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EFX



Somewhere in Time (Pre-show song)

Where there is time, there is tommorow.
Somewhere in time all sorrows pass to memory.
And so the end is the beginning,
somewhere in time we are as we're meant to be.
Where there is time, there is a circle.
Somewhere in time the circle yearns to be complete.
Though you may feel this is Illusion
Somewhere in time I know we're certain to meet.
Somewhere in time love is forever.
A love that's here, a love that's now
to last for all time.
Somehow I know this moment's waiting
somewhere in time
Where there is time, there is a circle.
Somewhere in time the circle will be complete
Somewhere in time love is forever
a love that's here, a love that's now
to last for all time.
Somehow I know this moment's waiting
Somewhere in time.
Nexus
EFX-Master:
Choir:
The Time is now. your journey is just beginning. Reality and fantasy join in this moment. You have entered the gates of our world, travelling through time and space. This corridor of mystery, enchantment and limitless power. It is a world were all imagination dwells, it is the world of  EFX!
Magus, Spiritor, Temps, Lachen. Homnies Hommes  
Magus Spiritor Temps et lachen.
I am...
I am, the unifying light, the deep and shining of it near and far, I am...  
I am...
I am, the ruler of the sky, the source for glee as bright as endless stars, I am...
I am the EFX-Master! I summon you Masters to appear, you lords of the light! You keepers of dreams! I am devine magic! Wizard of Illusion, reveal yourself!
Enter! Enter! Enter! Enter!
Master of Illusion:
I'm so quick, my hands are magical, set the stage I'll play upon. All my tricks are quite  fantstical, turn around I'm gone! Turn around I'm gone!
I am...
EFX-Master:
I am eternal spirit! Master of Spirits, Come forth at my command.
Master of Spirits:
I'm watching you, still watching you, I'm keeping you from harm. Have faith in me, I'll always be your shelter from the storm.
EFX-Master:
I am immortal time, whose shadow stalks all creation. Marking each beginning, each end. Meet the Master of Time.  
Enter! Enter! Enter!
Enter!
Enter!
Master of Time:
You must understand, I am in command, no one can escape my faithful hands. People passing near them quickly learn to fear them. Every hour will hear them start to chime, these hands of time.  These hands of time.
I am...
EFX-Master:
I am gleeful laughter, the joyous smile that brings us all together. Welcome the Master of Laughter!  
Master of Laughter:
I'm the cure for melancholy, always jolly as can be. Feeling blue, shame on you, I'll keep you company. I'm the antecdote to sadness, spreading gladness all around, dry that tear, laughter's here, with smiles by the pound Ha,ha,ha ha,ha,ha  
EFX-Master:
Master of celestial light, Ruler of past, present and future,  guardians of wonder and joy, out of the shadows appear!
Magus, Spiritor, Temps, Lachen Hommnies Hommes At tak vud ju ba ja shod
Now, join us all! Celebrate this night, BE a Master! Come, let the magic begin!
Hommnies Hommes Celebrate vus ba ja shod!

EFX
EFX-Master:
Company:
There's a world beyond reality,  a place of light and dark,  a world beyond infinity,  a realm of mind and heart.  It's a shadow world of fantasy upon which dreams are born,  a kingdom where illusion's given light and sound and form!
EFX!
 It's a magic world where rules do not apply,   
EFX!
It's a brave new world, where any dream can fly,   
EFX!
Magic and mystery turn to reality in the world
of EFX!
A world of mystery of stories yet untold,  a bright and shining tapestry of dreams yet to unfold.  An amazing ride through space and time that stirs your very soul,  let the child inside you come alive,  gather all you can behold!
EFX!
It's a magic world where rules do not apply,
EFX!
It's a brave new world, where any dream can fly,
EFX!
Magic and mystery turn to reality in the world
of EFX
Give me rainbowcolors, illuminate with lights of every hue. Give me sounds of dragons, thunderbolts and nature's magic too! Give me images of yesterday, paint the future bright as well. Give me dark and light, give me good and bad, give me heaven, Give me hell!
Set aside all your worries, all your problems leave behind. You've given in to fantasy, of body, heart and mind  
You're one of us, a piece of every story yet untold, a part of all the magic and the dreams yet to unfold,
EFX!
It's a magic world where rules do not apply,
EFX!
It's a brave new world, where any dream can fly,
EFX!
Magic and mystery turn to reality in the world
of EFX!
Welcome, I am the Effects Master,  I'm in charge of this unusual world. A world governed by spirit, by magic, by laughter, and by time. Let us take you on a journey. A journey bounded only by the limits of your imagination, only by the vision in your minds eye. Welcome to our temple of dreams, welcome to the world of EFX!
    Right before your eyes we will suprise, we'll mesmerize,  we'll terrorize,  we'll futurize,  we'll fantasize  
Right before your eyes we will suprise, we'll mesmerize,  we'll terrorize,  we'll futurize,  we'll fantasize
EFX!
It's a magic world where rules do not apply,
EFX!
It's a brave new world, where any dream can fly,
EFX!
Magic and mystery turn to reality in the world
In the world of EFX!
Here in the world
of EFX!
this magical world
of EFX!
this fantastic world
of EFX!
please enter my world
of EFX!
of EFX!


