DREAM THEATER LYRICS
album: "When Dream And Day Unite" (1989)
1. A Fortune In Lies2. Status Seeker3. The Ytse Jam4. The Killing Hand5. Light Fuse And Get Away6. Afterlife7. The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun8. Only A Matter Of Time
1. A Fortune In Lies
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Petrucci]
"For the first time in a long time...everything was right in myworld... and then I woke up."
I can remember when,In the unity of our five-day sessionsNot even once did we hear the sirensongWhat kind of imaginationAsleep in some lyrical comaWho's vain futile memoryCould have been so wrong?
You can make a fortune in liesYou can keep a giant aliveYou can ride the redUntil everybody smilesA trifling euphoriawas such an untimely religionmaybe your life can explainthe reason for my indecisionHere is a poor manthe heart of this monster creationHe said we both will be heroesand I was led into temptation
You can make a fortune in liesYou can keep a giant aliveYou can ride the redUntil everybody smiles
Can you show me your goldand your silver?A hero in frozen water
Now you've made a fortune in liesand you kept a giant aliveYou rode the redYou rode the red
2. Status Seeker
[music by Dream Theater][lyrics by Dominici and Petrucci]
Heart sick at the sight of theStatus SeekerIn a sense I'm not beyond reproachthe aspiration to drop a nameWhen any rose might smell the sameMaybe you'll figure it out someday"I want to know you now...You know I've always believed in you."
Nothing is sacred...You draw the bottom linewith a dollar signChange of opinion...At the drop of a dimeGraceless intrusion...Are you sanctified in yourjudgment of me?All that I deserve is what you wereunable to see
In a garden where the seeds werespilledI favored the few that stood strongin the sunAs I reached for the profit of my prizeI found I had trampled the forgottenones
Nothing is sacred...You draw the bottom linewith a dollar signChange of opinion...At the drop of a dimeGraceless intrusion...Are you sanctified in yourjudgment of me?All that I deserve is what you wereunable to see
You're running in circlesAnd I'm turning awayYou refused to believeNow I'm turning away
Nothing is sacred...You draw the bottom linewith a dollar signChange of opinion...At the drop of a dimeGraceless intrusion...Are you sanctified in your
judgment of me?All that I deserve is what you wereunable to see
You're running in circlesAnd I'm turning awayYou refused to believeNow I'm turning away
3. The Ytse Jam
[Instrumental][music by Moore, Myung, Petrucci and Portnoy]
4. The Killing Hand
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Petrucci]
[I. The Observance]An Angel's kiss now fallenDescending scarlet cuts the skyFaded names left on the wallHonor the fighting leave life todie
Remembered is the sacrifice butNo praisal of blood still flowingWho were the leaders?what controlled the Killing Handthat caused this mouthing?
Crossing over...
[II. Ancient Renewal]Lowered deep into the seaBeing a waits to cleanse his soulsenses weakening time is stillMotionless by stiffening cold
The wheels race back andScorch his mindTravelling all to find the landRevelation warms a touchAnd now he will begin toUnderstand
[III. The Stray Seed]Extended a view to yesterdayManifestation for none the sameWalking amidst a frightening stillNo sound, no smoke, no scorchingFlames
He is risen...
Sipping his poison the raven singsYet another to add more bodiesfallenKing from belowthis one controlsthe Killing Hand that caused thismourning
Is it all over?
[IV. Thorns]Evil genius this secret planMercy dealt with the losing handWill he ever fall?Can he end it all?Our savior must make his stand
Only a Propher of years to comeWanting mortality I'm all aloneHe heard my voiceIt was my choiceI've stopped the Killing Hand
[V. Exodus]When I go back againWill it be the same?I've stopped the criesBut now they know my name
The sea is calling memy spirit must returnAs I get closer,was it really worthwhat I have learned?
I'm in the valleyAnd the saddened chimes I hearRace towards the wall to findone more name appears
No one is left nowmy one and only landI laugh at what I've doneI am the Killing Hand
5. Light Fuse And Get Away
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Moore]
Would you like to sit and talk to meabout the way things change sosuddenlywhen your senses come and the feeling
goes?can you remember feeling muchtoo close?
Stop your hands from shaking.Look at me.Are your senses racing endlesslytracingpast impressions? So were mine.Have you ever been usedor will this be the first time?
It's come so clear to meLight fuse and get awayNo gain, no painIt's a fatal gameand the true lose everything
I can seewhat trust and loyalty have donefor mefalling miles from the markwith a thirst for revengeand a dangerous heart
I've tried to wash from memoryfeelings of betrayal and the incidentsthat plague me since I lost my senseof innocence
A history of changes now I'm lovingnow I'm losing keeps me constantlyin fear of hearing "I can't see wherethis is going"
You lie alone with the memoryfeeling the ceiling and walls closingin onYour Conscience - my allythe guilt - your afflictionfrom preying on praise as you fedan attention addiction
Someone told meLight fuse and get awayNo gain, no painand when it's lust to dust you cancrawl from the wreckage
I can seewhat trust and loyalty have donefor melying bleeding in the darkwith a thirst for revengeand a dangerous heart
It's come so clear to me
Light fuse and get awayNo gain, no painIt's a fatal gameand the true lose everything
I can seewhat trust and loyalty have donefor mefalling miles from the markwith a thirst for revengeand a dangerous heart
6. Afterlife
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Dominici]
I touched with onewho made me runaway from my own soul...In this world with itsmany illusionsWe are moving like mice through amaze
And now I findwhat's left behindhas served to make me wholefull of doubt, deception, and delusionseeking purpose to all earthly days
I search withinbeneath a skinthat bears both pleasure and painIn a world full of constant confusionI will not be a par to the craze
In the Afterlifewill dark be bright?will cold be warm?will the day have no night?In the Afterlife?will the blind have sight?In the Afterlife
Behind closed eyessome comfort liesIn knowing the truth never spokenThrough this world with ushidden conclusionwe'll keep moving like mice througha maze
In the Afterlifewill dark be bright?will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?In the Afterlife?will the blind have sight?In the Afterlife
In the Afterlifewill dark be bright?will cold be warm?will the day have no night?In the Afterlife?will the blind have sight?In the Afterlife
7. The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Petrucci]
Watching my window I was led like achildAs the roadway lamplightsmisguided my mind through the nighta shadow of limitsWe were racing the rainmy hands held the wheelMy eyes tried to hold their place
there must have been a timewhen I thought that you werewatchingIt had to be when my senses lostcontrolI thought I'd slipped awayI thought I could still feel usmovingIt must have been a cloudno bigger than a man's hand
Every reason I risk my lifeTo come back to youIs locked behind your doorYou're my immunityOutside I watched you burnHeavy hearts were bleedingA cry for help, a familiar voiceMy melting hands streaked the glass
As I walked awayI wondered what had reallyhappenedhad I run out of timedid I push myself too farAs my last step fellI felt my hands upon the wheelhad I come back to lifeor did I ever leave at all
In higher livesWe seem to bealways a moment too lateWe're past the timewhen we looked onNow we'reTHE ONES WHO HELP TOSET THE SUNthis time for realI locked the door behind meMy mind was still a wreckfrom what I sawFor when my hands are stillI'll recognize the messagenever again will my senses losecontrolIn higher livesWe seem to beAlways a moment too lateWe're past the timewhen we looked onNow we'reTHE ONES WHO HELP TOSET THE SUN
8. Only A Matter Of Time
[music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Moore]
A suited man smiled said:"It's just a matter of timeYou can have the world at your feetby tomorrowjust sign on this line."Hold tight... limelight!Approaching the paramountwith the sun in our eyesfearing family ties, legalies,compromise
In a dimly lit room with a stool as hisstagea dream-stricken prince of a pauper'sdescenthaunts the eavesdropping silencethat presses his windowas he sweats a performanceto an audience that ticks on the wall
To the practical observerIt's just a matter of time"You can deviate from the com-monplaceonly to fall back in line."
I understand mine's a risky planand your system can't missBut is security after all a causeor symptom of happiness?
Brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizonin a steady-set gazea mariner soon from an open cocoontakes a moment to summon his courageto stifle his grave apprehension andtrembling, approaches the surfA father's benediction as his hopefulson departsto brave the sea of rage and conquerat all costs
lingers in his memoryand visions still surviving in a logic-proof shellthat should have been held sacred, safeand hidden wellare compromised in usurywith every rising sun that yields nosight of landthe hesitation cultivates within thetired manand rumors spread of mutinyand though the time will come whendream and day unitetonight the only consolation causinghim to fightin fearless faith in destiny
Even when plans fall to piecesI can still find the couragewith promise I've found in my faith
Likely or not, it's a dream that we keepand at odds with our senses we'll climbBut if faith is the answer, we're alreadyreached itAnd if spirit's a signthen it's only a matter of time
album: "Images And Words" (1992)
1. Pull Me Under2. Another Day3. Take The Time4. Surrounded5. Metropolis - Part I - "The Miracle And The Sleeper"6. Under A Glass Moon7. Wait For Sleep8. Learning To Live
1. Pull Me Under
[Images: Dream Theater][Words: Moore]
Lost in the skyClouds roll byand I roll with themArrows flySeas increaseand then fall again
This world is spinning around meThis world is spinning without meEvery day send future to pastEvery breath leaves me one lessto my last
Watch the sparrow fallingGives new meaning to it allIf not today nor yet tomorrowthen some other day
I'll take seven lives for oneAnd then my only father's sonAs sure as I did ever love himI am not afraid
This world is spinning around meThe whole world keepsspinning around meAll life is future to pastEvery breath leaves me one lessto my last
Pull me under Pull me underPull me under I'm not afraidAll that I feel is honor and spiteAll I can do is set it right
Dust fills my eyesClouds roll byand I roll with themCenturies cryOrders flyand I fall again
This world is spinning inside meThe whole world isspinning inside of meEvery day sends future to pastEvery step brings me closerto my last
Pull me under Pull me underPull me under I'm not afraidLiving my life too much inthe sun
Only until your will is done
[extra words in subtitles of "Live at the Budokan" DVD:]"Oh this and that too,oh solid flesh, would melt"
2. Another Day
[Images: Dream Theater][Words: Petrucci]
Live another dayClimb a little higherFind another reason to stayAshes in your handsMercy in your eyesIf you're searching for a silentsky...
You won't find it hereLook another wayYou won't find it hereSo die another day
The coldness of this wordsThe message in his silence,"Face the candle to thewind..."This distance in my voiceIsn't leaving you a choiceSo if you're looking for a timeto run away...
You won't find it hereLook another wayYou won't find it hereSo try another day
They took pictures of ourdreamsRan to hide behind the stairsAnd said maybe when it's rightfor you, they'll fallBut if they don't come downResist the need to pull them inAnd throw them awayBetter to save the mysteryThan surrender to the secret
You won't find it hereLook another wayYou won't find it hereSo try another day
3. Take The Time
[Images and Words: Dream Theater]
Just let me catch my breath...I've heard the promisesI've seen the mistakesI've had my fair share of toughbreaksI need a new voice, a new law,a new wayTake the time, reevaluateIt's time to pick up the pieces,Go back to square oneI think it's time for a change
There is something that I feelTo be something that is realI feel the heat within my mindAnd craft new changes withmy eyesGiving freely wanderingpromisesA place with decisions I'llfashionI won't waste another breath
You can feel the waves coming on(It's time to take the time)Let them destroy you or carryyou on(It's time to take the time)You're fighting the weight ofthe worldBut no one can save you thistimeClose your eyesYou can find all you need inyour mind
The unbroken spiritObscured and disquietFinds clearness this trialdemandsAnd at the end of this day sighsan anxious reliefFor the fortune lies still in hishands
If there's pensive fear, awasted yearA man must learn to copeIf his obsession's real,Suppression that he feels mustturn to hope
Life is no more assuring thanlove(It's time to take the time)There are no answers fromvoices above(It's time to take the time)You're fighting the weight ofthe worldAnd no one can save you thistimeClose your eyesYou can find all you need inyour mind
I close my eyesAnd feel the water rise aroundmeDrown the bead of timeLet my senses fall awayI can see much clearer now,I'm blind
Find all you need in your mindIf you take the time
4. Surrounded
[Images: Dream Theater][Words: Moore]
Morning comes too earlyand nighttime falls too lateAnd sometimes all I want to dois waitThe shadow I've been hiding inhas fled from me today
I know it's easier to walk awaythan look it in the eyeBut I will raise a shelter to the skyand here beneath thisstar tonight I'll lieShe will slowly yield the lightAs I awaken from the longestnight
Dreams are shakingSet sirens waking up tired eyesWith the light the memoriesall rush into his head
By a candle stands a mirrorOf his heart and soul shedancesShe was dancing thru the night
above his bed
And walking to the windowhe throws the shutters outagainst the wallAnd from an ivory tower hearsher call"Let light surround you"
It's been a long, long timeHe's had a while to think it overIn the end he only sees thechangeLight to darkDark to lightLight to darkDark to light
Heaven must be more than thisWhen angels waken with a kissSacred hearts won't take thepainBut mine will never be the same
He stands before the windowHis shadow slowly fading fromthe wallAnd from an ivory tower hearsher call"Let the light surround you"
Once lost but I was foundWhen I heard the stained glassshatter all around meI sent the spirits tumblingdown the hillBut I will hold this one on highabove me stillShe whispers words to clear my mindI once could see but now at lastI'm blind
I know it's easier to walk awaythan look it in the eyeBut I had given all thatI could takeAnd now I've only habits leftto breakTonight I'll still be lying hereSurrounded in all the light
5. Metropolis - Part I - "The Miracle And The Sleeper"
[Images: Dream Theater]
[Words: Petrucci]
The smile of dawnArrived early MayShe carried a gift from herhomeThe night shed a tearTo tell her of fearAnd of sorrow and painShe'll never outgrow
Death is the first dance, eternal
There's no more freedomThe both of you will beconfined to this mind
I was told there's miracle foreach day that I tryI was told there's a new lovethat's born for each one thathas diedI was told there'd be no one tocall on when I feel alone andafraidI was told if you dream of thenext worldYou'll find yourself swimmingin a lake of fire
As a child, I thought I couldlive without pain withoutsorrowAs a man I've found it's allcaught up with meI'm asleep yet I'm so afraid
Somewhere like a scene from amemoryThere's a picture worth athousand wordsEluding stares from facesbefore meIt hides away and will never beheard of again
Deceit is the second without end
The city's cold blood teaches usto surviveJust keep my heart in your eyesand we'll stay alive
The third arrives...
Before the leaves have fallenBefore we lock the doors
There must be the third andlast danceThis one will last foreverMetropolis watches andthoughtfully smilesShe's taken you to your home
It can only take placeWhen the struggle betweenour children has endedNow the Miracle and theSleeper know that the thirdis love
Love is the Dance of Eternity
6. Under A Glass Moon
[Images: Dream Theater][Words: Petrucci]
Tell meRemind meChase the water racing fromthe skyAlways beside meTaste the memories runningfrom my eyesNervous flashlights scan mydreamsLiquid shadows silence theirscreamsI smile at the moonChasing water from the skyI argue with the cloudsStealing beauty from my eyes
Outside the soundness of yourmindBathing your soul in silver tearsBeneath a blackened summer skyPraying for time to disappear
Beneath a summer skyUnder glass moonlightNight awaits the lamb's arrivalLiquid shadows crawlSilver teardrops fallThe bride subsides to hersurvival
By your handI've awakenedBear this honor in my name
7. Wait For Sleep
[Images and Words: Moore]
Standing by the windowEyes upon the moonHoping that the memorywill leave his spirit soon
She shuts the doors and lightsAnd lays her body on the bedWhere images and words arerunning deepShe has too much pride to pullthe sheets above her headSo quietly she lays and waitsfor sleep
She stares at the ceilingAnd tries not to thinkAnd pictures the chainsShe's been trying to link againBut the feeling is gone
And water can't cover hermemoryAnd ashes can't answer herpainGod give me the power to takebreath from a breezeAnd call life from a cold metalframe
In with the ashesOr up with the smoke from thefireWith wings up in heavenOr here, lying in bedPalm of her hand to my headNow and forever curled in myheartAnd the heart of the world
8. Learning To Live
[Images: Dream Theater][Words: Myung]
There was no time for painNo energy for angerThe sightlessness of hatredslips awayWalking through winter streetsaloneHe stops and take a breath
With confidence and self-control
I look at the world and see nounderstandingI'm waiting to find some senseof strengthI'm begging you from thebottom of my heart to showme understanding
I need to live lifeLike some people never willSo find me kindnessFind me beautyFind me truthWhen temptation brings me tomy kneesAnd I lay here drained ofstrengthShow me kindnessShow me beautyShow me truth
The way your heart soundsmakes all the differenceIt's what decides if you'll endurethe pain that we all feelThe way your heart beatsmakes all the differenceIn learning to liveHere before me is my soulI'm learning to liveI won't give upTill I've no more to give
Listening to the cityWhispering its violenceI set out watching from aboveThe 90s bring new questionsNew solutions to be foundI fell in love to be let down
Once again we dance in thecrowdAt times a step awayFrom a common fear that's allspread outIt won't listen to what you sayOnce you're touched you standaloneTo face the bitter fightOnce I reached for loveAnd now I reach for life
Another chance to lift my lifeFree the sensation in my heart
To ride the wings of dreamsinto changing horizonsIt brings inner peace within mymind,As I'm lifted from where I'vespilt my lifeI hear an innocent voiceI hear kindness, beauty andtruth
The way your heart soundsmakes all the differenceIt's what decides if you'll endurethe pain that we all feelThe way your heart beatsmakes all the differenceIn learning to liveSpread before you is your soulSo forever hold the dreamswithin our heartsThrough nature's inflexiblegraceI'm learning to live
album: "Awake" (1994)
1. 6:002. Caught In A Web3. Innocence Faded4. Erotomania5. Voices6. The Silent Man7. The Mirror8. Lie9. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream10. Scarred11. Space-Dye Vest
1. 6:00
[Samples from the film "The Dead", an adaptation of James Joyce's short story from his book] "Six o'clock on a Christmas morning...""And for what?""Well, isn't it for the honor of God, Aunt Kate?""I know all about the honor of God, Mary Jane."
