One Lifetime
A poem from Erik's point of view on how life is with Christine before she leaves. Dedicated to Phantom Aria and The Phantom Parisienne for their helpful advice, enthusiasm and constructive criticism.
Day
The time when the sun shines
The birds sing
And the people walk about, freely openly expressing their love
But not us
We hide from the world in utter darkness
We are pain
And also forbidden love
We live in misery yet the way we feel binds us
The way we live doesn't matter
The others don't matter
What matters is the music
What matters is the undeniable passion
Which burns in your eyes and frees itself when you sing for me
What matters is our love
This one lifetime in which we share
A few precious hours of this day
Night
The time when we are free
The time when we can express our love to the world
When we make our music
And when you let me hold you, though the spell my voice has over you
Is the only thing preventing chaos
We are eagles
Soaring over mountains and trees
Soaring over rivers and lakes
Watching the others love each other
Secretly glancing at each other and smiling
Two feelings
Fear
And happiness
Combined into one being
One love
One lifetime
I hope it didn't suck, the whole eagle metaphor was pretty spontaneous and in case you didn't understand it, here is the real verse.
We are people
Singing our songs from distant lands
Yet singing of our land too
Watching others love each other
And glancing past the curtain, seeing love in each others own eyes
Two people
Erik
And Christine
Combined into one being
One love
One lifetime