Rush - Clockwork Angels lyrics

High above the city square
Globes of light float in mid-air
Higher still, against the night
Clockwork angels bathed in light

You promise every treasure
To the foolish and the wise
Goddesses of mystery, spirit's in disguise
Every pleasure, we bow and close our eyes
Clockwork angels, promise every prize

Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing
Synchronized and graceful
They move like living things
Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land
Clockwork angels
The people raise their hands

As if to fly as if to fly

All around the city square
Power shimmers in the air
People gazing up with love
To those angels high above

Celestial machinery - move
Through your commands goddesses of mystery
So delicate and so grand
Moved to worship, we bow and close our eyes
Clockwork angels, promise every prize

Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing
Synchronized and graceful
They move like living things
Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land
Clockwork angels
The people raise their hands as if to fly
As if to fly

"Lean not upon your own understanding
Ignorance is well and truly blessed
Trust in perfect love, and perfect planning
Everything will turn out for the best"

And everything will turn out for the best
Stars aglow like scattered sparks
Span the sky in clockwork arcs
Hint at more than we can see
Spiritual machinery

Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing
Synchronized and graceful
They move like living things
Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land
Clockwork angels
The people raise their hands

Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing
Synchronized and graceful
They move like living things
Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land
Clockwork angels
The people raise their hands as if to fly

"What do you lack?"