Six o'clock the siren kicks him from a dreamTries to shake it off but it just won't stopCan't find the strength but he's got promises to keepAnd wood to chop before he sleeps
I may never get overbut never's better than nowI've got bases to cover
He's in the parking lot and he's just sitting in his carIt's nine o'clock but he can't get outHe lights a cigaretteand turns the music downbut just can't seem to shake that sound
Once I thought I'd get overbut it's too late for me nowI've got bases to cover
Melody walks through the doorand memory flies out the windowand nobody knows what they want'til they finally let it all go
The pain insidecoming outside
So many ways to drown a manSo many ways to drag him downSome are fast and some take years and yearsCan't hear what he's saying when he's talking in his sleepHe finally found the sound but he's in too deep
I could never get overIs it too late for me now?Feel like blowing my cover
Melody walks through the doorand memory flies out the windowand nobody knows what they want'til they finally let it all go
But don't cut your losses too soon'cause you'll only be cutting your throatAnd answer a call while you still hear at all'cause nobody will if you won't
[Samples from the film "The Dead", an adaptation of James Joyce's short story from his book]"Six o'clock on a Christmas morning...""I know all about the honor of God, Mary...""I know all about the honor of God, Mary Jane."
2. Caught In A Web
Silence disguisedI watch youShow me the hurtthat haunts youwould you despise the thrillIf all you hide were mine?
I can't hold on any longerThese feelings keep growing strongerEchoes that deafen the mindwill bury my voice in their wake
Caught in a WebRemoved from the worldHanging on by a threadSpinning the liesdevised in my head
I've seen the paththe one you takeshows the truthfor you to makeThis turn of phrasewe might not seeis the thirst of desirefound so easily
Try to push me 'roundthe world some moreAnd make me live in fearI bare all that I ammade of nowAttractive I don't care'Cause even when I danced with lifeno one was there to share
Does this voice the wounds of your soul?Does this voice the wounds of your soul?
Caught in a WebRemoved from the worldHanging on by a threadSpinning the liesdevised in my head
Tried to live the lifeyou live and sawIt doesn't work for meI bare all that I ammade of nowAttractive, I can't beInside the Dance of Life is oneI'll never hold to me
You can't heal the wounds of my soul.You can't heal the wounds of my soul.
Caught in a WebRemoved from the worldHanging on by a threadSpinning the liesdevised in my head
Caught in a WebRefused by the worldHanging on by a threadSpinning a cageDenied and misread
3. Innocence Faded
Animationbreathes a cloudless mindFascinationleaves the doubting blindUntil the circle breaks and wisdom lies aheadthe faithful live Awakethe rest remain misled
Some will transcend spinning yearsOne as if time disappears
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youTrinity jadedI break down walls to find you
Callow and vainfixed like a fossil, shrouding painPassionless stageDistant like brothersWearing apathetic displaysSharing flesh like envy in cagesCondescendingNot intending to end
Some will transcend spinning yearsOne as if time disappears
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youTrinity jadedI break down walls to find you
Beginnings get complicatedthe farther we progressOpinions are calculatedImmune to openness
Beyond the circle's edgeWe're driven by her blessingsForever hesitatingCaught beneath the wheel
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youCynically jaded
The child will crawl to find you.
4. Erotomania
[Instrumental]
5. Voices
'Love, just don't stare'He used to say to meevery Sunday morningThe spider in the windowThe angel in the poolThe old man takes the poisonNow the widow makes the rules
'So speak, I'm right here'She used to say to menot a word, not a wordJudas on the ceilingthe Devil in my bedI guess Easter's never comingSo I'll just wait inside my head
Like a scream but sort of silentliving off my nightmares
Voices repeating me'Feeling threatened?We reflect your hopes and fears.'Voices discussing me'Others steal your thoughtsthey're not confinedwithin your mind.'
Thought disorderDream controlNow they read my mind on the radioBut where was the Garden of Eden?
I feel elatedI feel depressedSex is death, Death is sexSays it right here on my Crucifix
Like a scream but sort of silentliving off my nightmares
Voices protecting me'Good behaviorbrings the Saviorto his knees.'Voices rejecting me
'Others steal your thoughtsthey're not confinedto your own mind.'
[Dialogue by rap artist Prix-mo reading from the book "Cultural Revolution".]"I don't wanna be here, 'cause of mysuffering, 'cause of my illness.Only love is worth having, onlylove is what matters, loving every people on equal terms. ""You've got to know who you're dealin' with because, like a stranger, a-heh, just might come in throughhere with a gun... and then, what would you do? (Heh.)""Everything is immaterial...""'n' you know that reality is immaterial.""This is not reality..."
I'm kneeling on the floorstaring at the walllike the spider in the windowI wish that I could speakIs there fantasy in refuge?God in politicians?Should I turn on my religion?These demons in my head tell me to
I'm lying here in bedSwear my skin is inside outJust another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstandSeems we've lost the truth to quicksandIt's a shame no one is praying'Cause these voices in my headkeep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.''Reveal the Word when you'resupposed to'Withdrawn and introvertedInfectiously perverted'Being laughed at and confusedkeeps us pleasantly amusedenough to stay.'
Maybe I'm just Cassandra fleetingTwentieth century Icon bleedingWilling to risk Salvationto escape from isolation
I'm witness to redemptionheard you speak but never listenedCan you rid me of my secrets?Deliver us from Darkness?
Voices repeating me'Feeling threatened?We reflect your hopes and fears.'Voices discussing meDon't expect your own MessiahThis neverworld which you desireis only in your mind.
6. The Silent Man
A question well served,'Is silence like a fever?''A voice never heard?''Or a message with no receiver?'
Pray they won't askBehind the stained glassThere's always one more mask
Has man been a victimof his woman, of his father?if he elects not to bother,will he suffocate their faith?
Desperate to fallBehind the Great WallThat separates us all
When there is reasonTonight I'm Awakewhen there's no answerArrive the Silent Man
If there is balancetonight He's AwakeIf they have to sufferThere lies the Silent Man
Sin without deceiversA God with no believersI could sail byon the Winds of SilenceAnd maybe they won't noticeBut this time I thinkIt'd be better if I swim
When there is reasonTonight I'm AwakeWhen there's no answerArrive the Silent ManIf there is balanceTonight he's AwakeBut if they have to suffer
There lies the Silent Man
7. The Mirror
Temptation-Why won't you leave me alone?Lurking Every Corner, everywhere I go
Self Control-Don't turn your back on me nowWhen I need you the most
Constant pressure tests my willMy will or my won'tMy Self Control escapes from me still...
Hypocrite-How could you be so crueland expect my faith in return?
Resistance-Is not as hard as it seemsWhen you close the door
I spent so long trusting in youI trust you forgotJust when I thought I believed in you...
[Sample is Meryl Streep from the film "Falling In Love".]"What're you doing? What're you doing?"
It's time for me to dealBecoming all too realliving in fear-Why did you lie and pretend?This has come to an endI'll never trust you againIt's time you made your amendsLook in the mirror my friend
[Sample is Jeremy Irons from the film "Damage".]"That I haven't behaved as I should"[Sample is Mary Beth Hurt from the film "Light Sleeper".]"Everything you need is around you. The only danger is inside you."[Sample is Jeremy Irons from the film "Damage".]"I thought you could control life, but it's not like that. There are things you can't control."
Let's stare the problem right in the eyeIt's plagued me from coast to coastRacing the clock to please everyone
All but the one who matters the most
Reflections of realityare slowly coming into viewHow in the hell could you possibly forgive me?After all the hell I put you through
It's time for me to dealBecoming all too realliving in fear-Why'd I betray my friend?Lying until the endLiving life so pretendIt's time to make my amendsI'll never hurt you again
8. Lie
Daybreakat the bottom of lakeit's a hundred degrees I can't breatheAnd I won't get out'til I figure it outThough I'm weak like I can't believeSo you tell me 'trust me' l can trust youJust let me show youBut I gotta work it out in a shadow of doubt'cause I don't know if I know you
Doing fine but don't waste my timeTell me what it is you want to sayYou sin, you win, just let me in - hurryI've been out in the rain all daySo you tell me 'trust me' I can trust youas far as I can throw youAnd I'm trying to get out of a shadow of doubt'cause I don't know if I know you
Don't tell me you wanted meDon't tell me you thought of meI won't, I swear I won't(Did)I'll try, I swear I'll try(Lie)
Mother Mary quite contraryKiss the boys and make them waryThings are getting just a little bit scaryIt's a wonder I can still breathe
Never been much of a doubting Thomasbut nothing breaks like a broken promiseYou tell me 'bout your two more comingbut once is just enough for me
I had gotten used to being a soul destroyedShe comes in apparently to fill the voidAll dogs need a leash andat least I'll forget itAnd she would never hurt me thoughshe's never said itBut I'm not gonna ask her todayI don't wanna scare her awayYour town, I'm all aloneand I just can't stare at the phoneI wanna talk about lifelong mistakesand you can tell your stepfather I said so
9. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
He seems alone and silentthoughts remain without an answerAfraid and uninvitedhe slowly drifts away
Moved by desire and fearBreaking delicate wings
Lifting shadowsoff a Dream once brokenShe can turn a drop of waterInto an ocean
As the rain is pouring downTears of sorrow wash his mindDrifting with the currentThis stream of life flows on
He seems alone and silentwaiting on his hands and kneesThe chill of winter's darkness sits quietly
Moved by desire and fearhe takes a few steps away
Lifting shadowsoff a Dream once brokenShe can turn a drop of waterInto an ocean
And she listens openly
He pours his soul into the waterreflecting the mysteryShe carries him awayand the winds die slowly
And she listens openlyAnd she listens openly
Lifting shadowsoff a Dream once brokenShe can turn a drop of waterInto an ocean
Lifting Shadows off a DreamLifting Shadows off a Dream
10. Scarred
To Rise, To Fall.To Hurt, To Hate.To Want, To Wait.To Heal, To Save.
Can't hear itwe fear itawareness won't come near it
DistractiveReactiveDisguised in spite of time
I never bared my emotionMy passion always strongI never lost my devotionbut somewhere fate went wrong
Can't let them rape me againYour venom's not family herewon't let them fill me withfatalistic remedies
What if the rest of the worldwas hopelessly blinded by fear?Where would my sanctity live?Suddenly nobody cares.
It's never enoughYou're wasting your timeIsn't there something I could say?You don't understandYou're closing me outHow can we live our lives this way?
You tell me I'm wrongI'm risking my lifeStill, I have nothing in returnI show you my handsYou don't see the scarsMaybe you'll leave me here to burn.
What if the rest of the worldwas hopelessly drowning in vain?Where would our self pity run?
Suddenly everyone cares.
Blood...Heal meFear...Change meBelief will always save meBlood...SwearingFear...StaringConviction made aware
Give up on miseryTurn your back on dissentLeave their distrust behindWash your hands of regret
Do you feel you don't know me anymore?And do you feel I'm afraid of your love?And how come you don't want me asking?And how come my heart's not invited?You say you want everyone happyWell, we're not laughing.
And how come you don't understand me?And how come I don't understand you?Thirty years say we're in this togetherSo open your eyes.
People in prayer for meeveryone there for meSometimes I feel I should face this aloneMy soul exposedIt calms me to know that I won't
Blood...Heal meFear...Change meBelief will always save meBlood...SwearingFear...StaringConviction made aware
Give up on miseryTurn your back on dissentLeave their distrust behindWash your hands of regret
Blood...Heal meFear...Change meBelief will always save meBlood...SwearingFear...StaringConviction made aware
Learning from miseryStaring back at dissentLeaving distrust behindI'm inspired and content
11. Space-Dye Vest
Falling through pages of Martens on angelsFeeling my heart pull westI saw the future dressed as a strangerlove in a space-dye vest
Love is an act of blood and I'm bleedinga pool in the shape of a heartBeauty projection in the reflectionAlways the worst way to start
[Sample is Julian Sands from the film "A Room With A View".]"But he's the sort who can't knowanyone intimately, least of all awoman. He doesn't know what a womanis. He wants you for a possession, something to look at like a painting or an ivory box. Something to own and to display. He doesn't want you to be real, or to think or to live. He doesn't love you, but I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even whenI hold you in my arms. It's our last chance... It's our last chance..."
Now that you're gone I'm trying to take itLearning to swallow the rageFound a new girl I think we can make itas long as she stays on the page
This is not how I want it to endAnd I'll never be open again
[Sample from "The Trouble With Evan", from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]"...I was gonna move out...ummm...get,get a job, get my own place, ummm, but... I go into the mall where Iwant to work and they tell me, I'm, I was too young..."
[Sample is Jim Hill from a news commentary about the OJ Simpson freeway chase.]"Some people, gave advice before,about facing the facts, aboutfacing reality. And this is, thiswithout a doubt, is his biggest challenge ever. He's going to have to face it. You're gonna have to try, he's gonna to have to try and,
uh, and, and, and get some help here. I mean no one can say they know how he feels."
[Sample from the Conan O'Brien show.]"That, so they say that, in ya knowlike, Houston or something, you'dsay it's a hundred and eighty degrees, but it's a dry heat.In Houston they say that?Oh, maybe not. I'm all mixed up.Dry until they hit the swimming pool."
[Sample from "The Trouble With Evan", from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]"...I get up with the sun... Listen.You have your own room to sleep in,I don't care what you do. I don'tcare when. That door gets locked, that door gets locked at night by nine o'clock. If you're not in this house by nine o'clock, then you'd better find some place to sleep. Because you're not going to be a bum in this house. Supper is ready..."
There's no one to take my blameif they wanted toThere's nothing to keep me saneand it's all the same to youThere's nowhere to set my aimso I'm everywhereNever come near me againdo you really think I need you
I'll never be open again, I could never be open again.I'll never be open again, I could never be open again.
And I'll smile and I'll learn to pretendAnd I'll never be open againAnd I'll have no more dreams to defendAnd I'll never be open again
EP: "A Change Of Seasons" (1995)
1. A Change Of Seasons2. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding3. Perfect Strangers4. The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same5. The Big Medley
1. A Change Of Seasons
[Music by Dream Theater][Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
[I. The Crimson Sunrise]
[Instrumental]
[II. Innocence]
I remember a timeMy frail, virgin mindWatched the crimson sunriseImagined what it might findLife was filled with wonderI felt the warm wind blowI must explore the boundariesTranscend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing meI never felt so young beforeThere was so much life in meStill I longed to search for more
But those days are gone nowChanged like a leaf on a treeBlown away foreverInto the cool autumn breezeThe snow has now fallenAnd my sun's not so brightI struggle to hold onWith the last of my might
In my den of inequityViciousness and subtletyStruggle to ease the painStruggle to find the same
Ignorance surrounding meI've never been so filled with fearAll my life's been drained from meThe end is drawing near...
