Other roles that he has played include Juan Peron in 'Evita' and Pozzo in 'Waiting for Godot'. Quast's singing, particularly the emotive track "Stars", has received international acclaim. He has appeared in the cast recordings for several musicals over the years, but he has also released his own album titled 'Live at the Donmar', a work containing both covers and original material.
Stars
Philip Quast Lyrics
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A fugitive running
Fallen from God
Fallen from grace
God be my witness
I never shall yield
Till we come face to face
Till we come face to face
He knows his way in the dark
Mine is the way of the Lord
Those who follow the path of the righteous
Shall have their reward
And if they fall
As Lucifer fell
The flames
The sword!
Stars
In your multitudes
Scarce to be counted
Filling the darkness
With order and light
You are the sentinels
Silent and sure
Keeping mxmlyricstag watch in the night
Keeping watch in the night
You know your place in the sky
You hold your course and your aim
And each in your season
Returns and returns
And is always the same
And if you fall as Lucifer fell
You fall in flames!
And so it must be
For so it is written
On the doorway to paradise
That those who falter and those who fall
Must pay the price!
Lord let me find him
That I may see him
Safe behind bars
I will never rest
Till then, this I swear
This I swear by the stars!
The first stanza of Philip Quast's "Stars" talks about a fugitive who has fallen from God's grace and is now on the run. The singer swears that he will never back down until he confronts his opponent. In the second stanza, the singer acknowledges his own path in the darkness, which he believes is that of the Lord. He also states that those who follow this path of righteousness will be rewarded. However, if they falter and fall, as Lucifer did, they will be met with flames and the sword. The chorus of the song then shifts the attention to the stars themselves, which the singer sees as sentinels watching in the night. They fill the darkness and bring order and light to the world. The stars are constant in their paths and always return, but the same cannot be said for those who falter and fall, who must pay a price according to the way to paradise.
The final stanza reprises the singer's desire to apprehend the fugitive he has been pursuing. He swears by the stars that he will not rest until redemption is achieved by bringing the fugitive to justice.
Line by Line Meaning
There, out in the darkness
In the darkness, he is alone and lost.
A fugitive running
He is running, trying to escape his past.
Fallen from God
He has lost his faith and his connection to God.
Fallen from grace
He has lost his morality and his sense of right and wrong.
God be my witness
He calls upon God to witness his determination.
I never shall yield
He will never give up, no matter what.
Till we come face to face
He will keep going until he confronts his fears.
He knows his way in the dark
He is familiar with danger and knows how to navigate through it.
Mine is the way of the Lord
He follows a righteous path, guided by his faith in God.
Those who follow the path of the righteous
Those who live a moral and just life.
Shall have their reward
They will be rewarded for their good deeds.
And if they fall
If they make mistakes.
As Lucifer fell
Like the fallen angel, who was cast out of heaven for his sins.
The flames
The punishment of eternal fire.
The sword!
The punishment of eternal suffering.
Stars
He looks to the stars, which represent order and light.
In your multitudes
The countless stars in the sky.
Scarce to be counted
There are too many stars to count.
Filling the darkness
The stars bring light to the darkness.
You are the sentinels
The stars are the watchful protectors of the night.
Silent and sure
They watch over us, silent and dependable.
Keeping watch in the night
They are always watching, even when we are sleeping.
You know your place in the sky
The stars know their role in the universe.
You hold your course and your aim
The stars keep moving in their fixed paths, always shining bright.
And each in your season
Each star has its time to shine.
Returns and returns
The stars keep coming back, night after night.
And is always the same
The stars are a constant in the ever-changing universe.
And if you fall as Lucifer fell
If, like Lucifer, you fail in your duty, in your commitments or in your beliefs.
You fall in flames!
You will suffer the consequences of your actions.
And so it must be
Things must happen this way, it's inevitable.
For so it is written
It's God's will and it's been written in holy scriptures.
On the doorway to paradise
On the entrance to heaven.
That those who falter and those who fall
Those who make mistakes, who sin and those who lose their faith.
Must pay the price!
Will be punished for their sins.
Lord let me find him
He prays to God to help him achieve his goal.
That I may see him
He wants to confront his fears and reclaim his faith.
Safe behind bars
Once he faces his fears he finds peace and comfort in his faith again.
I will never rest
He will always continue to fight for his beliefs.
Till then, this I swear
Until he finds his peace, he makes a promise.
This I swear by the stars!
He makes a solemn oath, binding himself to his faith with the stars as his witnesses.
Contributed by Amelia G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Danixe15
[LYRICS]
There, out in the darkness
A fugitive running
Fallen from God
Fallen from grace
God be my witness
I never shall yield
Till we come face to face
Till we come face to face
He knows his way in the dark
Mine is the way of the Lord
Those who follow the path of the righteous
Shall have their reward
And if they fall
As Lucifer fell
The flames
The sword!
Stars
In your multitudes
Scarce to be counted
Filling the darkness
With order and light
You are the sentinels
Silent and sure
Keeping watch in the night
Keeping watch in the night
You know your place in the sky
You hold your course and your aim
And each in your season
Returns and returns
And is always the same
And if you fall as Lucifer fell
You fall in flame!
And so it must be, and so it is written
On the doorway to paradise
That those who falter and those who fall
Must pay the price!
Lord let me find him
That I may see him
Safe behind bars
I will never rest
Till then
This I swear
This I swear by the stars!
@finaltouchstudio_
You know how good a villain song is when you watch it out of context, you would think he was the hero
@zelosjr
Heroes in modern pieces very rarely speak of righteousness.
@knightscypher8604
It isn't really a villain song. Antagonist song, you betcha. But Javert isn't a villain, just a man flawed by his own beliefs that if someone commits a crime they can never be good.
@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.
Javert's just a policeman who's somewhat zealous and overcommitted to the philosophies underpinning his job. He's not a "bad guy". If anyone's the "bad guy" in Les Mis, it's Valjean. He's a convicted thief - sure, he "only" stole some bread, but stealing is stealing - then he tried to steal from the bishop, then he went on the lam rather than facing his punishment, concocted a false identity and lived a sham life, and then when the law finally caught up with him he went on the lam again except this time he dragged his innocent adopted daughter into it.
@joephilips7265
@@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. Plus, in the book, he was an actual criminal, and kind of an asshole. To the point where the reason Les Misérables is so powerful it's exactly because "if this awful excuse for a human being can be redeemed, can't almost anyone"?
@davidholmgren8156
Obviously the Thenardiers and the French government as a whole are the villains of Les Miserables
@DougBushMusic
Perfect execution. No other Javert I’ve heard comes close. The enunciation. The pitch. The tone. The pacing. The way he tells a story and doesn’t just sing the words. Perfect.
@marializaregalado6747
Even the other actors and members of the orchestra are clapping!!!
@stephenchadwick8060
Roger Allam will always be my favourite
@mikeor-
@@Simon-sf7ng Russell Crowe was not bad, but his voice never came close to the power of Philip Quast. The tenth anniversary cast is the superior to the one in 2012 in every way.