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Invoke the Machine Lyrics by Avantasia

The Mystery of Time

2013

[Tobias Sammet as Blackwell:]
Home to the land of the living
Roused by a sound I confide
And what I am to cast my tired eyes upon
Where was I when the clock had been alive?
[Ronnie Atkins as Nobleman:]
I see a marvel right in front of me
There's a man, who's got tomorrow in his hands
Don't you see what you are meant to be
Outside your cloud-cuckoo-land
[Blackwell:]
Time won't wait for those who stay behind
To wait for Time
In these tangible realms hesitation's a crime
[Nobleman:]
In the night:
A secret mysterious dream
Dead of night
While the town lies asleep
We invoke the machine
Those dreams that you hummed to yourself once
How far will you reach out to make them come true
Will you turn around to shirk from duty
Or force the pace while it's all up to you
[Blackwell:]
A giant leap is to be made now
I'm struck with awe, we're gonna heed the inner call
My heart beat quickens, I behold the god-machine
I can't help but write history
As my glance wanders
To the far off end in the sky
Hissing and screaming, almost alive
In the night
My life came apart at the seams
Dead of night
Let's run up the wheel
We invoke the machine
[Lead guitars: Sascha paeth & Oliver Hartmann]
[Nobleman:]
In the night
A secret mysterious dream
Dead of night
The town lies asleep, woah
[Blackwell:]
In the night:
Those in hiding are waiting for me
Dead of night
Let's run up the wheel
[Both:]
We invoke the machine
Credits
Avantasia

Avantasia

About “Invoke the Machine” by Avantasia

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"Invoke the Machine" appears on "The Mystery of Time" in 2013.

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