Long ago in the town of Prague The councillors summoned my name Asking for my work as a clockmaker A wonder to behold which made me endure forever One night sleeping I was kissed by a muse A clock to measure the universe The moon and sun united in the sky Lust, vanity, the death and greed were its main symbols My greatest pride Finally, my work was finished There was no one who could believe The mechanism created by my own hands The major terrified of someone hiring me again A shadow visited the place where I lived They beat me until I passed out The incandescent iron burned my eyes The smell of death surrounded me but was not my time I still had one last breath Ashes and fire were my reward I made perfection and pain was all I got back This magic wonder made me blind forever My desire for revenge I crawl inside the heart of the clock To make my final strike Remove the centerpiece of my work And curse them all forever