NOW consequences. She points out that before his BUT HE WILL ALWAYS HEAR ME deafness his career was more concentrated BUT THAT WAS YESTERDAY Together Fate and Beethoven watch the on live performance than on composing. HE SITS ALONE AND THAT ALL WAS BEFORE composer as a young man meeting his The Muses of music had always been THE CARDS ARE SHOWN WHEN SHE WAS FAR AWAY greatest idol, Mozart. speaking to him but it was only after he AS HE EMBRACES THE DARK A SILHOUETTE OF DREAMS became deaf that he could clearly hear their MOZART THE ONLY SOUND BUT OTHERS WHISPERED voices. "Your live performances were THAT HE WILL HEAR THAT SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE ( INSTRUMENTAL ) brilliant but they lasted but a moment, while IS THERE IN HIS HEART AND SUDDENLY I NOW your compositions will echo forever." KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN Fate then reminds him of Theresa, his first SOMEONE IS WHISPERING and greatest love. Together they witness the She then shows Beethoven himself slipping SOFTLY TO ME DREAMS CHANGE young couple's first night of courtshp. deeper and deeper into his pit of total SHADOWS OF THINGS YEARS STRAIN Young Beethoven is already being called the silence, but all the while the Muses continue THAT NO ONE CAN SEE LOST ILLUSIONS greatest piano player who has ever lived and to whisper in his ear. THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU IF YOU LAST STANDS Theresa is a Princess in the Hapsburg WANT THEM TO BE GOD'S HAND Empire. They are both deeply in love. THE DARK YOU WANT THEM TO BE ABSOLUTION YOU WANT THEM TO.... FOUND THE DREAMS OF CANDLELIGHT ( THE MUSES ) BUT IN THE NIGHT FAIRY TALE SINS ( THERESA ) FEEL THE DARKNESS SMILING THE DARKNESS BREATHES VISIONS BY GRIMM EVERY NOTE IS DYING IF HE WILLS IT TO BE ALL FORGIVEN COULD THIS NIGHT IT LAST SILENCE IS REFINING LIVES SPENT IN VAIN FOREVER EVERY THOUGHT IN HIS HEART BEFORE HIS EYES NEVER RECLAIMED EVERY MOMENT HELD TOGETHER

Page18 Page15 down next to the child completes the tune. THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE THE MUSIC DIES TIME NEVER CARES The child smiles at this kindly adult and after BUT HE WILL ALWAYS HEAR ME JUST WHAT WE DO they talk for awhile, asks if they might meet THEN again and finish the song. Beethoven MAYBE THEN HE SITS ALONE IT JUST SITS ON A STAR reassures the child that one day that just IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE THE CARDS ARE SHOWN AND GAZES DOWN might possibly happen. THEN AS HE EMBRACES THE DARK DROPPING ITS MOMENTS MAYBE THEN ALL AROUND THE MOMENT THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE THE ONLY SOUND AND IF I COULD WISH UPON THAT THAT HE WILL HEAR STAR ( BEETHOVEN ) Beethoven turns to Fate and tells her, "I did IS THERE IN HIS HEART I WOULD FIND WHAT YOU DREAM not need this childhood. I did not need my AND THEN ASK GOD TO GRANT IT IN THIS WORLD OF CIRCUMSTANCE mother to die when I was five. I did not FÜR ELISE CHILDREN NEVER FEAR FOREVER need an alcoholic father or this sadistic I WANTED AND THIS MOMENT THAT teacher. I did not need such pain as a child. ( INSTRUMENTAL ) TO SAY THIS ENCHANTS This! Remove all of this from my life." LONG BEFORE THIS DARK SOMEDAY WE MAY BOTH REMEMBER Beethoven once more relents when he WOULD FALL Fate tells him that it will all be as he wishes realizes what he would lose. Fate then takes AT NIGHT I THEN but before she grants his request he should him to an alley outside a neighborhood WOULD PRAY THIS MAYBE THEN be aware that when she removes the pains of tavern. It is years later and both Beethoven THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE his childhood he will also lose the inspiration and Theresa are considerably older. Neither AT ALL THEN that led to the Sixth Symphony. When faced one of them has ever married. By pure FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE MAYBE THEN with this choice, Beethoven realizes that he chance Theresa sees Beethoven leaving a bar NOW LONG GONE THIS MOMENT WILL SURVIVE is not willing to lose the Sixth Symphony late at night but she does not make her AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER and withdraws his request. presence known to him. From a distance she WISHED UPON THERE IS TIME IN EVERY WORD ponders what might have been. FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO THERE ARE WORDS IN EVERY Fate then says, "Surely there were happy FAR AWAY REASON times, magical moments?" AFTER THE FALL AND THESE NOTES THAT ARE TRY UNHEARD Beethoven replies, "There were some." ( THERESA ) I HAVE TRIED ONE DAY THEY MAY FIND THEIR TO PRETEND THAT I DON'T CARE SEASON "Like the first time you arrived in Vienna?" TIME BUT THEN ONLY TIME SLEEP ARRIVES THEN "Like the first time I arrived in Vienna." COULD NEVER TAKE ME AND IN EVERY DREAM I FIND YOU MAYBE THEN AWAY FROM YOU THERE IF WE ARE STILL ALIVE Within seconds they are there, witnessing a THEN rhapsodizing Beethoven as a young man AND WHY BUT I DON'T WANT THE PAST TO BE MAYBE THEN seeing Vienna for the first time. SHOULD IT TRY MY LIFE

