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Octavarium – The Root Of All Evil![]() Published May 4th, 2009The 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 [...] ![]() |

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Train of Thought – Vacant![]() Published May 4th, 2009Vacant [Lyrics by James LaBrie] Hey you, Hey you I’m right here Conscience fading Can’t get through Oh Lord Helpless Confused Head swayed Eyes glazed And mine teared She’s losing control What can I do Her vacant eyes Black holes Am I losing you ![]() |

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Train of Thought – Honor Thy Father![]() Published May 4th, 2009Honor Thy Father [Lyrics by Mike Portnoy] We’re taught unconditional love That blood is thicker than water That a parent’s world would revolve Always around their son or their daughter You pretend I was your own And even believed that you loved me But were always threatened by some Invisible blood line that only you [...] ![]() |

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Train of Thought – Endless Sacrifice![]() Published May 4th, 2009Endless Sacrifice [Lyrics by John Petrucci] Cold Lying in my bed Staring into darkness Lost I hear footsteps overhead And my thoughts return Again Like a child who’s run away And won’t be coming back Time keeps passing by As night turns into day I’m so far away And so alone I need to see [...] ![]() |

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Train of Thought – This Dying Soul![]() Published May 4th, 2009This Dying Soul [Lyrics by Mike Portnoy] [IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited)] Hello, Mirror – so glad to see you my friend, it’s been a while Searching, 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 [...] ![]() |

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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence![]() Published May 4th, 2009Six 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 pacing She never felt so alive Her thoughts are racing Set on overdrive It takes a village This she knows is true they’re expecting her And she’s got work to [...] ![]() |

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Train of Thought – As I Am![]() Published May 4th, 2009As I Am [Lyrics by John Petrucci] Don’t Tell me what’s in Tell me how to write Don’t tell me how to win This fight Isn’t your life It isn’t your right To take the only thing that’s Mine Proven over time It’s over your head Don’t try to read between the Lines Are clearly [...] ![]() |

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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Disappear![]() Published May 4th, 2009Disappear [music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess] [lyrics by James LaBrie] Why, tell me the reasons why Try, still I don’t understand Will I ever feel this again Blue sky, I’ll meet you in the end Free them, free the memories of you Free me, and rest ’til I’m with you A day like today [...] ![]() |

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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – The Great Debate![]() Published May 4th, 2009The 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 on funding embryonic stem cell research last night shows that half of Americans approve of his decision, 25% do not, and still another 25% are [...] ![]() |

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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Misunderstood![]() Published May 4th, 2009Misunderstood [music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess] [lyrics by John Petrucci] Waiting In the calm of desolation Wanting to break From this circle of confusion Sleeping In the depths of isolation Trying to wake From this daydream of illusion How can I feel abandoned even when the world surrounds me How can I bite the [...] ![]() |







