Letra de
Cats - Memory

A música Memory, popularmente conhecida do musical Cats de Andrew Lloyd Webber, foi escrita em 1981. A letra baseia-se em um poema de T.S. Eliot do livro Old Possums Book of Practical Cats. A música se tornou um grande sucesso e é frequentemente associada à personagem Grizabella, a gata glamorosa.

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days, I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp seems to beat
A fatalis - tic 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 smokey days
The stale cold smell of morning
A streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun