unknown

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the fasten your seatbelts ]
[live bootleg. a live version is also available on the fan club ]
[christmas cd 1998. ]
- john petrucci

I've got my hands out in front of my face
But i can hardly see
I've bathed myself in holy water
But it doesn't bother me

Under my skin, upon my head
Inside the walls, beneath my bed
My black and whites are turning red

Cover my eyes and tell me
Am i really blind
Cover my eyes and tell me
Have i lost my mind

I've got my fingers to the blade
But i can't feel a thing
Open my eyes in salty water
But it doesn't even sting

Under my skin, upon my head
Stuck in my throat, beneath my breath
My black and whites are turning red

Cover my eyes and tell me
Am i really blind
Cover my eyes and tell me
Have i lost my mind
Have i lost my mind
Have i lost my mind

Under my skin, upon my head
The lunatic is playing dead
My black and whites are turning red

Cover my eyes and tell me
Am i really blind
Cover my eyes and tell me
Have i lost my mind

Cover my eyes and tell me
Am i really blind
Cover my eyes and tell me
Have i lost my
Have i lost my mind
Have i lost my mind
Have i lost my mind

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the fan club christmas cd 1997.]
- john petrucci

I was sitting on the edge of his bed
Staring at the headlines on the paper
He said, 'look at poor gene kelly
I guess he won't be singing in the rain.'

Then we talked about the weather and the game
Election day and things i can't remember
But all that i could think of
Was this would be the last time
That we'd talk about anything
You took away my heroes
Can you take away my pain

Take away my pain
Please don't let it rain
Take away my pain
I'm not frightened anymore
I'll be knocking at your door

She was standing by the edge of his bed
Staring at the message on their faces
He said, 'what else can you do, babe?
I guess i won't be coming home again.'
They just took away all my promises
Make them take away my pain

Take away my pain
Please don't let it rain
Take away my pain
I'm not frightened anymore
Just stay with me tonight
I'm tired of this fight
Soon i'll be knocking at your door

His final scene
The actor bows
And all those dreams
Are gone somehow
The crowd applauds
The curtain falls
There'll be no encore after all

I was sitting on the edge of my bed
Staring at the paper through my tears
It read, 'say goodbye to jesus'
The world he left will never be the same
You took away my hero
Will you take away my pain

Take away my pain
Let the cold inside
Time to let it rain
There's nothing left to hide
Take away my pain
I'm not frightened anymore
I'm learning to survive
Without you in my life
Til you come knocking at my door...

Keep knocking, keep knocking
Knocking at my door

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the fasten your seatbelts ]
[live bootleg. ]
- john petrucci

He's just the kind of man
You hear about
Who leaves his family for
An easy out
They never saw the signs
He never said a word
He couldn't take another day

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
Walk me across the water
In the writing of a tired hand
You'll see the message getting clearer
And maybe you'll understand

Once the stone
You're crawling under
(once the stone)
Is lifted off your shoulders
(lifted off)
Once the cloud that's raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that you'll hear
Is the crashing down of hollow years

She's not the kind of girl
You hear about
She'll never want another
She'll never be without
She'll give you all the signs
She'll tell you everything
Then turn around and walk away

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
(into the waves)
Walk me across the water
In the echoes of a tired voice
You'll hear the message getting clearer
And maybe you'll have no choice

Once the stone
You're crawling under
(once the stone)
Is lifted off your shoulders
(lifted off)
Once the cloud that's raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that you'll hear
Is the crashing down of hollow years

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
(into the waves)
Walk me across the water
And maybe you'll understand

Once the stone
You're crawling under
Is lifted off your shoulders
Once the cloud that's raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that you'll hear
Is the crashing down
(crashing down, crashing down, crashing down)
Crashing down of hollow years

Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under
Once the stone
You're crawling under

- john petrucci
[studio demo, available on the cd single for the song "lie". ]
[additional verse on this version, starting at 03:37, is kevin ]
[moore's last lyrical contribution to dream theater. ]
[a live version is also available on the fan club christmas cd 1998.]

If i'd started from the top
And worked my way down
There'd be no reason
To live forever
To live forever

The starvation has turned
Me outside in
And the wind has blown
Me halfway across the world
Across the world

Why was i born
In an age of distrust
I'd offered some change
For a photograph

It will always stay the same [**a**]
You will always be the same

Until i saw the desire for revenge
My heart never once went astray
As long as i have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever

I found you where [03:37]
They left you there
A passing word that's gone forever

And searching my memory for answers
I saw the words of a letter you wrote
She said 'you don't have to live forever,
You don't want to live forever.'
And everything's changing now,
I don't want to live forever.

