A Head Without a Heart lyrics

[PRIAM, spoken]
Well, Hector, do you approve of my plan?

[HECTOR, spoken]
Yes, father
It has great merit

[PRIAM, spoken]
And what of my choice of ambassador?

[HECTOR, spoken]
Well, it's nothing if not brave

[LAOCOEN]
Oh, Aphrodite
Seductive and mighty
We bow to the splendor of your love

[CASSANDRA]
Goddess Athena
The wisest demeanor
Shine like a beacon from above

[LAOCOEN]
One calls to the mind, the other the soul
The balance remains an even score
[CASSANDRA]
For to sacrifice one
For the sake of the other
Will lead us to death, madness and war

[LAOCOEN AND CASSANDRA]
You're night and day
You're father and mother
You taught us from the start
To worship one and forsake the other
Is a head without a heart

[LAOCOEN]
We temper our passions
With feelings we ration
So why do I fear it
Explain to me

[CASSANDRA]
One infatuation
Brings death to the nation
Oh, wise Athena
Help them see

[LAOCOEN]
Your oracle calls
From these very walls
And tells us of one
Who will not see
[CASSANDRA]
Not some mad messiah
Of destruction and fire
Just a love-starved youth
Who longs to be free
But still he can't see

[PARIS]
Ah, you see it all
With your mystical madness
But I just dream of playing my part
You counsel caution
With meaningless words

[ENSEMBLE]
Like a head without a heart

[PARIS]
So as I leave, sister
Please don't grieve
I've learnt my part to the letter
Don't be afraid
Look to the future!

[ENSEMBLE]
You take our hopes, our lives and our future
Oh Paris you should know better