Overture / Night Waltz (Love Takes Time)

Lyrics

[DESIREE] Love takes time [CHARLOTTE] Entirely too much, but sublime [ANNE] Frightening, love is Full of quicksand [PETRA] Enlightening, love is Full of tricks, and [DESIREE, CHARLOTTE, ANNE & PETRA] It does take time [MADAME ARMFELDT] Which really is rather a crime [FREDERICKA] Curious, love is [ERICH] Self-tormenting [FREDERICK] Embarrassing, love is [CARL-MAGNUS] Unrelenting [ALL] A labyrinth, love is Just resenting The time love takes Compounds the confusion it makes [FREDERICK] One muddles the facts with the fakes [DESIREE] And love is a lecture On how to correct your Mistakes [ANNE] What shall I wear? [CHARLOTTE] Where is my parasol? [FREDERICK] Do I compare? [CARL-MAGNUS] Would you dare? [DESIREE] Have I missed it? [FREDERICKA] Will I ever? [DESIREE] Did he notice? [ERICH] What will they say? [FREDERICKA] Should I care? [FREDERICK] Must I remember it again? [ANNE] Why can't we stay just the way—? [FREDERICKA] Will I ever? [CHARLOTTE] Was I ever? [ERICH] Can I ever? [MADAME ARMFELDT, spoken] I have no questions [ALL] Loves comes first [CHARLOTTE & ANNE] It matters the most at its worst [DESIREE] You always feel underrehearsed [CARL-MAGNUS] One sets the conditions Then finds the positions Reversed [ALL] The time love takes Awakens the heart that it breaks And think of the new friends it makes Yes, love is a lecture On how to correct your Mistakes [ALL, variously] What shall I wear? Where is my parasol? Do I compare? Would you dare? Have I missed it? Will I ever? Did he notice? What will they say? Why should I bother? Why should I care? Why can't I stand it? Why can't we stay Will I ever—? Just the way—? Did I ever—? Can I ever—? How shall I sleep? What am I doing? Am I too cold? Where were you? Are you so jealous? When does it start? Would she ever? Did she ever? Was I too eager? Would you ever? Are you ever—? When will I learn? Why are they laughing? Is he unhappy? Why did I say that? Am I too late? [The questions blend into a cacophony.] [MADAME ARMFELDT, spoken] I have no answers [ALL, variously] What shall I wear? Where is my parasol? [MADAME ARMFELDT, spoken] I have no time