Red and Black
Eddie Redmayne Lyrics
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So near it's stirring the blood in their veins!
And yet beware
Don't let the wine go to your brains!
We need a sign
To rally the people
To call them to arms
To bring them in line!
Marius, wake up!
What's wrong today?
You look as if you've seen a ghost
Some wine and say what's going on!
A ghost you say, a ghost maybe
She was just like a ghost to me
One minute there, then she was gone!
I am agog!
I am aghast!
Is Marius in love at last?
I've never heard him ooh and aah
You talk of battles to be won
And here he comes like Don Juan
It is better than an opera!
It is time for us all
To decide who we are
Do we fight for the right
To a night at the opera now?
Have you asked of yourselves
What's the price you might pay?
Is it simply a game
For a rich young boy to play?
The colors of the worlds
Are changing day by day
Red, the blood of angry men!
Black the dark of ages past!
Red, a world about to dawn!
Black, the night that ends at last!
Had you seen her today
You might know how it feels
To be struck to the bone
In a moment of breathless delight!
Had you been there today
You might also have known
How the world may be changed
In just one burst of light!
And what was right seems wrong
And what was wrong seems right!
Red I feel my soul on fire!
Black, my world if she's not there!
Red, the color of desire!
Black, is the color of despair!
Marius, you're no longer a child
I do not doubt you mean it well
But now there is a higher call
Who cares about your lonely soul?
We strive towards a larger goal
Our little lives don't count at all!
Red, the blood of angry men!
Black, the dark of ages past!
Red, a world about to dawn!
Black, the night that ends at last!
Listen everybody!
General Lamarque is dead!
Lamarque! His death is the hour of fate
The people's man
His death is the sign we await!
On his funeral day they will honor his name
With the light of rebellion ablaze in their eyes
With their candles of grief we will kindle our flame
On the tomb of Lamarque shall our barricade rise
The time is here!
Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer
Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts
But a jubilant shout
They will come one and all
They will come when we call!
In "ABC Cafe/Red and Black," the characters are preparing for a revolution, and these lyrics serve as a call to action. The first few lines build up the excitement of the moment, urging the people to rally together and join the fight. However, it also warns them not to let their emotions and enthusiasm get the best of them.
Marius is then asked what's wrong since he appeared to be in deep thought. He then responds with lines about a past lover who left him abruptly, leaving him bewildered. The others react with surprise and amusement, acknowledging that Marius has now been struck by love. However, their attention is quickly focused on the larger issue at hand, urging Marius to think beyond his own loneliness and to join their noble cause.
The final lines emphasize the urgency of the moment, announcing the death of General Lamarque, which signals the start of the revolution. It is a battle cry that asks everyone to rise up and fight for their cause, ending with the triumphant declaration that they will come when called.
Line by Line Meaning
The time is near
The time is very close
So near it's stirring the blood in their veins!
It is so close that it is making them excited and passionate.
And yet beware
But at the same time, be careful.
Don't let the wine go to your brains!
Don't get too carried away with excitement.
We need a sign
We need some sort of indication or signal.
To rally the people
To bring the people together.
To call them to arms
To encourage them to fight.
To bring them in line!
To unite them and make them follow a common cause.
Marius, wake up!
Marius, pay attention!
What's wrong today?
What's troubling you today?
You look as if you've seen a ghost.
You look scared or shocked.
Some wine and say what's going on!
Have some wine and tell us what's happening!
A ghost you say, a ghost maybe
You saw a ghost? Maybe you did
She was just like a ghost to me
She was there one moment and gone the next.
I am agog!
I am amazed and surprised!
I am aghast!
I am horrified!
Is Marius in love at last?
Is Marius finally in love?
I've never heard him ooh and aah
I've never heard him express such emotion.
You talk of battles to be won
You are discussing the fights that need to be won.
And here he comes like Don Juan
But Marius is here acting like a lover.
It is better than an opera!
It is more entertaining than an opera!
It is time for us all
It is time for everyone.
To decide who we are
To figure out our identities.
Do we fight for the right
Do we fight for the privilege.
To a night at the opera now?
To attend the opera today?
Have you asked of yourselves
Did you ask yourself.
What's the price you might pay?
What are the consequences?
Is it simply a game
Is it just a game?
For a rich young boy to play?
For a wealthy young man to play?
The colors of the worlds
The various aspects of the world.
Are changing day by day
Are changing every day.
Red, the blood of angry men!
Red symbolizing the rage of people.
Black the dark of ages past!
