with these roads of revolution
and they say that if you love
do it the french way
with all your heart and none of your soul
use your face
as both shield and sword
flash those burning eyes
and conceal the embers of what
that wound left behind
so i'll throw myself in this ring
and i'm too wise to hope
for that golden ring
but i'm hungry enough for your whole heart
for your whole soul
i'm starving for a slice of life
and i want it from no hand but yours
so i'll be your feet
i'll be your mouth
carrying words that cut like poison
carefully for you to her
because it draws me for a second to your side
and now i'll steal this moment
sing this show down and they'll remember me
crying out "oh, vive la heroine Eponine"
2 comments:
In my mind Eponine was the real heroine of the whole Marius-Cossette-'ponine love triangle mainly because she doesn't let Cossette get in the way of her love for Marius. She sacrifices (and it's one of the many sacrifices that indirectly are for the couple) herself for the happiness of one of them even if that means someone else taking the place she desired to be hers. it's a revolution against the conventional concept of love and in many ways it fills me with hope that people may actually be able to be unselfish in their love for someone else...it's just a shame it hurts so much. Brilliant poem though. Should be added to the musical (and that's really saying how brilliant i think the poem is)
"with all your heart and none of your soul"
interesting.
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