‘Amelie’ Original London Cast
When the Booth Goes Bright
[NINO]
What do you see when the booth goes bright
In the blinding light
When the flash tries to find you?
Every photo of every face
Is a time and place that you leave behind
There’s the girl you were
There’s your trip abroad
There’s your father’s smile
There’s the face of god
There is everything that you were
And still want to be
What do you see
When the booth goes bright?

There’s the girl from the factory
And she’s on your knee
Though you’ve known her a week
And you’re both so shy
But she makes you laugh
In that photograph
Where she kisses your cheek
There’s when she said “yes”
There’s the next ten years
There’s the loneliness
When she disappears
There's the face that you still remember
Though no longer know
Where do you go?

What happens when the booth goes bright?
Where do you go when you’re out of view?
What’s the use in tryin’ to hide?
Or tearing yourself in two?
When you leave yourself behind
Every piece becomes another

[NINO & ENSEMBLE]
Clue

[NINO]
Pull the curtain tight
And adjust the seat
Lean into the light
Don’t forget to breathe
And if someday your travels
Should bring you to me
I’ll see what you see
When the booth goes
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Bright

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Bright

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When the booth goes bright