Page14 Page19 AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE INSIDE Beethoven can now clearly see that Theresa THE PLACES I'VE BEEN THE NIGHT never would have cared about his deafness AND WHAT HAVE I DONE THE COST OF MY DREAMS BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR and is crushed as he realizes what might have COULD THERE BE SUCH A SIN THE WEIGHT OF MY SINS SHADOW FADE been. To ease the pain of his regret, Fate IN THIS MAN I'VE BECOME SO I SLEEP AND I DREAM then shows him glimpses of the future and IN THIS MAN THAT I'VE BEEN AND EVERYTHING THAT THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT the countless musicians who will be inspired I'VE GATHERED IN LIFE by, and build upon the legacy of his music. NOW CALLING TO GOD COULD IT BE LOST I WANTED She then allows him a final vision; a vision in FROM THE PIT'S VERY BOTTOM COULD IT BE LOST IN THIS TO SAY THIS which he improvises with musicians from the I PRAY HE FORGIVES COULD IT BE LOST IN THIS LONG BEFORE THIS DARK WOULD past by whom he was inspired, as well as EVERY SIN I'VE FORGOTTEN NIGHT FALL musicians from the future, who will be THIS DAY AT NIGHT I inspired by him. Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in WOULD PRAY THIS AND WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT and unable to reach a decision, Beethoven THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD AT A LAST ILLUSION THAT MY FATE IT WOULD CONJURE tries to recall the particular actions in his life ALL THIS TWIST IN THE ROAD that have led to his damnation. In anger, he FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE ( GHOSTS ) ON WHICH I HAVE WANDERED confronts Fate for having dealt him such a NOW LONG GONE cruel hand in life. Taken aback by his EACH VISION AND DREAM NOW accusations, she offers to review his life with AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER PRIUSQUAM PRAESENS COMPLETELY DISMEMBERED him and to change anything that he wishes WISHED UPON DAMNATUS SALVENS: HIC HOMO NESCIENS. TO GIVE ONE'S WHOLE LIFE to change. FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO QUAE FUTURA EST? AND FIND NOTHING'S FAR AWAY REMEMBERED Delighted with this unexpected proposition, EST PLANE VANUM? Beethoven accepts. When she asks where he YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A MAGNIFICANDUM? AND WHAT GOOD IS A LIFE would like to start, Beethoven says the first THOUSAND WAYS ERROR AUT SANUM? THAT LEAVES NOTHING BEHIND thing he would change is his childhood. Fate BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THAT O FORTUNA EST! NOT A THOUGHT OR A DREAM takes him back through time where he finds SINGLE DAY QUA? THAT MIGHT ECHO IN TIME himself as a young child sitting at a piano. WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU He has just been cruelly slapped by a tutor REGRET THE PAST AND PRESENT THE YEARS AND THE HOURS for having failed to receive an appointment WHAT YOU CAN'T RECLAIM BUT LOSS AND REDEMPTION THE SECONDS AND MINUTES to the Emperor's court. His tutor is trying YOU CAN'T FORGET A MAN'S INTENTIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT to create a new child wonder, similar to IF I COULD JUST FALL BACK INTO ALL THINGS YET TO BE MY LIFE HAS PLACED IN IT Mozart, but unlike Mozart, Beethoven is an MY LIFE BETRAYED awkward and gangly youth. Now, sitting AND FIND YOU THERE A LAST ILLUSION BETRAYED alone at the piano, he is trying to console INSIDE THIS NIGHT TIME'S ABSOLUTION BETRAYED himself by playing a melody that he finds AND LET ETERNITY JUST DRIFT FACT AND CONFUSION soothing. Beethoven recognizes the melody AWAY FATE AND DESTINY BOUND THE THINGS I HAVE DONE as the future Sixth Symphony and sitting

Page20 Page13 and torment he is desperate to reclaim his TO THINGS I HAVE DONE soul, but the thought of losing his music, his AND THEN QUICKLY REGRETTED Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in, Beethoven tries to recall the particular life's work, causes him to hesitate. WHILE DENYING VICES actions in his life that have led to his damnation. In anger, he confronts Fate for having MY LIFE HAD SELECTED dealt him such a cruel hand. Taken aback, she asks what he would have her change. Forced Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to review his life, he discovers that the removal of what he considers the most painful to leave for one hour before returning for AND I THINK WHAT I'VE DONE moments of his life would also remove the inspiration for what he considers his finest Beethoven's answer. As the devil is turning OR HAVE YET TO BEGIN works. He also realizes that his music is who he is, the reason for his existence, and decides to go, Beethoven notices that the hands of AND THE MAN I'VE BECOME that he would rather suffer for eternity than have it destroyed. He cannot remove this the clock are now turning faster than is AND THE MAN THAT I'VE BEEN music that he has seen bring so much joy to so many. normal. When he points this out to Mephistopheles, the devil replies that the NOW CAUGHT IN A WALTZ When Mephistopheles returns to find his offer refused, he quickly replaces it with another. maestro should consider it a final favor WITH THE ETERNAL DANCER If Beethoven will only give him the un-released Tenth Symphony (which no one else has because where Beethoven is going, they I'M COURTED BY DEATH heard, so he reasons it will never be missed) he will return the maestro's soul. Beethoven never turn at all. BUT DEATH ISN'T THE ANSWER agonizes once more and after conferring with the ghost of Mozart, again decides that he is I SAY unable to destroy his music. As the spirits cautiously re-emerge from the corners of the room, Beethoven agonizes ALL I WAS In a final desperate attempt to obtain the Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out over his decision. MEANT TO BE COULD I through a window to a child sleeping in the gutter. He tells the old man that he, Mephistopheles, owns this child's life and in great detail lists all the horrors and suffering WHAT IS ETERNAL SUDDENLY JUST DECIDE that she will experience in her short existence. If Beethoven will release to him this final ( BEETHOVEN ) NOT A THOUGHT musical creation, then Mephistopheles will give up all claims on the child, irrevocably WOULD SURVIVE removing himself, and all his evil and unhappiness from the child's life. AND HERE IN THE NIGHT COULD IT BE AS I FEEL THE INFERNO MY LIFE'S WORTH Beethoven turns away from the sight of the little girl, determined to pronounce a firm I STARE IN THE DARK ENDED THERE and final no. But before the words can leave his mouth he finds himself once more looking THINKING WHAT IS ETERNAL WITH MY BIRTH towards the child. He desperately tries to convince himself that she means nothing to him. Besides, she is not his responsibility and even if he does save her there are millions more THE MAN OR THE MOMENT IF I COULD SEE SOMEONE like her. This single life will make no difference while his symphony will bring joy to THE ACT OR THE REASON WHO'S BEEN THERE BEFORE ME countless generations. THESE THOUGHTS FILL MY HEAD AND TRADED HIS SOUL AS I CONTEMPLATE TREASON FOR A MOMENT OF GLORY Despite his best efforts he can not bring himself to leave the child to this evil and collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the devil that he has a deal. OF DREAMS I HAVE HAD HIS PENANCE OR MERCY AND DREAMS I HAVE PONDERED BY SPIRITS DEBATED Mephistopheles dances with delight as he picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist WHEN LATE IN THE NIGHT WHILE JUDGED ON A SCALE who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's ear, "How do you know that Mephistopheles MY MIND IT WOULD WANDER THAT'S BEEN HEAVILY WEIGHTED will keep his word?" Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles,