[III. Carpe Diem]
"Carpe diemSeize the day"
I'll always rememberThe chill of NovemberThe news of the fallThe sounds in the hallThe clock on the wallTicking away"Seize the Day"I heard him sayLife will not always be this way
Look aroundHear the soundsCherish your lifeWhile you're still around
("Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)(Old Time is still a-flying;)(And this same flower that smiles today)(Tomorrow will be dying")
We can learnFrom the pastBut those daysAre goneWe can hopeFor the futureBut there might not be one
The words stuck in my mindAlive from what I've learnedI have to seize the dayTo home I returned
Preparing for her flightI held with all my mightFearing my deepest frightShe walked into the nightShe turned for one last lookShe looked me in the eyeI said, "I Love You...Good-bye"
("It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear")("If you're lying to me...")("Oh, you dearly love her")("...just have to leave...)(All our lives")("Seize the day!")("Something happened")("Gather ye rosebuds while ye may")("She was killed")
[IV. The Darkest Of Winters]
[Instrumental]
[V. Another World]
So far or so it seemsAll is lostWith nothing fulfilledOff the pages and theT.V. screenAnother worldWhere nothing's true
Tripping through
The life fantasticLose a stepAnd never get upLeft aloneWith a cold blank stareI feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradiseUtopia high in the skyA dream that only drowned meDeep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore himAbuse and then ignore himNo matter whatDon't let him beLet's feed upon his miseryThen string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of allYour hypocritesHolding me at bayAnd I don't needYour sympathyTo get me through the day
Seasons change and so can IHold on BoyNo time to cryUntie these stringsI'm climbing downI won't let them push me away
Oh come let us adore himAbuse and then ignore himNo matter whatDon't let him beLet's feed uponHis miseryNow it's time for themTo deal with me
[VI. The Inevitable Summer]
[Instrumental]
[VII. The Crimson Sunset]
I'm much wiser nowA lifetime of memoriesRun through my headThey taught me howFor better or worseAlive or deadI realizeThere's no turning backLife goes on
The offbeaten track
I sit down with my sonSet to see the Crimson Sunset(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)Many years have come and goneI've lived my life, but now must move on(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)He's my only oneNow that my time has comeNow that my life is doneWe look into the sun"Seize the dayAnd don't you cryNow it's timeTo say good-byeEven thoughI'll be goneI will live onLive on"
2. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
[Originally recorded by Elton John][Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin][From the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - 1973]
The roses in the window boxHave tilted to one sideEverything about this houseIs gonna grow and die
Oh it doesn't seem a year ago to this very dayYou said I'm sorry honeyIf I don't change the paceI can't face another day
And love lies bleeding in my handOh it kills me to think of you with another manI was playing rock and roll and you were just a fanBut my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the bandLove lies bleeding in my hands
I wonder if those changesHave left a scar on youLike all the burning hoops of fireThat you and I passed through
You're a bluebird on a telegraph lineI hope you're happy nowWhile if the wind of change comes down your way girlYou'll make it back somehow
And love lies bleeding in my handOh it kills me to think of you with another manI was playing rock and roll and you were just a fanBut my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the bandLove lies bleeding in my hands
And love lies bleeding in my handOh it kills me to think of you with another manI was playing rock and roll and you were just a fanBut my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the bandLove lies bleeding in my hands
Oooooh ooohOoooohOh oh oh oh oohLove lies bleeding in my handsOoohOooh ooh
3. Perfect Strangers
[Originally recorded by Deep Purple][Written by Blackmore/Glover/Gillan][From the album "Perfect Strangers" - 1984]
Can you rememberRemember my nameAs I flow through your lifeA thousand oceans I have flownOoooh and coldCold spirits of ice (ice ice)All my lifeI am the echo of your past
I am returningThe echo of a point in timeIn distant faces shineA thousand warriors I have knownOoooh and laughingAs the spirits appearOoooh all your lifeShadows of another day
And if you hear me talking on the windYou've got to understandWe must remainPerfect strangers
Oooooh ooh
I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrowOh
A strand of silver
Hanging through the skyTouching more than you seeThe voice of ages in your mindOoooh is achingWith the dead of the nightPrecious lifeYour tears are lost in falling rain
And if you hear me talking on the windYou've got to understandWe must remainPerfect strangers
4. The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same
[Originally recorded by Led Zeppelin]
[I. The Rover]
[Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant][From the album "Physical Graffiti" - 1975]
[Instrumental]
[II. Achilles Last Stand]
[Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant][From the album "Presence" - 1976]
It was an April morningWhen they told us we should goAnd as I turn to you you smiled at meHow could we say no?With all the fun to haveTo live the dreams we always hadWoah the songs to singWhen we at last return again yeahOhOh
Sending off a glancing kissTo those who claim they knowTo know the streets the seaman hearsThe devil in his holeOh to sail awayTo sandy lands and other daysOh to touch the dreamHides inside and never seen, yeahOhOoh
Into the sun the south the northLies the first of hopeShackles of commitment fell
In pieces on the groundOh to ride the windTo tread the air above the dinOh to laugh aloudDancing as we fought the crowd yeahOh oooh
To seek the man whose pointing handThe giant step unfoldsWith guidance from the curving pathThat churns up into stoneIf one bell should ringIn celebration for a kingSo fast the heart should beatAs proud the head with heavy feet, yeahOoooh
Oh
[III. The Song Remains The Same]
[Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant][From the album "Houses Of The Holy" - 1973]
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeahHere we goWanted to know, oh ohSing out Hare, Hare, ohDance the Hoochie KooThe city lightsOh so brightAs we go slidingSliding, sliding, slidingThroughOoohAll right
5. The Big Medley
[I. In The Flesh?]
[Originally recorded by Pink Floyd][Written by Roger Waters][From the album "The Wall" - 1979]
So 'yaThought 'yaMight like toGo to the show
To feel the warm thrill of confusionThat space cadet glow
Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?Is this not what you expected to see?If you wanna find out what's behind this cold eyes?You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise
Lights...Roll the sound effects...Action...Shout out! (shout out)Shout out! (shout out)Shout out! (shout out)
[II. Carry On Wayward Son]
[Originally recorded by Kansas][Written by Kerry Livgren][From the album "Leftoverture" - 1976]
[Instrumental]
[III. Bohemian Rhapsody]
[Originally recorded by Queen][Written by Freddie Mercury][From the album "A Night At The Opera" - 1975]
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eyeSo you think you can love me and leave me to dieOh, babyCan't do this to me, babyJust gotta get outJust gotta get right outta here
[IV. Loving, Touching, Squeezing]
[Originally recorded by Journey][Written by Steve Perry][From the album "Evolution" - 1979]
You make me weepAnd wanna dieJust whenYou said we'd tryLovin', touchin', squeezin'Each other
When I'm aloneOh by myselfYou're outWith someone elseLovin', touchin', squeezin'Each other
You're tearin' me apartEvery day, every day
You're tearin' me apartOh what can I say?You're tearin' me apart
It won't be long, noUntil you're aloneWhen you're loverOh he hasn't come home'Cause he's lovin', oh he's touchin', he's squeezin'Another
He's tearin' you apartEvery day, every dayHe's tearin' you apartOh girl what can you say?'Cause he's lovin', touchin', anotherNow it's your turn, girl, to cry
[V. Cruise Control]
[Originally recorded by Dixie Dregs][Written by Steve Morse - 1977]
[Instrumental]
[VI. Turn It On Again]
[Originally performed by Genesis][Written by Banks/Collins/Rutherford][From the album "Duke" - 1980]
Turn it onTurn it on, turn it on againTurn it onTurn it on, turn it on againTurn it onTurn it on, turn it on againTurn it onTurn it on, turn it on again
album: "Falling Into Infinity" (1997)
1. New Millennium2. You Not Me3. Peruvian Skies4. Hollow Years5. Burning My Soul6. Hell's Kitchen7. Lines In The Sand8. Take Away My Pain9. Just Let Me Breathe10. Anna Lee11. Trial Of Tears
1. New Millennium
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
A single star behind meA red sky burns aheadA lonely light below meAwake among the deadAn overwhelming feelingLeaves me numband strangeA sense of new beginningI sense a wind of change
Out with the old uselessPeople so cold ruthless welcomeIn a new millenniumHow many times must ILive out this nightmare ICan't wait until a new millennium
I've got this feelingThe tide is turning now babyFunny feeling everything's gonna be alright now
Living out a constant deja vuKeep your head upPlease be patient we will get to youKeep your head upJust have some faith and you can see itThroughKeep your head upBut faith don't pay the rent that's overdueKeep your head upAll that's glittering is turning blueKeep your head upWhat they want from me ain't gotta clueKeep your head upSwallow pride before it swallows youKeep your head upDon't dare bite the hand that's starving youKeep your head up
How can you keep your headAnd not go insane when the only light at the endOf the tunnel is another train
The lies ten feet tallHave broken my fallWelcome you all new millennium
It's well overdue and I can't wait toWelcome in a new millenniumI've got this feelingThe tide is turning now babyFunny feelingEverything's gonna be alright now
2. You Not Me
[Lyrics: John Petrucci & Desmond Child]
Being round you is driving me crazyWatching you run is making me lazyYou're trying to buy a place in my headTelling me lines I've already readSpeaking my name to try to confuse meSay it again you're starting to lose me
That's alright I'm okayIt happens every single dayIt's all the sameBut I'm not blind
It's all about you not meIt's all about the thingsThat you're expecting me to beThere's not enough time to liveAnd all that you're expecting me to give
It's all about you not meIt's all about you not me
You're building my prison brick by brickEating your words is making me sickYou get what you wantCause nothing is sacredYou're reading my mindAnd leaving me nakedYou say I gotta give before I receive itOne of these days I'll believe it.
It's all about you not meIt's all about the thingsThat you're expecting me to beThere's not enough time to liveAnd all that you're expecting me to give
It's all about you not meIt's all about you not me
3. Peruvian Skies
[Lyrics: John Petrucci]
There, there it isI swear he's gonna murder that poor kidWait, I hear it againDon't turn on the lights until weHear the way it ends
Under peruvian skiesVanessa regretfully waitsThe story unfolds in her eyes
Where midnight hysteria'sNo big surpriseBattered and bruisedAlways confusingThe love that she's losing for hatePoor Vanessa
Hey, I hope you knowI'm taking all of this time with me when I goShame, you're not to blameI'm the monster you createdIn your daddy's name
Under peruvian skiesVanessa regretfully waitsThe story unfolds in her eyesWhere midnight hysteria'sNo big surpriseBattered and bruisedAlways confusingThe love that she's losing for hatePoor Vanessa
Terror by nightLiar by dayTelling her secretsWon't take them away
Under peruvian skiesVanessa regretfully waitsThe story unfolds in her eyesWhere midnight hysteria'sNo big surpriseBattered and bruisedAlways confusingThe love that she's losing for hatePoor Vanessa
4. Hollow Years
[Lyrics: John Petrucci]
He's just the kind of manYou hear aboutWho leaves his familyFor an easy outThey never saw the signsHe never said a wordHe couldn't take another day
Carry me to the shorelineBury me in the sandWalk me across the waterAnd maybe you'll understand
Once the stoneYou're crawling underIs lifted off your shouldersOnce the cloud that's rainingOver you head disappearsThe noise that you'll hearIs the crashing down of hollow years
She's not the kind of girlYou hear aboutShe'll never want anotherShe'll never be withoutShe'll give you all the signsShe'll tell you everythingThen turn around and walk away
Carry me to the shorelineBury me in the sandWalk me across the waterAnd maybe you'll understand
Once the stoneYou're crawling underIs lifted off your shouldersOnce the cloud that's rainingOver you head disappearsThe noise that you'll hearIs the crashing down of hollow years
Carry me to the shorelineBury me in the sandWalk me across the waterAnd maybe you'll understand
Once the stoneYou're crawling underIs lifted off your shouldersOnce the cloud that's rainingOver you head disappearsThe noise that you'll hearIs the crashing down of hollow years
5. Burning My Soul
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
A thorn in my side, a chip on my shoulderA lump in my throat, the size of a boulderThe chill up my spine, can't get any colderAnd you wonder why I can't smile
A knot in my gut, an ape on my backIn the heat of the moment, I'm knocked off the trackYou drop the ball, I pick up the slack
And you ask me why my hairs gray
Twisting, turningLosing all sense of yearningLiving and learningThe pressure keeps on burning my soul
I say it's green and then you tell me it's redKeep your thoughts and ideasLocked inside of your headWe've got someoneWho can think for you insteadAnd he sounds just like the last one
Twisting, turningLosing all sense of yearningLiving and learningThe pressure keeps on burning my soul
Responsible thinkersThrow caution to the windBut I find myselfSpeaking from withinI can't live my lifeWalking on eggshellsTo stay on your good side
Using your wordsControlling my lifeCan't you see it's my wordsThat gives you your lifeSo I hurt your feelingsWell I'm really sorryBut I don't give a shit...
Twisting, turningLosing all sense of yearningLiving and learningThe pressure keeps on burning my soul
6. Hell's Kitchen
7. Lines In The Sand
[Lyrics: John Petrucci]
Sometimes, for a moment of blissAnd the passion, we're cravingThere's a message we missSometimes when the spirits left aloneWe must believe in something
To find if we've grown
Tragic reflex, shattered calmStatic progress, senses goneNumb awareness, final psalm
Swept away with the tideThrough the holes in my handsCrown of thornsAt my side drawing lines in the sand
Sometimes, if you're perfectly stillYou can hear the virgin weepingFor the savior of your willSometimes, your castles in the airAnd the fantasies you're seeking
Are the crosses you bear
Sacred conflict, blessed prizeWeeping crosses, stainless eyesDesperate addict, faith disguised
Swept away with the tideThrough the holes in my handsCrown of thornsAt my side drawing lines in the sand
We fabricate our demonsInvite them into our homesHave supper with the aliensAnd fight the war aloneWe conjure up our skeletonsEnlist the den of thievesFrightened from our closetsThen sewn upon our sleeves
In the stream of consciousnessThere is a river cryingLiving comes much easier
Once we admitWe're dying
Sometimes, in the wreckage of our wakeThere's a bitterness we harborAnd hate for hatred's sakeSometime we dig an early graveAnd crucify our instinctsFor the hope we couldn't save
Sometimes a view from sinless eyesCenters our perspectiveAnd pacifies our criesSometimes the anguish we surviveAnd the mysteries we nurtureAre the fabrics of our lives
Swept away with the tideThrough the holes in my handsCrown of thornsAt my side drawing lines in the sand
8. Take Away My Pain
[Lyrics: John Petrucci dedicated to John E. Petrucci]
I was sitting on the edge of his bedStaring at the headlines on the paperHe said, "look at poor gene KellyI guess he won't be singing in the rain."You can take away my heroesCan you take away my pain
Take away my painLeave the cold outsidePlease don't let it rainDon't stumble on my prideTake away my painI'm not frightened any moreJust stay with me tonightI'm tired of this fightSoon I'll be knocking at your door
She was standing by the edge of his bedStaring at the message on their facesHe said, "what else can you do babe?I guess I won't be coming home again."They just took away all my promisesMake them take away my pain
Take away my painLeave the cold outsidePlease don't let it rainDon't stumble on my prideTake away my painI'm not frightened any moreJust stay with me tonightI'm tired of this fightSoon I'll be knocking at your door
His final sceneThe actor bowsAnd all those yearsAre gone somehowThe crowd applaudsThe curtain falls
I was standing by the edge of the waterI noticed my reflection in the wavesThen I saw you looking back at meAnd I knew that for a moment
You were calling out my nameYou took away my heroWill you take away my pain
Take away my painLet the cold insideIt's time to let it rainThere's nothing left to hideTake away my painI'm not frightened any moreI'm learning to surviveWithout you in my lifeTil you come knocking at my door.......
9. Just Let Me Breathe
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Open your eyesAnd turn off your mindStep right up folks and you will findAgrowing trendAn epidemicSpread with zenAnd hypodermics
Just close your mindYou can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines take care ofYou until you kill yourselfAnd then the sales go through the roofCalculated, formulatedFeed my head with simple thoughtsAnd let me breathe instead of being taughtAll bottled up and tearing at the seamsI'm boredJust let me breathe
A daily dose of eMpTyVWill flush your mind right down the drainShannon Hoon and Kurt Cobain,Make yourself a household name
Just close your mindYou can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines take care of youUntil you kill yourselfAnd then the sales go through the roofCalculated, formulatedFeed my head with simple thoughtsAnd let me breathe instead of being taughtAll bottled up and tearing at the seamsI'm bored
Just let me breathe
Strike up your best angst ridden postureManufactured angerLet's not forget my legacyAll my heroes have failed meNow they're dead and buried
Just close your mindYou can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines will take care of youUntil the fashion fadesAnd the checks go throughMy bank roll's red and my face is blueAnd still they'll turn their backs on you forSomeone new
Feed my headWith some real thoughtsAnd let me think insteadOf being taughtI'll say thingsYou won't believeJust stand backJust let me breathe.......
10. Anna Lee
[Lyrics: James LaBrie]
Helpless childThey invite your hands to fill their needsWill you be the sameShameless smileTo steal from you the innocence that bleedsWill they feel your pain
Trying to believeThe scars unseenThe tears wash cleanYou don't wanna breathe the air you breatheYou don't know how you'll live a life alone
She keeps holding onHolding on to youLet her breathe the airDon't wanna be alone where do you belongAnna lee
Behind those eyesThe vivid sceneA lucid dream withinQuestioned secrets are revealedAnd everytime
You can't denyThe lines that trace your skinWounds that never heal
Trying to believeThe scars unseenThe tears wash cleanYou don't wanna breathe the air you breatheYou don't know how you'll live a life alone
She keeps holding onHolding on to youLet her breathe the airDon't wanna be alone where do you belongAnna Lee
And now she's calling out a nameCan't keep on hiding all her painYou feel the rain move inAs you beginTo turn and answer the call
Trying to believeThe scars unseenThe tears wash cleanYou don't wanna breathe the air you breatheYou don't know how you'll live a life alone
She keeps holding onHolding on to youLet her breathe the airDon't wanna be alone where do you belongAnna Lee
11. Trial Of Tears
[Lyrics: John Myung]
[I. IT'S RAINING]
Under the sun, there is nothing to hideUnder the moon, the stranger waits insidePeople disappearThe music fades awaySplashing through the rainI'll dream with them one dayIt's raining, raining,On the streets of New York cityIt's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
I may have wasted all those yearsThey're not worth their time in tearsI may have spent too long in darknessIn the warmth of my fears
Take a look at yourselfNot at anyone elseAnd tell me what you seeI know the air is coldI know the streets are cruelBut I'll enjoy the ride today
It's raining, raining,On the streets of New York cityIt's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
I may have wasted all those yearsThey're not worth their time in tearsI may have spent too long in darknessIn the warmth of my fears
As I walk through all my mythsRising and sinking like the wavesWith my thoughts wrapped around meThrough a trial of tears
Hidden by disguise, stumbling in a worldFeeling uninspired, he gets into his carNot within his eyes to see, open up, open upNot much better than the man you hate
[II. DEEP IN HEAVEN]
[Instrumental]
[III. THE WASTELAND]
Still awakeI continue to move alongCultivating my own nonsenseWelcome to the wastelandWhere you'll find ashes, nothing but ashesStill awakeBringing change, bringing movement,Bringing lifeA silent prayer thrown away,Disappearing in the airRising, sinking, raining deep inside meNowhere to turn,I look for a way back homeIt's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
album: "Scenes From A Memory" (1999)
1. Scene One: Regression2. Scene Two: I. Overture3. II. Strange Deja Vu4. Scene Three: I. Through My Words5. II. Fatal Tragedy6. Scene Four: Beyond This Life7. Scene Five: Through Her Eyes8. Scene Six: Home9. Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity
10. II. One Last Time11. Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On12. Scene Nine: Finally Free
1. Scene One: Regression
[H:]"Close your eyes and begin to relax. Take a deep breath, and let it outslowly. Concentrate on your breathing. With each breath you become morerelaxed. Imagine a brilliant white light above you, focusing on this light asit flows through your body. Allow yourself to drift off as you fall deeper anddeeper into a more relaxed state of mind. Now as I count backward from ten toone, you will fill more peaceful, and calm. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Youwill enter a safe place where nothing can harm you. Five. Four. Three. Two. Ifat any time you need to come back, all you must do is open your eyes. One."
