Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Music of The Night

Andrew Lloyd Webber


Night time sharpens 
Heightens each sensation 
Darkness stirs and wakes 
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 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 
That the truth is what it ought to be 

Softly, daftly 
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 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