Music of the Night

Of all the music in the Phantom of the Opera, this song is the one I identify with the most.  It brings me back to the days when I would play the piano in Timko deep into the night, or even before that when I would play for hours on end in the darkness of the empty sanctuary at my old church.  Though I have always considered myself to be an extrovert, I have also always secluded myself for hours to play music.  That is actually what bothers me the most right now: I have no room to isolate myself with my music.  Well, that's not entirely true: I do wander around the plant at night, singing with the hum of machinery and the hissing of gas flow.

My house is almost ready to move into, and I am now searching for a piano with the hopes of regaining my alone time.  I long to once again be able to fill the night with my emotions in the form of music.


Night time, 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 lightening, soft, as candle light,
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,
But 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 can not 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