Madman's Overture Lyrics - Metal Church

[K. Vanderhoof] 

I never was a man of wonder, nothing special in my eyes 

Pedestrian of common streets, an angel in disguise 

A childhood spent as any other, any other child 

Would bring a great divide, and now these worlds collide 

Now that many years have passed , these dreams intensify, no tools I use, no crystal ball 

Yet I'm still mystified 

Those sleepless nights by candlelight, in a room without a view 

A voice I could not hear, it told me, "Write it down you fool" 

It spoke to me of many things no language can explain, I grabbed my crucifix left hanging 

by it's golden chain 

Never in my wildest dreams, conceive of what I heard, I filled the well with ink 

and began writing every word... in the night 

I've seen the mountains crumbling, the masses running scared, I wrote it down to warn you all 

but you laughed and no one cared 

You wrote it down in riddles, no one could understand, I'll lead you to your padded room 

You prophet-crazy man 

Please hear me and heed every word that I've said, if you kill me 

You'll be the one's who'll be dead... dead and gone 

Your locks and your bars, will hide all my scars, but you'll never leave this place 

Not til you open your eyes and your ears, can you make sense of the things that you fear? 

And all that you've heard, it sounds so absurd, I'll never speak again 

Not til you open your eyes and your ears, this world shall pass away 

Withdrawn from reality, I stare into space, little did they know I held the answers to their fate 

I didn't write in riddles, now you must understand, someday you... oh never mind 

I'm just a crazy man 

They say I'm just a madman, am I just a madman, I feel I'm just a madman...