Train of Thought – This Dying Soul

Published May 4th, 2009

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 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 one way cold existence all the while
Now [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Published May 4th, 2009

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 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 do
He helplessly stands by
It’s meaningless to try
As he rubs his red-rimmed eyes
He says [...]

Train of Thought – As I Am

Published May 4th, 2009

As 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 defined
Never lose sight of
Something you believe in
Takin’ in the view from the outside
Feeling like the [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Disappear

Published May 4th, 2009

Disappear

[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
My whole world has been changed
Nothing you say
Will help ease [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – The Great Debate

Published May 4th, 2009

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 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 not sure what to [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Misunderstood

Published May 4th, 2009

Misunderstood
[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 hand that feeds the strangers all around me
How can I know so [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – Blind Faith

Published May 4th, 2009

Blind Faith

[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess]
[lyrics by James LaBrie]
Hear me, speaking
Asking why I even bother
Tell me, how you
Live from day to day
Take your time and look around
Is this utopia you’ve found
Sick of all of this
The suffering and we just carry on
Isn’t it time we care and lose the hate
Understand our fears
But we do all [...]

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence – The Glass Prison

Published May 4th, 2009

The Glass Prison
[music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess]
[lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
[I. REFLECTION]
Cunning, Baffling, Powerful
Been beaten to a pulp
Vigorous, Irresistable
Sick and tired and laid low
Dominating, Invincible
Black-out, loss of control
Overwhelming, Unquenchable
I’m powerless, have to let go
I can’t escape it
It leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it
Senses tattered and torn
Hopeless surrender
Obsession’s got me beat
Losing the will [...]

Scenes From A Memory – Scene Nine: Finally Free

Published May 4th, 2009

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 into
consciousness, remembering all you have learned.
When I tell you to open your eyes you will return to the present,
Feeling peaceful and [...]

Scenes From A Memory – Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On

Published May 4th, 2009

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 beyond
And 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 more
Have I lived before
Or could this be all [...]