invoke the machine

home to the land of the living

roused by a sound i confide

and what am i to cast my tired eyes upon

where was i when the clock had been alive?

i see 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

time won't wait for those who stay behind

to wait for time

in this tangible realms hesitation's a crime

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

a giant leap is to be made now

i'm struck with awe

we're gonna heed the inner call

my heart beat quicken

i behold the god-machine

i can't help but write history

as my glance wanders

to the far off end in the sky

far off end end in the sky

hissing and screaming

almost alive

in the night

my life came apart at the seams

dead of the night

let's run up the wheel

we invoke the machine

in the night

a secret mysterious dream

dead of night

the town lies asleep

whoa

we invoke the machine

in the night

those in hiding are waiting for me

dead of night

let's run up the wheel

we invoke the machine