Dream Theater-Octavarium (2005)

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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 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 envious

Lazy 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 day

I am readyHelp me be what I can be

[VII. Remove]

Self-centered fear has got a hold of meClutching my throatSelf righteous anger running all through meReady to explode

Procrastination paralyzing meWanting me dead

These 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 breaking

I can feel my body breakingI'm ready to let it all goI can feel my body shaking


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Right 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 day

I am readyHelp me what I can beI am readyCome to meTake 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 belongDon't be afraid,You are not the only one

Don't let the day go by,Don'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 made

Face 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 doubt,The answer lies within

You've got the future on your sideYou've gonna be fine nowI know whatever you decideYou are gonna shine!!! (shinee)

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 go by in doubtThe answer lies within

3. These Walls


This is so hard for meTo find the words to say


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My thoughts are standing still

Captive inside of meAll emotions start to hideAnd nothing's getting through

Watch me,

FadingI'm losingAll my instincts,falling into darkness

Tear down these walls for meStop me from going underYou are the only one who knowsI'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 uncertaintyI don't like this feelingI'm sinking like a stone

Each time I try to speakThere's a voice I'm hearingAnd it changes everything

Watch me,Crawl from

The wreckageOf my silenceConversationFailing

Tear down these walls for meStop me from going underYou are the only one who knowsI'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 awayIs it worth the price you pay?Is there someone who will wait for youOne more time? [x2]

Watch me,FadingI'm losingAll my instincts,Falling into darkness

Tear down these walls for meStop me from going under


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You are the only one who knowsI'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 meIt's not too late for meTear down these walls for me

4. I Walk Beside You


There's a story in your eyesI can see the hurt behind your smile

For 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 areWhatever it takesNo matter how farThrough all the may comeAnd all that may goI walk beside youI walk beside you

Summon up your ghosts for 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 you

Wherever you areWhatever it takesNo matter how far


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Through all that may comeAnd all that may goI walk beside youI walk beside you

Oh, where everything is wrongOh, where hopelessness surrounds you

Oh, 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 areWhatever it takesNo matter how farThrough all that may comeAnd all that may go

I walk beside youI walk beside you

5. Panic Attack


All wound upOn the edgeTerrified

Sleep disturbed

Restless mindPetrified

Bouts of fearPermeateAll I see

HeighteningNervousnessThreatens me

I am paralyzedSo afraid to die

Caught off guardWarning signsNever show

Tension strikesChoking meWorries grow

Why do I feel so numbIs it something to do with where I come fromShould this be fight or flight

I don't know why I'm constantly so uptight

Rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest


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Agitated body in distressI feel like I'm in dangerDaily life is strangled by my stress

A stifling surgeShooting through all my veinsExtreme apprehension

Suddenly I'm insane

Lost all hope for redemptionA grave situation desperate at best

Why do I feel so numbIs it something to do with where I come fromShould this be fight or flightI don't know why I'm constantly reeling

Helpless hysteriaA false sense of urgency

Trapped in my phobiaPossessed by anxiety

RunTry to hideOverwhelmed by this complex delirium

Helpless hysteriaA false sense of urgencyTrapped in my phobiaPossessed by anxiety

Run

Try to hideOverwhelmed by this complex delirium

6. Never Enough

[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]

Cut myself open wideReach insideHelp yourselfTo all I have to giveAnd then you help yourself againAnd then complain thatYou didn't like the wayI put the knife in wrongYou didn't like the wayMy blood spilled on your brand new floor

What would you sayIf I walked awayWould you appreciateBut then it'd be too lateBecause I can only take so much of your ungrateful waysEverything is never enough

Sacrifice my lifeNeglect my kids and wife


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All for you to be happyAll those sleepless nightsAnd countless fights to give you moreAnd then you say how dare thatI didn't write you backI must be too good for youI only care about myself

What would you sayIf I walked awayWould you appreciateBut then it'd be too lateBecause I can only take so much of your ungrateful waysEverything is never enough

7. Sacrificed Sons

[Music: Dream Theater, Lyrics: James LaBrie]

[Begins with samples from 9/11]

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 thisOn our peopleAnd proclaimThat His will be doneScriptures they heed have misled themAll praise their Sacrificed Sons

Teach themWhat to think and feelYour waysSo enlightening

Words they preachI can't relateIf God's true Love

Are acts of Hate

God on High


8/11

Our mistakesWill mankind be extinct?There's no time to wasteWho serves the truthFor Heavens' sake

8. Octavarium

[Music: Dream Theater]

[I. Someone Like Him]

[Lyrics: John Petrucci]

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 me

And 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 last

It's wonderful to knowThat I could beSomething more than what 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 becomeTo be someone just like him

[II. Medicate (Awakening)]

[Lyrics: James LaBrie]

A Doctor sitting next to meHe asks me how I feel

Not sure I understand his questioningHe says I've been away a whileBut thinks he has cured me


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From 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 guarantee

I 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]

[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]

Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's readyJack the ripper Owens 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 be 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 round


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Looking outwardReaching inScream without a sound

Leaning overCrawling upStumbling all around

Losing my placeOnly to find I've come full circle

[IV. Intervals]

[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]

[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 failed muted breath

[Fourth]Loyalty, trust, faith and desireCarries love through each darkest fire

[Fifth]Tortured InsanityA 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

[Octave]Step after stepWe try controlling our fateWhen we finally start living it has become too late

Trapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this OctavariumTrapped inside this Octavarium

[V. Razor's Edge]

[Lyrics: John Petrucci]


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We move in circlesBalanced all the whileOn a gleaming razor's edge

A perfect sphereColliding with our fateThis story ends where it began

Dream Theater-Octavarium (2005)

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