"The Music of the Night (Rev. 2.0)"
Lyrics: Maureen S. O'Brien, 6/13/93
To the tune of: "The Music of the Night", _Phantom of the Opera_, Andrew Lloyd Webber

One note --
Two notes --
You can hear them ringing.
We can't.
We won't.
Not till you start singing...
        Put your fears away
        With the mundane light of day.
        Do not fear -- for we're no reason to take fright.
Come help us make our music of the night.

Nothing too hard.
Take a tune in fashion.
Steal it.  Heal it.
Feel it fill with passion.
        Someone we don't know
        Makes a hush that starts to grow
        Till it shatters -- but the shards still glow and bite.
That's why we love the music of the night.

BRIDGE: Every song starts with nothing but a baby's cry,
        So you know you can sing it if you try.
        Birds must fall many times before they fly!
        But a song that's never sung is sure to die.

So-
Take us.
Break us.
Make us feel your wonder!
Grieve us,
Leave us
Laughing like the thunder...
        We don't know your name,
        But you burn with eager flame
        And we _don't_ care if your first few sparks aren't bright.
For without you, there's no music in the night.