the music of the night...

...from the phantom of the opera

Night-time sharpens,
heightens each sensation...
Darkness stirs and
wakes imagination...
Silently the senses
abandon their defences...

Slowly, gently
night unfurls its splendour...
Grasp it, sense it -
tremulous and tender...
Turn your face away
from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away
from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to the music of the night...

Close your eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes,
let your spirit
start to soar!
And you'll live
as you've never lived
before...

Softly, deftly,
music shall surround you...
Hear it, feel it,
closing in around 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...

Let your mind
start a journey through a
strange new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world you
knew before!
Let your soul
take you where you
long to be !
Only then
can you belong
to me...

Floating, falling,
sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me
savour 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 ...