Javert's Suicide Lyrics & Tabs by Les Misérables - International Cast
Javert's Suicide
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It's you Javert, I knew you wouldn't wait too long
The faithful servant at his post once more
This man's done no wrong and he needs a doctors care
I warned you I would not give in
I won't be swayed
Another hour yet, and then I'm yours
And all our debts are paid
The man of mercy comes again
And talks of justice
Our time is running short
Look down Javert he's standing in his grave
Give way Javert/ Take him, Valjean
There is a life to save/ Before I change my mind
I will be waiting 24601
Who is this man, what sort of devil is he?
There is a life to save/ Before I change my mind
I will be waiting 24601
Who is this man, what sort of devil is he?
To have me caught in a trap and choose to let me go free?
It was his hour at last to put a seal on my fate
Wipe out the past and wash me clean of the slate
All it would take was a flick of his knife
Vengance was his and he gave me back my life
Damned if I'll live in the debt of a thief
Damned if I'll yield at the end of the chase
I am the law and the law is not mocked
I'll spit his pity right back in his face
There is nothing on earth that we share
It is either Valjean or Javert
Then why did I allow that man to hold dominion over me?
This desperate man whom I have hunted
He gave me my life, he gave me freedom
I should have perished by his hand
It was his right
It was my right to die as well
Instead I live but live in hell
And my thoughts fly apart
Can this man be believed?
Shall his sins be forgiven?
Shall his crimes be reprieved?
And must I now begin to doubt
Who never doubted all these years?
My heart is stone and still it trembles
The world I have known is lost in shadow
Is he from heaven or from hell?
And does he know
That granting me my life today
This man has killed me even so?
I am reaching but I fall
And the stars are black and cold
As I stare into the void
Of a world that cannot hold
I'll escape now from the world
From the world of Jean Valjean
There is nowhere I can turn
There is no way to go on