Page12 Page21 DOWN Fate that he would not change a reaction is the nearly universal response from PREPARED IT'S THE DREAM THAT SOMEONE thing from his past and risk losing the music. every man who is about to be condemned to SO MUCH TO DO YOU CANNOT BE SHARED The music is who he is, the reason for his hell. But he then tells Beethoven he is a very SPARED WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT ALL existence. Also, having seen the influence of fortunate man, for he has decided to offer STILL YOUR ENTREATIES DEATH WAS LOST his music on so many lives, he knows that he the maestro something very rarely offered to WILL NOT HEAR IT'S THE FRIEND THAT WASN'T could never give the music to humans at the end of their time, a second THERE Mephistopheles. Still, he does not wish to chance, a possible way out of his most THE GRAVEYARD IS FILLED WITH lose his soul. Desperately he ponders his unfortunate dilemma. IMPORTANT MEN YOU CAN RUN FROM ALL THE dilemma. WHO COULD NOT BE SPARED BUT MEMORY MEPHISTOPHELES WERE IN THE END BUT NEVER GET THAT FAR MEPHISTOPHELES' RETURN AND SO I WHISPER NOW IN YOUR FOR IN THE END THEY'LL FIND YOU ( MEPHISTOPHELES ) EAR FOR THIS IS WHO YOU ARE ( BEETHOVEN ) ALL OF YOUR LIFE NOW SEE IT RISING CHANGE ONE NOTE IN EVERY LIFE YOU HAVE DENIED STARE AND WONDER CHANGE ONE LINE IT HAS BEEN SAID THERE'D BE A TIME HEAR IT BECKON NOTHING'S GOING TO BE THE SAME THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU'D EVER DIE YOU TO DANCE CHANGE ONE LOSS TO JOIN THE DEAD STILL IT'S BEEN RUMORED THIS CHANGE ONE CUT ADMIT THERE IS NO SECOND THING MUST BE FEEL IT HOLD YOU EVERYTHING IS RE-ARRANGED CHANCE TAKE YOU UNDER AND JOIN DEATH IN A FINAL DANCE WHY IS IT THEN THAT YOU ACT I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE EVERY ACT SURPRISED CRUEL OR KIND ACROSS THE FLOOR ETERNITY WHEN I APPEAR NOW TO BE YOUR DOMINE LOST INSIDE OUR MEMORY UNTIL THE FINAL MOMENT'S BLED GUIDE DOMINE IF YOU LOOK AND IN THE DARK TO TAKE HIS WHY DO YOU HESITATE TO FOLLOW DOMINE THERE IN TIME HAND ME DOMINE ACCEPT THAT IT IS TIME TO WED O DOMINE YOU'LL FIND IT IN SEE IT RISING O DOMINE FIND IT IN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING STARE AND WONDER O DOMINE FIND IT IN BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE HEAR IT BECKON O DOMINE YOU'LL FIND IT IN ME IS HIS FACE GRINNING YOU TO DANCE MEPHISTOPHELES The Devil then makes the composer an offer. BEETHOVEN FEEL IT HOLD YOU If Beethoven will give him all his music, I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER TAKE YOU UNDER allowing Mephistopheles to wipe it from the (INSTRUMENTAL) FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE I'M YOUR GOD OF SECOND CHANCE memory of man, he will return his soul to WITHIN THE WORDS OF him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the Once more back in 1827 Vienna, he tells AND NOW YOU CLAIM YOU ARE NOT situation. Fearing an eternity of damnation

Page22 Page11 With each successive crack of lightning the IS IT AN EXTENSION OF ARTISTIC MEPHISTOPHEL... spirits move closer and eventually Beethoven LICENSE DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED finds their distraction unbearable. A MOODY DEFIANCE (TOWARDS TWIST ) TELL ME DOES IT SHOW OF ALL OF LIFE'S TYRANTS WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS WHILE YOU'VE BEEN SEARCHING TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS LAUGHTER YOUR HEART TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ( BEETHOVEN ) ALONE WITH US IN THE DARK DID YOU REALLY THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EVER BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS AFTER IS HIS FACE GRINNING THAT MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE Beethoven implores the spirits to leave him MEPHISTOPHELES DREAD alone, but Twist tells him that as shadows DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS they only exist by the light that Beethoven's TELL ME DOES IT SHOW I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER WITH THESE VOICES IN MY HEAD life has cast and as that light is fading, it is WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE only natural that they should cling to its last I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS WITHIN THE WORDS OF WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS moments of illumination. As the clock strikes WHISPERING MEPHISTOPHELES IF THIS PRATTLE I MUST HEAR midnight their conversation is suddenly IF I WERE BLIND I'M SURE THEY interrupted by the appearance of ( TOWARDS GHOSTS ) I WOULDN'T DISAPPEAR Mephistopheles. His presence causes all the other spirits to shrink silently back to the THERE COMES A TIME YOU DECIDE DON'T NEED THIS PATH BEFORE ME ( TWIST ) corners of the room. WHAT FROM YOUR LIFE DON'T NEED FORGOTTEN GLORY WILL BE REAL DON'T NEED THESE THREATS DID YOU REALLY WANT TO BELIEVE Mephistopheles informs Beethoven that he WHAT SCARS YOU WILL KEEP ALIVE OF VIOLENCE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING has come to collect the composer's soul. WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HEAL DON'T NEED ETERNAL SILENCE DID YOU REALLY WANT TO BE HERE Faced with eternal damnation, the terrified ALONE composer claims that it cannot be his time, BUT CAN I GAMBLE THIS NIGHT DON'T NEED THESE MIDNIGHT HAVE I INTERRUPTED A MOMENT that he has yet to complete his Tenth WITH EVERYTHING THAT I AM VISIONS OF PRAYING Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the AND CAN I ERASE MY LIFE DON'T NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS WHILE YOUR LIFE'S DECAYING manuscript and then with seemingly OR DO I STAY HERE AND BE DON'T NEED TO BE UNCERTAIN YOUR SINS ARE THEY WEIGHING uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give DAMNED DON'T NEED THIS FINAL CURTAIN WHILE YOU'VE BEEN CARVING YOUR him as much additional time as he needs, STONE but only if he will tell him what parts he ( TOWARDS TWIST ) II ALL ON YOUR OWN plans to add or change. Beethoven is forced to admit that it is his masterpiece and he TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK SOMEWHERE OUT THERE DID YOU REALLY WANT TO SIT HERE would not change a single note. His bluff TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW HE STILL GAZES IN SILENCE called, Beethoven still cannot believe that DID YOU REALLY THINK AS I WANDER THROUGH HIS MAZES COULD IT BE THAT BROODING IS this is how his life must end. Mephistopheles THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EVER PART OF YOUR ART assures him that not only is it so, but his AFTER DEATH AND LIFE HERE

