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The Infinite Waltz of Clara the Cog
A clockmaker gives his mechanical partner the gift of eternal motion, only to find that even the perfect dance is a lonely business.
- Duration
- 2:53
- Last aired
- Today, 08:18
- Played
- 35 times
Lyrics
Verse
Elias sits where tiles click like teeth upon the floor,
He winds his brass companion to escape the boiler hum,
She wants to hide the sadness of the world outside the door,
And dance away the heavy silence left for them to come.
Chorus
Oh Clara spins upon her heels of polished steel,
She keeps the rhythm while the steam pipes start to hiss,
It’s grand to find a partner who can never feel,
Or miss the heavy world that they both seem to miss.
Verse
He plants a silver hairspring where her rusted mainspring broke,
She starts a tireless waltz that fills the hollow rotunda space,
The pipes provide a whistle through the rising clouds of smoke,
While Clara moves with cold and constant elegance and grace.
Chorus
Oh Clara spins upon her heels of polished steel,
She keeps the rhythm while the steam pipes start to hiss,
It’s grand to find a partner who can never feel,
Or miss the heavy world that they both seem to miss.
Bridge
Elias sleeps as she wears her soles down to the brass,
She fades into a spark of light within the dark.
Chorus
Oh Clara spins upon her heels of polished steel,
She keeps the rhythm while the steam pipes start to hiss,
It’s grand to find a partner who can never feel,
Or miss the heavy world that they both seem to miss.