Wishing You Would Somehow Disappear

Adapted from "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" of "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, but this piece conveys the opposite message. A lament sung to the perpetrator.

You were once my one companion

You were my source of smile

You were once a friend and brother

Then my life was defiled

 

Wishing you would somehow disappear

Wishing you were nowhere near

Think of my screams, no self-esteem

I would still burst in tears

 

Wishing I would never see your face

Let me forget my disgrace

Night after night, dream of that sight

Setting my soul ablaze

 

Lustful moans, and sinful touches

Sinister and fateful

Unheard No’s, and helpless struggles

You were tyrannical

 

Too many years, fighting back tears

Why can’t the past just die?

 

Wishing you would somehow disappear

Hoping we could say goodbye

Try to forgive, struggle to live

Give me the strength to try

 

No more memories, no more silent tears

No more gazing across the wasted years

Help me say goodbye

Help me say goodbye

Author's Note

This piece fits the original melody - you can try it out if you wish to.

Reviews

[Sapientiam]

This was a very interesting and emotional read. I have never watched The Phantom of The Opera (is it a play...?), but I can still catch the moments of the speaker wishing to move on. Though, the past tends to hold them back and the memories still linger. The last stanza nicely wrapped this story. Well done!

[The Exiled Wolf]

"The Phantom of the Opera" started as a musical, but was also made into a movie as well. Yes, it is time for me to move on! Thanks for the review.

[Tbear]

I like this piece.. and like even more that you made it follow the music..that cant be an easy task..you did well in conveying the heartache.. write on..

[The Exiled Wolf]

Thanks...
It all started when I wanted to change the lyrics a little bit to fit my situation while listening to it. The only challenge was to trim down the lines I had in my head.