Terrence Vaughan Mann (born 1 July 1951) is an American actor and dancer who has been prominent on the Broadway stage for the past two decades.
Beauty and the Beast
Susan Egan/Terrence Mann Lyrics
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There's not the slightest trace
Of anything that even hints of kindness
And from my tortured shape
No comfort, no escape
I see, but deep within is utter blindness
Hopeless
As my dream dies
Love a lost illusion
Helpless
Unforgiven
Cold and driven
To this sad conclusion
No beauty could move me
No goodness improve me
No power on earth, if I can't love her
No passion could reach me
No lesson could teach me
How I could have love her and made her love me too
If I can't love her, then who?
Long ago I should have seen
All the things I could have been
Careless and unthinking, I moved onward
No pain could be deeper
No life could be cheaper
No point anymore, if I can't love her
No spirit could win me
No hope left within me
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
But it's not to be
If I can't love her
Let the world be done with me.
The lyrics to "Beauty and the Beast" take us into the mind of the Beast who is expressing his feelings of hopelessness and despair. In the first verse, he acknowledges the lack of kindness in his twisted face and the utter blindness deep within him. He feels trapped in his tortured shape with no comfort or escape. As his dream dies and time flies, he realizes that his love for Belle is a lost illusion. He is helpless, unforgiven, cold, and driven to a sad conclusion. The Beast believes that there is no beauty that could move him, no goodness that could improve him, and no power on earth that can make him love Belle. He feels that no passion could reach him, and no lesson could teach him how to love her and make her love him too.
Line by Line Meaning
And in my twisted face
In my contorted appearance
There's not the slightest trace
There isn't any hint of
Of anything that even hints of kindness
Anything that resembles or suggests kindness
And from my tortured shape
From my anguished form
No comfort, no escape
There is no relief, no way out
I see, but deep within is utter blindness
Although I perceive, I'm completely blind to
Hopeless
Without hope
As my dream dies
While my aspiration perishes
As the time flies
As time passes by
Love a lost illusion
Love is a delusion that is long gone
Helpless
Powerless
Unforgiven
Not pardoned
Cold and driven
Detached and compelled
To this sad conclusion
To this melancholy ending
No beauty could move me
No physical attractiveness could influence me
No goodness improve me
No benevolence could enhance me
No power on earth, if I can't love her
No authority on this planet, can make me love her if I'm unable to
No passion could reach me
No strong feeling could touch me
No lesson could teach me
No instruction could educate me
How I could have love her and made her love me too
The way I could have adored her and caused her to love me as well
If I can't love her, then who?
If I'm incapable of loving her, then who can?
Long ago I should have seen
I should have noticed a long time ago
All the things I could have been
Every possibility of what I could have become
Careless and unthinking, I moved onward
I was oblivious and reckless, I kept advancing
No pain could be deeper
No grief could be more profound
No life could be cheaper
No existence could be more insignificant
No point anymore, if I can't love her
There is no more purpose in life, if I am unable to love her
No spirit could win me
No determination could conquer me
No hope left within me
No expectation remains in me
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
I wish I had loved her and she would have liberated me from my miseries
But it's not to be
But it's not possible
If I can't love her
If I'm incapable of loving her
Let the world be done with me.
I desire to end my life in this cruel world.
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Before she was the sassy lovable Meg, Susan Egan was the bookworm beauty Belle.
@alexc5785
She's beautiful 😍 👩 ❤ Susan Egan