WHO IS THIS CHILD 
THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE 
WHO IS THIS CHILD 
THAT I'VE NOT SEEN TILL THIS DAY 
WHO DARES TO FALL ASLEEP 
OUTSIDE MY DOOR 
IF WE SHOULD WAIT AWHILE 
I'M SURE SHE'LL GO AWAY 
TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS 
WOULD SURELY NOT BE WISE 
FOR IN THE FINAL WORD 
SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME 
I LEARNED THE TRICK IS 
THAT WE JUST AVOID HER EYES 
AND THE QUESTION 
WHAT SHE MEANS TO ... 
WHAT IS THIS LIFE 
THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES 
SOON TO ARRIVE 
SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE 
SHE IS BUT ONE 
AND THERE ARE MANY MORE 
EACH THE SAME AS ANY OTHER 
WHO IS THIS CHILD 
WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME 
I CLOSE MY EYES 
AND STILL HER FACE I SEE 
SHE IS BUT ONE 
HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE 
CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD CARE 
I NEED A MOMENT NOW 
I HAVE TO CLEAR MY MIND 
THERE IS A LIMIT LORD 
JUST TO BEING KIND 
THERE IS NO WAY IN LIFE 
THAT EACH CHILD CAN BE SAVED 
SHOULD I BE LOOKING WITH REGRET 
AT EVERY GRAVE 
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES 
IN LIFE SHE SHOULD BE WARNED 
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR 
THIS CHILD BEING BORN 
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE 
IN ANY KIND OF WAY 
FOR EVERY CHILD THAT LIFE CAN GATHER 
WHAT IS THIS LIFE 
THERE WILL BE OTHER LIVES 
SOON TO ARRIVE 
SURELY SOME WILL SURVIVE 
SHE IS BUT ONE 
AND THERE ARE MANY MORE 
COULD THIS ONE LIFE REALLY MATTER 
WHO IS THIS CHILD 
WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO ME 
I CLOSE MY EYES 
AND STILL HER FACE I SEE 
SHE IS BUT ONE 
HER KIND IS EVERYWHERE 
CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD CARE 
CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT 
CAN YOU FEEL THAT IT'S OUT THERE 
IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE 
AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR 
THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES 
AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW 
IN MY HEART 
I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO 
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY FOR ME 
A WAY THAT LEADS FROM THIS INSANITY 
A WAY THAT LEADS FROM MY DESTRUCTION IN THIS WAY 
CAN YOU SEE IT IN THE NIGHT 
CAN YOU FEEL THAT IT'S OUT THERE 
IT'S THE ARCING OF A LIFE 
AND IT'S HANGING IN THE AIR 
THOUGH I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES 
AND PRETEND THAT I DON'T KNOW 
IN MY HEART 
I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO 

[When he asks Fate what is to happen next, she gently tells him that it is time for him to rest, for tonight he will dream a new dream within the gates of paradise. And as the words weave their way into his soul, Beethoven lies down on the couch near his piano and begins a new dream.]