Wednesday, December 29, 2004 ;
7:00 AM
Of the many musical parts in there, i find this part the closest to me.
The Music of the Night :
Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness wakes and stirs 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 its Splendor
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
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 darkness it’s easy to pretend
Let 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!
This song is full of metaphors. The Night referred here is his environment, his life because he is an outcast of the society and he could only live in places where society is not where they are. The 1st two paragraphs sums himself up with the 3rd detailing his defects. He wanted Christine to love him for what he is and not be restricted or affected because society view him disgustingly. The next few expresses his love towards her, the vastness he would provide if Christine accepts him. The last two lines is what he expects from her, for her to support him and to help him be accepted back to society through his arts and contributions.
Whenever i come to this song, i come to identify him. He is multi-talented, a genius in many areas. He could do a lot of things spectacularly and he would do all he know for his love. He has a lot of love but he could only show it out his way and is not how the society expects it to be expressed. That is why he wants to tell Christine that she had to "Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before" because the society's perceptions is what is controlling us. The society expects couples to hold their hands in public, the society expects the guy to protect his gf no matter who is in the right or wrong. The society expects the female partner to serve unconditionally and to cast out her former life for the new. The part "Close your eyes and Let music set you free" is where he wants themselves to be what they essentially are, childish but mature, carefree but disciplined. "You alone can make my song take flight" signals that it is only her that can make him complete, a whole being.
In all these parts, i dare say that i am like him. Although i am not a genius but i am a jack-of-all-trades. I can dance but it's not perfect, i can sing but i'm not talented, i can talk but short of completely because i stammer and i am knowledgeable but i know no more than the surface of it. What i think of society ? It should be broken down to its core. It is controlling us and stopping us to be what we want. From my experience, why can't prefects be lenient and teach delinquents instead of punishing them ? Why can't a talented person be chosen instead of those with close connections ? Why must we fear the secret soceity when they can be just as caring as our next neighbour ? Why must we be strict on rules when in common sense, should be bent ? I could list out pages upon pages of things that the society is wrong at. Watch Robin Willam's acted movies "Dead Poet's Society" and "Patch Adams", all of those movies are against the society's perceptions and nonsensical unwritten rules.
light my way ♥
