Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos lyrics
Tracks 01. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1)
02. Forsaken 03. Constant Motion 04. The Dark Eternal Night 05. Repentance 06. Prophets Of War 07. The Ministry Of Lost Souls 08. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 2) 01. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1) Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by John Petrucci
I: Prelude (Instrumental)
II: Resurrection I saw a white light Shining there before me And Walking to it I waited for the end A final vision Promising salvation A resurrection For a fallen man Do you still wait for your God? And the symbol of your faith I can free you from this Hell and misery You should never be ashamed my son I can give you power beyond anything Trust me you will be the chosen one I was forgotten A body scorned and broken My soul rejected Tainted by his blood Beyond redemption A sinner not worth saving Forever taken From the one I loved Do I still wait for my God? And the symbol of my faith I can lead you down the path and back to life All I ask is that you worship me I can help you seek revenge and save yourself Give you life for all eternity Servants of the fallen Fight to pave the way For their savior's calling Of this wicked day Through a veil of madness With a vicious play One man rises on Standing in their way Redemption Redemption for humanity To be continued? 02. Forsaken Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by John Petrucci
For a while I thought I fell asleep
Lying motionless inside a dream Then rising suddenly I felt a chilling breath upon me She softly whispered in my ear Forsaken Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Give yourself up to me I waited faithfully For night to fall again Trying to silence the fear within me Out of the night and mist I felt a stinging kiss And saw a crimson sting on her lips I have to know your name Where have I seen your face before My dear why don't you be afraid Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Give yourself up to me Take me far away Close your eyes And hold your breath Till the ends of the earth Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Forsaken Fly away with me tonight Awaken Renew my life Now you are mine Give yourself up to me 03. Constant Motion Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by Mike Portnoy
Tunnel vision at blinding speed
Controlling my thoughts, obsessing me Void of any uncertainty Throughout my very soul Lost illusions of my control Resisting all hope of letting go Racing impulse of dark desire Drives me through the night I try to shut it down It leaves me in the dust No matter what I've found I can never get enough Frantic actions of insanity Impulsive laced profanity Long for elusive serenity Way out of my control Traveling through both space and time Out of body, out of mind Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes I can't let up, I can't let go Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering Focus here, focus there Cannot see the light Falling down through the night Sprawling everywhere Searching left, searching right Panic setting in, I can no longer fight When will this end? Accelerate, dislocate (Set to crash and burn, haven't got time to waste) Not planning to return Aggravate, agitate When will I ever learn? There's no way out of here Nowhere to turn Obsessive yearning Compulsive burning Still never learning Insane random thoughts of neat disorder Scattered wasteland surrounding me Tattered memories of what used to be Apocalyptic mind debris Until we meet again Uh! Traveling through both space and time (Out of body, out of mind) Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes I can't let up, I can't let go Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering Traveling through both space and time Out of body, out of mind Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes I can't let up, I can't let go Can't stop this flame from burning Can't stop the wheels from turning Traveling through both space and time You get yours, and I got mine Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes I can't let up, I can't let go Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering 04. The Dark Eternal Night Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by John Petrucci
No one dared to
Speek of the terrible danger The hiddeous ancient warnings Forged into the void of night He is risen up Out of the blackness Chaos The last of the prophets Sinister A Sickening montrous sight Throught the stifling heat Underneath the pale green moon I burned with a thirst To seek things not yeat seen Climbing endless stairs Leading to the choking room Eager to explode His most shocking mysteries Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Black forces Rage in the vortex Fighting Waves of destruction Swallowing The echo of the universe I am the last Born of the blood of the pharaohs The ultimate god of a rotting creation Sent to unleash this curse Restless crowds draw near Nameless hooded forms appear Amidst fallen ruins Grotesque creatures battle Shadowed on a screen Yellow evil faces leer Vacant monuments Corpses of dead worlds left behind Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Trapped in a hellish dream Spinning past worlds unseen And frightfully vanishing Into the dark eternal night Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Trapped in a hellish dream Spinning past worlds unseen And frightfully vanishing Into the dark eternal night 05. Repentance Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by Mike Portnoy
Hello, mirror
So glad to see you my friend It's been a while Staring at the empty page before me All the years of wreckage running through my head Patterns of my life I thought I don't ... Revealing hurt for shame and deep lament Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me As the pen begins to trace my darkest past Signs throughout my life that should have warned me Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done and haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong Learn the hard way Sometimes you've got to be strong When you think it's too late Staring at the finished page before me All the damage now so clear and evident Thinking 'bout the dreaded task in store for me A bitter fear at the thought of my amends Hoping that the step will help restore me To face my past and ask for forgiveness Cleaning up my dirty side of this unswept street Could this be the begin of the end I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done and haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong Learn the hard way Just when you're through hanging on You're saved 06. Prophets Of War Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by James LaBrie
