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rockfenris2005 02:11 pm UTC 03/09/15 |
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The Meeting Of Two Great Theatrical Minds - steven_stuart 02:14 am UTC 03/09/15 |
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There's a video on YouTube of Colm Wilkinson performing the Sydmonton version of "The music of the night". I can imagine Jim writing something along the lines of this, but better. I'm not the biggest fan of this version but I like it for what it is.
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe
Night time sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness multiplies imagination
Slowly all the senses
Abandon their defences
Helpless to resist the notes I write
For I compose 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
Daytime, music
Meaningless and fleeting
Bird song, small talk
Empty words of greeting
As the night is nearing
Touch and taste and hearing
Gradually replace redundant sight
Preparing for the music of the night
Close your eyes
Let the touch of it suffuse your soul
Let its embers crescendo into flame
Can you tell is it pleasure? Is it pain?
From now on you'll never be the same
Don't reject
My music though you fear it
Let me show you
Only stay and hear it
Measure after measure
An instrument of pleasure
A treasure house of passion and delight
Come join me in the music of the night
On my own my soul cannot take flight
Help me make the music of the night...
PS. This verse from "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" gives me some idea as well.
Let's make a promise
And then let's take a vow
Time's running out
The only time left is now
And you know you deserve more than this
If you trust me at all
Then just give it a chance
They all want you to crawl
But I want you to dance
And if we make a pact
Then it's only right we seal it with a kiss
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Colm Wilkinson - The Music of the Night (1985) |
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