Page10 Page23 TRUTH OR LIES DID YOU REALLY THINK WHAT I FEEL IN YOUR HEART FATE STAND NEAR ME EVERY THOUGHT IS WELL THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ALL YOUR DREAMS ALL YOUR LIES FATE STATE CLEARLY DISGUISED EVER AFTER CAN YOU TELL THEM APART WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CARD III DO YOU THINK I'M SCARED SEE THE HANDS ON THE CLOCK TELL ME DOES IT SHOW ARE YOU WATCHING THEM TURN RETRIEVE US NOW WHEN INSIDE THIS DEAFNESS FOR YOUR CANDLE IS QUITE LOW TIME DECEIVES US IT IS TOO LATE I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIS LAUGHTER WE'VE BEEN WATCHING IT BURN FAITH SHE HEARS US THIS PATH TO TAKE BUT SHE DOESN'T LISTEN VERY DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING DO YOU LIE HERE AWAKE HARD WAY BECAUSE ALL THAT I SEE AS THE SHADOWS LOOK ON IS HIS FACE GRINNING SHOULD THEY CRY FOR YOUR SAKE AS SHE DRIFTS THROUGH OUR MEDUSA DREAMS MEPHISTOPHELES SHOULD YOU SLEEP IN THEIR ARMS LIVES THE DEAD STILL SCREAM TOSSING COINS INTO THE AIR DON'T WANT TO SEE MY LIFE I NEED TO FIND AN ANSWER FOR THE SHADOWS SEE ALL WATCH THEM TWIST BETRAYED FOR THIS ONE CANNOT BE AND THEY RARELY FORGET WATCH THEM FALL WITHIN THE WORDS OF EVERY DREAM THAT YOU'VE HAD TURNING HOPE INTO DESPAIR IV MEPHISTOPHELES EVERY ACT YOU REGRET WATCH THEM TWIST ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOW THE COST OF PATIENCE WATCH THEM FALL BEFORE ME WHEN THERE'S NO TIME BEFORE ME FATE THEN SHE SUDDENLY REVIVES ENDLESS DEATH OR TIMELESS OF HESITATION GLORY ALL FOR THIS TWISTED GLORY ( GHOSTS & SPIRITS ) EVERY DREAM THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS NIGHT OF GHOSTS AND WE FIND OURSELVES RETURNING AND MY SALVATION FAITH AND BELIEF ALIVE TO THE LIGHT OF BRIDGES THE COST OF HOW IT'S GOTTEN AND RETREAT BURNING THE COST OF WHAT'S GAINED WHEN YOU'RE STANDING ALL BELIEVE ME ALL FORGOTTEN ALONE FATE STANDS NEAR ME NOW IT IS TOO LATE ALL FORGOTTEN WITH YOUR DREAMS IN THE DARK FATE STATE CLEARLY THIS PATH TO TAKE WHETHER THERE WILL BE DON'T WANT TO SEE MY LIFE BE... When Mephistopheles returns to find his NEVER KNOWING WHAT IS REAL ANOTHER CARD ( TRAYED ) offer refused, he quickly replaces it with IN THE SHADOWS YOU MEET another. If Beethoven will only give him the NEVER KNOWING WHAT IS TRUE RECEIVE US ( TOWARDS TWIST ) unreleased Tenth Symphony ( which no one IN THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK TIME DECEIVES US else has heard, so he reasons it will never be NEVER KNOWING IF THE ONLY MOMENT IN OUR LIVES TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK missed ) he will return the maestro's soul. THAT EVER REALLY MATTERED FATE TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW Beethoven agonizes once more. The ghost FATE SHE HEARS ME IS NOW

