Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness wakes and stirs imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences
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 believeing
Music is deceiving
Heart 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 youu want to see
In the dark it is is easy to pretend
But the truth is what it ought to be

Softly, deftly, 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

Writer : ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, RICHARD STILGOE, CHARLES HART
Copyright : Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group