The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (feat. Ronnie Atkins, Jorn Lande, Eric Martin, Bob Catley & Geoff Tate)
Avantasia
Metal
913
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Avantasia
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tobias Sammet
Composer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For too long now I've been adrift in this ocean that washed over me
Dilutin' the secrets that you had to keep from the world that's been
Spinning around you, with and without you, sedating, unkind
Show you the way, deliverin' fate, relish to stand in line
[Verse 2]
Whoa
[Verse 3]
I guess you'll find no one to blame
We're tied to the rules of someone else's game
Try to fly, flap your wings as you look to the night sky
A gilded cage in the twilight
[Verse 4]
You dance on a wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reachin' for the stars, whoa
[Verse 5]
Dance on the wire
To the breeze that carries change
Tonight you will see the great Pan in the stars
The piper at the gates of dawn, you'll hear
[Verse 6]
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa-whoa
[Verse 7]
For quite a while I have been the one that I thought I was happy to be
Masquerade leads to shadow plane no one's gonna see
Behind the façade, those rallyin' calls you're afraid to away
Look at the sky, you can't defy the dark that is calling your name
[Verse 8]
Oh
[Verse 9]
You're blind by the beauty around
You're numb by the touch, and you're deaf to the sound
Of the sweet-smelling, bright melody of the moonlight
That devours the bars in the twilight
[Verse 10]
You dance on a wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reachin' for the stars, whoa
[Verse 11]
Dance on the wire
To the breeze that carries change
Tonight you will see the great Pan in the stars
The piper at the gates of dawn, you'll hear
[Verse 12]
Now, open your eyes, ain't it what you've been wanting?
Too much to fathom until it unfolds
Endure what you're in for, you're meant to be longing
King of the wave, now keep flailing about
[Verse 13]
Ah, we're the dream that inhabits the waking world
We're right here, we're the doorway that guides you across
[Verse 14]
Exposed to the spirits that you're meant to be inciting
Misfit and misplaced, you'll never belong
[Verse 15]
We're the breath you don't catch, we're the great expectations
You ain't measured up to on the beautiful side
We're the promise not kept, bred in desolation
Oh, we're the will of the wisp, to emerge from the light
[Verse 16]
Get me out of here
Take me away
Take me, take me
Take me away
Take me away
[Verse 17]
Dance on the wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Now you're reachin' for the stars
[Verse 18]
Dance on the wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reaching for the stars, whoa
[Verse 19]
Dance on the wire
To the breeze that carries change
Tonight you will see the great Pan in the stars
The piper at the gates of dawn is near
Written by: Tobias Sammet
