Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered

Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing you were somehow near
Sometimes 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
Seem 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 goodbye
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 goodbye
Help me say goodbye

It's one of my favourite songs in the phamtom, it's dark and the atmosphere evoked is so romantic.
I particularly like the fourth stanza, with the imagery of sculpted angels being cold and monumental. The scene in the show was really apt, with the setting of the sculptures in a matt grey tone covered inh white frost and snow(fake of course).
Well, having seen phantom a few times, i think this blog has to endure a few times more of my rantings about it, hahaz