BMM 22 - The Music of the Night

 

Nighttime sharpens

Heightens each sensation 

Darkness wakes

And stirs imagination

 

Silently the senses

Abandon their defenses 

Helpless to resist

The notes I write 

For I compose 

The music of the night

 

Slowly, gently

Night unfurls its splendor 

Grasp it, sense it

Tremulous and tender

 

Hearing is believing

Music is deceiving

 Hard as lightning

Soft as candlelight 

Dare 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 the dark, it is easy to pretend 

That the truth is what it ought 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 to 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 

 

From Wikipedia: "The Music of the Night" (also labeled as just "Music of the Night" and originally labeled as "Married Man") is a major song from the 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of the Phantom both in the West End and on Broadway, "The Music of the Night" has appeared on many cast recordings of the musical, sold millions of copies worldwide, and has been translated into many languages. 

 

My own thoughts: As of right now, this is the only other song from this musical that I've heard, the version sung by Michael Crawford and Susan Boyle. I found it very nice, and it helps that I'm already a bit in love with Michael Crawford's voice.

 

I imagine my character Malachi with a similar voice. 

 

Besides his acting skills, he's a superb singer, to the point where even the people who don't like him can't really find anything to criticize about his singing. He puts his beautiful, well-trained voice to excellent use inside and outside church, he and Joanna make an especially lovely duet, and he was Reid's unofficial singing coach as well as one of his swimming coaches.

 

When his children were young, they have many wonderful memories of their father singing lullabies to them. It never failed to relax them or comfort them if they'd just had a terrible dream or were upset about something. He could even compose some nice songs all his own, and Jonathan learned well enough from his dad and got good enough on his own to where people were quite surprised that he decided to be a soldier instead of an entertainer when he grew up. All Jonathan can say is that he feels like being a soldier is his true calling, though he sees no reason why he can't sing and dance on the side for fun.