The Beast watches from his castle turrets as Belle departs to save her father, grappling with the agony of his newfound love and the despair of his isolation. He realizes that even in her absence, her memory will haunt and define his existence while he waits for a return he fears will never happen.
THE BEAST: I’ll never shake away the pain
THE BEAST: I close my eyes but she’s still there
THE BEAST: I let her steal into my melancholy heart
THE BEAST: It’s more than I can bear
THE BEAST: Now I know she’ll never leave me
THE BEAST: Even as she runs away
THE BEAST: She will still torment me, calm
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