[N:]Safe in the light that surrounds meFree of the fear and the painMy subconscious mindStarts spinning through timeTo rejoin the past once again
Nothing seems realI`m starting to feelLost in the haze of a dream
And as I draw nearThe scene becomes clearLike watching my life on a screen
Hello Victoria so glad to see youMy friend
2. Scene Two: I. Overture
[Instrumental]
3. II. Strange Deja Vu
[N:]Subconscious strange sensationUnconscious relaxationWhat a pleasant nightmareAnd I can`t wait to get there again
Every time I close my eyesThere`s another vivid surpriseAnother whole life waitingChapters unfinished, fading
Closer now - Slowly coming into viewI`ve arrived - Blinding sunshine beaming through
There`s a house I`m drawn intoFamiliar settings, nothing newThere`s a pathway leading thereWith a haunting chill in the air
There`s room at the top of the stairsEvery night I`m drawn up thereThere`s a girl in the mirrorHer face is getting clearerYoung child won`t you tell me why I`m here?
In her eyes - I sense a story never toldBehind the disguise - There`s something tearingAt her soul
[V:]Tonight I`ve been searching for itA feeling that`s deep inside mTonight I`ve been searching forThe one that nobody knowsTrying to break free
I just can`t help myselfI`m feeling like I`m going out of my headTears my heart into twoI`m not the one the sleeper thought he knew
[N:]Back on my feet againEyes open to real worldMetropolis surrounds meThe mirror`s shattered the girl
Why is this other lifeHaunting me everydayI`d break through the other sideIf only I`d find the way
Something`s awfully familiarThe feeling`s so hard to shakeCould I have lived in that other worldIt`s a link that I`m destined to make
I`m still searching but I don`t know what forThe missing key to unlock my mind`s door
Today I am searching for itA feeling that won`t go away
Today I am searching for itThe one that I only knowTrying to break free
I just can`t help myselfI`m feeling like I`m going out of my headTears my soul into twoI`m not the one I thought I always knew
I just can`t help myselfI`m feeling like I`m going out of my headUncanny, strange Deja VuBut I don`t mind - I hope to find the truth
4. Scene Three: I. Through My Words
[N:]All your eyes have ever seenAll you`ve ever heardIs etched upon my memoryI spoken through my words
All that I take with meIs all you`ve left behindWe`re sharing one eternityLiving in two mindsLinked by an endless threadImpossible to break
5. II. Fatal Tragedy
[N:]Alone at nightI feel so strangeI need to findAll the answers to my dreams
When I sleep at nightI hear the criesWhat does this mean?
I shut the door and traveled to another homeI met an older man, he seemed to be aloneI felt that I could trust himHe talked to me that night;
"Lad did you know a girl was murdered here?""This fatal tragedy was talked about for years"Victoria`s gone foreverOnly memories remainShe passed awayShe was so young
Without loveWithout truthThere can be no turning back
Without faithWithout hopeThere can be no peace of mind
As the night went onI started to find my wayI learned about a tragedyA mystery still today
I tried to get more answersBut he said, "You`re on your own"Then he turned away and left meAs I stand there all aloneHe said, "You`ll know the truthAs your future days unfold"
Without loveWithout truthThere can be no turning back
Without faithWithout hopeThere can be no peace of mind
[H:]"Now it`s time to see how you died. Remember that deathis not the end but only a transition."
6. Scene Four: Beyond This Life
[Headline:] "Murder, young girl killedDesperate shooting at Echoe`s hillDreadful ending, killer diedEvidently suicide"
A witness heard a horrifying soundHe ran to find a woman dead andLying on the ground
Standing by her was a manNervous, shaking, gun in handWitness says he tried to helpBut he`d turned the weapon on himself
His body fell across that poor young girlAfter shouting out in vainThe witness ran to call for assistanceA sad close to a broken love affair
Our deeds have traveled far
What we have been is what we are
She wanted love foreverBut he had another planHe fell into an evil wayShe had to let him downShe said "I can`t love a wayward man"
She may have found a reason to forgiveIf he had only tried to changeWas their fatal meeting prearranged?
Had a violent struggle taken place?There was every sign that lead thereWitness found a switchblade on the groundWas the victim unaware?They continued to investigateThey found a note in the killer`s pocketIt could have been a suicide letterMaybe he had lost her love
I feel there`s only one thing left to doI'd sooner take my life away than live with losing you
Our deeds have traveled farWhat we have been is what we are
All that we learn this time(What we have been is what we are)Is carried beyond this life
7. Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
[N:]She never really had a chanceOn that fateful moonlight nightSacrificed without a fightA victim of her circumstances
Now that I`ve become awareAnd I`ve exposed this tragedyA sadness grows inside of meIt all seems so unfair
I`m learning all about my lifeBy looking through her eyes
Just beyond the churchyard gatesWhere the grass is overgrownI saw the writing on her stoneI felt like I would suffocate
In loving memory of our childSo innocent, eyes open wide
I felt so empty as I criedLike part of me had died
And as her imageWandered through my headI wept just like a baby
As I lay awake in bed
And I know what it`s likeTo lose someone you loveAnd this felt just the same
She wasn`t given any choiceDesperation stole her voiceI`ve been given so much more in lifeI`ve got a son, I`ve got a wife
I had to suffer one last timeTo grieve for her and say goodbyeRelieve the anguish of my pastTo find out who I was at last
The door has opened wideI`m turning with the tideLooking through her eyes
8. Scene Six: Home
[Sleeper:]Shine-lake of fireLines take me higherMy mind drips desireConfined and overtired
Living this charadeIs getting me nowhereI can`t shake this charadeThe city`s cold blood calls me homeHome it`s what I long forBack home where I belong
The city - it calls to meDecadent scenes from my memorySorrow - eternityMy demons are coming to drown me
Help - I`m falling, I`m crawlingI can`t keep away from its clutchCan`t have it, this habitIt`s calling me back to my home
[Miracle:]I remember the first time she came to mePoured her soul out all night and cried
I remember I was told there`s a new love that`s bornFor each one that has died
I never thought that ICould carry on with this lifeBut I can`t resist myselfNo matter how hard I try
Living their other lifeIs getting them nowhereI`ll make her my wifeHer sweet temptations calls me homeHome it`s what I long forMy home where she belongs
Her ecstasy - means so much to meEven deceiving my own bloodVictoria watches and thoughtfully smilesShe`s taking me to my home
Help - he`s my brother, but I love herI can`t keep away from her touchDeception, dishonorIt`s calling me back to my home
[N:]Her story - it holds the keyUnlocking dreams from my memorySolving this mysteryIs everything that is a part of me
Help - regression, obsessionI can`t keep away from her touchLeave no doubt, to find outIt`s calling me back to my home
9. Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity
[Instrumental]
10. II. One Last Time
[N:]It doesn`t make any senseThis tragic endingIn spite of the evidenceThere`s something still missing
Heard some of the rumours toldA taste of one`s wealthDid Victoria wound his soul?
Did she bid him farewell?
[V:]One last timeWe`ll lay down todayOne last timeUntil we fade awayOne last timeWe`ll lay down todayOne last timeWe slowly fade away
[N:]Here I am inside his homeIt holds the many cluesTo my suspicionsAnd as I`m standing here right nowI`m finally shown what I have always known
Coincidence I can`t believeAs my childhood dreams slowly come true
Are these her memoriesAwakened through my eyesThis house has brought back to life
An open doorI walk on throughInto his bedroom
Feeling as cold as outsideThe walls disappearTo some woman who`s screamingA man pleads forgivenessHis words I cannot hear
11. Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
[N:]Where did we come from?Why are we here?Where do we go when we die?What lies beyondAnd what lay before?Is anything certain in life?
They say " Life is too short""The here and the now"And " You`re only given one shot"But could there be moreHave I lived beforeOr could this be all that we`ve got?
If I die tomorrowI`d be alright
Because I believeThat after we`re goneThe spirit carries on
I used to be frightened of dyingI used to think death was the endBut that was beforeI`m not scared anymoreI know that my soul will transcend
I may never find all the answersI may never understand whyI may never proveWhat I know to be trueBut I know that I still have to try
If I die tomorrowI`d be alrightBecause I believeThat after we`re goneThe spirit carries on
[V:]"Move on, be braveDon`t weep at my graveBecause I`m no longer hereBut please never letYour memories of me disappear"
[N:]Safe in the light that surrounds meFree of the fear and the painMy questioning mindHas help me to findThe meaning in my life againVictoria`s realI finally feelAt peace with the girl in my dreamsAnd now that I`m hereIt`s perfectly clearI found out what all of this means
If I die tomorrowI`d be alrightBecause I believeThat after we`re goneThe spirit carries on
12. Scene Nine: Finally Free
[Hypnotist:]You are once again surrounded by a brilliant white light.Allow the light to lead you away from your past and into this lifetime.
As the light dissipates you will slowly fade back intoconsciousness, remembering all you have learned.When I tell you to open your eyes you will return to the present,Feeling peaceful and refresh.Open your eyes Nicholas.
[Miracle:]Friday eveningThe blood still on my handsTo think that she would leave me nowFor that ungrateful manSole survivorNo witness to the crimeI must act fast to cover upI think that there`s still timeHe`d seem hopeless and lost with this noteThey`ll buy into the words that I wroteThis feelingInside meFinally found my loveI`ve finally broke freeNo longerTorn in twoI`d take my own life before losing you
[Victoria:]Feeling good this Friday afternoonI ran into JulianSaid we'd get together soonHe`s always had my heartHe needs to knowI`ll break free of the MiracleIt`s time for him to goThis feelingInside meFinally found my loveI`ve finally broke freeNo longerTorn in twoHe`d kill his brother if he only knewTheir love renewedThey`d rendezvousIn a pathway out of viewThey thought no one knewThen came a shot out of the night"Open your eyes, Victoria"
[Sleeper:]One last timeWe'll lay down todayOne last timeUntil we fade awayOne last timeWe'll lay down todayOne last time
We fade awayAs their bodies lie stillAnd the ending draws nearSpirits rise through the airAll their fears disappearIt all becomes clearA blinding light comes into viewAn old soul exchanged for a newFamiliar voice comes shining through
[Nicholas:]This feelingInside meFinally found my lifeI`m finally freeNo longerTorn in twoI learned about my life by living through youThis feelingInside meFinally found my lifeI`ve finally freeNo longerTorn in twoLiving my own life by learning from youWe`ll meet again my friendSomeday soon
[CNN report:]"... their lead story,all anticipating the outcome of the man considered to be a member of American nobility.And as you can imagine, as the skies have grown darkerhere over Washington,The moon has grown darker as well and people here arebeginning to resign themselves to the possibility that they arewitnessing yet another tragedy in a long string of misfortunes.Reaction from everywhere, from Washington and certainlyfrom around the world has guess..."
[Hypnotist:]"Open your eyes, Nicholas'"
[Nicholas:]"AAAH!"
album: "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" (2002)
1. The Glass Prison2. Blind Faith3. Misunderstood4. The Great Debate
5. Disappear6. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
1. The Glass Prison
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess][lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
[I. REFLECTION]
Cunning, Baffling, PowerfulBeen beaten to a pulpVigorous, IrresistableSick and tired and laid lowDominating, InvincibleBlack-out, loss of controlOverwhelming, UnquenchableI'm powerless, have to let go
I can't escape itIt leaves me frail and wornCan no longer take itSenses tattered and torn
Hopeless surrenderObsession's got me beatLosing the will to liveAdmitting complete defeat
Fatal DescentSpinning aroundI've gone too farTo turn back round
Desperate attemptStop the progressionAt any lengthLift this obsession
Crawling to my glass prisonA place where no one knowsMy secret lonely world begins
So much safer hereA place where I can goTo forget about my daily sins
Life here in my glass prisonA place I once called homeFall in nocturnal bliss again
Chasing a long lost friendI no longer can controlJust waiting for this hopelessness to end
[II. RESTORATION]
Run - fast from the wreckage of the pastA shattered glass prison wall behind meFight - past walking through the ashesA distant oasis before me
Cry - desperate crawling on my kneesBegging God to please stop the insanityHelp me - I'm trying to believeStop wallowing in my own self pity
"We've been waiting for you my friendThe writing's been on the wallAll it takes is a little faithYou know you're the same as us all"
Help me - I can't break out this prison all aloneSave me - I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my ownHeal me - I can't restore my sanity alone
Enter the doorDesperateFighting no moreHelp me restoreTo my sanityAt this temple of hope
I need to learnTeach me howSorrow to burnHelp me returnTo humanityI'll be fearless and thoroughTo enter this temple of hope
BelieveTranscend the painLiving the lifeHumilityOpened my eyesThis new odysseyOf rigorous honesty
SerenityI never knewSoundness of mindHelped me to findCourage to changeAll the things that I can
"We'll help you perform this miracleBut you must set your past freeYou dug the hole, but you can't bury your soleOpen your mind and you'll see"
Help me - I can't break out this prison all aloneSave me - I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my
ownHeal me - I can't restore my sanity alone
[III. REVELATION]
Way off in the distance I saw a doorI tried to openI tried forcing with all of my will and stillThe door wouldn't open[replaced with "but" in this line]
Unable to trust in my faithI turned and walked awayI looked around, felt a chill in the airTook my will and turned it over
The glass prison which once held me is now gone["now" is not heard in this line]A long lost fortressArmed only with libertyAnd the key of my willingness
Fell down on my knees and prayed"Thy will be done"I turned around, saw a light shining throughThe door was wide open
2. Blind Faith
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess][lyrics by James LaBrie]
Hear me, speakingAsking why I even botherTell me, how youLive from day to day
Take your time and look aroundIs this utopia you've found
Sick of all of thisThe suffering and we just carry onIsn't it time we care and lose the hateUnderstand our fears
But we do all that we canJustify the means to an endSorry you must excuse meI've painted my own Mona LisaShe's fixed everythingNow I'm spoiled beyond my wildest dreams
Blind Faith we have in youInvisibleWhich direction do we choose
Predictable
Take the streets, the beaten pathOur system works for whom I askYeah I have it allThe bigger houseAn iron fence to keep you out
When did we all let you downSo come Messiah show us how howOur human spirit drownsDon't think you hear me nowNo sign of you aroundWhat is it you hope to see
Blind Faith we have in youInvisibleWhich direction do we choosePredictableGive us something we can useDesirableCause you've done all you can doRegrettable
And still life pushes onWith or without youWe've got to carry onOur will, will guide us toA place where we belongKnow there lies the truthI am the believer who gives purpose on to you
I don't think we let you downSo come Messiah show us how howThrow us a pure lifelineI hope that you hear meToo proud to be aroundThere's more to us than we see now
Blind Faith we have in youInvisibleWhich direction do we choosePredictableSelf ignorance, abuseDesirableCause you've done all you can doIncredible
3. Misunderstood
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess][lyrics by John Petrucci]
WaitingIn the calm of desolation
Wanting to breakFrom this circle of confusion
SleepingIn the depths of isolationTrying to wakeFrom this daydream of illusion
How can I feel abandoned even when the world surrounds meHow can I bite the hand that feeds the strangers all around meHow can I know so manyNever really knowing anyone
If I seem superhumanI have beenMisunderstood
It challenges the essence of my soulAnd leaves me in a state of disconnectionAs I navigate the maze of self control
Playing a lion being led to a cageI turn from a thief to a beggarFrom a god to God save me
How can I feel abandoned even when the world surrounds meHow can I bite the hand that feeds the strangers all around meHow can I know so manyNever really knowing anyone
If I seem superhumanI have beenMisunderstood
Playing a lion being led to a cageI turn from surreal to seclusionFrom love to disdainFrom belief to delusionFrom a thief to a beggarFrom a god to God save me
How can I feel abandoned even when the world surrounds meHow can I bite the hand that feeds the strangers all around meHow can I know so manyNever really knowing anyone
If I seem superhumanI have beenMisunderstood
4. The Great Debate
[also known as "Conflict At Ground Zero"][music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess][lyrics by John Petrucci]
"A gallop snapshot poll taken immediately after President Bush's speach onfunding embryonic stem cell research last night shows that half of Americansapprove of his decision, 25% do not, and still another 25% are not sure whatto think."
"Most people don't even know what stem cells are."
"Who is going to scream the loudest? Will it be the right-to-lifers or willit be the scientists? And now what is going to happen is there will be atremendous amount of lobbying in Washington, D.C.: scientists,entertainers, people who want to see this research - will be coming forth."
