The Music of the Night

Song The Music of the Night
Artist Original London Cast
Album The Phantom of the Opera (Original 1986 London Cast)

Lyrics

[00:00.88] Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
[00:10.13] Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
[00:19.68] Silently the senses abandon their defenses
[00:41.11] Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor
[00:50.25] Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
[00:59.38] Turn your face away from the garish light of day
[01:07.69] Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
[01:15.60] And listen to the music of the night
[01:23.95] Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
[01:31.32] Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
[01:38.14] Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
[01:50.50] And you live as you've never lived before
[02:03.28] Softly, deftly, music shall surround you
[02:10.96] Hear it, feel it, closing in around you
[02:19.13] Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
[02:26.66] In this darkness that you know you cannot fight
[02:34.29] The darkness of the music of the night
[02:43.33] Let your mind start a journey to a strange new world
[02:50.26] Leave all thoughts of the life you knew before
[02:56.49] Let your soul take you where you long to be
[03:08.88] Only then can you belong to me
[03:23.64] Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
[03:32.16] Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation
[03:41.20] Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
[03:48.77] To the power of the music that I write
[03:57.30] The power of the music of the night
[04:29.44] You alone can make my song take flight
[04:39.17] Help me make the music of the night