Page24 Page9 On a late night in the spring of 1827, the AND THIS WAS SUCH A STORM of Mozart appears and tells him that it is the SHE'LL FEEL THE PAIN BUT SHE city of Vienna is experiencing the largest THE KIND ONE RARELY SEES IN LIFE greatest musical piece ever created; it is the WON'T UNDERSTAND IT lightning storm in its long history. Within an FOR IN A ROOM NOW FILLED WITH voice of God and he cannot allow it to be SHE'LL THINK IT'S HER FATE opulent but disheveled room, Ludwig von SHADOWS destroyed. As the apparition of Mozart BUT WE'LL KNOW IT'S ME Beethoven is slumped over his piano and on THE GREAT BEETHOVEN WAS fades, he once again decides that he is unable the piano sits the just completed manuscript SPENDING to destroy this music. AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final, and HIS LAST NIGHT A KNIFE he is certain, his greatest work. In a final desperate attempt to obtain the LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER From the shadows a beautiful spirit, Fate, Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT SINCE THE TIME WHEN RA AND ISIS and her deformed dwarf son, Twist, emerge through a window to a child sleeping in the LIFE to inform Beethoven of what he has already gutter. He tells the old man that he owns WITH ME RAISED THE SPHINX OUT OF THE this child's life and in great detail lists all the SAND deeply suspected, that this is to be his last night on earth. They are accompanied by horrors and suffering that she will experience SO LET ME KNOW AND APOLLO DREAMED ATHENA in her short existence. AND MEN BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND numerous spirits and ghosts from his past. HAVE I BEEN CLEAR THAT I WILL MAGNIFY EACH CUT MISERY THAT WHEN DARKNESS FOLDS ON MIDNIGHT AND EVERY BRUISE AND EVERY SINGLE CHILDHOOD DARKNESS ( MEPHISTOPHELES ) IN THE RESTLESS TIDES OF NIGHT ( TWIST ) TEAR AND LIGHTNING RAISES SHADOWS AND IN THE DARK HE SITS ALONE THERE IS A CHILD AND SHE SLEEPS I'LL PICK HER SCABS AND FOR MOMENTS GIVES THEM IN THE GUTTER TO WATCH HIS FINAL HOURS CRIPPLE A HAND DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SHE'S LIFE PUSH A FINGER IN EACH WOUND I BLEEDING EASY TO SEE WHILE UNCONCERNED UPON THE MAKE IT'S BEEN SAID BY THOSE WHO SHE IS NOT YOUR CHILD WALL SHE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER'S NOW TELL ME THEN PONDER THE CLOCK IT TICKS AWAY THE DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT SURELY IS A SIGN AND THOSE YOU ABANDON TIME THEY ARE LEFT TO ME YOU UNDERSTAND? THAT A LIFE TOUCHED BY THE YOU UNDERSTAND STARS NO NEED FOR WORDS FOR IN THE YOU UNDERSTAND? IS NOW RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE DARK A KNIFE YOU UNDERSTAND ALL WORDS HAVE LONG SINCE LOST AND THAT SOMEWHERE IN THAT LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER THEIR MEANING DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT AND KNOW I WILL IMPALE HER LIKE DARKNESS STILL WHEN THEY WHISPER IN HIS LIFE WITH ME A KNIFE IN THE HEART OF THAT GREAT EAR LEAVE HER TWISTING DAY AFTER STORM HE TRIES TO READ BETWEEN THE LISTEN NOW CLOSELY AND HEAR DAY AFTER DAY OF A VERY SHORT THE WORLD RETURNS A SOUL LINES HOW I'VE PLANNED IT LIFE THAT THE GODS CAUSED TO BE PLEASE LET ME TELL YOU JUST HOW WITH ME BORN WHAT I SEE IN THE NIGHT

Page8 Page25 If Beethoven will release to him this final AND THE QUESTION musical creation, then Mephistopheles will WHAT SHE MEANS TO ... give up all claims on the child, irrevocably removing himself and all his evil underlings WHAT IS THIS LIFE from the child's life for all eternity. THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES SOON TO ARRIVE Beethoven immediately turns away, SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE determined to give a firm and final no. SHE IS BUT ONE characters But before the word can leave his lips he AND THERE ARE MANY MORE finds himself looking back out the window. EACH THE SAME AS ANY OTHER LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN He tries to convince himself that the child The maestro himself on the last night of his life means nothing to him, especially when WHO IS THIS CHILD FATE The spirit of Fate. compared to the Tenth Symphony. But with WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME She is a young beautiful woman. every word disclaiming her, she digs deeper I CLOSE MY EYES TWIST and deeper into his soul. AND STILL HER FACE I SEE Fate's hunchback dwarf son. SHE IS BUT ONE Mischievous but not malicious WHO IS THIS CHILD HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE MEPHISTOPHELES CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I The devil himself. ( BEETHOVEN ) SHOULD CARE Evil with a seductive charm and flair. YOUNG BEETHOVEN WHO IS THIS CHILD I NEED A MOMENT NOW The composer as a young man THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE I HAVE TO CLEAR MY MIND MOZART-WOLFGANG AMADEUS WHO IS THIS CHILD THERE IS A LIMIT LORD Himself THAT I'VE NOT SEEN TILL THIS DAY JUST TO BEING KIND THERESA The legendary, "Immortal Beloved." The great love of his life. WHO DARES TO FALL ASLEEP THERE IS NO WAY IN LIFE YOUNG GIRL OUTSIDE MY DOOR THAT EACH CHILD CAN BE SAVED An orphan, approximately six-years-old IF WE SHOULD WAIT AWHILE SHOULD I BE LOOKING WITH THE MUSES I'M SURE SHE'LL GO AWAY REGRET Voices of artistic inspiration AT EVERY GRAVE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS WOULD SURELY NOT BE WISE THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES FOR IN THE FINAL WORD IN LIFE SHE SHOULD BE WARNED SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CHILD BEING BORN I LEARNED THE TRICK IS THAT WE JUST AVOID HER EYES I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE

Page26 Page7 IN ANY KIND OF WAY INSANITY FOR EVERY CHILD THAT LIFE CAN A WAY THAT LEADS FROM MY GATHER DESTRUCTION IN THIS WAY

WHAT IS THIS LIFE CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES CAN YOU FEEL SOON TO ARRIVE THAT IT'S OUT THERE SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR SHE IS BUT ONE AND THERE ARE MANY MORE THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES COULD THIS ONE LIFE REALLY AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW MATTER IN MY HEART I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO WHO IS THIS CHILD WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME Despite his best efforts he cannot bring I CLOSE MY EYES himself to leave the child to this evil and AND STILL HER FACE I SEE collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the SHE IS BUT ONE devil that he has a deal. Beethoven is now a HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE totally broken man as the fact sinks in that CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I he has now lost both his soul and his Tenth Symphony. SHOULD CARE Mephistopheles dances with delight as he CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist CAN YOU FEEL who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's THAT IT'S OUT THERE ear, "How do you know that IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE Mephistopheles will keep his word?" AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles, never looking up THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES from examining his prize, replies that AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW Beethoven can draw up his own wording for IN MY HEART a contract that they will write on a page torn I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO from the back of a bible. Beethoven glances questioningly towards Fate who is still THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY watching from the background. She nods FOR ME her head for even the shadows know that a A WAY THAT LEADS FROM THIS

