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DREAM THEATER LYRICS
"Images and Words Demos 1989-1991" (2005 Best of/Compilation)
1. Metropolis
2. Take the Time
3. Learning to Live
4. Under a Glass Moon
5. Don't Look Past Me
6. To Live Forever
7. To Live Forever
8. A Change of Seasons
9. Learning to Live
10. Oliver's Twist
1. Metropolis
2. Take the Time
3. Learning to Live
4. Under a Glass Moon
5. Don't Look Past Me
I have seen you born before me
I have watched you die
I have heard every word you said, believe 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'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, believe 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)
6. To Live Forever
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
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
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
7. To Live Forever
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 always stays the same
Always stays 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
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
8. A Change of Seasons
I remember a time
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
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
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
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
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there may not be one
In my frail, virgin mind
Words have lost my way
I have to seize the day
To home i returned
Preparing for her flight
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
So far, so few between
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 stood outside in the rain for us
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
Repeat offender
Promiscuous promiser
A faith lender
Indecisive decisions
Torn with heartless divisions
Shattering 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
(Please don't go)
So much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
Run through my head
Memories they taught me
For better, for worse, alive or dead
I realize, there's no turning back
Life goes on the offbeaten track
I sit down with my son
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
9. Learning to Live
10. Oliver's Twist
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