The Magic That Surrounds You
The magic that's around you, the magic that surrounds you, is a kind of magic you're the very heart of! It's the magic in the trees, the magic on a breeze, it's the magic of the world, which you're a part of. Open your eyes boy, open your heart and soul, let the world embrace you as you're on your way. Open your eyes boy, open your mind and body, the world is filled with magic every day! The magic that's around you, the magic that surrounds you, is the magic that is yours if you believe it. It's the magic in the air, it's the magic everywhere, if you're open to its power you'll receive it! Look at your life boy, look at that road ahead. Starting from this moment, you must find your way. Look at your life boy, every path leads to adventure, your life is what you make it everyday! Everyday.


The magic that surrounds you (reprise)
Merlin:
Arthur:
Now I see, it suddenly becomes so clear to me...
Uh-huh!
It's here, around me all this time
Right!
.
And I'll find...
Find what?
a Magic world of light!
Good Arthur!
Here...
Good!
It's a magic world where rules do not apply,
right here, if I open my eyes, open my heart and soul. I'll let the world embrace me as
you're on your way
I'm on my way!
He's opened his eyes, opened his mind and body, the world is filled with magic everyday
I opened my eyes, opened my mind and body, the world is filled with magic everyday
Merlin, isn't it wonderful?
Yes boy, yes it is!
The magic that's around you,  the magic that surrounds you is the magic that is yours if you believe it
The magic that's around me,  the magic that surrounds me is the magic that is mine if I believe it
I'm sure to find
It's the magic in the air, its the magic everywhere, if you're open to it's power you'll receive it
the magic in the air, it's everywhere, if I'm open to it's powerI'll receive it
Everyday! It's around! Everyday! Sing it boy! Everyday! Yes! Everyday! You've got it!
Magic that's around me, Magic that surrounds me Magic that's around me, Magic that surrounds me Magic that's around me, Magic that surrounds me Magic that's around me, Magic that surrounds me
Magic that's around me
that surrounds you
everyday!
everyday!


The intergalactic Circus of Wonders
P.T. Barnum:
Circus company:
Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls of Mithra! I, P.T. Barnum, proprietor of the greatest traveling show in the galaxy, now bring you the one, the only, the incredible Intergalactic show of wonders!
Coming to you from beyond the stars, arriving direct from Venus and Mars, the Intergalactic show of the stars! Step right out, one and all to the biggest show of all,  it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. Step right out, come on in, we've been waiting to begin, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. From the deepest parts of space, we traverse from place to place, with the most fantastic, happyeverastic show. Step right out, one and all to the greatest show of all, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. Tent poles up, banners out, give a cheer and give a shout, the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. Welcome boys, welcome girls to the show of many worlds,  the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. Light the lights, sound the horn, it's the best show ever born, the most funtingling, better than a ringling show! Step right up, one and all to the greatest show of all, the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders,
And now, I direct your attention to this, the parade of interstellar stars, the most incomparable company of artists ever assembled under one sun! Join me now as we welcome our ever-popular, ever-spectacular, grand and glorious circus of wonders!
Step right out, one and all to the biggest show of all,  it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders, Step right out, come on in, we've been waiting to begin, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. From the deepest parts of space, we traverse from place to place, with the most fantastic, happyeverastic show. Step right up, one and all to the greatest show of all, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders.
[interupted by a parade of several creatures]
Step right out, one and all to the biggest show of all,  it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders, Step right out, come on in, we've been waiting to begin, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. From the deepest parts of space, we traverse from place to place, with the most fantastic, happyeverastic show. Step right up, one and all to the grandest show of all, it's the Intergalactic Circus of Wonders. The most fantastic, intergalastic, unforgettableastic, fantasmagoriastic, Intergalactic Circus of Wonders!   

