Lyrics

(spoken intro)
"Welcome to the machine.
Welcome one and all.
To the greatest show on earth.
Welcome to our fall."

A Boiler plate for a coat of skin,
on oil and steam it thrives.
A heart of iron pumps the blood
that keeps this monster alive.

Of polished brass and steel contrived,
gears whir and metal turns.
Eyes aglow with the fire inside,
as the coal within it burns.

Behold the Machine,
tremble at its power.
A light upon the world,
in our darkest hour.

What is its purpose?
What is its place?
To bring us a new age?
To destroy the human race?

Behold the Machine (x4)

Its pistons push it toward its goals,
whatever they may be.
Its gauges and its valves
remain a mystery to me

This great mechanical mass,
its purpose still uncertain.
But pay no heed to those behind the curtain.

Behold the Machine,
tremble at its power
A blight upon the world,
this is our darkest hour.

What is its purpose?
To save or to enslave?
Beware the machines,
they may send us to our grave!

Beware the Machine (x4)

I am the Sea
Lyrics: Joshua A. Pfeiffer, Martin irigoyen

1857... forever changed my life.
Stripped of all I knew,
I was born... from strife.

I'm the rage of the ocean
The judgment of men
My justice is swift
and time is my friend

I lurk in dark waters
In silence I wait...
wait for the moment
that will seal my fate

I am the Sea - I am no One.
I am the Sea - Together, we are One

No Flag or creed
No king or queen
My crew's my family,
and vengeance... is my... dream

I am the Sea
I am no one

(spoken)
"The memories of above are so dull.
Underneath this rusty old hull.
We fight for a cause that we know is right.
They can't hold us back, try as they might."

In the dark and in the depths,
our only hope lies in my hands
Body and mind are filled with hate,
for whom forever changed my fate.

I am the Sea, I am no one.
I am the Sea, forever we are one

No Flag or creed
No king or queen
My crew's my family,
and vengeance... is my... dream!

The Alchemist's Vision
Lyrics: Joshua A. Pfeiffer & Malcolm Schreeck

All the trinkets, all of the gems in the world
A rare attraction, a porcelain girl, a precious love.

For centuries, how we've all tried.
Throughout the ages, we have failed.

Change my heart. Change my cold heart.
Now I have, nothing but time.

The Midas touch is all I need
To lift away your veil.

Change, change, change my heart.
Change my cold heart.
Now I have, now I have nothing but time.

For centuries, how we've all tried.
Throughout the ages, we have failed.

All the trinkets, all the gems in the world
A rare attraction, a violet flame, a precious love.

Meaningless, Meaningless!
Meaningless, Meaningless...

Unhallowed Metropolis
Lyrics by: Joshua A. Pfeiffer
Based on the RPG: Unhallowed Metropolis

It's a new dark age
and the end has come.
There's blood in the streets
and there's no where to run.

Through darkest night
they rise once again.
Spreading the plague
and terrorizing man...

We're not alone we'll make our stand.
We're not alone in this unhallowed land.
We're not alone we'll fight for our lives.
We're not alone through this madness and strife.
We're not alone and we'll wait for the dawn.
We're not alone but our city is gone...

No where to run.
No where to hide.
Our time is short.
Our time is nigh.

No where to run.
No where to hide.
We had our chance.
Lord knows we tried.

(spoken)
"Abominations, plague our streets
there's no surrender, there's no retreat.
Spectres and Spirits, Liches and Wraith,
they haunt the alleys, they haunt this place."

But beyond Londons walls
the wastelands awaits.
Where unholy creatures
prowl at our gates

The Deathwatch have always
held them at bay.
While Madmen work
by the Tesla arrays.

Metropolis has fallen
the city is gone.
There's death in the streets
there's nowhere to run

A necropolis has risen
the old world is dead.
There's no hope in our hearts
a new dark age ahead.

We're not alone we'll make our stand.
We're not alone in this unhallowed land.
We're not alone we'll fight for our lives.
We're not alone through this madness and strife.
We're not alone and we'll wait for the dawn.
We're not alone but our city is gone...

No where to run.
No where to hide.
Our time is short.
Our time is nigh.

No where to run.
No where to hide.
We had our chance.
Lord knows we tried.

Vagues De Vapeur
Lyrics: Joshua A. Pfeiffer
(outro from the poem "I Am!" by John Clare)

Stained glass memories of a broken dream.
A time for progress, a time of steam
Chimney's billowing across the sky.
A time of conquest, a time... to... die

Riding, Riding, Riding on the waves
A time that never was, welcome the old ways

Riding, Riding, Riding on the waves of steam!
(on the waves of steam)

It could be you! It could be me!
It could be us! We'll just wait and see.
Combustible hearts and minds,
are all that we will leave behind!

