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Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. After studying law, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Dracula in the horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. The following year, he played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001).
In the 2000s, Butler co-starred in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002), and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003), before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as the role of Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Emmy Rossum. That role earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2007, Butler gained recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. That same year, he starred in the romantic drama film P.S. I Love You with Hilary Swank. He was then cast in the 2008 films Nim's Island with Jodie Foster and RocknRolla with Idris Elba. In 2009, he starred in several films including the romantic comedy The Ugly Truth with Katherine Heigl and the thriller Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx.
VERSE 1
(GERARD BUTLER)
Go away for the trap
Is set
And waits for it's
Prey...
You have come here
In pursuit of your deepest urge
A pursuit of that wish
Which till now
Has been silent
Silent...
I have brought you so
That our passions my fuse and
Merge
In your mind you've already
Succumbed to me
Dropped all defenses
Completely succumbed to me
Now you are here with me
No second thoughts
You've decided
Decided...
Past the point of no return
No backward glances
Our games of make believe
Are at an end
Past all thought of if
Or when
No use resisting
Abandon thought and let
The dream descend
What raging fire will flood the soul
What rich desire unlocks it's door
What sweet seduction lies before us
Past the point of no return
the final threshold
What warm unspoken secrets will we learn
Beyond the point of no
Return...
Christine
You have brought me
to that moment when words run dry
to that moment when speech disappears into silence, silence
I have come here
hardly knowing the reason why
In my mind I've already imagined our bodies entwining
defenseless and silent
Now I am here with you
no second thoughts
I've decided ... decided
Past the point of no return
No going back now
Our passion play has now at last begun
Past all thought of right or wrong
One final question
How long should we two wait before we're one?
When will the blood begin to race
The sleeping bud burst into bloom
When will the flames at last consume us
Duet
Past the point of no return
The final threshold
The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn,