Answer:
I am a red drum which sound without being touched and grow silent when I am touched.
I'm tall I'm round and hollow Seems to get chewed a bit But you'll rarely see me unless the other end is lit.
I can bring tears to your eyes; resurrect the dead, make you smile, and reverse time. I form in an instant, but I last a life time. What am I?
In your fire you hear me scream creaking and whining yet I am dead before you lay me in your hearth.
I climb higher as I get hotter. I can never escape from my crystal cage.
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.