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 Come we must return - Those two fools Who run my theatre Will be missing you Sing once again with me our strange duet. My power over you grows stronger yet. And though you turn from me to glance behind. The Phantom of the Opera is there. Inside your mind. [Verse 3 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA the musical - The Music Of The Night Lyrics. Nighttime 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 it's Splendor Grasp it, sense it, tremulous Introduction. "Music of the Night" is a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Phantom of the Opera. It was released as a single in 1988, and became a huge hit, reaching #5 in the UK charts. The song is sung by the Phantom (played by Michael Crawford) to Christine (Sarah Brightman), inviting her to "sing [his] music of the night". "The Music of the Night" (also labeled as just "Music of the Night") is a major song from the 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart. Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of the Phantom both in the West End and on Broadway, "The Nightime sharpens, heightens each sensation. Darkness stirs and wakes imagination. Silently the senses abandon their defenses. 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. JHbElvS.

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