dream theater lyrics

DREAMTHEATERLYRICS

album: "When DreamAnd 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 byPetrucci]

"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 heroes

and 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


You're running in circlesAnd I'm turning awayYou refused to believeNow I'm turning away


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 andPortnoy]

4. The Killing Hand


[I. The Observance]An Angel's kiss now fallen

Descending 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 byMoore]

Would you like to sit and talk to meabout the way things change sosuddenlywhen your senses come and the feelinggoes?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 meLight fuse and get awayNo gain, no pain

It'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 byDominici]

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 conclusion

we'll keep moving like mice througha maze



7. The Ones Who Help To Set TheSun


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 door

You'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 byMoore]

A suited man smiled said:"It's just a matter of time

You 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 mutiny

and 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

All lyrics 1989 Tool And Die Music, Inc.,ASCAP.

John Petrucci - guitarsCharlie Dominici - vocalsKevin Moore - keyboardsMike Portnoy - drums and percussionJohn Myung - bass guitars

Produced by Terry Date &Dream Theater.Mixed by Terry Date and Joe Alexander.Recorded at Kajem/Victory Studios,Gladwyne, PA July 18 - August 12, 1988.Mastered at Master Discby Howie Weinberg.

"Images And Words"(1992)

1. Pull Me Under2. Another Day3. Take The Time4. Surrounded5. Metropolis - Part I - "The Miracle AndThe 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 is

spinning 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 sunOnly until your will is done

[extra words in subtitles of "Live at theBudokan" 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 nightabove 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 this

When 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 - "TheMiracle And The Sleeper"


The smile of dawn arrived early May shecarried a gift from her homeThe night shed a tear to tell her of fear andof sorrow and pain she'll never outgrowDeath is the first dance, eternal

There's no more freedomThe both of you will be confined to thismind

I was told there's miracle for each day thatI tryI was told there's a new love that's born foreach one that has diedI was told there'd be no one to call onwhen I feel alone and afraidI was told if you dream of the next worldYou'll find yourself swimming in a lake offireAs a child, I thought I could live withoutpain without sorrowAs a man I've found it's all caught up withme I'm asleep yet I'm so afraid

Somewhere like a scene from a memoryThere's a picture worth a thousand wordsEluding stares from faces before meIt hides away and will never be heard ofagainDeceit is the second without endThe city's cold blood teaches us to surviveJust keep my heart in your eyes and we'llstay alive the third arrives

Before the leaves have fallen before welock the doors there must be the third andlast danceThis one will last forever Metropoliswatches and thoughtfully smiles she'staken you to your homeIt can only take place when the strugglebetween our children has endedNow the Miracle and the Sleeper knowthat the third is love Love is the Dance ofEternity

6. Under A Glass Moon


Tell meRemind meChase the water racing fromthe skyAlways beside meTaste the memories runningfrom my eyes

Nervous 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 chains

She'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 breathWith 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 kindness

Find 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 heartTo 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 voice

I 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

All lyrics 1992 Octa Music, Inc./Ytse Jams, Inc. adm. by WB Music Corp.,ASCAP.

Dream Theater is:James LaBrie - Lead & BackgroundVocalsKevin Moore - KeyboardsJohn Myung - BassJohn Petrucci - GuitarsMike Portnoy - Drums & Percussion

Produced by David PraterRecorded & Mixed at Bear Tracks Studio,Suffern, NY, October - December, 1991

Soprano Sax on "Another Day" by JayBeckenstein

Thanks to sergio.contactoenlared forcorrecting track #1 lyrics.Thanks to ct_highroller for correctingtrack #3 lyrics.Thanks to forza_dif_forever for correctingtrack #4 lyrics.Thanks to ebe84, nirajpandya forcorrecting track #5 lyrics.Thanks to ironsukku for correcting track#7 lyrics.

