Version #2 of "Music of the night"

Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tendor
Hearing is believing, music is deceiving
Hard as lightning, soft as candlelight
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 you want to see
In the dark it is easy to pretend
That 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 to a strange new world
Leave the 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

Reprise
Down once more to the dungeon of my black despair
Down we plunge to the prison of my mind
Down that path into darkness deep as hell

Reprise
This face, which earned a mother's fear and loathing
A mask, my first unfeeling scrap of clothing
Pity comes too late, turn around and face your fate
An eternity of this before your eyes

Reprise
You alone can make my song take flight
It's over now: The Music of the Night

Lyrics differ from the same song on: Surrender, The unexpected songs (1995) and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection (1997).
Are these the lyrics of the song as it appears on the various artists CD The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Source of the lyrics: thanks to Brian Schiefer.

 
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