Midnight Madness Songtext
von England

Somebody told me Mr. Pickett had
Possession of a pocket watch of gold
And to who so was the owner of
Gave immortality
What a way to be, knowing that this
Rumour was provoking my mind

You can′t stay here, so hide your fear
And disappear
That's when you′re
Caught in the myth of midnight madness
It's the only way you can behold the
Fate of old man time

Something inside me said that many
Wouldn't stop at the clock shop
That night
I don′t know who so long ago
Had left the door ajar
But finding my way inward from the
Outside seemed a good idea at the time


Extraordinaire! There′s no one there!
You needn't care, because you′re
Caught in the myth of midnight madness
And the fairy-light moonshine opens
The gate to old man time
(Gold-man time, one more time)

Outside, the candle may flicker
Inside, the flame may grow on
The door is open, I pull down the blind
My timepiece is ticking
But hasn't yet chimed
Dark gloom, the smell of the room
A mystic perception that magic
Will bloom

I lift my head, but only to find that (time on time armed with a vision)
Each clock in turn (what precision walking in the shape)
Emits a dim light in the shape
Of a face...
Who are you?
Can you see me?


We are the creatures
Of a timeless world
In which we use the time so as to
Hide away in (hide away in)
Each of us did come here just like
You, and as you watch us, you will
Join us too!

I may be a gambler, at poker or whist
But what sort of rumour
Could lead me to this?
To extend my age, may warrant a deal
But a life on the mantelpiece
Doesn′t appeal!
Guarding my ears from this hypnotic tick (hypnotic tick)
I won't be the joker
Completing this trick!

When the words rhyme
That′s a sure sign
To call on time