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.
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