Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by member… Read Full Bio ↴Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg by members of bands Iron Fist, Gentry, Second Hell and Powerfool. Its first lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Kai Hansen, bassist Markus Grosskopf, guitarist Michael Weikath and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg. By the time Hansen quit Helloween in 1989 to form Gamma Ray, the band had evolved into a five-piece, with Michael Kiske taking over as lead vocalist. Schwichtenberg and Kiske both parted ways with Helloween in 1993; Schwichtenberg died two years later as the result of suicide. Between then and 2016, there had been numerous line-up changes, leaving Grosskopf and Weikath as the only remaining original members. As a septet, their current lineup includes four-fifths of the Keeper of the Seven Keys: Parts I and II-era (1987–1988) lineup, featuring three additional members, vocalist Andi Deris (who had replaced Kiske in 1994), guitarist Sascha Gerstner and drummer Daniel Löble.

Since its inception, Helloween has released 16 studio albums, three live albums, three EPs and 30 singles, was honored with 14 gold and six platinum awards and has sold more than ten million records worldwide. Helloween has been referred to as the "fathers of power metal", as well as one of the so-called "big four" of the genre's early German scene, along with Grave Digger, Rage and Running Wild, and as one of power metal "big four" overall, along with Blind Guardian, Sabaton and DragonForce.

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Studio albums
Walls of Jericho (1985)
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987)
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988)
Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)
Chameleon (1993)
Master of the Rings (1994)
The Time of the Oath (1996)
Better Than Raw (1998)
The Dark Ride (2000)
Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)
Gambling with the Devil (2007)
7 Sinners (2010)
Straight Out of Hell (2013)
My God-Given Right (2015)
Helloween (2021)

The Invisible Man 7:17
Helloween Lyrics

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I am the one who wants to show
You a secret of your cheating world
Wherever I will go, no one can see me
'Cause I'm the invisible man

I'm a creature with one goal
Rise up to heaven when the time has come
I have no body but a soul

God's law is written on my way, forever

Time by time I think it's over
The malediction I have got
When the world was young
I've been captured in the name of god
To save people, but who cares?
Since a thousand years
Until the holy land will come

Here I am the invisible man
A lost fallen angel helping mankind where I can
My memories are there to save your world
For you I'm just the invisible man

There's the destiny you don't know
I'm a guardian angel and whatever you'll go
You fight through your life not alone
You can't hear me, nor see me
But trust the holy flow

Here I am the invisible man
A lost fallen angel helping mankind where I can

My memories are there to save your world
For you I'm just the invisible man

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Helloween's "The Invisible Man" depict a supernatural figure who is in possession of a secret about the world and is attempting to help humanity. This mysterious being is invisible to the naked eye and exists only in spirit, as their physical body has long since perished. Described as a creature with one goal, he seeks to rise up to heaven when the time comes, but in the meantime, he has dedicated himself to aiding mankind.

The lyrics take on a religious tone as the singer describes how God's law is written on his way, and how he has been "captured in the name of God to save people." Despite his good intentions, the singer laments the fact that he is ignored by those he is trying to help, and that his deeds often go unrecognized. He longs for a time when he will no longer be invisible and when his actions will be acknowledged.

The overall message of the song seems to be that there are unseen forces working to help humanity, even if we are not always aware of them. The singer, as the invisible man, represents this idea, and serves as a reminder that we should be open to the help that is available to us, even if we cannot always see it.

Line by Line Meaning

I am the one who wants to show
I am the one who wishes to unveil

You a secret of your cheating world
A clandestine truth about your deceitful world

Wherever I will go, no one can see me
Where I tread, no mortal eye can perceive me

'Cause I'm the invisible man
Because I am the unseen apparition

I'm a creature with one goal
An entity that harbours a single objective

Rise up to heaven when the time has come
Ascend to paradise at the appointed moment

I have no body but a soul
A formless existence with only a spirit

God's law is written on my way, forever
Divine statute forever etched on my path

Time by time I think it's over
At times, a notion of its demise flits my mind

The malediction I have got
The curse I have been dealt with

When the world was young
In an epoch when the universe was nascent

I've been captured in the name of god
I was seized in the Lord's name

To save people, but who cares?
To rescue humanity, but who bothers?

Since a thousand years
For a myriad of years

Until the holy land will come
Until the sacred soil is reached

Here I am the invisible man
Now, as before, I am the imperceptible entity

A lost fallen angel helping mankind where I can
A wayward seraph aiding humanity in my means

My memories are there to save your world
My reminiscences serve to salvage your planet

For you I'm just the invisible man
For you mortals, I am only the unseen spectre

There's the destiny you don't know
The fate you are unaware of

I'm a guardian angel and whatever you'll go
I am a celestial guardian wherever you traverse

You fight through your life not alone
You wage the battle of life not all by yourself

You can't hear me, nor see me
Unable to hear, neither perceive me

But trust the holy flow
Have faith in the divine current

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN RICHARD DEACON, BRIAN HAROLD MAY, FREDDIE MERCURY, ROGER MEDDOWS TAYLOR

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