09 - 'A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK IT'S NAME '
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ACT 1 - Scene 3
Performed by
Leonardo
Salai pities Leonardo, thinking that he is a stranger to romance, Leonardo reflects that a man like him can love like any other, but he has to keep his true feelings hidden.
Lyric
LEONARDO
IF ONLY I COULD TELL HIM,
IT ISN’T EASY TO EXPLAIN
I HAVE LOVED LIKE ANY OTHER
BUT IT’S A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
DEAR GOD GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON
WHY I HAVE TO HIDE IN SHAME
AND CAN NEVER SHOW MY FEELINGS
FOR IT’S A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
I WANT TO CLIMB THE HIGHEST HILL
AND SHOUT IT FROM THE SKIES
AND PRAY THAT THOSE WHO JUDGE ME NOW
WILL ONE DAY REALISE
THAT GOD HAS NOT DISOWNED ME
I KNOW HE UNDERSTANDS MY PAIN
FOR DID HE NOT REWARD ME
WITH A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
THE DIE IS CAST, AND WE CANNOT CHANGE
WHAT NATURE HAS DESIGNED
IF A MAN MUST WALK A DIFFERENT PATH
THEN CAN THIS JOURNEY REALLY BE A CRIME
MY GOD! I’M ONLY HUMAN
I CAN’T IGNORE THIS BURNING FLAME
YES, I HAVE LOVED LIKE ANY OTHER
BUT IT’S A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME
AND I HOPE ONE DAY HE’LL UNDERSTAND
THAT I CAN LOVE
BUT IT’S A LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME