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1. _ Eve
[recorded live at the limelight, ny, march 4, 1993. ]
[the samples are from a reading of james joyce's book, ]
["dedalus - portrait of an artist as a young man". ]
"chapter one. once upon a time, and a very good time it was,
There was a moo cow coming down along the road."
"so he came himself in weakness not in power
And he sent thee, a creature in his stead,
With a creature's comeliness and luster
Suited to our state.
And now thy very face and form dear mother,
Speak to us of the eternal;
Not like earthly beauty, dangerous to look upon,
But like the morning star which is thy emblem,
Bright and musical, breathing purity,
Telling of heaven and infusing peace.
O harbinger of day! o light of the pilgrim!
Lead us still as thou hast led.
In the dark night, across the bleak wilderness
Guide us on to our lord jesus, guide us home."
"'tower of ivory?' they used to say, 'house of gold?'
How could a woman be a tower of ivory or a house of gold?"
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2. _ Cover My Eyes
[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
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3. _ Lines In The Sand (demo Version)
[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the fasten your seatbelts ]
[live bootleg. ]
- john petrucci
Sometimes, for a moment of bliss
And the passion, we're craving
There's a message we miss
Sometimes when, the spirits left alone
We must believe in something
To find if we've grown
Sometimes, if you're perfectly still
You can hear the virgin weeping
For the savior of your will
Sometimes, your castles in the air
And the fantasies you're seeking
Are the crosses you bear
Swept away with the tide
(swept away)
Through the holes in my hands
(in my hands)
Crown of thorns at my side
(crown of thorns at my side)
Drawing lines in the sand
Tragic reflex, shattered calm
Static progress, senses gone
Numb awareness, final psalm
Sacred conflict, blessed prize
Weeping crosses, stainless eyes
Desperate addict, faith disguised
Swept away with the tide
(swept away)
Through the holes in my hands
(in my hands)
Crown of thorns at my side
(crown of thorns at my side)
Drawing lines in the sand
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4. _ Take Away My Pain (alternate Lyrics Ii)
[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
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5. _ Take Away My Pain (alternate Lyrics I)
[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. ]
- 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.'
You can take away my heroes
Can you take away my pain
Take away my pain
Leave the cold outside
Please don't let it rain
Don't stumble on my pride
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
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
Leave the cold outside
Please don't let it rain
Don't stumble on my pride
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 years
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
It's 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...
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6. _ Hollow Years (demo Version)
[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
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7. _ You Or Me
[studio demo version of the song "you not me" from 1997, recorded ]
[during the making of the album falling into infinity. available ]
[on the cd single for the song "hollow years". ]
- john petrucci
"...i need some pencils... [various samples, seemingly from ]
Will you be using 'em for company [flipping through news broadcasts.]
Business?...one eight hundred nine
Nine two...for cash back, see store for details...
Meeting rebel leaders, he says he also plans to thank
Russian soldiers for their work in chechnya...work better..."
People around here are driving me crazy
Watching them run is making me lazy
Trying to buy a place in my head
Selling me lines i've already read
Speaking my name to try to confuse me
Say it again you're starting to lose me
That's alright i'm okay
It happens every single day
It's all the same
But i'm not blind
Nevermind
It's either you or me
And i can't see the difference
You or me
I find that i can't see the difference
When are these changes going to stick
Eating my words is making me sick
Some of the time
I'm practically sacred
Reading my mind
Is leaving you naked
You'd rather give it away than receive it
One of these days i'm gonna believe it.
That's alright i'm okay
It happens every single day
It's all the same
But i'm not blind
Nevermind
It's either you or me
And i can't see the difference
You or me
I find that i can't see the difference
You or me
And i can't see the difference
You or me
I find that i can't see the difference
You or me
That's alright i'm okay
It happens every single day
And i can't see the difference
It's all the same
But i'm not blind
Nevermind
It's either
You or me
That's alright i'm okay
It happens every single day
I find that i can't see the difference
It's all the same
But i'm not blind
"...my position was that if anybody [right-channel samples from ???]
Who's a christian would go there,
They're not only aligning themselves to the demagogue,
They're aligning themselves to the antichrist! which
By the way, this man is an antichrist..."
"did you see the video?"
"i didn't need to see the video to call the guy an antichrist..."
"...if you can truly appreciate..." [left-channel samples from ???]
"...sins, so that we'll go to heaven [center-channel sample from ???]
Anyway. he came to save his people
From their sins."
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8. _ To Live Forever
- 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.'
