Til I Hear You Sing (From "Phantom of the Opera)

Ten long years
Living a mere façade of life
Ten long years
Wasting my time with smoke and noise

In my mind
I hear melodies pure and unearthly
But I find
I can't give them a voice
Without you

My Christine
My Christine
Lost and gone
Lost and gone

The day starts
The day ends
Time crawls by
Night steals in, pacing the floor
The moments creep, yet I can't bear to sleep
'Til I hear you sing

And weeks pass
And months pass
Seasons fly
Still you don't walk through my door
And in a haze I count the silent days
'Til I hear you sing once more

And sometime at nighttime
I dream that you are there
But wake but holding nothing but the empty air

And years come
And years go
And time runs dry
Still I ache down to the core
My broken soul can't be alive and whole
'Til I hear you sing once more

And music, your music
It teases at my ear
I turn and it fades away
And you're not here

Let love pass
Let dreams pass
Let them die
Without you, what are they for?
I'll always feel no more than halfway real
'Til I hear you sing
Once more