Clockwork Angels

In a world lit only by fire Long train of flares under piercing stars I stand watching the steamliners roll by The caravan thunders onward To the distant dream of the city The caravan carries me onward On my way at last On my way at last I can't stop thinking big I can't stop thinking big On a road lit only by fire Going where I want, instead of where I should I peer out at the passing shadows Carried through the night into the city Where a young man has a chance of making good A chance to break from the past The caravan thunders onward Stars winking through the canvas hood On my way at last In a world where I feel so small I can't stop thinking big

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

I was brought up to believe The universe has a plan We are only human It's not ours to understand The universe has a plan All is for the best Some will be rewarded And the devil will take the rest All is for the best Believe in what we're told Blind man in the market Buying what we're sold Believe in what we're told Until our final breath While our loving Watchmaker Loves us all to death In a world of cut and thrust I was always taught to trust In a world where all must fail Heaven's justice will prevail The joy and pain that we receive Each comes with its own cost The price of what we're winning Is the same as what we've lost Until our final breath The joy and pain that we receive Must be what we deserve I was brought up to believe

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025

High above the city square Globes of light float in mid-air Higher still, against the night Clockwork angels bathed in light You promise every treasure, to the foolish and the wise Goddesses of mystery, spirits in disguise Every pleasure, we bow and close our eyes Clockwork angels, promise every prize Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing Synchronized and graceful, they move like living things Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land Clockwork angels, the people raise their hands As if to fly As if to fly All around the city square Power shimmers in the air People gazing up with love To those angels high above Celestial machinery - move through your commands Goddesses of mystery, so delicate and so grand Moved to worship, we bow and close our eyes Clockwork angels, promise every prize Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing Synchronized and graceful, they move like living things Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land Clockwork angels, the people raise their hands As if to fly As if to fly Lean not upon your own understanding Ignorance is well and truly blessed Trust in perfect love, and perfect planning Everything will turn out for the best Stars aglow like scattered sparks Span the sky in clockwork arcs Hint at more than we can see Spiritual machinery Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing Synchronized and graceful, they move like living things Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land Clockwork angels, the people raise their hands (x2) As if to fly As if to fly

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

Will there be world enough in time for me to sing that song? Are they so silent for someone alone? For all the years I had to get along, They told me I belonged. I never wanted to belong! I was so strong! [Chorus] I'd like me smiles in a diamond; I'd like me happiness in love; I'd like me all those things I never got my fair share of, My fair share of... The lenses inside of me that paint the world black, The booze of boys in the scarlet mist that's billowed into rage, The things I've always been denied: An empty promise that somehow died; A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage, A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage. Failed all your science, All the minds Seeking blind Through flesh and bone. Find the blood inside this stone! Well, I know I've never shown What I feel I've always known. I'll claim my vengeance on my own! Well, I was always alone. I'd like me smiles in a diamond; I'd like me happiness in love. I'd like me all those things I'd never got my fair share of, my fair share of... The lenses inside of me that paint the world black, The booze of boys in the scarlet mist that's billowed into rage, The things I've always been denied: An empty promise that somehow died; A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage, A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage. [Finale] Oh, they try to get me home... Oh, they'll never forget me... The lenses inside of me that paint the world black, The booze of boys in the scarlet mist that's billowed into rage, The things I've always been denied: An empty promise that somehow died; A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage, A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage, A missing part of me that goes around me like a cage.

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

Under the gaze of the eight elms, A spectacle like you've never seen: Spinning lights and faces, Demon music and gypsy queens! The glint of iron wheels! The bodies spin in a clockwork dance! Oh, the smell of flint and steel! A wheel of fate, a game of chance! How I pray just to get away, To carry me anywhere. Sometimes the angels punish us By answering our prayers, By answering our prayers... The face of naked evil Turns a young boy's blood to ice; (Indistinguishable), Such a dangerous device. The glint of iron wheels! The bodies spin in a clockwork dance! Oh, the smell of flint and steel! A wheel of fate, a game of chance! Oh, shout toward the crowd; Laughed elation ringing loud! (Indistinguishable) marks in the hands of the innocent. The angry crowd moves towards him with malintent. How I pray just to get away, To carry me anywhere. Sometimes the angels punish us By answering our prayers, By answering our prayers... The glint of iron wheels! The bodies spin in a clockwork dance! Oh, the smell of flint and steel! A wheel of fate, a game of chance!

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

What did I see? Fool that I was A goddess, with wings on her heels All my illusions Projected on her The ideal, that I wanted to see What did I know? Fool that I was Little by little, I learned My friends were dismayed To see me betrayed But they knew they could never tell me What did I care? Fool that I was Little by little, I burned Maybe sometimes There might be a flaw But how pretty the picture was back then What did I do? Fool that I was To profit from youthful mistakes? It’s shameful to tell How often I fell In love with illusions again So shameful to tell Just how often I fell In love with illusions again A goddess with wings on her heels...

