A Story Told

Lyrics

[Mondego] We are friends, are we not? [Danglars] And our interests are the same [Villefort] We collaborate [Danglars] And trust in fate To parcel out the blame [Mondego] There are ends we've all got that can justify the means [Danglars] We negotiate [Villefort] Then fabricate the facts behind the scenes [Mondego] Keeping all the details vague and secrets hidden [Danglars] Safe in the balanced sheet [?] of those you trust Because history is a story told by the winners of the fight You imply a little [Mondego] Lie a little [Villefort] Testify and try a little sailor [Mondego] Who's gonna question what goes on in the middle of the night? Not a tinker [Danglars] Not a tailor [Mondego] Not his father or Mercedes [Villefort] Or a jailer [Mondego] So we all are agreed Let's be vigilant and wise [Danglars] We must all pretend our na�ve friend Was caught in his own lies For our plan to succeed we must share but one belief Edmond Dant�s stays and ends his days Inside the Chateau d'If [Mondego] Where the softest things he'll touch are stones and darkness Deep in a craggy isle in dungeon's keep [Villefort] Because history's a story told by the men who make the laws [Danglars] We supply a little lie [Mondego] To help the gullible to buy a little fable [Villefort] What will become of the righteous men who fashions Dant�s' flaws? [Danglars] The rich [Villefort] And well respected [Mondego] Are no more to be rejected at our table I'll be a comfort in her time of grief and anguish I'll be Merc�d�s' ever faithful acolyte Every night [Villefort] And part of me wishes Dant�s didn't have to languish But I can see it's him or me [Danglars] Let him sit there and rot until he's forgot [Mondego] Let him rot! [All] History's a story told by the people who survive [Villefort] Let me sign and then initial [Danglars] It's the truth if it's officially the story [Mondego] What if it costs us one young man so three more men can survive? [Villefort] He's a price we have to pay [Mondego] To live and fight another day for love and glory [Danglars] He was standing in the way A threat to justice in Marseille [Villefort] So goes the story! [Mondego] Stick to the story! [All] Here ends the story!