Times are changing... rearranging

Cathedral spires glisten in the sun.
While down below war has begun
A new invention to save us all.
a brand new cause for our downfall

Riding, Riding, Riding on the waves
A time that never was, welcome the old ways

Riding, Riding, Riding on the waves of steam!
(on the waves of steam)

It could be you! It could be me!
It could be us! We'll just wait and see.
Combustible hearts and minds,
are all that we will leave behind!

(spoken)
"Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,
Into the living sea of waking dreams,
Where there is neither sense of life or joys,
But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems;
Even the dearest that I loved the best
Are strange—nay, rather, stranger than the rest."

The Curse of Whitechapel
Lyrics by: Joshua A. Pfeiffer

Through London's fog, I stalk her streets
Extermination's what I seek.
To cure this disease that plagues our land
I must make use of my skilled hand

They call me Jack, it's not my name.
A nom de plume for a journalists game
There's many pretenders to my throne
But none of them rend flesh and bone

Lilith, and Mary, Jezebel, and Eve
gave birth to this plague and planted their seed
From Hell I bring a message to the blind
From Hell I will free all mankind.

Through the fog, and through the night
Bathed by the stars and Luna's light
Through the fog, and through the mist
Bathed in their life I can't resist

The crushers are always haunting me
I'll save them all and then they'll see
they wont catch me, but I'll tell you this
I remove only those that nobody will miss

Through London's fog, I stalk her streets
Extermination's what I seek.
To cure this disease that plagues our land
I must make use of my skilled hand

They call me the reaper, the ripper, the lord
Of bodies, and souls, and organs reborn
These fools don't know what's at stake
A treasure, a token I have to take.

The Queen of the Delta
Lyrics: Joshua A. Pfeiffer

From Dahomey she came
to the shores of Naw'leans.
She brought her creed,
and shared her belief.

With a veve she conjures
The spirits to guide her
the priestess, the warrior,
the healer, and mother.

She'll bless those in need
or curse those with greed
Petro and Rada
she serves faithfully

She's a Delta Queen
She walks through your dreams
She's a Delta Queen
She knows your desires...
and sees your deceit

She's a Delta Queen
She knows what you need
She's a Delta Queen
The Loa & Ghede are her family.

The Last Express
Lyrics: Joshua A. Pfeiffer

When you fall asleep,
and wake up in the ground.
The skies fall apart,
and the heavens rain down.

You enter your dreams, in hopes of fantasy.
But all you wake up to, is a dark reality.

Now look out your window, what do you see?
Another timeless journey, along the rolling sea.
The tracks roll on forever, across this barren land.
From the frozen north wastes, to the burning eastern sands.

Look out your window, what do you hear?
The lonesome whistle's cry, echoes in your ear.
We'll go on forever, no one will ever see
As we roll along in silence, for all eternity.

The Last Express! (x2)

Wake up! Wake up! Your living in a dream.
All you ever did, was lie, cheat and scheme.
Well now that's over, the conductor wants your fair.
It came so fast now, tell me were you prepared?
(were you prepared?)

Now look out your window, what do you see?
The express will never stop, no matter how you plea.
Your final destination, may never even come.
So sit back, relax, and pray that there is one.

Look out your window what do you hear?
A million lost souls, screaming in your ear!
The express goes on forever, no one will ever leave.
As it rolls along in silence for all eternity.

The Last Express (x2)

Her Clockwork Heart
Lyrics/Vocals: Mitzi Jones, Joshua A. Pfeiffer

Step into the looking glass, don't be afraid,
and I will tell you of a lovelorn masquerade.

A brilliant young inventor, a maiden so divine.
That they swore their love, would cross beyond all space and time.

The years flew by and love was grand.
She wept with joy when he asked for her hand.
But she'd fallen ill, and her heart was weak.
She'd soon be gone, but he'd a promise to keep.

Her clockwork heart now beats with mine.
The greatest gift that I could give was time.
I know that some, would say otherwise,
and think it merciful to let her die.
(Let her die)

(spoken)
"I can't let you go...
My love, how long can this go on?
For I know that what I am doing is wrong."

Her clockwork heart now beats with mine.
The greatest gift that I could give was time.
You could not look straight into my eyes,
and say you'd let your only true love die.
(Never)

(spoken)
"So do I wind you darling?
Or is it you who winds me?
For I can't venture out too far,
afraid that you might leave."

Her clockwork heart beats next to mine,
the greatest gift that I could give was time.
An hourglass I fill again and again,
with a limitless supply of sand.
I hold her close to me, a cold machine,
a ticking reminder of what might have been.

(spoken)
"And now I know not what the future holds.
But you my love are here with me, so beautiful and cold.

How long can I keep you? When can I let go?
One day my own time will come, and then... god only knows."