Black symbolizing the darkness of history.
Red, a world about to dawn!
Red symbolizing a new era.
Black, the night that ends at last!
Black symbolizing the end of a long period of darkness.
Had you seen her today
If you had seen her today.
You might know how it feels
You could understand the sensation.
To be struck to the bone
To be deeply affected.
In a moment of breathless delight!
In a moment of ecstasy!
Had you been there today
If you had been there today.
You might also have known
You would also have understood.
How the world may be changed
How the world can change.
In just one burst of light!
In just one instant of illumination.
And what was right seems wrong
What was considered right now seems wrong.
And what was wrong seems right!
What was considered wrong now seems right.
Red I feel my soul on fire!
Red symbolizes passions running high in my soul.
Black, my world if she's not there!
Black symbolizes despair if she is not around.
Red, the color of desire!
Red is the color of intense desire.
Black, is the color of despair!
Black is the color of hopelessness.
Marius, you're no longer a child
You, Marius, are not a child anymore.
I do not doubt you mean it well
I believe that your intention is good.
But now there is a higher call.
But now there is a greater responsibility.
Who cares about your lonely soul?
Who is concerned about your isolated soul?
We strive towards a larger goal
We are aiming for a bigger objective.
Our little lives don't count at all!
Our individual lives are insignificant.
Listen everybody!
Everybody listen!
General Lamarque is dead!
General Lamarque has died.
Lamarque! His death is the hour of fate.
Lamarque's death is the moment of destiny.
The people's man.
He was loved by the people.
His death is the sign we await!
His death is the signal we have been waiting for.
On his funeral day they will honor his name.
On the day of his funeral, they will pay tribute to him.
With the light of rebellion ablaze in their eyes
Their eyes will be burning with the fire of rebellion.
With their candles of grief we will kindle our flame
We will light our flame using their mourning candles.
On the tomb of Lamarque shall our barricade rise
We will build our barricade on Lamarque's tomb.
The time is here!
The time has come!
Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer
Let us accept it with bravery and joy.
Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts
Let us hit the streets without any hesitation.
But a jubilant shout
But with a joyful cry.
They will come one and all
People will arrive in large numbers.
They will come when we call!
They will come when we summon them.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alain Albert Boublil, Claude Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean Marc Natel
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@dASDFGism
okay anyway, no offence to how you enjoy Victor Hugo's grand story on revolution, Im glad you appreciate it that much but like... bro.../gal...
Grantaire is an alcoholic mess, unable to even comprehend how Les Amis appreciate his presence and shows his insecurity constantly in the book. Most of Les Amis are kids who grew up without parents, some of them in abusive environments (Marius), poverty or generally just not in the best of conditions.
thats 40% of why They stick together, because they can relate and bc they are friends.
now the 60% is Enjolras.
these kids never had a father or family, Enjolras is not just a hot smol hotheaded leader, Enj represents an idea. Enj is pure passion, he is the first good role model and guardian they have ever had, but they forget how he is barely 25 years old and has barely any experience as a military lead either.
Grantaire represents the youth of France in that time of hardship when the last revolution failed and the king came back for what seemed to be eternity, when society in France began to smell its own decay to the point of being disgusted. he is one of those many fatherless children that died in June of 1832.
Enj is the revolution, grantaire believes in nothing but Enj. does he love him romantically? maybe, I'm not victor Hugo I can't know if he wanted a gay romance in his novel. But I can tell, that when Enj and Grantaire died together holding hands it was pretty much a representation of how the youth of the nation believed blindly on the revolution and how this shaped their lives.
TLDR
Enjolras is the revolution that shaped the troubled, fatherless youth of france, who never had an aim in life and were represented mainly by Grantaire. Please remember this, I'm not trying to shame you, I'm just sayin, it is important.
@Shaaalien
Arguing in song is the best kind of argument.
@PolyBiBadger
Shaaalien of course, is there any other way to argue? Besides swords fighting
@17MrLeon
I love my singing duets with girl about whether cream should be in carbonara or not.
@maddieB2023
@@PolyBiBadger how about both. Both is good.
@PolyBiBadger
MaddieB 2023 hmm interesting
@kimlip3932
sad am the 665th like
@thirdorbit3731
"It is time for us all to decide who we are"
"Who am I? I'm Jean Valjean"
"And I'm Javert"
@thirdorbit3731
"My name is John Valjean"Â
@casselcepeda8264
+BlazinAmazin "How do you do? my name's Gavroche"
@mathguy8685
my name is Marius pontmercy