Tonight
Harry Houdini:
Bess Houdini:
Don't be sad for me, everything is how it had to be. Don't be angry, just be the way you were tonight. Don't ask why or how, don't ask more of me than I am now, can't we just be the way we always were tonight? Don't be afraid, don't be surprised, I know with me you never could believe your eyes. But I've come back, I swear it's true, I can't escape this need to be with you, to keep you safe and in my sight, and I would die again for more than just tonight,
Love won't make it right, love won't hold me when it's late at night, I know, you'll go and I'll be left alone
Don't you
tonight.
cry for us
Don't you cry...
I can't let you go!
Can't you
see there no goodbye for us?
Say there's no goodbye for us
Someday, someway we'll be the way we are
Someday, someway we'll be the way we are
Tonight
don't be afraid
don't be afraid
I can't escape this need to be with you, to keep you safe, and in my sight and I would die again for more than just tonight!
I can't escape this need to be with you, to keep you safe, and in my sight and I would die again for more than just tonight!
Don't you cry for us
I can't let you go
can't you see there's no goodbye for us?
Say there's no goodbye for us!
Someday, someway we'll be the way we are
Someday, someway we'll be the way we are
Tonight
Tonight


Counting up to Twenty
H.G. Wells:
Childrens choir:
The road we travelled on,   has never been the one with least resistance.   We've made it through the years,   the agony and tears by sheer persistence,   to the edge of a brave new world.   Counting up to twenty has been difficult for some,   but as we learn to count to twenty,   should be easy to get to twenty-one!   A hundred years ago, we really start to show off our invention.   We acquired the clout, to take each other out was our intention.   It's amazing we're all still here!
Counting up to twenty has been difficult for some,   but as we learn to count to twenty,   should be easy to get to twenty-one
Counting up to twenty has been difficult for some,   but as we learn to count to twenty,   should be easy to get to twenty-one
Call me a fool, but I'm a fool with a heart.   I'm an optimistic man, I believe we can make it.   Even though I don't always sleep at night,   waiting for the light to come and wake me.   My thoughts are with the young,   they must be the ones to come and save me.   We just have to let them breathe!
Counting up to twenty, could be difficult for some,   but if we help them count to twenty,   should be easy to get to twenty-one.
Counting up to twenty, could be difficult for some,   but if we help them count to twenty,   should be easy to get to twenty-one.


Finale
EFX-Master:
Company:
There's a world beyond reality, a place of light and dark, a world beyond infinity,  a realm of mind and heart. It's a shadow world of fantasy, upon which dreams are born, a kingdom where illusion's given light and sound and form,
Hommies Hommes A tak vud ju ba ja shod
A world of mystery, of stories yet untold, a bright and shining tapestry of dreams yet to unfold. An amazing ride through space and time, That stirs your very soul, let the child inside you come alive,  gather all you can behold.
Hommies Hommes Hommies Hommes A tak vud ju ba ja shod
Magus spiritor! Magus spiritor! Temps et Lachen Magus spiritor! Temps et Lachen
[this is followed by a long dance sequence]
Magus spiritor! Temps et Lachen Magus spiritor! Temps et Lachen Magus spiritor! Temps, lachen Hommnies Hommes
Hommnies Hommes A tak vud ju ba ja shod I tal e temporais Celebrate vus ba ja shod Hommnies Hommes A tak vud ju ba ja shod Celebrate vus ba ja shod Hommnies Hommes Celebrate, celebrate!
It's a magic world where rules do not apply, it's a brave new world were any dream can fly. Magic and mystery turn to reality in the world
in the world of EFX!
Here in the world
of EFX!
this magical world
of EFX!
this fantastic world
of EFX!
please enter my world
of EFX!
of EFX!

Open your Eyes
I believe there's an innocence lying undiscovered in me, I'm convinced in this present tense, That it's time to set it free, Join me, let your spirit soar, Join me, come alive!  If you open your eyes, if you open your heart You will be amazed, you'll be surprised, I believe in simplicity, And I can sense that feeling in you, Be assured in humility, the promise will come true, Join me as we rise and sing,  Join me, come alive! If you open your eyes, if you open your heart, You will be amazed, you'll be surprised, Don't be afraid of what you feel in your heart, Don't be rebuked by those who say it'll never happen,  It will happen. Fill yourself with wonder and enchantment, Release the child inside the man, We must do all we can, to reach compassion, If you open your eyes, if you open your heart, Please open your eyes, try to open your heart,  Don't you know you'd be amazed, You will be surprised, Open up your eyes and see!