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Javert's Soliloquy
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Musicals
Javert's Soliloquy was released on May 29, 2026 by Warner Classics as a part of the album Les Misérables 40th Anniversary Cast Album
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Release DateMay 29, 2026
LabelWarner Classics
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM166

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bradley Jaden
Bradley Jaden
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Composer, Songwriter
Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil
Lyrics, Composer
Herbert Kretzmer
Herbert Kretzmer
Lyrics
Jean-Marc Natel
Jean-Marc Natel
Lyrics
Dakota Music Services
Dakota Music Services
Composer
David Hage
David Hage
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh
Producer
Lee McCutcheon
Lee McCutcheon
Producer
Stephen Metcalfe
Stephen Metcalfe
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's you, Javert, I knew you wouldn't wait too long
The faithful servant at his post once more
This boy's done no wrong
And he needs a doctor's care
[Verse 2]
I warned you I would not give in
I won't be swayed
Another hour yet and then I'm yours
And all our debts are paid
[Verse 3]
The man of mercy comes again
And talks of justice
Come, time is running short
[Verse 4]
Look down, Javert
He's standing in his grave
Give way
[Verse 5]
Take him, Valjean
Before I change my mind
I will be waiting
24601
[Verse 6]
Who is this man?
What sort of devil is he?
To have me caught in a trap
And choose to let me go free?
It was his hour at last to put a seal on my fate
Wipe out the past, and wash me clean off the slate
All it would take was a flick of his knife
Vengeance was his, and he gave me back my life
[Verse 7]
Damned if I'll live in the debt of a thief
Damned if I'll yield at the end of the chase
I am the law, and the law is not mocked
I'll spit his pity right back in his face
There is nothing on Earth that we share
It is either Valjean or Javert
[Verse 8]
How can I allow this man
To hold dominion over me?
This desperate man whom I have hunted
He gave me my life, he gave me freedom
I should have perished by his hand
It was his right
It was my right to die as well
Instead I live, but live in hell
[Bridge]
And my thoughts fly apart
Can this man be believed?
Shall his sins be forgiven?
Shall his crimes be reprieved?
[Verse 9]
And must I now begin to doubt
Who never doubted all these years?
My heart is stone, and still, it trembles
The world I have known is lost in shadow
Is he from heaven or from hell?
And does he know
That granting me my life today
This man has killed me even so?
[Outro]
I am reaching, but I fall
And the stars are black and cold
As I stare into the void
Of a world that cannot hold
I'll escape now from that world
From the world of Jean Valjean
There is nowhere I can turn
There is no way to go on
Written by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel
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