"I am concerned about it. Christopher Reeves is concerned about it.Everyone is concerned about it. The big question is do the ends justifythe means? When we talk about research, yes, we can cure a lot of things...speculatively. But, where is the proof?"
"These developing human beings that you are talking about, these embryos,were produced in an artificial, scientific environment. In vitrofertilization is not God's will."
"That doesn't make them any less human, though, after that happens."
"We are on a road where we really don't know where we are going as far aswhat's next. We are talking about harvesting embryos. We are talking aboutthis, we are talking about that, but what is the cost?"
"How could we possibly abandon the research?"
"That is right. That is the old question? If you think the research is goodthen you may not have a problem with it. It is only if you think the
research is questionable that you get defensive about it. (You do have timeto research these embryos later if we choose to do so. While people aresuffering, we are not truly certain that this will provide a cure.)"
"And there was a great outrage in the conservative churches... You cannotuse developing humans... At that point in time they turn into humans."
"I feel that abandoning this research could be a mistake. Researching thismay allow us to save other lives or at least to improve the quality oflives."
"We do not have the answers, yet. We need to put the money where we will getthose answers in the future. Listen, we are out of time."
What if someone saidPromise lies aheadHopes are high in certain scientific circlesLife won't have to endYou could walk again
What if someone saidProblems lie aheadThey've uncovered something highly controversialThe right to life is strongCan't you see it's wrong
Humankind has reached a turning pointPoised for conflict at ground zeroReady for a warDo we look to our unearthly guideOr to white coat heroesSearching for a cure
Turn to the lightDon't be frightened of the shadows it createsTurn to the lightTurning away would be a terrible mistake
Anarchistic moral visionIndustries of deathFacing violent oppositionUnmolested breathe
Ethic inquisitions breedAntagonistic viewsRight wing sound bite premonitionsIn a labyrinth of rules
Are you justifiedAre you justifiedAre you justifiedJustified in takingLife to save lifeLife to save lifeTaking life to save life
This embryonic clayWrapped in fierce debateWould be thrown awayOr otherwise discarded
Some of us believeIt may hold the keyTo treatment of diseaseAnd secrets highly guarded
Are you justifiedAre you justifiedAre you justifiedJustified in takingLife to save lifeLife to save lifeLife to save life
Human kind has reached a turning pointPoised for conflict at ground zeroReady for a warDo we look to our unearthly guideOr to white coat heroesSearching for a cure
Turn to the lightDon't be frightened of the shadows it createsTurn to the lightTurning away would be a terrible mistake
We're reachingBut have we gone too far
Harvesting existenceOnly to destroyCarelessly togetherWe are sliding
Someone else's futureFour days frozen stillSomeone else's fateWe are deciding
Miracle potentialSanctity of lifeFaced against each otherWe're divided
Should we push the boundariesOr should we condemnMoral guilt and scienceHave collided
Turn to the lightWe defy our own mortality these daysTurn to the lightPay attention to the questions we have raised
"One of the big questions that still remains for me, though, is that all ofthese embryos that are sent or will be discarded - is this worse than justthrowing those away?"
"You do not know that all of these will be discarded. All of a sudden yousay which ones will be discarded. And all of sudden you have people beingsolicited for parts of their anatomy. Then they harvest parts of people'sbodies. That is how it starts."
"People are not soliciting; there are fertility clinics that have extraembryos."
"The research is a scientific advancement. I know we are going down a roadthat we may not know where we end, but that is exactly what science is allabout. I am very sorry, but I do feel sympathy for those whose spines havebeen severed... There is a possibility that we might cure them. I amconcerned about a cure for juvenile diabetes and if these types ofscientific advancement can cure these diseases, then quite candidly I thinkthere ought to be at least what President Bush has proposed: some limitedresearch."
"Stem cells come from developing human beings and they should not beexperimented on that doesn't make sense or that is unethical, but at thesame time there is great promise."
"I have a 28-year old son who is paraplegic. And if there is a smallchance that my son can be able to have feeling and be able to walk then I amall for it."
"Human beings have been evolving for 10's of
thousands of years and we arejust injecting cells from embryos into people's brains. How do we come todo something like that?"
5. Disappear
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess][lyrics by James LaBrie]
Why, tell me the reasons whyTry, still I don't understandWill I ever feel this againBlue sky, I'll meet you in the endFree them, free the memories of youFree me, and rest 'til I'm with you
A day like todayMy whole world has been changedNothing you sayWill help ease my pain
Turn, I'll turn this slowly roundBurn, burn to feel alive againShe, she'd want me to move onSee me, this place I still belongGive chase, to find more than I have foundAnd face, this time now on my own
Days disappearAnd my world keeps changingI feel you hereAnd it keeps me sane
So I'm moving onI'll never forgetAs you lay there and watched meAccepting the endI knew you were scaredYou were strong I was tryingI gave you my handI said it's okay letting go time to leave hereAnd I'll carry onThe best that I can without you here beside meLet him come take you home
6. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess]
[I. OVERTURE]
[instrumental]
[II. ABOUT TO CRASH]
[lyrics by John Petrucci]
She can't stop pacingShe never felt so aliveHer thoughts are racingSet on overdrive
It takes a villageThis she knows is truethey're expecting herAnd she's got work to do
He helplessly stands byIt's meaningless to tryAs he rubs his red-rimmed eyesHe says I've never seen her get this bad
Even though she seems so highHe knows that she can't flyand when she falls out of the skyHe'll be standing by
She was raised in a small midwestern townBy a charming and eccentric loving fatherShe was praised as the perfect teenage girlAnd everyone thought highly of her
And she tried everydayWith endless driveTo make the gradeThen one dayShe woke up to findThe perfect girlHad lost her mind
Once barely taking a breakNow she sleeps the days awayShe helplessly stands byIt's meaningless to tryAll she wants to do is cryNo one ever knew she was so sad
Cause even though she gets so highAnd thinks that she can flyShe will fall out of the skyBut in the face of miseryShe found hopefulnessFeeling betterShe had weatheredThis depression
Much to her advantageShe resumed her frantic paceBoundless power
Midnight hourShe enjoyed the race
[III. WAR INSIDE MY HEAD]
[lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
Napalm showersShowed the cowardsWe weren't there to mess around
Through heat exhaustionAnd mind distortionA military victory mounted on innocent ground
Hearing voices from miles awaySaying things never saidSeeing shadows in the light of the dayWaging a war inside my head
Years and years ofBloodshed and warfareOur mission was only to get in and kill
A free vacationOf palmtrees and shrapnelTrading innocence for permanent psychotic hell
Hearing voices from miles awaySaying things never saidSeeing shadows in the light of the dayWaging a war inside my head
Feeling strangers staring my wayReading minds never readTasting danger with each word I sayWaging a war inside my head
[IV. THE TEST THAT STUMPED THEM ALL]
[lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
Standing in the darknessWaiting for the lightThe smell of pure adrenalineBurning in the night
Random blinding flashesAiming at the stageIntro tape begins to rollIgniting sonic rage
Still they keep me between these hollow wallsHoping to find in meThe answers to the test that stumped them all
"The boy is simply crazy
Suffering from delusionsWe honestly think that maybeHe might need an institution
He lives in a world of fictionAnd really could use some helpWe have just the place to fix himTo save him from himself"
Curled up in the darknessSearching for the lightThe smell of stale sweat and shitStreaming through the night
Random urine testingPills red, pink and blueCounseling and therapyProviding not a clue
Still they keep me between these hollow wallsHoping to find in meThe answers to the test that stumped them all
"We can't seem to find the answersHe seemed such a clear cut caseWe cannot just let him leave hereAnd put all this work to waste
Why don't we try shock treatmentIt really might do some helpWe have just the tools to fix himTo save him from himself"
[V. GOODNIGHT KISS]
[lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
Goodnight kiss in your nightgownLavender in your bedSo innocent as you lie downSweet dreams that run through your head
Are you lonely without Mommy's love?I want you to know I'd die for that momentYou're just a poor girlAfraid of this cruel worldTaken away from it all
It's been 5 years to the day andMy tainted blood's still the sameI can't help acting this way andThose bastard doctors are gonna pay
I'm so lonely without baby's loveI want you to know I'd die for one more momentI'm just a poor girlAfraid of this cruel world
Taken away from it all
[VI. SOLITARY SHELL]
[lyrics by John Petrucci]
He seemed no different from the restJust a healthy normal boyHis mama always did her bestAnd he was daddy's pride and joy
He learned to walk and talk on timeBut never cared much to be heldand steadily he would declineInto his solitary shell
As a boy he was considered somewhat oddKept to himself most of the timeHe would daydream in and out of his own worldbut in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost within himselfIn his solitary shell
A temporary catatonicMadman on occasionWhen will he break outOf his solitary shell
He struggled to get through his dayHe was helplessly behindHe poured himself onto the pageWriting for hours at a time
As a man he was a danger to himselfFearful and sad most of the timeHe was drifting in and out of sanityBut in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost within himselfIn his solitary shell
A momentary maniacWith casual delusionsWhen will he be let outOf his solitary shell
[VII. ABOUT TO CRASH (REPRISE)]
[lyrics by John Petrucci]
I'm alive againThe darkness far behind me
I'm invincibleDespair will never find me
I feel strongI've got a new sense of elationBoundless energyEuphoria fixation
Still it's hard to just get byIt seems so meaningless to tryWhen all I want to do is cryWho would ever know I felt so sad
Even though I get so highI know that I will never flyAnd when I fall out of the skyWho'll be standing by
Will you be standing by
[VIII. LOSING TIME/GRAND FINALE]
[lyrics by John Petrucci]
She dresses in black everydayShe keeps her hair simple and plainShe never wears makeupBut no one would care if she did anyway
She doesn't recall yesterdayFaces seem twisted and strangeBut she always wakes upOnly to find she'd been miles away
Absence of awarenessLosing timeA lapse of perceptionLosing time
Wanting to escapeShe had created a way to surviveShe learned to detach from herselfA behavior that kept her alive
Hope in the face of our human distressHelps us to understand the turbulence deep insideThat takes hold of our livesShame and disgrace over mental unrestKeeps us from saving those we loveThe grace within our heartsAnd the sorrow in our soulsDeception of fameVengeance of warLives torn apartLosing oneselfSpiraling down
Feeling the walls closing inA journey to findThe answers insideOur illusive mind
album: "Train of Thought" (2003)
1. As I Am2. This Dying Soul3. Endless Sacrifice4. Honor Thy Father5. Vacant6. Stream Of Consciousness7. In The Name Of God
1. As I Am
[Lyrics by John Petrucci]
Don'tTell me what's inTell me how to writeDon't tell me how to winThis fightIsn't your lifeIt isn't your rightTo take the only thing that'sMine
Proven over timeIt's over your headDon't try to read between theLinesAre clearly definedNever lose sight ofSomething you believe in
Takin' in the view from the outsideFeeling like the underdogWatching through the window I'm on the outsideLiving like the underdog
I've been trying to justify youIn the end I will just defy you
To those who understand, I extend my handTo the doubtful I demand, take me as I amNot under your command, I know where I standI won't change to fit your plan, Take me as I am
As I am
StillRunning uphillSwimming against the currentI wish I weren't soFucked
Feels like I'm stuckLost in a sea of mediocrity
''Slow down,You're thinking too muchWhere is your soul?''You cannot touchThe way IPlayOr tell me what to sayYou're in the wayOf all that I believe in
Takin' in the view from the outsideFeeling like the underdogWatching through the window I'm on the outsideLiving like the underdogI've been wasting my breath on youOpen minds will descend upon you
To those who understand, I extend my handTo the doubtful I demand, take me as I amNot under your command, I know where I standI won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am
2. This Dying Soul
[Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
[IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited)]
Hello, Mirror - so glad to see you my friend, it's been a whileSearching, Fearless - where do I begin to heal this wound of self-denial
Face yourself man!Brace yourself and trace your hell back
You've been blinded, living lie a one way cold existence all the whileNow it's time to stare the problem right between the eyes you long lost child
I wanna feel your body breakingWanna feel your body breaking and shaking and left in the coldI want to heal your conscience making a change to fix this dying soul
Born into this world a broken homeSurrounded by love yet all aloneForced into a life that's split in twoA mother and a father both pulling you
Then you had to deal with loss and deathEverybody thinking they know bestCoping with this shit at such an ageCan only fill a kid with pain and rage
Family disease pumped through your bloodNever had the chance you thought you couldRunning all the while with no escapeTurning all that pain in to blame and hate
Living on your own by twenty oneNot a single care and having funConsuming all the life in front of youBurning out the fuse and smoking the residue
Possessive obsessions selfish childish gamesVengeful resentmentsPassing all the blameLiving out a life of decadenceAcing without thought of consequenceSpreading all your lies from coast to coastWhile spitting on the ones that matter most
Running power mad with no controlFighting for the credit they once stoleNo one can ever tell you what to doRuling other's lives while the can't stand the thought of you
A living reflection seen from miles awayA hopeless affliction having run astray
I wanna feel your body breakingWanna feel your body breaking and shaking and left in the coldI want to heal your conscience making a change to fix this dying soul
Now that you can see all you have doneIt's time to take that step into the kingdomAll your sins will only make you strongAnd help you break right through the prison wall
[V. Release]
Come to me my friend (Listen to me)I'll help this torture end (Help to set me free)Let your ego go (I can't carry this load)You can't go through this alone (I feel so hopeless and exposed)You'll find your peace of mind (Give me some direction)You can no longer hide (Break out of this isolation)Let humility (Openness, honesty)And become what you can be (A healing tranquility)
Help meSave meHeal meI can't break out of this prison all alone
These tormenting ghosts of yesterdayWill vanish when exposedYou can't hold onto your secretsThey'll only send you back alone
Your fearless admissionsWill help expel your destructive obsessionsWith my help I know you canBe at one with God and man
Hear meBelieve meTake meI'm ready to break right through this prison wall
Dedicated to Bill W. and all of his friends
3. Endless Sacrifice
[Lyrics by John Petrucci]
ColdLying in my bedStaring into darkness
LostI hear footsteps overheadAnd my thoughts returnAgain
Like a child who's run awayAnd won't be coming backTime keeps passing byAs night turns into day
I'm so far awayAnd so aloneI need to see your faceTo keep me saneTo make we whole
Try to stay aliveUntil I hear your voiceI'm gonna lose my mindSomeone tell me whyI chose this lifeThis superficial lieConstant compromiseEndless sacrifice
PainIt saddens me to knowThe helplessness you feelYour lightShines on my soulWhile a thousand candlesBurn
Outside this barren roomThe rain is pouring downThe emptiness insideIs growing deeper still
You're so far awayAnd so aloneYou long for love's embraceTo keep you saneTo make you whole
Try to stay aliveUntil I hear your voiceI'm gonna lose my mind
Someone tell me whyI chose this lifeThis superficial lieConstant compromiseEndless sacrifice
Moments wastedIsolatedTime escapingEndless sacrifice
Moments wastedIsolatedTime escapingEndless sacrifice
Over the distanceWe try to make senseOf surviving togetherWhile living apart
Striving for balanceWe rise to the challengeOf staying connectedIn spite of circumstance
All you've forsakenAnd all that you've doneSo that I could live outThis undying dream
Won't be forgottenOr taken for granted
I'll always rememberYour endless sacrifice
Moments wastedIsolatedTime escapingEndless sacrifice
Moments wastedIsolatedTime escapingEndless sacrifice
4. Honor Thy Father
[Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
We're taught unconditional loveThat blood is thicker than waterThat a parent's world would revolveAlways around their son or their daughter
You pretend I was your ownAnd even believed that you loved meBut were always threatened by someInvisible blood line that only you could see
You took advantage of an outreached handAnd twisted it to meet your every need'Gimme time to re-charge my batteries,I'll see her when she's older and I'll bounce her on my knee'
Well listen to me you ungrateful foolHere comes a dose of realityYou'll go to your grave a sad and lonely manThe door is now closed on your pathetic little plan
On and on and on and on it goesIt's so easy to run away with nothing in tow
How can you ever sleep a wink at nightPretending that everything is alrightAnd have the nerve to blame this mess on me
Never in my life have I seen someoneSo Ignorant to the damage he has doneYou're the rotted root in the family tree
I tried your 4 bill therapyI tried to make amendsBut nothing could lure you out of your selfish shell againExpecting everyone to bow and kiss your feetDon't you see respect is not a one way street
Blaming everyone for all that you've don e wrongI'll get my peace of mind when you hear this song
On and on and on and on it goesAnd with every passing day true colors show
How can you ever sleep a wink at nightPretending that everything is alrightAnd have the balls to blame this mess on me
Never in my life have I seen someoneOblivious to the damage he has doneYou're the rotted root in the family tree
Watch where you walkDon't you dare cross the crooked stepWatch the way you talkDon't cross the crooked step
[spoken:]"This is a regret that you make""we're still connected""This is a regret that you make-""I want my family back""-and there's something you take""You can't have it. I'm sorry for you, but it's too late...""Mistakes like this...You don't make""Can't you see anything except in terms of how it affects you?""You make some...And they'll get to you""You don't love anybody""I gave you money, I gave you a car, I took you in-"It's not OK, son""-but don't that mean something?""Do I admire people too much?""No...You should do better""That disappoints you...""God damn regrets!""You deserve to die alone for what you have done!"GOD DAMN REGRETS!""Don't deny it""You cocksucker, I know you're here.""Don't deny it""I want you to know I hate your fucking guts.""The biggest regret in my life""I wish you'd fucking die.""I've let my love go""I'm your blood...I'm your family""Is that you?"You're not my family, not anymore""The fucking regrets!""When your own flesh and blood renounces you...""What did I do?""...you have no choice but to renounce them.""WHAT DID I DO?"
