Avantasia - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Lyrics






For too long now I've been
Adrift in this ocean that washed over me

Diluting 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
Deliver and faint!
Relish to stand in line!

Oh

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

You dance on a wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh

Oh, 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

Oh

For quite a while I have been
The one that I thought I was happy to be

Masquerade, at least a shadow play
No one's gonna see...

...behind the fascade, those rallying calls
You're afraid to awake

Look at the sky, you can't defy
The dark that is calling your name

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

You dance on a wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh

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

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

We're the dream the inhabits the waking old world
We're right here, we're the doorway to guide you across

Exposed to the spirits that you're meant to be citing
Misfit and misplaced, you'll never belong

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
We're the will of the wisp - demerged from the light

Get me out of here
Take me away
Take me
Take me
Take me away
Take me away

Dance on the wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Now you're reaching for the stars

You dance on a wire
See the piper at the gates of dawn
Been caught in the mire
Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh
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





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  1. A.... ....

    Best song in the album.

  2. m.... L....

    S class!!

    I felt this melody is Watchmakers dream version2

  3. �.... �....

    From all the songs on the album with male-masculine vocals this one works better than the others, it's such a shame he used candise night in only one song, she is the only guest artist to be a good surprise

  4. G.... B....

    Geoff Tate and Eric Martin, my favorite vocalists ever!

  5. M.... a....

    I was searching for the Pink Floyd masterpiece but this is also absolutely great

  6. C.... V....

    That is a beautiful solo.. a Masterpiece

  7. S.... S....

    God's best singers?

  8. f.... ....

    this might be one of the greatest songs i've ever heard

  9. E.... O....

    Most of these comments are oblivious to Pink Floyd

    E.... O....

    Eric Olsen Made it a pain in the ass to find this when I spelled Avantasia wrong.

  10. J.... R....

    Por favor chicos demos le oportunismo a todos los músicos, de este discaso todos son los mejores y lo sabemos muy bien. Que aguante el metal que nunca muera :) saludos de argentina

  11. M.... T....

    Muito bom

  12. M.... V....

    Bom demais Puta merda

  13. M.... K....

    Tabbed on ultimate-guitar com

  14. H.... H....

    Einfach Top Jorn ist Super

  15. T.... ....

    Yeah ! This music takes me away.Back to the dreamland where we all came from. thank u

  16. S.... S....

    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn? Wtf... thats pink floyd album.

    S.... S....

    that's from a book.. but yeah, Sid Barret read it too

  17. L.... H....

    The one with TATE alchemy straight up kills

  18. O.... R....

    Das Album ist super und die Tour Top.

  19. k.... ....

    the best song in moonglow album

  20. N.... S....

    This song makes me want to grow wings and ascend into the sky and just soar over the ocean under moonlight.

  21. J.... H....

    I was fully headbanging, and suddenly the song ends XD NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I hate you all!!!!

  22. l.... l....

    l gente no entiende porque amo este album , asi como no entendieron que ame el angel de babilonia

    l.... l....

    hay que entender que cada álbum de Avantasia es una pieza única e individual, aunque se conecten unos con otros

    l.... l....

    lol nunca vi las criticas de angel of babylon, siempre me encanto, en cuanto a moonglow es algo nuevo, hay que entender que los sentimientos y las ideas evolucionan acorde a lo que se necesita transmitir desde el adentro, me encanta la temática de la luna y siento que las canciones son muy condescendientes, las imágenes que vienen a mi cabeza con cada una de las canciones son todas con paisajes nocturnos, reconozco que la imagen del disco ya genera una presubjetividad, pero por ejemplo con metal opera me las imaginaba a todas a plena luz del dia jaja, nada un discazo, muy solido, y ahi estaremos el 31 en el teatro flores! \m/

    l.... l....

    @albert D asi es

    l.... l....

    @Fausto Lopez Alba Tú si sabes . Por ejemplo todos dijeron the scarecrow es malo , sin embargo todos sabemos que es tremendo disco lo que pasa es que tiende a comparar con los anteriores y eso es un error cada disco es diferente en el sonido y las letras como dices se conectan pero no son iguales .

  23. E.... ....

    Is there an explanation for this obvious Pink Floyd reference? I can't seem to find the connection.

    E.... ....

    Tobias Sammet said that it has nothing to do, it's a reference to the book "The Wind In The Willows", just like Pink Floyds Debut album was.

    E.... ....

    @Tobi's Music Channel Thank you! :)

  24. M.... A....

    Killer song👌

  25. K.... T....

    horrible la intro, arruina totalmente la canción a mi gusto

  26. D.... B....

    0:43 - 1:10 fking goosebumps

  27. E.... B....

    Entonces es cierto que el Piper nunca se muere <3

  28. N.... :....

    Hansi and Jorn in the next full album please, we need it

  29. Q.... ....

    El toque de Tobi es muy peculiar, solo Avantasia reúne las mejores voces, además tiene su sello característico con un dejo de lo que fue Edguy, pero lo mejor de esta banda es disfrutar los distintos timbres de voz de los metaleros más taloneras en este género

  30. m.... a....