"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", anadaptation of James Joyce's short storyfrom his book]"Six o'clock on a Christmas morning...""And for what?""Well, isn't it for the honor of God, AuntKate?""I know all about the honor of God, MaryJane."

Six o'clock the siren kicks him from adreamTries to shake it off but it just won't stopCan't find the strength but he's gotpromises 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 sittingin 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 andyearsCan't hear what he's saying when he'stalking in his sleepHe finally found the sound but he's in toodeep

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 atall'cause nobody will if you won't

[Samples from the film "The Dead", anadaptation of James Joyce's short storyfrom 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, MaryJane."

2. Caught In A Web

Silence disguisedI watch youShow me the hurtthat haunts youwould you despise the thrill

If 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 headCaught in a Web refused by the worldHanging on by a threadSpinning a cage denied and misread

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 one

I'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 liesaheadthe 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.

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 readingfrom 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 everypeople on equal terms. ""You've got to know who you'redealin' with because, like a stranger,a-heh, just might come in throughhere with a gun... and then, whatwould 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 sufferThere 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 now

When 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. Theonly danger is inside you."[Sample is Jeremy Irons from the film"Damage".]"I thought you could control life, but it'snot like that. There are things you can'tcontrol."

Let's stare the problem right in the eyeIt's plagued me from coast to coastRacing the clock to please everyoneAll but the one who matters the most

Reflections of realityare slowly coming into viewHow in the hell could you possibly forgiveme?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 ofdoubt'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 ofdoubt'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 wary

Things 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

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)

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 knees

The chill of winter's darkness sits quietly

Moved by desire and fearhe takes a few steps away


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 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


Give up on miseryTurn your back on dissentLeave their distrust behindWash your hands of regret


Learning from miseryStaring back at dissentLeaving distrust behindI'm inspired and content

11. Space-Dye Vest

Falling through pages of Martens onangelsFeeling 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 "ARoom 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 anivory box.Something to own and to display. Hedoesn'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 andideas andfeelings, even whenI hold you in my arms. It's our lastchance... It's ourlast 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 FifthEstate".]"...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 newscommentary about the OJ Simpsonfreeway chase.]"Some people, gave advice before,about facing the facts, aboutfacing reality. And this is, thiswithout a doubt, is his biggestchallenge ever. He's going to have to faceit.You're gonna have to try, he's gonna tohave to try and,uh, and, and, and get some help here. Imean no one cansay 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 FifthEstate".]"...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 nineo'clock.If you're not in this house by nine o'clock,then you'dbetter find someplace to sleep. Because you're not going tobe a bum inthis 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 beopen again.I'll never be open again, I could never beopen 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

"A Change Of Seasons"(1995)

1. A Change Of Seasons2. Funeral For A Friend / Love LiesBleeding3. Perfect Strangers4. The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / TheSong 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 fear

All 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 wayLook 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 throughThe 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 onThe 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 gone

I will live onLive on"

2. Funeral For A Friend / Love LiesBleeding

[Originally recorded by Elton John][Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin][From the album "Goodbye Yellow BrickRoad" - 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 verydayYou 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 anothermanI was playing rock and roll and you werejust a fanBut my guitar couldn't hold you so I splitthe 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 downyour way girlYou'll make it back somehow

And love lies bleeding in my handOh it kills me to think of you with anothermanI was playing rock and roll and you werejust 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 anothermanI was playing rock and roll and you werejust a fanBut my guitar couldn't hold you so I splitthe 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 silentwell of sorrowOh

A strand of silverHanging 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 yeahOh

Oh

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 fellIn 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 bright

As 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 yousunshine?Is this not what you expected to see?If you wanna find out what's behind thiscold eyes?You'll just have to claw your way throughthis 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 inmy eyeSo you think you can love me and leaveme 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 dayYou'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'ssqueezin'Another

He's tearin' you apartEvery day, every dayHe's tearin' you apart

Oh 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

James LaBrie - VocalsJohn Myung - BassJohn Petrucci - GuitarsMike Portnoy - Drums & PercussionDerek Sherinian - Keyboards