On and on and on and on it goesChauvinistic, heartless, selfish, cold
How can you ever sleep a wink at nightPretending that everything is alrightAnd have the balls to blame this shit on me
Never in my life have I seen someoneSo fucking blind to the damage he has doneYou're the rotted root in the family tree
5. Vacant
[Lyrics by James LaBrie]
Hey you, Hey youI'm right hereConscience fadingCan't get through
Oh LordHelplessConfusedHead swayedEyes glazedAnd mine teared
She's losing controlWhat can I doHer vacant eyesBlack holesAm I losing you
6. Stream Of Consciousness
[Instrumental]
7. In The Name Of God
[Lyrics by John Petrucci]
How can this be?Why is he the chosen one?
Saint gone astrayWith a scepter and a gun
Learn to believeIn the mighty and the strong
Come bleed the beastFollow me it won't be long
Listen when the prophetSpeaks to youKilling in the name of God
PassionTwisting faith into violenceIn the name of God
Straight is the pathLeading to your salvationSlaying the weakEthnic elimination
Any day we'll all beSwept awayYou'll be savedAs long as you obey
LiesTools of the devil insideWritten in Holy disguiseMeant to deceive and divideUs all
Listen when the prophetSpeaks to youKilling in the name of God
PassionTwisting faith into violenceIn the name of God
Blurring the linesBetween virtue and sinThey can't tellWhere God endsAnd mankind begins
They know no otherLife but thisFrom the cradleThey are claimed
Listen when the prophetSpeaks to youKilling in the name of God
PassionTwisting faith into violenceIn the name of God
Hundreds of believersLured into a doomsday cultAll would perish
In the name of God
Self-proclaimed messiahLed his servantsTo their deathEighty murderedIn the name of God
Forty sons and daughtersUn-consenting plural wivesPerversionsIn the name of God
Underground religionTurning towardThe mainstream lightBlind devotionIn the name of God
Justifying violenceCiting from the Holy BookTeaching hatredIn the name of God
Listen when the prophetSpeaks to youKilling in the name of God
PassionTwisting faith into violenceIn the name of God
Religious beliefsFanatic obsessionDoes following faithLead us to violence?
Unyielding crusadeDivine revelationDoes following faithLead us to violence?
[Chant:]Mine eyes have seen the gloryof the coming of the Lordhe is trampling out the vintagewhere the grapes of wrath are storedhe hath loosed the fateful lightningof his terrible swift swordhis truth is marching on.
glory, glory, hallelujahglory, glory, hallelujahglory, glory, hallelujah...
album: "Octavarium" (2005)
1. The Root Of All Evil
2. The Answer Lies Within
3. These Walls
4. I Walk Beside You
5. Panic Attack
6. Never Enough
7. Sacrificed Sons
8. Octavarium
1. The Root Of All Evil
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
[VI. Ready]
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief
Never could have just a part of it
I always need more to get by
Getting right down to the heart of it
The root of all evil has been running my whole life
Dirty enough for me to lust
Leaving nothing left to trust
Jealous enough to still feel envious
Lazy enough to sleep all day
And let my life just waste away
Selfish enough to make you wait for me
Driven blindly by our sins
Misled so easily
Entirely ready to leave it behind
I'm begging to break free
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me be what I can be
[VII. Remove]
Self-centered fear has got a hold of me
Clutching my throat
Self righteous anger running all through me
Ready to explode
Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head
Help to do for me what I can't do myself
Take this fear and pain
I can't break out this prison all alone
Help me break these chains
Humility now my only hope
Won't you take all of me
Heal this dying soul
I can feel my body breaking
I can feel my body breaking
I'm ready to let it all go
I can feel my body shaking
Right down to the foundation
The root of it all
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast it all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me what I can be
I am ready
Come to me
Take me away
[Dedicated to Bill W. and all of his friends]
2. The Answer Lies Within
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: John Petrucci]
Look around,
Where do you belong
Don't be afraid,
You are not the only one
Don't let the day go by,
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt,
The answer lies within
Life is short, so learn from your mistakes
And stand behind, the choices that you made
Face each day with both eyes open wide
And try to give, don't keep it all inside
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by, in doubt,
The answer lies within
You've got the future on your side
You've gonna be fine now
I know whatever you decide
You are gonna shine!!! (shinee)
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by, in doubt
You re ready to begin
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
3. These Walls
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: John Petrucci]
This is so hard for me
To find the words to say
My thoughts are standing still
Captive inside of me
All emotions start to hide
And nothing's getting through
Watch me,
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts,
falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You are the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me,
To keep from sinking further
(I'm trying to find my way out,
Tear down these walls for me now)
So much uncertainty
I don't like this feeling
I'm sinking like a stone
Each time I try to speak
There's a voice I'm hearing
And it changes everything
Watch me,
Crawl from
The wreckage
Of my silence
Conversation
Failing
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You are the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me,
To keep from sinking further
(I'm trying to find my way out,
Take down these walls)
Everytime you choose to turn away
Is it worth the price you pay?
Is there someone who will wait for you
One more time? [x2]
Watch me,
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts,
Falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You are the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me,
To keep from sinking further
(I'm trying to find my way out,
Tear down these walls for me now)
Tear down these walls for me
It's not too late for me
Tear down these walls for me
4. I Walk Beside You
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: John Petrucci]
There's a story in your eyes
I can see the hurt behind your smile
For every sign I recognize
Another one escapes me
Let me know what plagues your mind
Let me be the one to know you best
Be the one to hold you up
When you feel like you're sinking
Tell me once again
What's beneath the pain you're feeling
Don't abandon me
Or think you can't be saved
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all the may come
And all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Summon up your ghosts for me
Rest your tired thoughts upon my hands
Step inside this sacred place
When all your dreams seem broken
Resonate inside this temple
Let me be the one who understands
Be the one to carry you
When you can walk no further
Tell me once again
What's below the surface bleeding
If you've lost your way,
I will take you there
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
And all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Oh, where everything is wrong
Oh, where hopelessness surrounds you
Oh, the sun will rise again
The tide you swim against
Will carry you back home
So don't give up
Don't give in
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
And all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
5. Panic Attack
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: John Petrucci]
All wound up
On the edge
Terrified
Sleep disturbed
Restless mind
Petrified
Bouts of fear
Permeate
All I see
Heightening
Nervousness
Threatens me
I am paralyzed
So afraid to die
Caught off guard
Warning signs
Never show
Tension strikes
Choking me
Worries grow
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly so uptight
Rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
Agitated body in distress
I feel like I'm in danger
Daily life is strangled by my stress
A stifling surge
Shooting through all my veins
Extreme apprehension
Suddenly I'm insane
Lost all hope for redemption
A grave situation desperate at best
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly reeling
Helpless hysteria
A false sense of urgency
Trapped in my phobia
Possessed by anxiety
Run
Try to hide
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
Helpless hysteria
A false sense of urgency
Trapped in my phobia
Possessed by anxiety
Run
Try to hide
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
6. Never Enough
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Cut myself open wide
Reach inside
Help yourself
To all I have to give
And then you help yourself again
And then complain that
You didn't like the way
I put the knife in wrong
You didn't like the way
My blood spilled on your brand new floor
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
Sacrifice my life
Neglect my kids and wife
All for you to be happy
All those sleepless nights
And countless fights to give you more
And then you say how dare that
I didn't write you back
I must be too good for you
I only care about myself
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
7. Sacrificed Sons
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: James LaBrie]
[Begins with samples from 9/11]
Walls are closing
Anxiously
Channel surfing
Frantically
Burning City
Smoke and fire
Planes we're certain
Faith inspired
No clues
A complete surprise
Who'll be
Coming home tonight
Heads all turning
Towards the sky
Towers crumble
Heroes die
Who would wish this
On our people
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their Sacrificed Sons
Teach them
What to think and feel
Your ways
So enlightening
Words they preach
I can't relate
If God's true Love
Are acts of Hate
God on High
Our mistakes
Will mankind be extinct?
There's no time to waste
Who serves the truth
For Heavens' sake
8. Octavarium
[Music: Dream Theater]
[I. Someone Like Him] [0:00 8:47]‒
[Lyrics: John Petrucci]
I never wanted to become someone like him so secure
Content to live each day just like the last
I was sure I knew that
This was not for me
And I wanted so much more
Far beyond what I could see
So I swore that I'd
Never be someone like him
So many years have passed
Since I proclaimed
My independence
My mission
My aim
And my vision
So secure
Content to live each day like it's my last
It's wonderful to know
That I could be
Something more than what I dreamed
Far beyond what I could see
Still I swear that I'm
Missing out this time
As far as I could tell
There's nothing more I need
But still I ask myself
Could this be everything
Then all I swore
That I would never be was now
So suddenly
The only thing
I wanted
To become
To be someone just like him
[II. Medicate (Awakening)] [8:48 13:49]‒
[Lyrics: James LaBrie]
A Doctor sitting next to me
He asks me how I feel
Not sure I understand his questioning
He says I've been away a while
But thinks he has cured me
From a state of catatonic sleep
For 30 years
Where have I been
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away
Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening
A higher dosage he prescribes
But there's no guarantee
I feel it starting to take over me
I tell him not to be ashamed
There's no one who's to blame
A second shot
A brief awakening
I feel the relapse
Can't break free
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
[III. Full Circle] [13:50 – 16:36]
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's ready
Jack the ripper Owens Wilson Phillips and my supper's ready
Lucy in the sky with diamond Dave's not here I come to save the
Day for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
Flying off the handle be careful with
That axe Eugene gene the dance machine
Messiah light my fire gabba gabba
Hey hey my my generation's home again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
[IV. Intervals] [16:37 – 19:53]
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
[Root]
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
Remove all obstacles from our path
[Second]
Asking questions
Search for clues
The answer's been right in front of you
[Third]
Try to break through
Long to connect
Fall on deaf ears and failed muted breath
[Fourth]
Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
Carries love through each darkest fire
[Fifth]
Tortured Insanity
A smothering hell
Try to escape but no avail
[Sixth]
The calls of admirers
Who claim they adore
Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more
[Seventh]
Innocent victims of merciless crimes
Fall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
[Octave]
Step after step
We try controlling our fate
When we finally start living it has become too late
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
[V. Razor's Edge] [19:54 24:00]‒
[Lyrics: John Petrucci]
We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge
A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
This story ends where it began
album: "Score" (2006)
1. The Root Of All Evil2. I Walk Beside You3. Another Won4. Afterlife5. Under A Glass Moon6. Innocence Faded7. Raise The Knife8. The Spirit Carries On9. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence10. Vacant11. The Answer Lies Within12. Sacrificed Sons13. Octavarium14. Metropolis
1. The Root Of All Evil
Proud enough for you to call me arrogantGreedy enough to be labeled a thiefAngry enough for me to go and hurt a manCruel enough for me to feel no grief
Never could have just a part of itI always need more to get byGetting right down to the heart of itThe root of all evil has been running my whole life
Dirty enough for me to lustLeaving nothing left to trustJealous enough to still feel enviousLazy enough to sleep all dayAnd let my life just waste awaySelfish enough to make you wait for me
Driven blindly by our sinsMisled so easilyEntirely ready to leave it behindI'm begging to break free
Take all of meThe desires that keep burning deep insideCast them all awayAnd help to give me strength to face another dayI am readyHelp me be what I can be
Self-centered fear has got a hold of meClutching my throatSelf righteous anger running all through meReady to explode
Procrastination paralyzing meWanting me deadThese obsessions that keep haunting meWon't leave my head
Help to do for me what I can't do myselfTake this fear and painI can't break out this prison all aloneHelp me break these chains
Humility now my only hopeWon't you take all of meHeal this dying soul
I can feel my body breakingI can feel my body breakingI'm ready to let it all goI can feel my body shakingRight down to the foundationThe root of it all
Take all of meThe desires that keep burning deep insideCast it all awayAnd help to give me strength to face another dayI am readyHelp me what I can beI am readyCome to meTake me away
2. I Walk Beside You
There's story in your eyesI can see the hurt behind your smileFor every sign I recognizeAnother one escapes me
Let me know what plagues your mindLet me be the one to know you bestBe the one to hold you upWhen you feel like you re sinking
Tell me once againWhat's beneath the pain you re feelingDon't abandon meOr think you can't be saved
I walk beside youWherever you reWhatever it takesNo matter how farThrough all the may comeAnd all that may goI walk beside youI walk beside you
Summon up your ghost from meRest your tired thoughts upon my handsStep inside this sacred placeWhen all your dreams seem broken
Resonate inside this templeLet me be the one who understandsBe the one to carry youWhen you can walk no further
Tell me once againWhat's below the surface bleedingIf you've lost your way,I will take you there
I walk beside youWherever you reWhatever it takesNo matter how farThrough all the may comeAnd all that may goI walk beside youI walk beside you
Oh, where everything is wrongOh, where hopelessness surrounds youOh, the sun will rise againThe tide you swim againstWill carry you back homeSo don't give upDon't give in
I walk beside youWherever you reWhatever it takesNo matter how farThrough all that may come
And all that may goI walk beside youI walk beside you
3. Another Won
[Majesty Demos]
It was the mortal passionThe flame that lit the fireThe beauty of the starlightBrought the cruelty of desire
A lovers link was brokenAnother's vengeful planWas contrived through jealous hatredFor a cross of God and man
I hope it will turn out soBut I can't help being afraidPerception is hindered by lustTo be sure of the choice you have made
Grant me this request, pleaseJust promise me your wordAttest to the mighty riverLet the truth be heard!
She asked to see the powerHis realm of life and loveHis godly immortalityThe thunder roared above
Her words were so quickly spokenLest he stop her from the deedI gave you my word, now my loveYour grim request I shall heed!
Leaving his maidenHe rose to the skyReturning in splendorsTo earth he did flySubject to presenceToo brilliant to faceAnother had killed passions grace
4. Afterlife
I touched with onewho made me runaway from my own soulIn this world with itsmany illusions
We are moving like mice through amaze
And now I findwhat's left behindhas served to make me wholefull of doubt, deception, and delusionseeking purpose to all earthly days
I search withinbeneath a skinthat bears both pleasure and painIn a world full of constant confusionI will not be a par to the craze
In the Afterlifewill dark be bright?will cold be warm?will the day have no night?In the Afterlife?will the blind have sight?In the Afterlife
Behind closed eyessome comfort liesIn knowing the truth never spokenThrough this world with ushidden conclusionwe'll keep moving like mice througha maze
In the Afterlifewill dark be bright?will cold be warm?will the day have no night?In the Afterlife?will the blind have sight?In the Afterlife
5. Under A Glass Moon
Tell meRemind meChase the water racing fromthe skyAlways beside meTaste the memories runningfrom my eyesNervous flashlights scan mydreamsLiquid shadows silence theirscreamsI smile at the moonChasing water from the skyI argue with the clouds
Stealing beauty from my eyes
Outside the soundness of yourmindBathing your soul in silver tearsBeneath a blackened summer skyPraying for time to disappear
Beneath a summer skyUnder glass moonlightNight awaits the lamb's arrivalLiquid shadows crawlSilver teardrops fallThe bride subsides to hersurvival
By your handI've awakenedBear this honor in my name
6. Innocence Faded
Animationbreathes a cloudless mindFascinationleaves the doubting blindUntil the circle breaks and wisdom lies aheadthe faithful live Awakethe rest remain misled
Some will transcend spinning yearsOne as if time disappears
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youTrinity jadedI break down walls to find you
Callow and vainfixed like a fossil, shrouding painPassionless stageDistant like brothersWearing apathetic displaysSharing flesh like envy in cagesCondescendingNot intending to end
Some will transcend spinning yearsOne as if time disappears
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youTrinity jadedI break down walls to find you
Beginnings get complicatedthe farther we progressOpinions are calculatedImmune to openness
Beyond the circle's edgeWe're driven by her blessingsForever hesitatingCaught beneath the wheel
Innocence fadedthe mirror falls behind youCynically jadedThe child will crawl to find you.
7. Raise The Knife
[Song left off of Falling Into Infinity]
Have I thanked you for your time?Or will your life go unrewardedAgain?Never asking for a dimeYou just gave all of yourselfUntil I turned my back on youMy friend
The powers that be made you a martyrConspiracy led you to slaughterI tried to control it but as soon as I showed itI was shot down again
Once again outnumberedAppreciation slumberedYou can ask yourself whyBut that look in your eyeDoesn't pass the testYou've been laid to rest my friendAgain
Tortured artist bears his soulSeems the pressure took its tollLived a life so punishingNow he keeps the publishing
Spilling your guts out to a pad and penCommunication to your silent friend
Raising the knifeTo a picture of a life(I once knew)There comes a timeCompromising my life(Just won't do)I cannot lie
I can't try anymore(To reach you)I just can't fightRaise the knifeRaise the knifeCut through
I remember once you were the quiet typeContent to sit and watch the motions of your lifeWith false sensitivityYou cut yourself open so people would adore you
They all bought into your contrived sincerityAnd how you wore your heart and soul right on your sleeveLaughing sarcasticallyYou turned your back on the people who adored you
Self-absorbed exhaustionSelf-esteem distortionSelf-infused extortionSelf-serving abortion
I'll take the blame for these things that I say'Cause I had the heart and the will and the courage to stayEvery dayI won't walk away
Reading through all the digests you show meI notice the way that you think you control meDoubting my future, you don't even know meBut I never walked out on you
Raising the knifeTo a picture of a life(I once knew)There comes a timeCompromising my life(Just won't do)I cannot lieI can't try anymore(To reach you)I just can't fightRaise the knifeRaise the knifeCut through
Raising the knifeTo a picture of a life(I once knew)There comes a timeCompromising my life(Just won't do)I cannot lieI can't try anymore
(To reach you)I just can't fightRaise the knifeAnd live my lifeWithout you
Raising the knifeTo a picture of a lifeThere comes a timeCompromising my lifeI cannot lieI can't try anymoreI just can't fightRaise the knife
8. The Spirit Carries On
Where did we come from?Why are we here?Where do we go when we die?What lies beyondAnd what lay before?Is anything certain in life?