    Lo que canta Jorn Lande por el amor de Dios!!! Que pedazo de voz se gasta 🤘🏻 es el puto amo !!! Para mi el mejor cantante de metal, es DIOS!

    m.... a....

    Tal cual, Jorn Lande y Kiske son los mejores...

    m.... a....

    Habiéndonos dejado Ronnie James Dio, Jorn es su heredero en el trono del Puto Amo!!!!!

  31. J.... B....

    Potentially one the Best Avantasia song since The Metal Opera Saga \m/ Love it !!

    J.... B....

    Don't forget The Scarecrow...that's a masterpiece

    J.... B....

    @Camilo V and let the storm descend upon you.

  32. R.... s....

    I was surprised by this song, definitely the best song i've ever heard.

  33. H.... E....

    I'm pretty sure this is my favourite song on the new album; there's just an energy to it that's addictive.

  34. Z.... ....

    This is unfortunately a bad album. The only good song was pre-released as a single.

    Z.... ....

    lol......

    Z.... ....

    "i don´t like it, so it is bad" a childs way of thinking

  35. E.... S....

    so the piper never died, as the 2004 legend said

    E.... S....

    the piper really never dies

  36. b.... c....

    Jorn 10 .me hubiece gustado a kiske mas participativo , pero esta bien ,

  37. A.... A....

    Cómo sobresale la voz de Jorn Lande \m/

  38. P.... ....

    This new album will take (at least to me) a lot of listening to be a good one. The same issue with last one GL. Good albums becoming from a regular band but a little bit poor for avantasia realeses. Is good enough but isn´t epic, adding a cover is a bad move for a conceptual album. I love Maniac indeed, not this maniac, but i still love maniac.

    P.... ....

    Well, at least for me, it instantly became the best album I've ever heard, not just from Avantasia.

    P.... ....

    I really don't see how it is a bad move if it fits

    P.... ....

    Is this a cover? I know Pink Floyd has an album of the same name but this doesn't seem to be related

  39. P.... S....

    I think this gonna be the first avantasia's album that I will not like. Moonglow, Raven Child, Requiem for a dream, and now this song. Sadly none of those songs appealed to me ;-;

    P.... S....

    @Julian Gargicevich Nope, they really don't. This album is just not particularly good.

    P.... S....

    Sweet Jeebus, how could you not like "The Raven Child" man... That song would make a prison door unhinge itself and dance and sing in the alleyway (and all the inmates sing along like choirboys)

    P.... S....

    @SuperDarkSchneider I liked the first few minutes of Raven Child, but then it wetn from a beautiful ballad to a just "okay..." song ( let alone the part when it rips off the scarecrow).

    P.... S....

    I see a have seen a lot of people shitting on the angel of babylon album when it is in fact pretty damn good, and now i see a lot of people praising this album and I just don't get it -_-.

    P.... S....

    @Percy Silva this may be my favorite album since the Scarecrow. I absolutely lovee it. Sad you don't like

  40. A.... ....

    For too long now I've been
    Adrift in this ocean that washed over me

    [Ronnie Atkins]
    Diluting the secrets that you had to keep
    From the world that's been...

    [Jorn Lande]
    ...spinning around you, with and without you
    Sedating, unkind

    Show you the way
    Deliver and faint!
    Relish to stand in line!

    [Tobi & Ronnie]
    Oh

    [Tobias Sammet]
    I guess you'll find no one to blame
    We're tied to the rules of someone else's game

    [Ronnie Atkins]
    Try to fly, flap your wings
    As you look to the night sky
    A gilded cage in the twilight

    [Jorn Lande]
    You dance on a wire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    See the piper at the gates of dawn
    [Jorn Lande]
    Been caught in the mire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh

    [Jorn Lande]
    Oh, 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

    [Tobi & Ronnie]
    Oh

    [Tobias Sammet]
    For quite a while I have been
    The one that I thought I was happy to be

    Masquerade, at least a shadow play
    No one's gonna see...

    [Eric Martin]
    ...behind the fascade, those rallying calls
    You're afraid to awake

    Look at the sky, you can't defy
    [Tobias Sammet]
    The dark that is calling your name

    [Jorn Lande]
    You're blind by the beauty around
    You're numb by the touch
    And you're deaf to the sound
    [Tobias Sammet]
    Of the sweet-smelling
    Bright melody of the moonlight
    That devours the bars in the twilight

    [Ronnie Atkins]
    You dance on a wire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    See the piper at the gates of dawn
    [Ronnie Atkins]
    Been caught in the mire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh

    [Ronnie Atkins]
    Dance on the wire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    To the breeze that carries change tonight
    [Ronnie Atkins]
    You will see the Great Pan in the stars
    The piper at the gates of dawn you'll hear

    [Jorn Lande]
    Now open your eyes, ain't it what you've been wanting
    [Tobias Sammet]
    Too much to fathom, until it unfolds

    [Bob Catley]
    Endure what you're in for, you're meant to be longing
    King of the wave, now keep flailing about