[alternate ending - (live in tokyo home video)]
[beginning at **a** above. ]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same

Until i saw the desire for revenge
My heart never once went astray
As long as i have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever

Until i saw the desire for revenge
As long as i have to die in the attempt
If i had to charge the attack
Let me
No reason
No reason
No reason
No reason
To live forever

[alternate ending - (studio acoustic version - "subconscious" cd)]
[recorded as james labrie's vocal audition in 1990. ]
[beginning at **a** above. ]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same

Until i show desire for revenge
My heart never once went astray
As long as i have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
To live forever

Until i show desire for revenge
As long as i have to die in the attempt
As long as i have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
No reason
No reason
To live forever
To live forever
'this just in from baghdad... seven patriot missiles
Have been spotted above cuba.'

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on a single cd included with ]
[the japanese release of falling into infinity. a live version ]
[is also available on the fan club christmas cd 1998. ]
- james labrie

I remember when we were so young
You embraced my fears and made me strong
Never did you actually hold my hand
Your silence no one else would understand

Did you fall?
Did you crawl?
Will you open up at all?
Did you hear
Things you fear?
Did i make it clear?

Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're feeling inside
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're feeling inside

Do you like the clothes she wears today
Colliding love affair against a shade
Often times i wish she'd speak to me
Her holy open book, a world revealed to see

Did you fall?
Did you crawl?
Will you open up at all?
Did you hear
Things you fear?
Did i make it clear?

Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're feeling inside
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me all you're feeling inside

So easy, easier
If you spoke to me
So easy, easier
Speak to me

Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're feeling inside
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me what you're thinking
Tell me all you're feeling inside

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. ]
- john petrucci

Carry it away
Carry it away again
Have nothing to say
Nothing to say again

No one needs to be alone
Get my ego on the phone

Walking again
Walking again today
Who will i drain?
Who will i drain today?

No one wants to see you drown
And no one wants to be let down

Sorry about your secret garden
Is it too late to beg your pardon?
Didn't expect your soul to harden
Are you already gone?
Too late...

Where are you now?
Blind and deaf
No one's left to come around
Where are you now?
Lost out there
Where eyes no longer stare

You read the writing on the wall
Will jesus catch you when you fall?
Heaven's filled with empty prayers
Pray too hard and no one cares

Sorry about your secret garden
Is it too late to beg your pardon?
Didn't expect your soul to harden
Are you already gone?
Too late...

Where are you now?
Blind and deaf
No one's left to come around
Where are you now?
Lost out there
Where eyes no longer stare

So there you are
Beyond the crowd
What do you hear to talk so loud?
Beneath the wall
Is where you'll fall
And wanting more
And losing all
(you're one step away)
Losing all
(you're one step away)
Losing all

I'm gonna comfort you
I'm gonna comfort you
I'm gonna comfort you
I'm gonna comfort you
Nothing's gonna
No one's gonna comfort you

Where are you now?
Lost out there
Where eyes no longer stare

Where are you now?
Lost out there
Where eyes no longer stare

Where are you now?
Lost out there

Where are you now?
Lost out there

- (original live version - from the "subconscious" cd)
[recorded live at the limelight, ny, march 4, 1993, with james labrie on ]
[vocals. this is the version of this song from the infamous "dance of ]
[eternity" bootleg recording. ]
- mike portnoy

I remember a time [01:43]
My frail, virgin mind
Watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depths of winter's snow

Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life to see
Yet i knew there must be more

But those days are gone now [02:40]
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
Into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
And i know where i stand
All of my childhood memories
Left lying in the sand

In my den of inequity [03:22]
Viciousness and delicacy
Struggled to find the sane
Struggled to ease the pain
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
Now i know that there is more
The warmth is gone
But the chill forever here

I'll always remember [04:18]
The chill of november
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall, ticking away
"seize the day"
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way.
Look around, and hear the sound
Another time like this can't be found.

We can learn from the past [05:13]
But those days are gone

In my frail, virgin mind [05:38]
Words have lost my way
I have to seize the day
To home i returned

Preparing for her flight [06:12]
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright
She walked into the night
She turned for one last look
She looked me in the eye
I said, 'i love you... good-bye.'

Please don't go [06:50]

[instrumental section]

So far so few between [09:56]
My eyes filled full
With desire fulfilled
All my dreams came true
All the world,
And all of you
Everyday there's a constant reminder
Of all the pleasures we shared together
Love is not just a passing word
It's a state of heart that goes on forever

I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
The love there will never come away
Deep in sorrow, wandering faraway

I stood outside in the rain for us [11:09]
I tried to work out all of the pain for us
I sat alone and took the blame for us
My mind has torn and gone insane for us

Innocent sinner [11:34]
Repeat offender
Promiscuous promiser
A faith lender
Indecisive decisions
Torn with heartless divisions
Watering all my visions of love

Of all the world, i give to you [12:48]
All of the world,
All the world, i give to you
All of the world

[instrumental section]

I'm much wiser now [17:13]
A lifetime of memories
Run through my head
Memories they taught me
For better or worse, alive or dead
I realize, there's no turning back
Life goes on the offbeaten track

I sit down with my son [17:53]
Can't you see the crimson sunset
He's my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my day is done
Looking into the sun he said
'don't go, don't go,
Please don't go, now.
Don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go.'