The Invisible Master by Edmond Hamilton

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Invisible Master" by Edmond Hamilton, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 4Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-3
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental, pulsing synth sound]

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[Chorus]
The light bends, the shadows play,
A world unseen, come what may.

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Grantham’s promise, bold and bright,
To vanish matter from our sight.

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But is it science or a clever guise?
A master of illusion behind veiled eyes.

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[Verse 1]
Green campus rising, gray stone so tall,
Another scientist answering the call.

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Gray and Burns are waiting there,
Sharing skepticism in the air.

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A cabinet of metal, dark and small,
Could this be real or just a fall?

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[Bridge]
Light’s obstruction, reflection's gleam,
The reasons why we see, it would seem.

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But bend the rays, curve them around,
And matter vanishes without a sound!

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An electromagnetic force I found,
To make the unseen world profound.

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[Verse 2]
A paperweight, black against the light,
Disappearing slowly into the night.

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The demonstration, clear and true,
A marvel witnessed by me and you!

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But is it real or just a show?
A scientist’s ambition starts to grow.

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[Chorus]
The light bends, the shadows play,

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A world unseen, come what may.
Grantham’s promise, bold and bright,

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To vanish matter from our sight.
But is it science or a clever guise?

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A master of illusion behind veiled eyes.

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[Verse 3]
Green campus rising, gray stone so tall,
Another scientist answering the call.

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Gray and Burns are waiting there,
Sharing skepticism in the air.

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A cabinet of metal, dark and small,
Could this be real or just a fall?

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[Bridge]
Light’s obstruction, reflection's gleam,
The reasons why we see, it would seem.

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But bend the rays, curve them around,
And matter vanishes without a sound!

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An electromagnetic force I found,
To make the unseen world profound.

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The truth revealed, the illusion gone,
But the damage lingers, lingering on.

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A paperweight, black against the light,
Disappearing slowly into the night.

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No Invisible Master, just a twisted game,
Grantham’s deception, fueled by fame.

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Fear itself, the true unseen foe,
A city paralyzed, moving slow.

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The truth revealed, the illusion gone,
But the damage lingers, lingering on.