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Book of Shallows Lyrics by Avantasia

Moonglow

2019

[Verse 1: Tobias Sammet]
What if I would script a dream?
And if I'd let you in?
I'd be your door out of a stark truth...
Leave a stark reality
An arrant giveness
I'd make you fall to be there for you
[Pre-Chorus: Hansi Kürsch]
Let Morpheus commit his spark
To a stray soul wandering
Errant in the dark
[Chorus: Ronnie Atkins, Tobias Sammet and Both]
Chase your dream!
If you don't mind, don't be astounded
By the things they make you do
For amusement's sake
Chase your dream!
When all comes breaking down around it
What a day for a pastel dream
That's coming to life...
[Verse 2: Ronnie Atkins and Hansi Kürsch]
Beautiful in colour
United in their creed
Reasonable people
Dreaming ordinary dreams
Rise above confusion
And leverage the weak
Dive into the shuffle
And then tap into the freak show
[Pre-Chorus: Jørn Lande]
And Morpheus commits his spark
To a plain soul wandering
Errant in the dark
[Chorus: Hansi Kürsch and Jørn Lande]
Chase your dream!
If you don't mind, don't be astounded
By the things they make you do
For amusement's sake
Chase your dream!
When all comes breaking down around it
What a day for a pastel dream
That's coming to life...
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Bridge: Hansi Kürsch]
May it charm the living
May it ease misgiving
[Mille Petrozza]
Intoxicating, dazing rapture
Of the shallow dazed and captured
Say you wanna be now
Sneak into their dream now
Suck up to their love
You're the master of their freak show
Give into temptation
Seek and bring salvation
Mine now, Suburbia!
Tomorrow, it's the nation
[Bridge 2: Tobias Sammet]
Wait for a savior
Rising from the tranquil sea
The book of shallows
Bringing forth a common dream
[Mille Petrozza]
Going with the grain
Numb the pain
We are common sense
Knock them down a peg
Make them beg for deliverance
Rapture of the deep, they believe
Take a deep bow
Give them what they need now
Mingle with the creep show
Going with the grain
Numb the pain
We are common sense
Knock them down a peg
Make them beg for deliverance
Rapture of the deep, they believe
Take a deep bow
Give them what they need now
Mingle with the creep show
[Bridge 3: Hansi Kürsch]
Wait for a savior
Rising from the tranquil sea
The book of shallows
Bringing forth a common dream
[Pre-Chorus: Tobias Sammet]
Let Morpheus commit his spark
To a stray soul wandering in the dark
[Chorus]
Chase your dream!
If you don't mind, don't be astounded
By the things they make you do
For amusement's sake
[Hansi Kürsch]
Chase your dream
When all comes breaking down around it
What a day for a pastel dream
That's goin' to plan
[Ronnie Atkins]
Chase your dream!
If you don't mind, don't be astounded
By the things they make you do
For amusement's sake
[Outro: Jørn Lande and Tobias Sammet]
Chase your dream
When all comes breaking down around it
What a day for a pastel dream
That's goin' to plan
What a day for a pastel dream
That's goin' to plan
Credits
Avantasia

Avantasia

About “Book of Shallows” by Avantasia

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"Book of Shallows" appears on "Moonglow" in 2019.

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