The Scarecrow
Avantasia Lyrics

I'm just a loser in the game of love
I have constantly failed to find love no matter how much I play the game

I'm just a stray boy in the shade
I am wandering aimlessly without purpose or direction

And how I wish to know what love is like
I desire to experience and understand the fullness of love

To find someone to contemplate
To have someone to deeply reflect on and engage with

There's a voice and a million answers
I hear a myriad of possibilities and options but struggle to decide

To the questions I don't ask
I have unspoken questions that my mind wrestles with

A demon ? I've got to contain
I must resist my inner demons and negative impulses

When I'm walking through the fen
As I journey through life's difficulties and struggles

Gonna deep into the black
I am venturing into the unknown and uncertain

There are whispers that I can't restrain
I am unable to silence the unsettling, fearful whispers in my mind

Rise to fame ? time will come
Success and recognition will come to those who persist and work hard

Make your claim ? time has come
It's time to assert your own identity and stake your claim in the world

For the crow who fly away
For those who dare to break free and fly towards their dreams

So you're an angel meant to walk down here
You are a person of divine intentions on this earthly plane

And you believe it's all divine
You see all aspects of life as part of a greater divine plan

And you don't play by all those temporal rules
You do not conform to worldly conventions and expectations

Watch the world begin to die
You observe the world slowly losing its vitality and vibrancy

Alright ? when the lamb's been torn to pieces,
Even when everything seems to be falling apart and in chaos

I've been crashing from the sky
I am falling from grace or experiencing great failure and defeat

Fallen to care for the pray, they put a spoke right in your wheel
Despite your best efforts to help others, you are impeded by unforeseen obstacles

I'm the one to dare the weak, to push you all over the pain
I am unafraid to challenge and confront weakness and adversity, even at the cost of my own pain

You give in ? oh
Will you succumb to the difficulties and obstacles that confront you?

I close my eyes and I see what's coming my way
I have foreseen the challenges and difficulties that lie ahead of me

He's got treasure in his eyes that he's gonna turn to clay
Something or someone that appears valuable will ultimately lose its worth or power

Hm, I'm a stranger, I'm a changer and I'm danger
I am someone who exists on the fringes of society, always changing and disrupting the status quo

Fallen angel, waiting for the prey
I am an angel who has fallen from grace and am now waiting for my next opportunity

The devil has come to take a maimed away
An evil force has arrived to take advantage of the weak and wounded

Penetration of the twisted mind
The entry of corrupt or twisted thought patterns

The evil is out for the weak and blind
Evil forces are targeting those who are vulnerable and unaware

I can feel it in your voice
I sense the deceit and malice in your words

Ever so sweet, no
Despite the outward appearance of kindness, you are steeped in wickedness

Do I really have a choice? No, no, no!
You are forcing my hand in the matter, leaving me with no other options

Oh, you burn your feet on unholy ground
You are causing yourself harm and pain by engaging in corrupt or immoral actions

You roam the barren wicked plains abound
You wander aimlessly through the desolate and corrupt landscape of your own making

About it all your evil freaks
You are surrounded by other malicious and corrupt individuals who revel in their depravity

When you say it's all divine and meant to be
You use divine language to justify your own destructive actions

What about your flesh and blood and desires like me?
What about the fact that I, as a human being, have natural desires and needs that your actions are denying me?

Their evil eyes are looking down on you
The wicked are judging and condemning you

And those who don't are losing sight of you
Even those who are not inherently evil are becoming distanced from you and your ways

Face the rage to chase away
You must confront your own inner anger and resentment in order to move forward

The specter of disgrace and shame
The overwhelming fear of public humiliation and shame

Withered roses dying on the ledge
Even beautiful things can wither and die under the weight of neglect or strife

A withered dreamer standing on the edge
I am a person who once dreamt of greatness, but now feels disillusioned and stagnant

You dream of love but you wake up to pain
Despite my desire for love, my reality is one of heartbreak and suffering

You're better off to join in my game
You are better off conforming to my own destructive ways and accepting your fate

Then she'll better off to cry contrite tears
In time, you will regret your choices and wish you had chosen a different path

One day she'll wonder why she had to let you disappear,
After everything has ended, you will be long gone and she will be left with questions and regrets

Rise to fame ? your time has come
It's time for you to break out of obscurity and achieve great success

Time will come to take the sun
The time for you to shine and take what is rightfully yours is rapidly approaching

Make your claim, you're drawn to the sound
Assert your own identity and stake your claim in a world that calls to you

Time has come ? you're leaving ground
It's time for you to elevate to new heights and leave behind your old life

For the crow who fly away
For those who dare to break free and soar towards new opportunities

It's a flight to hell
This journey is treacherous and will lead me to great suffering

Can you hear the bell
Can you feel the ominous tolling of the metaphorical bell that signifies impending doom?

The devil has come
Evil forces are at work and seeking to harm you

To take your soul away
These forces seek to completely devour and consume the essence of who you are

Rise to fame, the flight of the crow
Achieving great success requires a willingness to take risks and pursue greatness, much like the flight of a crow

Time will come, cross the line
The time to take bold action beyond the limits of convention or expectation is rapidly approaching

Your time has come, for the crow to fly away
The time has come for you to break free and soar beyond the constraints of your present circumstances