 From
the Phantom of the Opera, another song originally sung by Sarah Brightman,
one of the signature songs of Christine, Wishing You Were Somehow Here
Again. At this point in the play, Christine is at the gravesite of her
father, confused and struggling to find meaning, making sense after the
death of her father, and the loss of her "friend" the Phantom.
In listening to the words recently, I was struck by how appropriate they were for the "Letting Go" section, asking the question, "Why can't the past just die?" and trying to find the strength to live and to try. These words are included in the hopes of helping others find the strength "To say Goodbye." |
Wishing you were somehow here
again
Wishing you were somehow near
Sometime it seemed,
If I just dreamed,
Somehow you would be here
Wishing I could hear your voice
again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you won't help me
to do
All that you dreamed I could.
Passing bells and sculpted angels
Cold and monumental,
Seemed for you the wrong companions
You were warm and gentle.
Too many years
Fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die?
Wishing you were somehow here
again
Knowing we must say good bye
Try to forgive
Teach me 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 good bye
Help me say good bye.
From Phantom of the Opera, 1987
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