"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 bealright 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 atthe endOf the tunnel is another train

The lies ten feet tall

Have 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 live

And 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 eyesWhere 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 IgoShame, 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 skies

Vanessa 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


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


Once the stone

You'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


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


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 offthe trackYou drop the ball, I pick up the slackAnd 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, turning

Losing 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


Sometimes, for a moment of blissAnd the passion, we're cravingThere's a message we missSometimes when the spirits left aloneWe must believe in somethingTo 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 thorns

At 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 tide

Through the holes in my handsCrown of thornsAt my side drawing lines in the sand

8. Take Away My Pain

[Lyrics: John Petrucci dedicated to JohnE. 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 applauds

The 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 momentYou 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


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


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 boredJust 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


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 smile

To steal from you the innocence thatbleedsWill they feel your pain

Trying to believeThe scars unseenThe tears wash cleanYou don't wanna breathe the air youbreatheYou 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 everytimeYou 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 youbreatheYou 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 youbreathe

You 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 me

Through a trial of tears

Hidden by disguise, stumbling in a worldFeeling uninspired, he gets into his carNot within his eyes to see, open up, openupNot 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

Thanks to frenchy1987 for correcting track#3 lyrics.Thanks to flipmodechild, franktinge forcorrecting track #11 lyrics.Thanks to llpilch for correcting track #8lyrics.

"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 Eyes

8. Scene Six: Home9. Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity10. 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. Takea deep breath, and let it outslowly. Concentrate on your breathing.With each breath you become morerelaxed. Imagine a brilliant white lightabove you, focusing on this light asit flows through your body. Allow yourselfto 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 canharm you. Five. Four. Three. Two. Ifat any time you need to come back, all youmust 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 beamingthrough

There`s a house I`m drawn intoFamiliar settings, nothing newThere`s a pathway leading thereWith a haunting chill in the air

There`s a 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`mhere?

In her eyes - I sense a story never toldBehind the disguise - There`s somethingtearingAt her soul

[V:]Tonight I`ve been searching for itA feeling that`s deep inside meTonight 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 whatforThe missing key to unlock my mind`s door

Today I am searching for itA feeling that won`t go awayToday 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 MyWords

[N:]All your eyes have ever seenAll you`ve ever heardIs etched upon my memoryI spoken through my words

All that I take with me

Is 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 anotherhomeI 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 murderedhere?""This fatal tragedy was talked about foryears"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 farWhat 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 thegroundWas 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 withlosing 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

[The 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 crawling

I can't keep away from its clutchCan't have it, this habitIt's calling me back to my home

[The 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 lovethat'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

[Nicholas:]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 OfEternity

[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 alwaysknown

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 screaming

A man pleads forgivenessHis words I cannot hear

11. Scene Eight: The Spirit CarriesOn

[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 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


[V:]"Move on, be braveDon`t weep at my grave

Because 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


12. Scene Nine: Finally Free

[Hypnotist:]You are once again surrounded by abrilliant white light.Allow the light to lead you away fromyour past and into this lifetime.As the light dissipates you will slowly fadeback intoconsciousness, remembering all you havelearned.When I tell you to open your eyes you willreturn 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 time

He`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 timeWe 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 throughyouThis 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 manconsidered to be a member of Americannobility.And as you can imagine, as the skies havegrown darkerhere over Washington,The moon has grown darker as well andpeople here arebeginning to resign themselves to thepossibility that they arewitnessing yet another tragedy in a longstring of misfortunes.Reaction from everywhere, fromWashington and certainlyfrom around the world has guess..."

[Hypnotist:]"Open your eyes, Nicholas'"

[Nicholas:]"AAAH!"

Cast of characters:Nicholas [N]Victoria Page [V]Senator Edward Baynes [the miracle]

Julian Baynes [the sleeper]The hypnoterapist [H]

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