They say "Life is too short""The here and the now"And "You're only given one shot"But could there be moreHave I lived beforeOr could this be all that we've got?
If I die tomorrowI'd be alrightBecause I believeThat after we're goneThe spirit carries on
I used to be frightened of dyingI used to think death was the endBut that was beforeI'm not scared anymoreI know that my soul will transcend
I may never find all the answersI may never understand whyI may never proveWhat I know to be trueBut I know that I still have to try
If I die tomorrowI'd be alrightBecause I believeThat after we're goneThe spirit carries on
"Move on, be braveDon't weep at my graveBecause I'm no longer hereBut please never letYour memories of me disappear"
Safe in the light that surrounds meFree of the fear and the painMy questioning mindHas help me to findThe meaning in my life againVictoria's realI finally feelAt peace with the girl in my dreamsAnd now that I'm hereIt's perfectly clearI found out what all of this means
If I die tomorrowI'd be alrightBecause I believeThat after we�re goneThe spirit carries on
9. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
[I. Overture]
[Instrumental]
[II. About to crash]
She can't stop pacingShe never felt so aliveHer thoughts are racingSet on overdrive
It takes a villageThis she knows is trueThey're expecting herAnd she's got work to do
He helplessly stands byIt's meaningless to tryAs he rubs his red-rimmed eyesHe says "I've never seen her get this bad"
Even though she seems so highHe knows that she can't flyAnd when she falls out of the skyHe'll be standing by
She was raised in a small midwestern townBy a charming and eccentric loving fatherShe was praised as the perfect teenage girl
And everyone thought highly of her
And she tried everydayWith endless driveTo make the gradeThen one dayShe woke up to findThe perfect girlHad lost her mind
Once barely taking a breakNow she sleeps the days away
She helplessly stands byIt's meaningless to tryAll she wants to do is cryNo one ever knew she was so sad
Cause even though she gets so highAnd thinks that she can flyShe will fall out of the skyBut in the face of miseryShe found hopefulnessFeeling betterShe had weatheredThis depression
Much to her advantageShe resumed her frantic paceBoundless powerMidnight hourShe enjoyed the race
[III. War Inside My Head]
Napalm showersShowed the cowardsWe weren't there to mess around
Through heat exhaustionAnd mind distortionA military victory mounted on innocent ground
Hearing voices from miles awaySaying things never saidSeeing shadows in the light of the dayWaging a war inside my head
Years and years ofBloodshed and warfareOur mission was only to get in and kill
A free vacationOf palm trees and shrapnelTrading innocence for permanent psychotic hell
Hearing voices from miles away
Saying things never saidSeeing shadows in the light of the dayWaging a war inside my head
Feeling strangers staring my wayReading minds never readTasting danger with each word I sayWaging the war inside my head
[IV. The Test That Stumped Them All]
Standing in the darknessWaiting for the lightThe smell of pure adrenalineBurning in the night
Random blinding flashesAiming at the stageIntro tape begins to rollIgniting sonic rage
Still they keep me between these hollow wallsHoping to find in meThe answers to the test that stumped them all
"The boy is just simply crazySuffering from delusionsWe honestly think that maybeHe might need an institution
He lives in a world of fictionAnd really could use some helpWe have just the place to fix himTo save him from himself"
Curled up in the darknessSearching for the lightThe smell of sweat and shitSteaming through the night
Random urine testingPills red, pink and blueCounseling and therapyProviding not a clue
Still they keep me between these hollow wallsHoping to find in meThe answers to the test that stumped them all
"We can't seem to find the answersHe seemed such a clear cut caseWe cannot just let him leave hereAnd put all this work to waste
Why don't we try shock treatmentIt really might do some helpWe have just the tools to fix him
To save him from himself"
[V. Goodnight Kiss]
Goodnight kiss in your nightgownLavender in your bedSo innocent as you lie downSweet dreams that run through your head
Are you lonely without Mommy's love?I want you to know I'd die for that momentYou're just a poor girlAfraid of this cruel worldTaken away from it all
It's been five years to the day andMy tainted blood's still the sameI can't help acting this way andThose bastard doctors are gonna pay
I'm so lonely without baby's loveI want you to know I'd die for one more momentI'm just a poor girlAfraid of this cruel worldTaken away from it all
[VI. Solitary Shell]
He seemed no different from the restJust a healthy normal boyHis mama always did her bestAnd he was daddy's pride and joy
He learned to walk and talk on timeBut never cared much to be heldAnd steadily he would declineInto his solitary shell
As a boy he was considered somewhat oddKept to himself most of the timeHe would daydream in and out of his own worldBut in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost within himselfIn his solitary shell
A temporary catatonicMadman on occasionWhen will he break outOf his solitary shell
He struggled to get through his dayHe was helplessly behindHe poured himself onto the pageWriting for hours at a time
As a man he was a danger to himselfFearful and sad most of the timeHe was drifting in and out of sanityBut in every other way he was fine
He's a Monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost within himselfIn his solitary shell
A momentary maniacWith casual delusionsWhen will he be let outOf his solitary shell
[VII. About To Crash (Reprise)]
I'm alive againThe darkness far behind meI'm invincibleDespair will never find me
I feel strongI've got a new sense of elationBoundless energyEuphoria fixation
Still it's hard to just get byIt seems so meaningless to tryWhen all I want to do is cryWho would ever know I felt so sad
Even though I get so highI know that I will never flyAnd when I fall out of the skyWho'll be standing by
Will you be standing by
[VIII. Losing Time / Grand Finale]
She dresses in black everydayShe keeps her hair simple and plainShe never wears makeupBut no one would care if she did anyway
She doesn't recall yesterdayFaces seem twisted and strangeBut she always wakes upOnly to find she'd been miles away
Absence of awarenessLosing timeA lapse of perceptionLosing time
Wanting to escapeShe had created a way to surviveShe learned to detach from herselfA behavior that kept her alive
Hope in the face of our human distressHelps us to understand the turbulence deep insideThat takes hold of our livesShame and disgrace over mental unrestKeeps us from saving those we loveThe grace within our heartsAnd the sorrow in our soulsDeception of fameVengeance of warLives torn apartLosing oneselfSpiraling downFeeling the walls closing inA journey to findThe answers insideOur illusive mind
10. Vacant
Hey you, Hey youI'm right hereConscience fadingCan't get through
Oh LordHelplessConfusedHead swayedEyes glazedAnd mine teared
She's losing controlWhat can I doHer vacant eyesBlack holesAm I losing you
11. The Answer Lies Within
Look aroundWhere do you belongDon't be afraidYou are not the only one
Don't let the day go byDon't let it endDon't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
Life is short, so learn from your mistakesAnd stand behind, the choices that you madeFace each day with both eyes open wideAnd try to give, don't keep it all inside
Don't let the day go byDon't let it endDon't let a day go by, in doubtThe answer lies within
You've got the future on your sideYou've gonna be fine nowI know whatever you decideYou are gonna shine (shine)
Don't let the day go byDon't let it endDon't let a day go by, in doubtYou re ready to begin
Don't let a day do by in doubtThe answer lies within
12. Sacrificed Sons
Walls are closingAnxiouslyChannel surfingFrantically
Burning CitySmoke and firePlanes we're certainFaith inspired
No cluesA complete surpriseWho'll beComing home tonight
Heads all turningTowards the skyTowers crumbleHeroes die
Who would wish this onOn our peopleAnd proclaimThat His will be doneScriptures they heed have misled themAll praise their Sacrifice Sons
Teach them
What to think and feelYour waysSo enlightening
Words they preachI can't relateIf God's true LoveAre acts of Hate
God on HighOur mistakesWill mankind be extinct?There's no time to wasteWho serves the truthFor Heavens' sake
13. Octavarium
[I. Someone Like Him]
I never wanted to become someone like him so secureContent to live each day just like the lastI was sure I knew thatThis was not for meAnd I wanted so much moreFar beyond what I could seeSo I swore that I'dNever be someone like him
So many years have passedSince I proclaimedMy independenceMy missionMy aimAnd my visionSo secureContent to live each day like it's my lastIt's wonderful to knowThat I could beSomething more than I dreamedFar beyond what I could seeStill I swear that I'mMissing out this time
As far as I could tellThere's nothing more I needBut still I ask myselfCould this be everythingThen all I sworeThat I would never be was nowSo suddenlyThe only thingI wantedTo become
To be someone just like him
[II. Medicate (Awakening)]
A Doctor sitting next to meHe asks me how I feelNot sure I understand his questioningHe says I've been away a whileBut thinks he has cured meFrom a state of catatonic sleep
For 30 yearsWhere have I beenEyes openBut not getting through to me
Medicate meInfiltrate meSide effects appearAs my conscience slips away
Medicate meScience failingConscience fading fastCan't you stop what's happening
A higher dosage he prescribesBut there's no guaranteeI feel it starting to take over meI tell him not to be ashamedThere's no one who's to blameA second shotA brief awakening
I feel the relapseCan't break freeEyes openBut not getting through to me
[III. Full Circle]
Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's readyJack the ripper owns Wilson Phillips and my supper's readyLucy in the sky with diamond dave's not here I come to save theDay for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again
Running forwardFalling backSpinning round and roundLooking outwardReaching inScream without a sound
Leaning overCrawling upStumbling all aroundLosing my placeOnly to find I've come full circle
Flying off the handle with careful withThat axe Eugene gene the dance machineMessiah light my fire gabba gabbaHey hey my my generation's home again
Running forwardFalling backSpinning round and roundLooking outwardReaching inScream without a sound
Leaning overCrawling upStumbling all aroundLosing my placeOnly to find I've come full circle
[IV. Intervals]
[First]Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrathRemove all obstacles from our path
[Second]Asking questionsSearch for cluesThe answer's been right in front of you
[Third]Try to break throughLong to connectFall on deaf ears and fails muted breath
[Fourth]Loyalty, trust, faith and desireCarries love through each darkest fire
[Fifth]Tortured InstanityA smothering hellTry to escape but no avail
[Sixth]The calls of admirersWho claim they adoreDrain all your lifeblood while begging for more
[Seventh]Innocent victims of merciless crimesFall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
[Eighth]Step after stepWe try controlling our fateWhen we finally start living it has become too late
Trapped inside this Octavarium
[V. Razor's Edge]
We move in circlesBalanced all the whileOn a gleaming razor's edge
A perfect sphereColliding with our fateWhose story ends where it began
14. Metropolis
The smile of dawnArrived early MayShe carried a gift from her homeThe night shed a tearTo tell her of fearAnd of sorrow and painShe'll never outgrow
Death is the first dance, eternal
There's no more freedomThe both of you will be confined to this mind
I was told there's a miracle for each day that I tryI was told there's a new love that's born for each one that has diedI was told there'd be no one to call on when I feel alone and afraidI was told if you dream of the next worldYou'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire
As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrowAs a man I've found it's all caught up with meI'm asleep yet I'm so afraid
Somewhere like a scene from a memoryThere's a picture worth a thousand wordsEleuding stares from faces before meIt hides away and will never be heard of again
Deceit is the second without end
The city's cold blood teaches us to surviveJust keep my heart in my eyes and we'll stay alive
The third arrives
Before the leaves have fallenBefore we lock the doorsThere must be the third and last danceThis one will last foreverMetropolis watches and thoughtfully smilesShe's taken you to your home
It can only take placeWhen the struggle between our children has endedNow the Miracle and the Sleeper know that the third is love
Love is the Dance of Eternity
album: "Systematic Chaos" (2007)
1. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 12. Forsaken3. Constant Motion4. The Dark Eternal Night5. Repentance6. Prophets Of War7. The Ministry Of Lost Souls8. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 2
1. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 1
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
[I Prelude]
[Instrumental]
[II Resurrection]
I saw a white lightShining there before meAnd walking to itI waited for the endA final visionPromising salvationA resurrectionFor a fallen man
Do you still wait for your GodAnd the symbol of your faith?
I can free you from this Hell and miseryYou should never be ashamed my sonI can give you power beyond anythingTrust me you will be the chosen one
I was forgotten
A body scorned and brokenMy soul rejectedTainted by his blood
Beyond redemptionA sinner not worth savingForever takenFrom the one I loved
Do I still wait for my GodAnd a symbol of my faith?
I can lead you down the path and back to lifeAll I ask is that you worship meI can help you seek revenge and save yourselfGive you life for all eternity
Servants of the fallenFight to pave the wayFor their saviour's callingOf this wicked day
Through a veil of madnessWith a vicious bladeOne man rises upStanding in their way
RedemptionRedemption for humanity
2. Forsaken
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
For a while I thought I fell asleepLying motionless inside a dream
Then rising suddenlyI felt a chilling breath upon meShe softly whispered in my ear(Forsaken)
ForsakenI have come for you tonightAwakenLook in my eyes and take my handGive yourself up to me
I waited painfullyFor night to fall againTrying to silence the fear within me
Out of an ivory mistI felt a stinging kissAnd saw a crimson stain on her lips
I have to know your nameWhere have I seen your face before?My dear one don't you be afraid
ForsakenI have come for you tonightAwakenLook in my eyes and take my handGive yourself up to me
Take me far awayClose your eyesAnd hold your breathTo the ends of the earth
ForsakenI have come for you tonightAwakenLook in my eyes and take my hand
ForsakenFly away with me tonightAwakenRenew my lifeNow you are mineGive yourself up to me
3. Constant Motion
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Tunnel vision at blinding speedControlling my thoughts, obsessing meVoid of any uncertaintyThroughout my very soul
Lost illusions of mind controlResisting all hope of letting goRacing impulse of dark desireDrives me through the night
I try to shut it downIt leaves me in the dustNo matter what I've foundI can never get enough
Frantic actions of insanityImpulsive laced profanityLong for elusive serenityWay out of my control
Traveling through both space and time(Out of body, out of mind)Out of control
My wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes(I can't let up, I can't let go)Can't stop this flame from burningForever moreInto the nightBlistering
Focus here, focus thereCannot see the light(Falling down through the night)Sprawling everywhere
Searching left, searching right(Panic setting in, I can no longer fight)When will this end?
Accelerate, dislocate(Set to crash and burn, haven't got time to waste)Not planning to return
Aggravate, agitate(When will I ever learn?)There's no way out of hereNowhere to turn
Obsessive yearningCompulsive burningStill never learningInsane random thoughtsOf neat disorder
Scattered wasteland surrounding meTattered memories of what used to beApocalyptic mind debrisUntil we meet again
Traveling through both space and time(Out of body, out of mind)Out of controlMy wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes(I can't let up, I can't let go)Can't stop this flame from burningForever moreInto the nightBlistering
Traveling through both space and time(Out of body, out of mind)Out of controlMy wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes(I can't let up, I can't let go)
Can't stop this flame from burningCan't stop the wheels from turning
Traveling through both space and time(You get yours, and I got mine)Out of controlMy wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes(I can't let up, I can't let go)Can't stop this flame from burningForever moreInto the nightBlistering
4. The Dark Eternal Night
[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: John Petrucci]
No one dared toSpeak of the terrible dangerThe hideous ancient warningsForged in the void of night
He has risen upOut of the blacknessChaosThe last of the prophetsSinisterA sickening monstrous sight
Through the stifling heatUnderneath the pale green moon
I burned with a thirstTo seek things not yet seen
Climbing endless stairsLeading to the choking room
Eager to exploreHis most shocking mysteries
Drifting beyond all timeOut of a churning skyDrawn to the beckoning lightOf the dark eternal night
Black forcesRage in the vortex,FightingWaves of destructionSwallowingThe echo of the universe
I am the lastBorn of the blood of the pharaohsThe ultimate god of a rotting creationSent to unleash this curse
Restless crowds draw nearNameless hooded forms appear
Amidst fallen ruinsGrotesque creatures battle
Shadowed on a screenYellow evil faces leer
Vacant monumentsCorpses of dead worlds left behind
Drifting beyond all timeOut of a churning skyDrawn to the beckoning lightOf the dark eternal night
Trapped in a hellish dreamSpinning past worlds unseenAnd frightfully vanishingInto the dark eternal night
Drifting beyond all timeOut of a churning skyDrawn to the beckoning lightOf the dark eternal night
Trapped in a hellish dreamSpinning past worlds unseenAnd frightfully vanishingInto the dark eternal night
5. Repentance
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
[VIII Regret]Hello, mirror, so glad to see you my friendIt's been a while...
