Ini lagu yang paling sering saya denger, gahar sie, dan makna dibalik liriknya sedikit menyeramkan, apalagi bila melihat latar belakang si penciptanya, Tobias Sammet. Walau begitu, ambil sisi positifnya aja. Lagu ini juga yang kadang membuat saya tegar dan bangkit berdiri. To be the toy master…

Artist: Avantasia
Title: The Toy Master
Composer: Tobias Sammet
Album: The Scarecrow
Year: 2008
Genre: Symphonic Metal, Power Metal

Don’t you be afraid
Come and step inside
and take a look around
I’m your holy grail
in your candy store
to save you from the profound

They use to dream in only black and white
Can’t you hear them scream drowning in the tide

Out in the cold
I see water frozen in their eyes
What a sorry sight
I am willing to believe
they would pay for a smile…

I’m the master of toys
and all you girls and boys
are welcomed to my wonderland
I’m the angel of joy
and I’m here to paint the void
Welcome to my world…
To my dream factory…
Say hello to the gentleman
with the paint
The deeper you’re in the blue
the sweeter the sound of your plaint
If only I had a heart
It would brake
Oh, sure
And I wonder
How much more
They can take

Out in the cold
I see water frozen in their eyes
What a sorry sight
I am willing to believe
they would pay for a smile…

I’m the master of toys
and all you girls and boys
are welcomed to my wonderland
I’m the angel of joy
and I’m here to paint the void
Welcome to my world…
I’m dealing in pain
and a little novocaine
Welcome to my world…
To my toy factory…

No more struggle of the classes
No more struggle of the masses
On their knees
Conformity
They are ready for a hero
They are flying at zero
It’s their turn to crash and burn

Master of yer toys
All you girls and boys
are welcomed to my wonderland
The angel of yer joy
And I’m here to paint the void
Welcome to my world
I’ve come to bring your pain
and a little novocaine
Welcome to my world…