Midnight
Staring at you sleeping.
I could've watched you forever.
Not a sound from the pavement.
We could've been the only people in the world.
Just us in our little dormitory,
Oblivious.
Has the moon lost her memory?
The moon saw me
Staring at you sleeping.
I smiled at the curve of your side,
The frown of your dreams,
The air rushing from your lips.
She is smiling alone.
I can't remember if I was happy to be with you
Or sad that I was without you.
In the lamplight
Leaves of autumn danced.
Staring at you gave me feelings I couldn't rest with.
So I left and stood in the cold night.
The withered leaves collect at my feet.
I'm so lonely
And the wind begins to moan.
Memory
Elphaba. You were mine
I miss you.
All alone in the moonlight
I wander.
I can smile at the old days
Days when you called me
beautiful.
When you whispered in my ear,
'You're beautiful. My Glinda.'
I was beautiful then
Would you think I'm beautiful?
I remember a time
when I knew what happiness was.
And thinking if it keeps light
in my life.
Let the memory live again.
Every streetlamp
Glares green with the light
Of the city.
They glare on our love,
Seem to beat a fatalistic warning.
It was a warning we should hear.
Someone mutters,
'You don't belong together.'
And the streetlamp sputters
Reminding us of the business of the day.
And soon it will be morning.
Daylight
I wake thinking
Remembering
Wishing.
I must wait for the sunrise
Maybe there's something waiting for me.
I must think of a new life
Maybe, since you're gone,
We can create the world you always dreamed of.
And I mustn't give in
To you. I can't succumb to mourning.
I'm better than that.
When the dawn comes
I'll be moving on.
I still love you.
But I can live without you.
Tonight will be a memory too
Just like the past.
I'll put the past behind me
And a new day will begin.
Burnt out ends of smoky days
Leave us alone in the dark
The still cold smell of morning
Is forgotten.
In a small inn,
We were alone.
We could be the only people in the world.
A streetlamp dies
The dawn greets us
And we greet it, determined,
In love.
Another night is over
Time is passing without us.
Another day is dawning.
Touch me
I still long for your touch.
I want you.
It's so easy to leave me
You did. You left me.
All alone with my memory
I've remembered enough.
It's time to move on.
Of my days in the sun.
We'll create the world you dreamed of.
If you touch me
Well, you won't. I don't need to think of that.
You'll understand what happiness is
I knew happiness.
You never did.
You were always bitter.
I'm not going to be held back by that.
Look, a new day has begun.