To live like this


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Lestat: (mówi)
'I am one of your kind but I never promised my soul to the devil for it.'

Armand:
'Satan will punish you for your sins.'

Lestat:
'You keep saying that and it keeps not happening. If there really is a prince of darkness than let the B come for me now.'

Armand: (¶piewa)
Just look at you!
Who do you think you are?
To flaunt our laws with your brash ways,
To mock our rules with disregard.
Your presence here is poison in our veins.
Your human traits sour our belief.
Your arrogance should be your shame.
We were born The Devil's darkest
And shun new forms of goodness.
While you parade among the living
We hunt those on the verge of death!

Lestat:
Just look at me? Well, I say look at you.
You haunt these walls like cast off, half starved, filthy, vermin crew.
Where is it written? Who said to live like this?
Show me the face of such a fool who'd trade this gift for Shit and Piss.

Armand:
'We cause mortal suffering!
We feed the fears of man!
We do not seek mortal pleasures,
Enter holy places,
Or go about as one of them.
For one who'd drink his mother's blood
And quests to be some harlequin'

Lestat:
I'd rather feel this vibrant silk
Than rags and dirt on my skin.

Armand:
Beware this smooth tongued libertine,
He'd share with you his grand demise.

Lestat:
See his logic crumbling like a corpse,
No God or monster rules your lives.
Trust me,
There is no need
For anyone to live like this and not believe
The night holds more than darkness and the stars.
Don't fear the world out there because of who you are.
So free yourselves and you will see
There is no need to live like this.
No need...

Armand: (mówi)
'Follow him at your own perril!'

Lestat:
'This sad ghost has held you in a grip of fear and superstition for far too long. He is from the dark ages but this is a new age and I am the vampire for these times.'

Armand: (¶piewa)
You act so bold as if you have the right,
To challange us, this ancient coven,
Disaprooving of our cursed lives.

Lestat:
I bring you truth, new truth
Before your eyes.
I've danced within the church of God
Seen Opera sung and still survived.

Laurent: (mówi)
'Tell us what happened when you went into the church.'

Gabrielle:
'Absolutely nothing! Ask your leader. He followed us in there.'

Eleni:
'Is this true, Armand? You dared to go into the house of God?'

Armand:
'Lies, all lies from this strutting peacock.'

Laurent:
'How did you survive God's weapons? The holy sacriments, the crucifix?'

Lestat:
'Those ikons have no power over us.'
'Ah, and there it is! His whole docterine founded on a lie!'

(¶piewa)
What's to fear on hollowed ground,
Housed images based on good.
A crucifix is nothing more,
Just a dead man plus two bits of wood.
Your self imposed archaic ways
Are simply lies to bind your will
Above this wretched crypt you live in,
Transforms of light that cannot kill.

Armand:
'It is finished...'

Laurent: (mówi)
'Armand, why have you lied to us?'

Armand:
'To sheild you, Laurent. The laws were created to protect The Children of Darkness.'

Eleni:
'We are not children!'

Laurent:
'We do not need your lies to protect us!'

Eleni: (¶piewa)
And so indeed
There is no need for anyone to live like this
And not believe...

Cały klan z wyj±tkiem Armanda:
The night holds more than darkness and the stars,
Don't fear the world out there
Because of who you are,
We'll free ourselves and we will see there is no need to live like this.

Lestat:
No need...

Armand: (mówi)
'Whatever happens in years to come. Remember, it was his doing. I gave you sanctuary. I gave you purpose and he destroyed all of it.'

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Armand
Just look at you!
Who do you think you are?
To flaunt our laws with your rash ways.
To mock our rules with disregard.

Lestat
Just look at me, well, I say look at you.
You hug these walls like half starved rats.
A filthy cowering vermin crew!

Armand
We were born the devil's darkest
And shun your forms of gaudiness.
While you parade among the living,
We haunt the solemn world of death!

wampiry z klanu
We haunt the solemn world.
Haunt the solemn world of death!
You break the Dark Laws!
You'll die for your sins!

Lestat
'Why is it a sin to walk amoung mortals?'

Armand
'You threaten the secrecy we have protected for thousands of years. We exist to strike fear into the hearts of men. Our Dark Laws forbid us to seek mortal pleasures, or enter their holy places, or go about as one of them!'

Armand
Your presence here is poison in our veins!
Your human traits sour our beliefs.
Your arrogance should be your shame!

wampiry z klanu
Your arrogance,
Arrogance,
Arrogance!
Should be your shame!
Break the Dark Laws!
You'll die for your sins!

Lestat
'You're a hypocrit! If we are sinners, so are you. Yes, we went into God's house but Armand followed us in there.'

Armand
'Who among you would believe this heretic? We have been cast out by God! If I had gone into a church he would have struck me dead.'

Armand
Beware this smooth tongued libertine.
He'll share with you his grand demise.

Lestat
See his logic crumple like a corpse.
No god or monster rules your lives!

Lestat
'And there it is. Your Dark Laws are lies. A cross can't harm you! This sad ghost has held you in a grip of fear and superstition for far too long. Everything he has taught you to believe is a lie!'

Lestat
Trust in me.
There is no need
For anyone to live like this, and not believe.
The night holds more than darkness and the stars.
Don't fear the world out there, because of who you are.
Just free yourselves and you will see
There is no need to live like this.
No need!

Armand
'Whatever happens in years to come, remember this was his doing. I gave you sanctuary, Laurent. I gave you purpose! And he destroyed all of it! This is finished, but you and I have only begun.'

Lestat
Trust in me.
There is no need
For anyone to live like this and not believe!
I can only give you hope, not show you how.
The chains that held you fast
No longer bind you now.
Just trust yourselves and you will see
There is no need to live like this.
You're free!