When the Booth Goes Bright lyrics

[NINO]

What do you see when the booth goes bright

When the blinding light of 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 you still wanna be

What do you see?

When the booth goes bright

There's a girl from the factory and she's on your knee

Though you've known her a week

And your both so shy, but she makes you laugh

In that photograph, when she kisses your cheek

There's when she said yes, there's the next 10 years

There's the loneliness when she disappears

There's the face that you still remember

Though no longer know

Where do you go?

[NINO]

What happens when the booth goes bright?

[NINO & JOSEPH]

Where do you go when you're out of view?

[NINO & AMÉLIE]

What's the use in trying to hide?

[NINO & JOSEPH]

Or tearing yourself in two?

[NINO, HIPOLITO, JOSEPH, & GEORGETTE]

When you leave yourself behind

[NINO]

Every piece becomes another clue

Pull the curtain tight

And adjust the seat

[NINO & COMPANY]

Lean into the light

[NINO]

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 bright!

When the booth goes bright!

When the booth goes bright!

• Artist:Amélie (musical)
• Album:Amélie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)