Page6 Page27 unbreakable, even by the devil himself. The papers are engulfed in a wall of flames. "What are you laughing at you wretched troll?" Beethoven, totally exhausted, mutters his But when the flames have died down the consent but is unable to write the words that devil is stunned to find that not only does "The composer's parents gave birth to a son prior to the maestro's birth. They named will bring about the destruction of his the manuscript still exist, it is not even singed. him Ludwig von Beethoven but he died within the year. The man before you is Ludwig beloved Tenth. Fate, sensing his dilemma, Thrusting it back over the candle it is once von Beethoven, second born of Johann & Maria. You have purchased a Tenth Symphony offers to write down the agreement for him again engulfed in flames only to emerge of a Ludwig von Beethoven, first born of Johann & Maria, if he ever writes one." and he hands the paper to her. As he stares unscathed. Mephistopheles glares at Fate, who smiles back at him demurely. Then, throwing the out the window Fate writes, music back at Beethoven, he screams in frustration and disappears in an explosion of Sensing that he has been tricked, he screams smoke and flame. It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, for an explanation but Beethoven's between the undersigned, that the music of the expression tells him that he is as shocked at Tenth Symphony, composed by Ludwig von the turn of events as the Devil himself. As Beethoven is surprised by Mephistopheles' rapid departure and asks if he is not coming Beethoven, first born son of Johann and Maria Mephistopheles is glancing once more at the back to collect his soul. To which Fate replies that he never had any claim to his soul. von Beethoven, of the city of Bonn, shall manuscript he hears the sound of Twist henceforth be the property of Mephistopheles, giggling in the darkness. "But Mephistopheles said..." Lord of Darkness and first fallen from the grace of God. It is also understood that it is his When he demands to know what the dwarf "He is the devil," Fate replies, "He lies." And with those words a warm feeling of peace intention to remove any signs of this music from is laughing at, Twist can hardly conceal his spreads throughout Beethoven's body and across his soul. the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange delight as he explains that the composer's for the destruction of the aforementioned music parents gave birth to a son prior to the When he asks Fate what is to happen next, she tells him that it is time for him to rest, for it is also agreed that Mephistopheles and all his maestro's birth. They had named him tonight he will dream a new dream within the gates of paradise. As the words weave their minions will remove themselves from the life of Ludwig von Beethoven but the child died way into his soul, Beethoven lies down on the couch near his piano and begins a new the child presently sleeping in the gutter within his first year. They then named their dream. directly across from the window of this room. second son Ludwig as well. Twist continues, This removal of influence is to be commenced “The man before you is that Ludwig von With the departure of his soul the storm begins to break and a stillness settles over the immediately upon signing and to be enforced Beethoven, the second born son of Johann room as one by one the ghosts and shadows fade away. All seems at peace until the sudden for all eternity. & Maria von Beethoven. You have purchased a re-appearance of Twist returning through a window. He gazes about the room, a look of Tenth Symphony of Ludwig von Beethoven, mischievous delight spread across his face. Scampering over to the piano, he takes the Ludwig von Beethoven first born of Johann & Maria, if he ever manuscript for the Tenth Symphony and then climbing up a bookcase, carefully slips it writes one.” Mephistopheles glares at Fate, behind a wall. Here it will remain hidden, the world blissfully unaware of its existence, Mephistopheles who smiles back at him demurely. Then, throwing the music back at Beethoven, he until that one day in the future when it will be discovered and it will once more live again. Mephistopheles reads the paper, signs it and screams in frustration and disappears in an pushes it in front of Beethoven. Without explosion of smoke and flame. even looking at the document the composer signs the paper. Immediately, Mephistopheles Beethoven is surprised by Mephistopheles' reaches over the piano, seizes the Tenth's rapid departure and asks if he is not coming

Page28 Page5 never looking up from examining his prize, replies that Beethoven can draw up his own replies that he never had any claim to his soul. AND FOR TONIGHT wording for a contract that they will write on the back of a page torn from a bible. THE MOMENT IS OVER Beethoven glances questioningly towards Fate who is still watching from the background. "But Mephistopheles said..." DRIFT IN A LULLABY She nods her head for even the shadows know that a contract written on such sacred paper HERE WHERE THE STARS RESIDE is unbreakable, even by the devil himself. "He is the devil," Fate replies, "He lies." AND ANGELS ARE ALWAYS SEEN

Beethoven, totally exhausted, mutters his consent but is unable to write the words that "But, there were times when I was rude and AND LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN will bring about the destruction of his beloved Tenth. Fate, seeing his dilemma, offers to cruel to people," Beethoven stutters. THE STARS THEY HAVE WHISPERED write down the agreement for him and he hands the paper to her. As he stares out the HEAR WHAT THEY SAY window Fate writes, "True, the frustration of your deafness did AND KNOW THAT IT MEANS cause you at times to lash out unfairly at THE MOON IS YOUR GUIDE It is agreed upon this night, March 26, 1827, between the undersigned, that the music of the others, but later you would always regret it THE STARS THEY HAVE KISSED HER Tenth Symphony, composed by Ludwig von Beethoven, first born son of Johann and Maria von and apologize. You often went through AS SHE GOES GENTLY BY Beethoven, in the city of Bonn, shall henceforth be the property of Mephistopheles, Lord of great lengths to make amends for any hurts LIGHT AS A BABY'S SIGH Darkness and first fallen from the grace of God. It is also understood that it is his intention to you had caused. Believe me Ludwig, you SAFE ON A FAIRY TALE STREAM remove any signs of this music from the memory of man for all eternity. In exchange for the have done well." AND START A NEW DREAM destruction of the aforementioned music it is also agreed that Mephistopheles and all his And with those words a warm feeling of minions will remove themselves from the life of the child presently sleeping in the gutter directly peace spreads throughout Beethoven's body With the departure of his soul the storm across from the window of this room. This removal of influence is to be commenced and across his soul. begins to break and a stillness settles over immediately upon signing and to be enforced for all eternity. the room as one by one the ghosts and When he asks Fate what is to happen next, shadows fade away. All seems at peace until she gently tells him that it is time for him to the sudden reappearance of Twist returning rest, for tonight he will dream a new dream through a window. He gazes about the Ludwig von Beethoven Mephistopheles within the gates of paradise. And as the room, a look of mischievous delight words weave their way into his soul, spreading across his face. Scampering over to Mephistopheles reads the paper, signs it and pushes it in front of Beethoven. Without Beethoven lies down on the couch near his the piano, he takes the manuscript for the even looking at the document the composer signs the paper. Immediately, Mephistopheles piano and begins a new dream. Tenth Symphony and then climbing up a reaches over the piano, seizes the Tenth's manuscript and thrusts it over a lit candle. It is bookcase, carefully slips it behind a wall. engulfed in a wall of flames. But when the flames have died down the devil is stunned to A FINAL DREAM Here it will remain hidden, the world find that not only does the manuscript still exist, but it is not even singed. Thrusting it blissfully unaware of its existence until that back over the candle it is once again engulfed in flames only to emerge unscathed. ( FATE ) one day in the future when it will be discovered and the music will once more Sensing that he has been tricked, he screams for an explanation but Beethoven's LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN live again. expression tells him that he is as shocked at the turn of events as the devil himself. As AND SLEEP ON MY SHOULDER Mephistopheles is glancing once more at the manuscript he hears a giggling from the LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN darkness. There he sees Twist who is poorly concealing his delight. AND START A NEW DREAM THE END

