The Music of the Night (From "Phantom of the Opera")

Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation

Darkness winks and stirs imagination

Silently the senses abandon their defenses

Helpless to resist the notes I write

Or I compose the music of the night

Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor

Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender

Hearin' is the lyric, music is deceivin'

Hard as lightin' soft as candlelight

There you trust the music of the night

Close your eyes for your eyes will only tell the truth

And the truth isn't what you want to see

In my dark it is easy to pretend

That the truth is what it want to be

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you

Hear it, feel it secretly possess you

Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind

In this darkness which you know you cannot fight

The darkness of the music of the night

Close your eyes start a journey through a strange, new world

Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before

Close your eyes and let music set you free

Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication

Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation

Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in

To the power of the music that I write

The power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight

Help me make the music of the night