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9. _ The Way It Used To Be
[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the cd single for the song ]
["hollow years". ]
- james labrie
Feelin' sick once again
I'd give anything
To be back home
Safe and warm inside
I can't stand the crowds
Or the smell that surrounds me
The cloth and key
Still preach chastity
Take me back so i can see
The way it used to be
I lay down and enter a dream
Unlike anywhere i've been
All is silent and sweet
Then i'm falling down to the ground
And i'm lost from what i've found
Can't stand the sounds no more
Take me back so i can see
The way it used to be
The way it used to be
Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That i see within
Bring me to the land
Radio waves
Splash through my head
To a rhythm that i crave
Radio waves
Relive the moment
Seems like yesterday
Take me back to twelve mile bay
Where i'll sit at the edge with my feet in the water
Take me back as the sun fades away
Break down the walls so i can breathe
Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That i see within
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That i see within
The way it used to be
The way it used to be
Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That i see within
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That i see within
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10. _ Speak To Me
[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
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11. _ Don't Look Past Me
[demo from 1989/90, with john hendricks on vocals. also available ]
[with james labrie on vocals on the "antiquities" cd. ]
- kevin moore
"i don't know, i feel a lot of [sample is robert deniro from the ]
Distance and i feel far away. [film "the deer hunter". ]
I'll see you later..."
I have seen you born before me
I have watched you die
I have heard every word you said to me
Leave no question in your mind
There is no brighter star to guide you
Don't look past me to the sun, the sun is i
I am the sun...
So close the door behind him
He wanders slowly to the car
Trying to lift his heavy heart
He says...
"i feel bad about this. [sample is timothy hutton from the]
I feel really bad about this. [film "ordinary people". ]
Just, just let me feel bad about this."
I'm through just getting by
Countless times a friend has told me
Watch out for the wave
Now it seems the sea will be my grave
And still you swim to save me
Even though the water is much colder now
Even though the water is much colder now
Sometimes you can act on intuition
Sometimes you can use a different point of view
I've found that in such a position
I could always come to you
(sun) i've seen you weep
I have seen you tired and lonely (without you)
But it only takes one heart (one heart)
To lift you up and send you on
Can you understand the life i've shown you
Understand it's me, i'm giving you
I have seen you born before me
I have watched you die
I have heard every word you said to me
I have no question in my mind
There's been no brighter star to guide me
I don't look past you to the sun,
So don't look past me to the sun,
The sun is...
And so love is broken
They're asking me how can you help
When you don't even know how that feels
I don't need one thousand reasons
When someone starts to cry
When someone says my heart needs lifting
Don't ask how come, ask how high
I have seen you born before me
I have watched you die
I have heard every word you said to me
Leave no question in your mind
There is no brighter star to guide you
Don't look past me to the sun, the sun is i
Leave no question in your mind
There is no brighter star to guide you
Don't look past me to the sun, (it knows where you are)
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12. _ Where Are You Now
[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
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13. _ Burning My Soul (demo Version)
[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 japanese ]
[hollow years cd single. ]
- mike portnoy
[the screamed repeats of the phrase 'burning my soul' are done by ]
[mike portnoy. the whispered phrase 'soul' is done by ??? ]
I awoke from a dream today
Man it seemed so real
Close my eyes and try to drift away
But memories keep haunting me
A thorn in my side, a chip on my shoulder
A lump in my throat, the size of a boulder
The chill up my spine, can't get any colder
And you wonder why i can't smile
A knot in my gut, an ape on my back
In the heat of the moment
I'm knocked off the track
You drop the ball, i pick up the slack
And you ask me why my hair's gray
I say it's green and then you tell me it's red
Keep your thoughts and ideas
Locked inside of your head
We've got someone
Who can think for you instead
And he sounds just like the last one
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul
Responsible thinkers
Throw caution to the wind
But i find myself
Speaking from within
I can't live my life
Walking on eggshells
To stay on your good side
Using your words
Controlling my life
Can't you see it's my words
That gives you your life
So i hurt your feelings
Well i'm really sorry
But i don't give a shit, no...
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my [instrumental section at this ]
[point would later become hell's ]
[kitchen on falling into infinity.]
Twisting, turning
Losing all sense of yearning
Living and learning
The pressure keeps on burning my soul
(burning my soul)
(soul)
Burning my soul [repeat this block 6 times.]
(burning my soul) [ <----------------------^ ]
(soul) [ <----------------------^ ]
Burning my soul
(burning my soul...)
Burning my soul
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14. _ A Change Of Seasons (original Live Version )
- (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.'
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