Page4 Page29 PRODUCED BY - PAUL O'NEILL COVER ART - EDGAR JERINS DESIGN - LARRY FREEMANTLE CO-PRODUCED BY - ROBERT KINKEL RECORDED AND MIXED AT - Crushed by the dilemma he finds himself in, Beethoven tries to recall the particular SOUNDTRACKS NEW YORK CITY actions in his life that have led to his damnation. In anger, he confronts Fate for having RECORDING AND MIX ENGINEER OVERDUBS - STUDIO 900 & DAVE WITTMAN STELLER PRODUCTIONS- NEW YORK CITY dealt him such a cruel hand. Taken aback, she asks what he would have her change. Forced MASTERED BY KEVIN HODGE to review his life, he discovers that the removal of what he considers the most painful ADDITIONAL ENGINEERS - ROBERT KINKEL, AT THE MASTER CUTTING ROOM moments of his life would also remove the inspiration for what he considers his finest MICHAEL SCIELZI, JOE JOHNSON ALL SONGS PUBLISHED BY WARNER CHAPELL, BMI A&R - JASON FLOM works. He also realizes that his music is who he is, the reason for his existence, and decides ASSISTANT ENGINEERS – CORY HALL, CD COVER ART CONCEPT – STEVE BLACK that he would rather suffer for eternity than have it destroyed. He cannot remove this DAVID HYMAN, JOSH WILBUR, BRENDA FERRY, PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH - JOAN COZIER DARREN RAPP, MENG-PING KUO, TIM RONAHAN music that he has seen bring so much joy to so many. Story and Lyrics by - Paul O'Neill LEAD VOCALS JODY ASHWORTH - BEETHOVEN Music by: When Mephistopheles returns to find his offer refused, he quickly replaces it with another. PATTI RUSSO - THERESA OVERTURE - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill If Beethoven will only give him the un-released Tenth Symphony (which no one else has JON OLIVA - MEPHISTOPHELES GUY LEMONNIER - YOUNG BEETHOVEN MIDNIGHT - O'Neill, Kinkel heard, so he reasons it will never be missed) he will return the maestro's soul. Beethoven JAMIE TORCELLINI - TWIST FATE - O'Neill agonizes once more and after conferring with the ghost of Mozart, again decides that he is SYLVIA TOSUN - FATE unable to destroy his music. ZAK STEVENS - THE MUSES WHAT GOOD THIS DEAFNESS – O’Neill, Kinkel DAVE DIAMOND - THE MUSES MEPHISTOPHELES – O’Neill, Oliva DOUG THOMS - THE MUSES In a final desperate attempt to obtain the Tenth Symphony, Mephistopheles points out WHAT IS ETERNAL – O’Neill, Kinkel through a window to a child sleeping in the gutter. He tells the old man that he, VOCAL BACKUPS THE MOMENT – O’Neill, Oliva DANIELLE LANDHERR Mephistopheles, owns this child's life and in great detail lists all the horrors and suffering MARNI ELLIOT VIENNA - O'Neill, Oliva, Kinkel that she will experience in her short existence. If Beethoven will release to him this final SYLVIA TOSUN MOZART - Mozart: Arranged by O'Neill, Kinkel ROBERT KINKEL musical creation, then Mephistopheles will give up all claims on the child, irrevocably JON OLIVA THE DREAMS OF CANDLELIGHT - O'Neill, Kinkel removing himself, and all his evil and unhappiness from the child's life. GUY LEMONNIER REQUIEM (THE FIFTH) - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill JODY ASHWORTH DOUG THOMS I'LL KEEP YOUR SECRETS - O'Neill, Oliva, Kinkel Beethoven turns away from the sight of the little girl, determined to pronounce a firm CHRISTIAN JAMES THE DARK - O'Neill, Oliva, Caffery and final no. But before the words can leave his mouth he finds himself once more looking CHILD CHOIR CONDUCTOR FÜR ELISE - Arranged by Kinkel towards the child. He desperately tries to convince himself that she means nothing to him. ANTHONY PICCOLO AFTER THE FALL – O’Neill, Oliva Besides, she is not his responsibility and even if he does save her there are millions more CHILD CHOIR A LAST ILLUSION – Beethoven, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, like her. This single life will make no difference while his symphony will bring joy to JACOB ASHWORTH countless generations. EVAN MALTBY O'Neill, Kinkel SEBASTIAN PEREZ THIS IS WHO YOU ARE - O'Neill, Oliva CAROLINE ROSS Despite his best efforts he cannot bring himself to leave the child to this evil and MIKHAIL KOFMAN BEETHOVEN - Beethoven, Mozart, O'Neill, Kinkel ADRIAN ROSS MEPHISTOPHELES' RETURN - O'Neill, Kinkel collapsing on the piano bench, he tells the devil that he has a deal. MISERY - O'Neill, Kinkel MANAGEMENT: Mephistopheles dances with delight as he picks up the manuscript never noticing Twist KREBS COMMUNICATIONS CORP - WHO IS THIS CHILD - O'Neill, Oliva DAVID KREBS & TARO MEYER /ADAM LIND / who sneaks over and whispers in Ludwig's ear, "How do you know that Mephistopheles DEBBY DIAMOND A FINAL DREAM – O’Neill, Oliva will keep his word?" Beethoven sits up and repeats the question aloud. Mephistopheles,