    [Jorn Lande]
    We're the dream the inhabits the waking old world
    [Eric Martin]
    We're right here, we're the doorway to guide you across

    [Geoff Tate]
    Exposed to the spirits that you're meant to be citing
    Misfit and misplaced, you'll never belong

    [Ronnie Atkins]
    We're the breath you don't catch
    We're the great expectations
    You ain't measured up to on the beautiful side

    [Eric Martin]
    We're the promise not kept - bred in desolation
    [Bob Catley]
    We're the will of the wisp - demerged from the light

    [Tobias Sammet]
    Get me out of here
    Take me away
    Take me
    Take me
    Take me away
    Take me away


    [Ronnie Atkins]
    Dance on the wire
    See the piper at the gates of dawn
    [Tobias Sammet]
    Now you're reaching for the stars

    You dance on a wire
    See the piper at the gates of dawn
    Been caught in the mire
    Now you're reaching for the stars oh oh
    [Jorn Lande]
    Dance on the wire
    [Tobias Sammet]
    To the breeze that carries change - tonight
    [Jorn Lande]
    You will see, the Great Pan in the stars
    [Tobias Sammet]
    The Piper at the Gates of dawn is near


    Ask us a question about this song

    A.... ....

    Thank you for this - - I knew it had to be jorn who sang: "now open your eyes, ain't it what you've been wanting?" blew me away. Incredible. Love Eric Martin and Geoff Tate, too!

  41. A.... D....

    Reminds me of Another Angel Down

  42. M.... A....

    Que Cd Pqp! Magnífico!

  43. n.... c....

    Stellar ,Top notch track !!!!!

  44. C.... M....

    i really love this, all is perfect, but the chorus is beyond wonderful especially when Tobi sings it, im sooo happy ♥

  45. J.... S....

    My favorite one.

  46. S.... T....

    No me vayan a negar que el inicio les recordó a los últimos álbums de EDGUY pero está chida la canción :3

    S.... T....

    La cancion parece sacada de rocket ride con una mezcla de the metal opera con tantos cantantes y tan epico al mismo tiempo... esta y ghost in the moon son las mejores para mi

  47. P.... F....

    haja coração...emoção d+

  48. E.... C....

    Great song... and Jorn is the most powerfull voice as always !!!! Thnks 4 the Art of Music T. SAMMET

  49. B.... M....

    Power metal WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVkV0al9Nc80RgDXNiYbT2

  50. D.... K....

    I ordered CD today, Thanks to provide such a good songs - from South Korea

  51. A.... T....

    great track

  52. j.... c....

    lande es un pedazooo cantante descomunal.....chorro de voz

  53. T.... M....

    Parece que essa é a melhor do álbum? Oq acham?

    T.... M....

    Uma escolha difícil 😂😂

    T.... M....

    Velho sem sombra de dúvidas, pqp chego a chorar e me lembro comprando um vinil do Edguy o primeiro depois disso, Com o Tobias Evoluiu de Boa o melhor dos melhores !

    T.... M....

    @Marco Antônio Maciel da hora!!! Cara, onde vc compra? Difícil achar coisas deste tipo aqui no Brasil por um preço acessível. Falow

    T.... M....

    Certamente o melhor refrão.

    T.... M....

    Voltei a escutar o álbum agora meses depois, só tinha dado uma olhada rápida no dia que saiu.
    Difícil de escolher uma, mas até o momento tô com umas 5 na mente acho: Ghost in the moon, moonglow, starlight, lavender, e essa, the piper, de novo. O danado desse "piper" não morre mesmo. Mas se for pra escolher, de fato, essa é a que acabo cantando mais vezes sem querer, e lavender também.

  54. M.... M....

    was expecting a van morrison cover :() this is better though

  55. I.... V....

    Dude... Jorn lande is like wine.

    I.... V....

    If only he sang every chorus! Damn I love that man.

  56. S.... S....

    Eric Martin baby !

  57. F.... A....

    the piper never dies ..behind the Gates to midnight world and golden dawn..so long..ok so the piper at the gates of dawn😂🤘🤘🤘

  58. E.... 9....

    This is the one from Moonglow I liked less unfortunately!

    E.... 9....

    Let it grow on you...

    E.... 9....

    @Mr. 7 Exactly. I didn't dislike it but it wasn't my favorite until my third time hearing it. It's growing to become one of my favorites on this album.

    E.... 9....

    You were right ;)

    E.... 9....

    @El 933 😊👍

  59. E.... F....

    Put Jorn as president to give speeches singing and he will rule the world.... a happy world

    E.... F....

    Damn right bro. He has such a powerful voice.

  60. a.... ....

    Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd

  61. F.... M....

    Seems like Edguy

  62. D.... E....

    Tobi's Vocals <3<3

    D.... E....

    Moonglow is EASILY his best vocal performance since the Scarecrow Trilogy! He sounds unbelievably youthful on this album and that's amazing. I really thought maybe his voice was just starting to deteriorate due to the strain of tour and age but apparently he just needed that break after Ghostlights. So glad to hear him back the way he used to be!