Memory
This is a song from the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The lyrics have changed in places from the original solo to be more appropriate for choirs.
Lyrics
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is sailing alone.
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan.
Memory – all alone in the moonligh
I can smile at the old days, life was beautiful then.
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again.
Every streetlamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning.
Someone mutters and a streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning.
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life and I mustn’t give in.
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin.
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning.
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning.
Touch me, it’s so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory of my days in the sun.
If you touch me you’ll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun.
Here is a version by the renowned Pontarddulais Male Choir from Pontarddulais in Wales.
Here are the individual parts you can use for practice.