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

A man can lose his past, in a country like this Wandering aimless Parched and nameless A Man could lose his way, in a country like this Canyons and cactus Endless and trackless Searching through grim eternity Sculptured by prehistoric sea Seven Cities of Gold Stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation A man can lose himself, in a country like this Rewrite the story Recapture the glory A man could lose his life, in a country like this Sunblind and friendless Frozen and endless And the nights grow longer, the father I go Wake to aching cold, and a deep Sahara of snow Seven Cities of Gold Stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation That gleam in the distance could be heaven's gate A long-awaited treasure at the end of my cruel fate Seven Cities of Gold Stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

The breaker's war on an unseen shore, In the teeth of a hurricane, Oh, we struggle in vain A hellish night, a ghostly light, Appears through the driving rain, Salvation in the human chain All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary of a miracle too good to be true, All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary of everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary, because sometimes the target is you Driven to the ground, With that awful sound Drowned by the cheer from the shore, Oh, we wonder what for The people swarm, through the darkening storm, Gather everything they can score, Turn their backs when there's no more All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary of a miracle too good to be true, All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary of everything in life you thought you knew, All I know that sometimes you have to be wary of a miracle too good to be true, All I know that sometimes the truth is contrary, because sometimes the target is you. The brink of war on an unseen shore, In the teeth of an icy grave, In the teeth of an icy grave Whoah, the human chain leaves a bloody stain, Washed away in the pounding waves, Washed away in the pounding waves All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary of a miracle too good to be true, All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary of all the things in life you thought you knew, All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary, because sometimes the target is you. All I know is that memory can be too much to carry, striking out like a bull from a balloon, All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary of everything in life you thought you knew

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025

All the journeys of this great adventure It didn't always feel that way I wouldn't trade them because I made them The best I could, and that's enough to say Some days were dark I wish that I could live it all again Some nights were bright I wish that I could live it all again All the highlights of that headlong flight Holding on with all my might To what I felt back then I wish that I could live it all again I stoke the fire on the big steel wheels Steer the airship right across the stars I learned to fight, I learned to love, I learned to feel Oh I wish that I could live it all again All the treasures, the gold & glory It didn't always feel that way I don't regret it - I'll never forget it I wouldn't trade tomorrow for today Some days were dark I wish that I could live it all again Some nights were bright I wish that I could live it all again I stoke the fire on the big steel wheels Steer the airship right across the stars I learned to fight, I learned to love, I learned to feel How I wish that I could live it all again The days were dark And the nights were bright I would never trade tomorrow for today All the highlights of that headlong flight Holding on with all my might Some days were dark I wish that I could live it all again Some nights were bright I wish that I could live it all again I stoke the fire on the big steel wheels Steer the airship right across the stars I learned to fight, I learned to love, I learned to feel I wish that I could live it all again I stoke the fire on the big steel wheels Steer the airship right across the stars I learned to fight, I learned to love, I learned to steal I wish that I could... Oh I wish that I could live it all again

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

I was brought up to believe Belief has failed me now The bright glow of optimism Abandoned me somehow Belief has failed me now Life goes from bad to worse No philosophy consoles me In a clockwork universe Oh life goes from bad to worse I still choose to live Find the measure of love and laughter And another measure to give Oh I still choose to live And give, even while I grieve Though the balance tilts against me I was brought up to believe

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

All that you can do is wish them well All that you can do is wish them well Spirits turned bitter by the poison of envy Always angry and dissatisfied Even the lost ones, the frightened and mean ones Even the ones with a devil inside Thank your stars you're not that way Turn your back and walk away Don't even pause and ask them why Turn around and say goodbye People who judge without a measure of mercy All the victims who will never learn Even the lost ones, you can only give up on Even the ones who make you burn The ones who've done you wrong The ones who pretended to be so strong The grudges you've held for so long It's not worth singing that same sad song Even though you're going through hell Just keep on going Let the demons dwell Just wish them well

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

In this one of many possible worlds All for the best something are test It is what it is and whatever Time is still the infinite jest The arrow flies when you dream The hours tick away The cells take away Watchmaker keep to his steeds ? The hours tick away They tick away The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect So hard to earn so easily burned The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect So hard to earn so easily burned Like the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect In horizon to set of the sun ? To the stars goes spinning Spinning 'round the night Oh it is what it is and forever Each moment of memory of light The arrow flies while you dream the hours tick away The cells tick away The watchmaker has time up his sleeve The hours tick away They tick away The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect So hard to earn so easily burned In the fullness of time A garden to nurture and protect (Its a measure of a life) The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect The way you live the gifts that you give And the fullness of time is the only return i do expect The future dissapears to memory With only a moment between Forever dwells in that moment Hope is what remains to be seen Forever dwells in that moment Hope is what remains to be seen In the wholeness/fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (Its a measure of a life) Its a measure of a life

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025