Page30 Page3 ROBERT KINKEL - PIANO AND KEYBOARDS CELLOS JON OLIVA - PIANO, KEYBOARDS AND BASS GUITARS GARO YELLIN AL PITRELLI - LEAD, RHYTHM AND BASS GUITARS JONAS TAUBER PAUL O'NEILL - RHYTHM AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS DOROTHY LAWSON Beethoven’s Last Night JEFF PLATE - DRUMS A SUMMARY OF THE STORY WITHIN JOHNNY LEE MIDDLETON - BASS ADDITIONAL LATIN TRANSLATION & CHRIS CAFFERY - GUITARS PAUL O'NEILL'S LATIN TUTOR – DAVE WITTMAN - DRUM, GUITAR AND BASS INSERTS DR. CLEMENT KUEHN On a late night in the spring of 1827, the city of Vienna is experiencing the largest FOR THOSE LITTLE THINGS THE BAND FORGOT lightning storm in its long history. Within an opulent but disheveled room, Ludwig von TSO ENDORSES JACKSON GUITARS, Beethoven is slumped over his piano and on the piano sits the just completed manuscript STRINGS PEAVEY, KORG, TKL CASES, STEINWAY, ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED LABELLA STRINGS, SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS, for his Tenth Symphony. It is his final, and he is certain, his greatest work. BY ROBERT KINKEL PAISTE CYMBALS, PEARL DRUMS, VATER DRUMSTICKS & GIBRALTER HARDWARE VIOLINS From the shadows a beautiful spirit, Fate, and her deformed dwarf son, Twist, emerge to TODD REYNOLDS FAN CLUB & CORRESPONDENCE, WE TRY TO inform Beethoven that this is to be his last night on earth. They are accompanied by PAUL WOODIEL ANSWER AS MANY LETTERS AS POSSIBLE numerous spirits and ghosts from his past, and he finds their babbling unbearable. He MARY ROWELL LAURA SEATON-FINN TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA begs them to leave, but Twist tells him that as shadows they only exist by the light that DENISE STILLWELL P.O. BOX 3519 Beethoven's life has cast and that light is slowly dimming. With each successive crack of GRAND CENTRAL STATION lightning the spirits all draw closer. VIOLAS NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, 10163 MARK WOOD MARK FERRIS Visit our website at www.Trans-Siberian.com At the stroke of midnight, Mephistopheles suddenly appears and informs Beethoven that SPECIAL THANKS he is there to collect the composer's soul. Beethoven, faced with eternal damnation, is David Krebs, Taro Meyer, Beth Smith, Adam Lind, Kenneth Kaplan, Arnaud Durieux, Debby Diamond, Patti O'Toole, Larry Stessel, Wolfgang Rott, Gary Gunas and all at Pace, Steve Habl, Nick Ferrara esq., Kathleen Murphy, Andy Secher, Paul Gargano, terrified and claims that it cannot be his time, that he has yet to complete his Tenth Matt Masciandaro & ESP, Peavy Amps, Donny Wade and Kevin Easton at Jackson Guitars, Tommy Dougherty at TKL Cases, Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the manuscript and then, with seemingly LaBella Strings, Ted Burger at Korg, Todd Confessore, Gary Muchmore, Ed Osbeck, Raymie Kopels, Nathan Bradley, Clay Marshall, Ken Thornhill, Jules Belkin, Barry Gabel, Kid Rock & Bobby Ritchie, Jr., Meatloaf, Keith Kevan, Dr. Clement Kuehn, uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give him as much additional time as he needs as long Sal Iuvara, Olaf Schroeter, Diane Blackman, Barry & Todd at DB Sound & Russ at Pete’s Lights, Jerome Levine, Rita Chan, as he will tell him now what parts he plans to add or change. His bluff called, Beethoven is Maja Pollack, Mary Efremov, Susan Levitzky, John Falenki, The Beasleys, Fred & Shanta Weiss, the Vittone family, Bob & Sandy Ortiz, the Julianos, The Plate and Tarr families, M. Hall, TM, The Willis family, Leslie & Shadon Sakahae, Patricia Meyer, forced to admit that he would not change a single note. Gloria & Herbert Jones, Margaret Britt. Sherry Minty, Igor Carcich, Dave Stuart, Stan Oliver, Omar Jr. Oca & the Oca Family, Jozef Sabovcik, Blade & Jennifer Sabovcik The Devil nods thoughtfully and then makes the composer another offer. If Beethoven ABOVE AND BEYOND Lava/Atlantic - Jason Flom, Ron Shapiro, Val Azzoli, Robert Wieger, Andrea Ganis, Vicky Germaise, Danny Buch, Rick Froio, will give him all his music, allowing Mephistopheles to wipe it from the memory of man, Adam Mirabella, Linda Ferrando, Lea Pisacane, Jon Nardachone, Lou Sicurezza, Patti Conte, Tracey Zamot, Lou Plaia, Mary Conroy, he will return his soul to him. Beethoven is overwhelmed by the situation. Fearing an Amy De Rouen, Steve Davis, Jack McMorrow, Chris Goyette, Bonnie Slifkin, Larry Freemantle, Roy Freemantle, Darren Higman, eternity of damnation and torment he is desperate to reclaim his soul, but the thought of Eric Trainor, Chena Life, Jeff Levy, Kris Metzdorf, LeeAnn Callahan, Lisa Velasquez & everyone else on the Atlantic Team losing his music, his life's work, causes him to hesitate. FAMILY THANKS The O'Neill family, Charlotte Callen & the Callen family, Eliza Green, Oliver & Gretchen Kinkel, Kathy & Nicholas Oliva, The Oliva Family, Kathy Shatto & Family, Michelle Middleton, Mom Caffery, Mason Dixon, Scott Shannon, Dave Stuart, Igor Carcich, Mephistopheles, sensing his confusion, offers to leave for one hour before returning for Martin Thomassen, Tina Stevens, Donna Pitrelli and family, Suzi Zwak, Chris Rich, Karen Rizzo, Eilleen Wittman, Dan Fasciano Beethoven's answer. As the devil is turning to leave Beethoven notices that the hands of An extra special thanks to the Colin Egan and Pattie Jordan and the Loews Theater in Jersey City; may you never have a final night. the clock are moving faster than normal. When he points this out to Mephistopheles, the This album was written for Desiree devil replies that the maestro should consider it a final favor because where Beethoven is "Final Dream" was first recorded as "Time To Sleep" and was written for Omar Jr. and Ireland.

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