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The Phantom of the Opera  The Music of the Night 

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation Darkness stirs and wakes imagination Silently the senses abandon their defenses Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor 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 Feel it, hear 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 to 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 You alone can make my song take flight Help me make the music of the night

The Point of No Return

Passarino, go away for the trap It is set and waits for its prey You have come here In pursuit of your deepest urge In pursuit of that wish which 'til now Has been silent Silent I have brought you That our passions may fuse and merge In your mind you've already succumbed to me Dropped all defences, completely succumbed to me Now you are here with me, no second thoughts You've decided Decided

 Past the point of no return, no backward glances Our games of make-believe are at an end Past all thought of "if" or "when", no use resisting Abandon thought and let the dream descend What raging fire shall flood the soul? What rich desire unlocks it's door? What sweet seduction lies before us? Past the point of no return, the final threshold What warm unspoken secrets will we learn Beyond the point of no return? 

You have brought me To that moment when words run dry To that moment when speech disappears Into silence Silence I have come here Hardly knowing the reason why In my mind I've already imagined Our bodies entwining defenceless and silent Now I am here with you, no second thoughts I've decided Decided Past the point of no return, no going back now Our passion-play has now, at last, begun Past all thought of right or wrong, one final question How long should we two wait, before we're one? When will the blood begin to race? The sleeping bud burst into bloom? When will the flames, at last, consume us? Past the point of no return, the final threshold The bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn We've passed the point of no return Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime Lead me, save me from my solitude Say you want me with you here, beside you Anywhere you go, let me go too Christine, that's all I ask of- Oh, my God! Piangi, my love! Oh, my God, we're ruined, Andre Ruined! Where did he take her? Come with me, monsieur, I will take you to him But remember, keep your hand at the level of your eyes I'll come with you No, Meg, no, you must stay here Come with me, monsieur Do as I say (no!)

Angel of Music

Bravi, bravi, bravissimi

Christine Christine Christine

Where in the world have you been hiding? Really, you were perfect I only wish I knew your secret Who is your great tutor? Father once spoke of an Angel I used to dream he'd appear Now as I sing I can sense him And I know he's here Here in this room, he calls me softly Somewhere inside, hiding Somehow I know he's always with me He, the unseen genius Christine, you must have been dreaming Stories like this can't come true Christine, you're talking in riddles And it's not like you Angel of music, guide and guardian Grant to me your glory Angel of music, hide no longer Secret and strange Angel He's with me even now Your hands are cold All around me Your face, Christine, it's white It frightens me, don't be frightened

Think of Me

Think of me, think of me fondly when we've said goodbye remember me once in a while please promise me you'll try When you find that once again you long to take your heart back and be free if you ever find a moment spare a thought for me We never said our love was evergreen or as unchanging as the sea but if you can still remember stop and think of me Think of all the things we've shared and seen Don't think about the way things might have been think of me, think of me waking silent and resigned Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind Recall those days look back on all those times think of the things we'll never do There will never be a day when I won't think of you