Staring at the empty page before meAll the years of wreckage running through my headPatterns of my life I thought adorned meRevealing hurtful shame and deep lament
Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs meAs the pen begins to trace my darkest pastSigns throughout my lifethat should have warned me
Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent
I once thought it better to regretThings that I have done than haven'tSometimes you've got to be wrongAnd learn the hard wayAnd sometimes you've got to be strongWhen you think it's too late
Staring at the finished page before meAll the damage now so clear and evidentThinking about the dreaded task in store for meA pit of fear at the thought of my amends
Hoping that this step will help restore meTo face my past and ask for forgivenessCleaning up my dirty side of this unswept streetCould this be the beginning of the end?
I once thought it better to regretThings that I have done than haven'tSometimes you've got to be wrongAnd learn the hard wayAnd just when you're through hanging onYou're saved
[IX Restitution]
"Until that moment, I'd never felt like I'd failed at anything...And I felt like I failed her...And I failed myself, and I failed my children...It's still really hard to deal with."
"I want to thank you for helping me to see my own selfishness and to tell you how regretful I am it has hurt you."
"I'm sorry I didn't visit you in the hospital, Grandpa when you were on your deathbed. I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral...I don't know if I was selfish or just too scared to face it. It's one of the biggest regrets of my life."
"I'm here to confess with you that what I did, was wrong... And I'm asking for your forgiveness..."
"The only unforgivable thing hauls itself out of bed, looks over my shoulder at the bloody English weather..."
"I really regret not being able to see my friend Andy..."
"One of my best friends who's the godfather of my daughter, he asked me to sing or play something at his wedding, and I turned it down because I was
busy and too much of a chicken shit to do it...And I feel sorry for that, because it was a very very close friend of mine..."
"So, I wanted to apologize to anyone that I've upset or offended.. they're just words, it's just an opinion, but unfortunately, I tend to express it as a fact, and that's kind of arrogant. Isn't it?"
"I think it's the betrayal...it still haunts me."
"I'm sorry for what I did back then... I was a different person. I really was and I'm so sorry. I wish it wouldn't have happened, but it did, and I'm sorry. Forgive me. I'm sorry..."
"I guess I'm simply sorry for being me and not you. I so often wish you could be here with me to show me the way..."
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.Self seeking will slip away.Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.
"You're only as sick as your secrets, but the truth shall set you free..."
"The truth is the truth and the only thing you can do is to live with it."
6. Prophets Of War
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: James LaBrie]
It burns deep down inside of me,We have ourselves to blame.Not questioning, accepted as the truth.
Debate this fight it's just causeThe facts do not support theirsTo liberate a peopleAnd rid them of tyrant rule
Is it time to make a change?Are we closer than before?Can we help them break away?Are we profiting from war?
It's time to make a change.
IntriguedGot your attention - deceivedSince the inception - our braveFight for what reason
CompelledCan we clean up this mess?The loss of loved onesA perverse requestThey continue the same rhetoricThese derelicts that profitWin or lose
Is it time to make a change?Are we closer than before?Can we help them break away?Are we profiting from war?It's time to make a change
Time for changeFight the fearFind the truthTime for change
The only thingThat I believeWill help us see this through is faith.Pray they will forgive,Forgive our arrogance,So we can make it right,Right what they have wronged.
See you sweatUnexpected, controversialGet used to itThings are gonna get personal
Your sympathyA pitiful display you stutterYour empathyMeans nothing if there is no honorResponsibleOf this you are incapableWe implicateIncriminate - Exacerbate - Too much at stake
Our Fathers, MothersSisters, BrothersSons and DaughtersForcedPerpetuating their idealsA mindless actTo stay the course
Is it time to make a change?Are we closer than before?Can we help them break away?Are we profiting from war?
Is it time to make a change?Are we closer than before?Can we help them break away?Are we profiting from war?Is it time to make a change?A change from what it's beenCan we help them break away?Is our patience wearing thin?It's time to make a change
Time for changeFight the fearFind the truthTime for change
7. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
The water's edgeIs where she waitsLost soul still wanderingMeant to dieBut she's stuck not crossing over
The other sideIs where he waitsHis spirit reaching outMeant to saveBut she's too scaredto take his hand
Living in a world without you
(drowning in the past)Is living in no world at allSo now I call on you
Remember me?I gave you lifeYou would not take itYour sufferingwas all in vainIt's almost over nowDon't turn your back on paradise
Feeling scared, she's preparedTo give up everythingShe can't standto feel like half of her is fading
He will choosethe only wayTo rid her of her painTake her soul nowThe decision has been made
Living in a world without love(a burden to my soul)Is living in a worthless worldSo I will call on you...
Remember me?I gave you lifeYou would not take itYour sufferingwas all in vainIt's almost overRemember me?You were so youngHow could I tell you?Remember me?I am the oneWho saved your life that night
I was the onewho would not abandon youEven in deathI was the onewho would not leave youI used my freedom to protect youAnd all the while direct youDo you remember me this time?Even in death I gave you lifeI gave you life
I wanted to deserve a placeA place beside youThis time when I reached out my handIt reached all the way to heaven
Remember me?I gave you lifeYou would not take itYour sufferingwas all in vainIt's almost over nowGoodbyeIt's almost over nowGoodbye
It's timeI release you from this lifeDon't turn your back on paradise
8. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 2
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
[III. Heretic]
Welcome tired pilgrimInto the circleWe have been waiting
Everyone's gatheredfor your arrivalAll the believers
Angels fallall for youhereticDemon heartbleed for us
I've been waiting for you,Weary preacher manYou have been expectedNow we can beginLet this hollowed Day of Judgment reign
I have known you fatherAnd your sacred questBlessed soldier fightingYou shall never restI have known you but do you know me?
Angels fallall for youhereticDemon heartbleed for us
(My soul is yours Dark Master, I will fight for you)
Dark Master within, I will fight for you
Dark Master of sin, now my soul is yoursDark Master, my guide, I will die for youDark Master inside�
I cannot see his faceBut I could feel his spiteA presence from the deadAbandoned by the lightThis shadow will consume himfrom within
This power that I senseThe rage behind those eyesIs just a shrouded ghostA spirit sealed insideThe body and the soul both threatsFor they are one
Angels fallall for youhereticDemon heartbleed for us
(My soul is yours Dark Master, I will fight for you)
Dark Master within, I will fight for youDark Master of sin, now my soul is yoursDark Master, my guide, I will die for youDark Master inside�Dark Master, amen, I belong to youDark Master within�
Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil!Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil!
[IV. The Slaughter of The Damned]
Don'tBother trying to find themThey will be coming to youFight,Fight and destroy until you can't take anymore
SlaySpill the blood of the rebelsThey are the children of hellFlesh,Of the undeadStopping at nothing to kill
Sin,Caught in a moment of weaknessCommitted the greatest of allSold,Half of my soulAnd now it's too late for you
I judge usmy eyes seeI judge and I am justFor I speak of the beastThat lives in all of us
Unwelcome onesyour time has come
Lord,You are my god and my shepherdNothing more shall I wantWalk,Through the abyssInto the shadow of death
Fear,There is no evil to fear nowFor I know you are with meMy,Cup overflowsWith my enemy's blood
I,Decay in the house of the lordForever, amenDeath,Will follow meAll the days of my life
I judge usmy eyes seeI judge and I am justFor I speak of the beastThat lives in all of usUnwelcome onesyour time has come
Servants of the fallenFight to pave the wayFor their savior's callingOn this wicked day
Through a veil of madnessWith a vicious playOne man rises upStanding in their way
It's time for your reckoning
[V. The Reckoning ]
[Instrumental]
[VI. Salvation]
My soul grows weakerHe knows and he waitsHe watches over meStanding at the infernal gatesIn the hour of darknessThe moment I feared has passedThe moment I lost my faithPromising salvationMy soul is my own nowI do not fight for youDark Master
album: "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" (2009)
1. A Nightmare To Remember2. A Rite Of Passage3. Wither4. The Shattered Fortress5. The Best Of Times6. The Count Of Tuscany
1. A Nightmare To Remember
[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by John Petrucci]
A nightmare to rememberI'd never be the same.What began as laughterSo soon would turn to pain.The sky was clear and frigidThe air was thick and stillNow I'm not one to soon forgetAnd I bet I never will
Picture for a momentThe perfect ironyA flawless new beginningEclipsed by tragedy.The uninvited strangerStarted dancing on his ownSo we said goodbyeTo the glowing brideAnd we made our way back home.
Life was so simple thenWe were so innocent.Father and motherHolding each other.
Without warningOut of nowhereLike a bulletFrom the nightCrushing GlassRubber and steelScorching fire
Glowing lightsScreams of terrorPain and FearSounds of sirensSmoke in my eyesSudden stillnessBlackened silenceNo more screamingNo more cries
Stunned and bewilderedCold and afraidTorn up and brokenFrightened and dazed
Stunned and bewilderedCold and afraidTorn up and brokenFrightened and dazed
Lying on the tableIn this unfamiliar placeI'm greeted by a strangerA man without a faceHe said, "Son, do you remember?Do you even know your name?"Then he shined a light into my eyesAnd said, "take this for the pain."
Hopelessly drifting,Bathing in beautiful agony.I am endlessly falling,Lost in this wonderful misery.In peaceful sedation, I lay half awakeAnd all of the panic inside starts to fade.Hopelessly drifting,Bathing in beautiful agony.
"Tell me does this hurt you?"Said the faceless man."Can you move all of your fingers?Can you try your best to stand?"I asked about the othersIs everyone OK?He told me not to worryAs he turned and looked away.
Hopelessly drifting,Bathing in beautiful agony.I am endlessly falling,Lost in this wonderful misery.In peaceful sedation, I lay half awakeAnd all of the panic inside starts to fade.Hopelessly drifting,Bathing in beautiful agony.
Day after day
And night after nightReplaying the eventsDid they ever see the red light?
Over and overScene by sceneLike a recurring nightmare haunting my dreams.How can you prepare for what would happen next?No son should ever have to see his father such a messIt's a miracle he livedIt's a blessing no one diedBy the Grace of God aboveEveryone survived
Life was so simple thenWe were so innocent.It will stay with us foreverA nightmare to remember
2. A Rite Of Passage
[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by John Petrucci]
Since the new world orderPlayed upon our fearsSpreading accusationsOf radical ideas
The brotherhood of wisdomStrength and dignityIts rituals and secretsRemain a mystery
Beneath an ever watchful eyeThe angels of the temple fly
Turn the keyWalk through the gateThe great ascentTo reach a higher stateA rite of passage
The final stageA sacred homeUnlock the doorAnd lay the corner stoneA rite of passage
Men of wealth and powerInfluence and famePhilosophers and leadersAll members of the trade
Bound by oath and honorLike the rose and crossAn enigmatic unionOf esoteric thought
Beneath an ever watchful eyeThe angels of the temple fly
Turn the keyWalk through the gateThe great ascentTo reach a higher stateA rite of passage
The final stageA sacred homeUnlock the doorAnd lay the corner stoneA rite of passage
Turn the keyWalk through the gateThe great ascentTo reach a higher stateA rite of passage
The seven starsThe rising sunA perfect worldWhere new life has begunA rite of passage
3. Wither
[Music & Lyrics by John Petrucci]
Let it out, let it outFeel the empty spaceSo insecureFind the wordsAnd let it out
Staring down, staring downNothing comes to mindFind the placeTurn the water into wine
But I feel I'm getting nowhereAnd I'll never see the end
So I witherAnd render myself helplessI give inAnd everything is clear
I breakdownAnd let the story guide me
Turn it onTurn it onLet the feelings flowClose your eyesSee the ones you used to know
Open up open upDon't struggle to relateLure it outHelp the memory escapeStill this barrenness consumes meAnd I feel like giving up
So I witherAnd render myself helplessI give inAnd everything is clearI breakdownAnd let the story guide me
I witherAnd give myself away
Like reflections on the pageThe world's what you create
I drown in hesitationMy words come crashing downAnd all my best creationsBurning to the groundThe thought of starting overLeaves me paralyzed
Tear it out againAnother one that got away
I witherAnd render myself helplessI give inAnd everything is clear
I witherAnd render myself helplessI give inAnd everything is clearI breakdownAnd let the story guide meI witherAnd give myself away
Like reflections on the pageThe world's what you create
4. The Shattered Fortress
[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
[X. Restraint]
Freedom calls my nameSerenity keeps me saneHappiness -- it dulls the pain
Honest to see my placeOpen to other waysWillingness to understand
Justice but do not judgeCourtesy for others' flawsKindness -- it's not that hard
Self-restraint of tongue and penInventory -- my daily friendAnalysis let down your guard
Look in the mirrorWhat do you see?The shattered fortressThat once bound me
Faithful ascent, through darkest firesI've found the path to take me higher
You're smart enough for me to trust go live your life nowJust keep these steps in your life and you'll know howIf you're not sure, ask yourself,"Have I done to them as I would have them do to me?"
Look in the mirrorWhat's that you see?The shattered fortressFly now be free
Faithful ascent, through darkest firesI've found the path to take me higher
I once thought it better to be rightBut now I have finally seen the lightSometimes you've got to be wrongAnd learn from mistakesI live with serenity nowNot self-righteous hate
[XI. Receive]
(Help me be a channel of Thy peaceThat where there is hatred, I may bring love;That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;That where there is discord, I may bring harmony;That where there is error, I may bring truth;That where there is doubt, I may bring faith)
Now that you can see all you have done(That where there is despair, I may bring hope;That where there are shadows, I may bring light)
It's time to take that step into the kingdom(That where there is sadness, I may bring joy)
All your sins will help to make you strong(That I may seek rather to comfort, than to be comforted.That I may seek to understand than to be understood)
And help you break right through the prison wall(That I may seek to love, rather than to be loved,for it is by self-forgetting that one finds,it is by forgiving that one is forgiven)
Keep all of me,The desires that once burned me deep insideHelp me live todayAnd help to give me graceTo carry out your way
I am ready, help me be all I can beI am ready, help guide me and keep me free
[XII. Responsible]
I am responsible when anyone, anywhereReaches out for help, I want my hand to be thereI am responsible when anyone, anywhereReaches out for help, I want my hand to be there
[Dedicated to Bill W. and all of his friends]
5. The Best Of Times
[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
Remember days of yesterdayHow it flew so fastThe two score and a year we had,I thought it would always lastThose summer days and west coast dreamsI wished would never end
A young boy and his father,Idol and best friend
I'll always rememberThose were the best of timesA lifetime togetherI'll never forget
The morning shows on the radioThe case of the missing dogLying on the pillows at the old 812Watching Harold and MaudeThe record shops, the stickball fieldsMy home away from homeAnd when we weren't togetherThe hours on the phone
I'll always rememberThose were the best of timesI'll cherish them foreverThe best of times
But then came the callOur lives changed forever more"You can pray for a changeBut prepare for the end..."
The fleeting winds of timeFlying through each dayAll the things I should've doneBut time just slipped awayRemember seize the dayLife goes by in the blink of an eyeWith so much left to say
These were the best of timesI'll miss these daysYour spirit lit my life each day
Thank you for the inspirationThank you for the smilesAll the unconditional loveThat carried me for milesIt carried me for milesBut most of all thank you for my life
These were the best of timesI'll miss these daysYour spirit lit my life each dayMy heart is bleeding badBut I'll be OKYour spirit guides my life each day
[In Loving Memory of Howard Portnoy 1940-2009]
6. The Count Of Tuscany
[Music by Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess and Myung, Lyrics by John Petrucci]
Several years agoIn a foreign townFar away from homeI met the Count of Tuscany
A young eccentric manBred from royal bloodTook me for a rideAcross the open countryside
Get into my carLet's go for a driveAlong the wayI'll be your guideJust step inside
Maybe you recallA cannibal curatorA character inspired by my brother's life
Winding through the hillsThe city far behindOn and on we droveDown narrow streets and dusty roads
At last we came uponA picturesque estateOn sprawling emerald fieldsAn ancient world of times gone by
Let me introduceMy brotherA bearded gentlemanHistorianSucking on his pipeDistinguished accentMaking me uptightNo accident
I want to stay aliveEverything about this placeJust doesn't feel rightII don't want to die
Suddenly I'm frightened for my life
I want to say goodbyeThis could be the last timeYou see me alive
I-I may not survive
Knew it from the moment we arrived
Would you like to seeOur secret holy place?I come here late at nightTo pray to him by candle light
Then peering through the glassI saw with disbeliefStill dressed in royal clothesThe saint behind the altar
History recallsDuring times of warLegend has been tracedBack inside these castle walls
Where soldiers came to hideIn barrels filled with wineNever to escapeThese tombs of oak are where they died
Down the cellar stairsI disappearLike the English heirThe end is near
Come and have a tasteA rare vintageAll the finest winesImprove with age
I want to stay aliveEverything about this placeJust doesn't feel rightII don't want to dieSuddenly I'm frightened for my life
I want to say goodbyeThis could be the last timeYou see me alive
II may not surviveKnew it from the moment we arrived
Could this be the end?Is this the way I die?Sitting here aloneNo one by my side
I don't understandI don't feel that I deserve thisWhat did I do wrong?I just don't understand
Give me one more chanceLet me please explainIt's all been circumstanceI'll tell you once again
You took me for a ridePromising a vast adventureNext thing that I knowI'm frightened for my life
Now wait a minute manThat's not how it isYou must be confusedThat isn't who I am
Please don't be afraidI would never try to hurt youThis is how we liveStrange although it seemsPlease try to forgive
The chapel and the saintThe soldiers and the wineThe fables and the talesAll handed down through time
Of course you're free to goGo and tell the world my storyTell about my brotherTell them about meThe Count of Tuscany...