I've been looking so long for you, now 
 You won't get away from my grasp 
 I've been living so long in hiding 
 And hiding behind that false mask 
    And I know that you know that I ain't got that long to last 
 Ooh 
 My looks and my feelings are just the remains of my past 
 Ooh   
 I'm standing in the wings 
 There I wait for the curtain to fall 
 And knowing the terror and holding 
 I have on you all   
 Yeah, you know that I'm gonna scratch you and maim you and maul 
 Ooh 
 And you know you're helpless from my mesmerizing cat call 
 Ooh   
 Keep your distance, walk away, don't take his bait 
 Don't you stray 
 Don't fade away 
 Watch your step, he's out to get you come what may 
 Don't you stray 
 From the narrow way   
 You're running and hiding in dreams, I'm always there 
 I'm the Phantom of the Opera 
 I'm the devil 
 I'm just out to scare   
 I damaged your mind and your soul, it just floats through the air 
 Ooh 
 I haunt you, I taunt you, I torture you back at my lair