[Verse 1] He had the deafened years Still fighting in his chest Ink on paper, stained and bent Nine notes, then the rest A hammer in the hall A candle in the storm He wrote the night to obey And made the broken form [Pre-Chorus] Then the gears began to glow Under ash and iron rain He touched the brass with both hands And heard the old refrain [Chorus] Beethoven is back Back through time Beethoven is back In the golden line (Back through time) He brings the thunder home Back through time And the ages turn to stone [Verse 2] The machine was gold and bruised With smoke around the wheel He stepped through velvet years Like a vow he meant to keep His coat caught all the dust Of palaces and wars He smiled at every silence Then kicked down every door [Pre-Chorus] And the city held its breath When his shadow crossed the floor He raised his hands like judgment And the whole world asked for more [Chorus] Beethoven is back Back through time Beethoven is back In the golden line (Back through time) He brings the thunder home Back through time And the ages turn to stone [Verse 3] Violin on the first dark gate Singing like a blade Then trombones in the middle air Where the old storms stayed Piano with a scarlet pulse Marching through the smoke Female voices rising up Like vows the dark once spoke [Bridge] Now the gears spin faster Now the ceiling shakes Double strings are fighting As the old world wakes Trombones split the thunder Pianos lock and flare He laughs inside the metal Like he’s always been there [Verse 4] He wrote for every child Who ever heard the rain For every lonely window For every hidden pain So if you hear that gold wheel turn And the midnight open wide Know the master found his way And he’s back inside [Chorus] Beethoven is back Back through time Beethoven is back In the golden line (Back through time) He brings the thunder home Back through time And the ages turn to stone [Outro] Golden wheel, keep turning Let the old fire bloom Beethoven back from silence Lighting up the room (Beethoven is back)
