Phantom, Angel, madman, friend?
What man are you who seeks to slake
Your thirst of me, a virgin chaste......
And then you kissed my heart awake.
Pleading with you for Raoul's life
Your rope as tight as your dark hate
Throttling your soul like his young throat
And then you kissed my heart awake.
Pity and compassion filled my mind
For your wretched, lonely state
Dealt by fate the cards of sorrow
And then you kissed my heart awake.
The mob outside screamed for your neck
As Raoul rowed me across the lake
And I cried out your name again
For you had kissed my heart awake.
Returning with your ring, I found you
Weeping as your heart would break.
And then I knew I could not leave
For you had kissed my heart awake.
My Angel, never let me go
We will make your music play
Our voices and our hearts will blend
For you have kissed my soul away.
A shadow falls beyond the marble stair
The air pulsates with mystery and allure
The mirrored image, fleeting - was it there?
As ghostly music, poignant, true and pure
Descends upon the throng who stand and gaze
In silent awe upon magnificence, but unaware
Of such sweet sadness, elusive
As was he, who lived beneath that splendid stair.
In darkness and solitude complete
Resigned, until he heard the angel sing
For life begins again when two hearts meet
And love brings joy and beauty to all things.
The rose, fragrant token of his love
For his angel, perfumes the radiant air
Candlelit from dome high up above
The Phantom's magic touch is everywhere.
This man, this ghost who haunts our dreams
And fills our world with music all his own
All that was he, beneath the mask, it seems
Lives forever in the kingdom of his home.
Once you have found him, NEVER LET HIM GO.
Mama, why will you not touch me?
When I come near, you back away in fear
From me, your child, the little boy who loves you
And finds your tearful horror hard to bear.
Mama, why will you not hold me?
My outstretched arms ignored as you walk by
I long for you to put your arms around me
Instead, I have to run away and cry.
Mama, why will you not kiss me?
One tender little kiss upon my face
The touch of your warm lips against my forehead
Is all that I could ask of Heaven's grace.
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Mother, I look back upon my childhood
My memories are bleak and bittersweet
If only you had seen the boy who loved you
But all you ever thought me was - a freak.
Mother, if you ever think of me now
In all the years that we have been apart
For the son that you regarded as a monster
I would hope you found some fondness in your heart.
Mother, I have found the love I yearned for
An Angel who has given me her soul
And in return I give her my heart's music
At last I have attained my shining goal.
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Christine, all my life I have been searching
For that light which flickered just beyond my grasp
One steady flame of hope which burned inside me
To find someone to love was all I asked.
Christine, my dearest love, now that you're with me
Your heart within my hands my greatest joy
I give you all the love that flames within me
From the time I was that loveless little boy.
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My Angel is not as Papa promised
All golden wings and languid grace
All silvery voice and fair of face
All poetry and heavenly trace
My Angel's voice is awesome
Mountainous waves and thunderous surf
Lightning flashes and tremors of earth
Cool calm streams of crystal clear
Gentle draughts of summer air
My Angel is of darkness
Brooding, menacing, without light
To colour all my dreams at night
Without joy, without gladness
But steeped in utter sadness
My Angel' s mirror is a door
Leading me to paradise
A world unknown, in which I rise
To heights of bliss, of ecstasy
A world in which I long to be
My Angel is my life, my soul
He fills my mind with music
My voice with purity of tone
He fills my heart with so much love
He is my world - and he alone
Is my Angel of Music
.... My Angel of Song
......... My Angel ..... My Love.