It burns deep down inside of me
We have ourselves to blame Not questioning, accepted as the truth Debate this fight it's just cause The facts do not support theirs To liberate a people And with them tyrant rule Is it time to make the change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from war? It's time to make the change Intrigued Got your attention - Deceived Since the inception - Our brave Fight for what reason Compelled Can we clean up this mess The loss of loved ones A perverse request They continue the same rhetoric These derelicts that profit Win or lose Is it time to make a change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from war? It's time to make a change The only thing that I believe Will help us see this through is faith Pray they will forgive Forgive our arrogance So we can make it right Right for they have wronged See you sweat Unexpected, controversial Get used to it Things are gonna get personal Your sympathy A pitiful display you stutter Your empathy Means nothing if there is no honor Responsible Of this you are incapable We implicate Incriminate - Exacerbate - Too much at stake Our Fathers, Mothers Sisters, Brothers Sons and Daughters Forced Perpetuating their ideals A mindless act To stay the course Is it time to make a change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from war Is it time to make a change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from war Is it time to make a change A change from what it's been Can we help them break away Is our patience wearing thin It's time to make a change Time for change Fight the fear Find the truth Time for change 07. The Ministry Of Lost Souls Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by John Petrucci
The water's edge
Is where she waits Lost soul still wondering Meant to die But she's stuck Not crossing over The other side Is where he waits His spirit reaching out Meant to save But she's too scared To take his hand Living in a world without you drowning in the past) Is living in no world at all So now I call on you Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering Was all in vain? It's almost over now Don't turn your back on paradise Feeling scared She's prepared To give up everything She can't stand To feel like half of her is fading He will choose The only way To rid her of her pain Take her soul now The decision has been made Living in a world without love (burning into my soul So living in a wordless world So I will call on you Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering was all in vain? It's almost over Remember me You were so young How could I tell you? Remember me I am the one Who saved your life that night I was the one who would not abandon you Even in death I was the one who would not leave you I used my freedom to protect you And all the world around you Do you remember me this time Even in death I gave you life I gave you life Born to do Deserve a place A place beside you This time when I Reach out my hand It reached all the way To heaven Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering Was all in vain? It's almost over now Goodbye It's almost over now Goodbye It's time I release you from this life Don't turn your back on paradise 08. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 2) Music by Dream Theater Lyrics by John Petrucci
III: Heretic
Welcome tired pilgrim Into the circle We have been waiting Everyone's gathered For your arrival All the believers Angels fall All for you Heretic Demon heart Bleed for us I've been waiting for you, Weary preacher man You have been expected Now we can begin Let this hallowed day of judgment reign I have known you father, And your sacred quest Blessed soldier fighting You shall never rest I have known you but do you know me? Angels fall All for you Heretic Demon heart Bleed for us My soul is yours Dark Master I will fight for you Dark Master within I will fight for you Dark Master of sin Now my soul is yours Dark Master my guide I will die for you Dark Master inside I cannot see his face But I could feel his spite A presence from the dead Abandoned by the light This shadow will consume him from within This power that I sense The rage behind those eyes Is just a shrouded ghost A spirit sealed inside The body and the soul both threats For they are one Angels fall All for you Heretic Demon heart Bleed for us My soul is yours Dark Master I will fight for you Dark Master within I will fight for you Dark Master of sin Now my soul is yours Dark Master my guide I will die for you Dark Master incide Dark Master amen I belong to you Dark Master within Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! IV: The Slaughter Of The Damned Don't Bother trying to find them They will be coming to you Fight Fight and destroy Until you can't take anymore Slay Spill the blood of the rebels They are the children of hell Flesh Of the undead Stopping at nothing to kill Sin Caught in a moment of weakness Commited the greatness of all Sold Half of my soul And now It's too late for you I judge us My eyes see I judge and I am just For I speak Of the beast That lives in all of us Unwelcome ones Your time has come Lord You are my god and my shepherd Nothing more shall I want War Through the abyss Into the shadow of death Fear There is no evil to fear now For I know you are with me My Couple overflows With my enemies blood I Decay in the house of the lord Forever amen Death Follow me Will follow me All the days of my life I judge us My eyes see I judge and I am just For I speak Of the beast That lives in all of us Unwelcome ones Your time has come Servants of the fallen Fight to pave the way For the savior's calling On this wicked day Through a veil of madness With a vicious play One man rises up Standing in their way It's time for your reckoning V: The Reckoning (Instrumental) VI: Salvation My soul grows weaker He knows and he waits He watches over me Standing at the infernal gates In the hour of darkness The moment I feared has passed The moment I lost my faith Promising salvation My soul is my own now I do not fight for you Dark Master |