Songtexte Who Am I? (Live) - Claude-Michel Schönberg , Alain Boublil

He thought that man was me
Without a second glance
This stranger he has found
This man could be my chance

Why should I save his hide?
Why should I right this wrong
When I have come so far
And struggled for so long?

If I speak, I am condemned
If I stay silent, I am damned
I am the master of hundreds of workers, they all look to me
Can I abandon them, how will they live if I am not free?
If I speak, they are condemned
If I stay silent
I am damned

Who am I?
Can I condemn this man to slavery?
Pretend I do not feel his agony
This innocent who wears my face
Who goes to judgement in my place?

Who am I?
Can I conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?

Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myself again?
My soul belongs to God, I know
I made that bargain long ago

He gave me hope, when hope was gone
He gave me strength to journey on
Who am I?
Who am I?
I'm Jean Valjean

(Silence!)

And so, Javert, you see it's true
This man bears no more guilt than you
Who am I?
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