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The Point of No Return


"The Point of No Return" from "The Phantom of the Opera" is typically performed in the key of E minor. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, the song serves as a pivotal moment in the musical, representing the climax of the Phantom's obsession with Christine. It is performed by the characters Christine and the Phantom, often accompanied by a full orchestra. The song's haunting melody and intense vocals convey the emotional tension and dramatic culmination of the storyline. "The Point of No Return" is renowned for its powerful performances and has become one of the iconic pieces from the musical.

The Point of No Return - O Fantasma da Ópera

do fa mi fa sol sol# sol fa sol fa la DO
Past the point of no return , no backward glances
RE# RE# FA DO# DO la# DO DO# RE# DO
The games we played till now are at an end
do fa mi fa sol sol# sol fa sol fa la DO
Past all thought of "if" or "when" , no use resisting
RE# RE# FA DO# DO la# DO DO# RE# DO
Abandon thought and let the dream descend

DO DO DO DO DO# fa sol# la#
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
la# la# la# la# si fa# re# re
What rich desire unlocks its door?
fa# si si DO# la# fa# do# do# do
What sweet seduction lies before us?

do fa mi fa sol sol# sol fa sol fa la DO
Past the point of no return , the final threshold
RE# RE# FA DO# DO la# DO DO# RE# DO
What warm unspoken secrets will we learn?
DO DO DO# fa sol# la# mi fa
Beyond the point of no return

RE MI DO la#
You have brought me
RE RE MI MI MI DO DO la#
To that moment when words run dry
la# la# DO DO DO sol# sol# sol# fa# fa# fa# mi mi . . .
To that moment when speech disappears into silence . . .
re re
Silence

MI FA# RE# DO#
I have come here
MI MI FA# FA# FA# RE# RE# DO#
Hardly knowing the reason why
DO# DO# RE# RE# RE# si si si si la
In my mind I've already imagined
si DO# DO# DO# RE# RE# RE# si si si si la
Our bodies entwining defenseless and silent
la la sol sol sol sol sol sol fa fa fa fa fa re# re#
And now I am here with you , no second thoughts , I've decided . . .
re# re re
Decided

do fa mi fa sol sol# sol fa sol fa la DO
Past the point of no return , no going back now
RE# RE# FA DO# DO la# DO DO# RE# DO
Our passion - play has now , at last , begun
do fa mi fa sol sol# sol fa sol fa la DO
Past all thought of right or wrong , one final question
RE# RE# FA DO# DO la# DO DO# RE# DO
How long should we two wait , before we're one?
DO DO DO DO DO# fa sol# la#
When will the blood begin to race?
la# la# la# la# si fa# re# re
The sleeping bud burst into bloom?
fa# si si DO# la# fa# do# do# do
When will the flames , at last , CONSUME us?

re sol fa# sol la la# la sol la sol si RE
Past the point of no return , the final threshold
FA FA SOL RE# RE DO RE RE# FA RE
The bridge is crossed , so stand and watch it burn
RE RE RE# sol la# DO fa# sol
We've passed the point of no return