[Verse 1] Spiders seeking shelter Fading with the dawn Vanishing at sunrise As morning light shines on
[Verse 2] Sacrificial martyr Victim dressed in white Headed for the slaughter Angels cry for her tonight
[Pre-Chorus] To the cross At the stake To the lions On the rack I break I break
[Chorus] Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3] Mind awake Body at rest Drifting through sleep transitions Borderland state Swimming through waves Sensory dream condition
[Verse 4] Without warning I fall down the bottomless well Flesh is crawling Need to claw my way out of this hell
[Pre-Chorus] By the sword On the wheel Twisting in the wind Pierce the silence With a scream Why can't I remember anything Anything
[Chorus] Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus] Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see I can't see
3.
A Broken Man
[Instrumental Intro]
[Spoken Intro] [ ] "Take cover!"
[Verse 1: James LaBrie] Feel the heat intensify Steel piercing the skin Sky on fire, electrified War inside begins Wrought with guilt, abandoning comrades lying still Soulless eyes stare back at me Broken, sick, I feel
[Chorus: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] What of the dreams? A haunted curse? (A haunted curse) Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse Dead inside, though I've tried I know I am a broken man
[Spoken Interlude] "Suffering, suffering inside and shaking. I'm sweating at night, just trying to find an answer to feel comfortable with, what, um, like, what did I witness "
[Verse 2: James LaBrie] Swaying, praying, trying to escape Laughing, crying, more than one can take Haunting, taunting, will not let me be Hypnotizing and not letting go of me
[Verse 3: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] Stranglehold, dreams unfold, helpless, can't break free Memories, blood red sky, rain down on me Battle cry, war inside, senseless tragedy Shock and awe, numb and raw, suffocating me Nightmare, will this never end Flashback, I'm unravelling Misery can't break free Wasted lives cast aside
[Chorus: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] What of the dreams? A haunted curse (A haunted curse) Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse Dead inside, though I've tried I know I am a broken man
[Instrumental Break]
[Keyboard Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] What of the dreams? What can I learn? (What can I learn ) Nor can erase, forever burn (Forever burn) What of the dreams? Inflamed and torn (Inflamed and torn) And now I wish I had never been born (Never been, never been, never been, never been) All is lost, I've done all I can, I swear This cross is mine to bear
[Outro: James LaBrie] Broken man, only one remedy He waits patiently, peaceful and free for eternity
[Instrumental Outro]
4.
Dead Asleep
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1] In a waterside village, in the heat of July A man and his wife settled down for the night In the morning, he woke to a horrible sight
It's all just so tragic, an unusual case The violent result of a fatal mistake How can he be to blame He was never awake
[Chorus] Wake up! What have I done I was dead asleep Wake up! Can you send someone I'm not insane, I was dead asleep
[Verse 2] Scrambling in the darkness, in fear for his life Certain a killer broke in He fumbles for a weapon, reaches for a knife A sleepwalking murder begins
It was a vivid encounter, a realistic fight And now he's got blood on his hands He stands over the body, sees it's his wife A nightmare he can't understand
[Pre-Chorus] I must confess it was me I needed to silence the screams She suffered a brutal attack A shockingly violent act
[Chorus] Wake up! What have I done I was dead asleep Wake up! Can you send someone I'm not insane, I was dead asleep
[Bridge] Out of my mind, out of my body Someone's been killed, I am sorry Out of control, all out of answers Maybe one day you'll forgive me
[Guitar Solo]
[Keyboard Solo]
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus] Wake up! What have I done I was dead asleep I must have been dreaming, I have no memory of anything
[Outro] We strongly suspect you're feeling a sense of despair No one knows of the guilt that you bear In the eyes of the law, you are free You are innocent
[Instrumental Outro]
5.
Midnight Messiah
6.
Are We Dreaming?
Is that it I like your mind (mind... mind... mind...)
Please stay... Do you love me
...uoy evigrof reven ll'I ,evael uoy fI Come. Don't go...
Is that it We never had a chance... (We never had a chance...)
(...are we dreaming ) (...are we dreaming ) Are we dreaming
7.
Bend the Clock
[Verse 1: James LaBrie] Worn down, wearing thin Hellish dreams, tormenting scenes Shadows looming I'm paralyzed, can’t move Scared and confused
[Chorus: James LaBrie] If I, if I could bend the clock The passageway of time Leave it all behind No more, no more paralyzing dreams The midnight screams always haunting me But I sink deeper each day
[Verse 2: James LaBrie] Cold, hallowed place Dark shadows, vast haunting landscapes In a frantic state Tired of feeling lost, alone and out of place
[Pre-Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & John Petrucci] This circle I can't break Every night, lie comatose but wide awake I'm paralyzed again Darkness creeping in
[Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] If I, if I could bend the clock The passageway of time Leave it all behind No more, no more paralyzing dreams The midnight screams always haunting me But I sink further today
[Guitar Interlude]
[Bridge: James LaBrie] The witching hour begins Can’t escape, I find myself again Prisoner in the end Sinking further than I've ever been
[Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] And if I, if I could bend the clock The passageway of time A better place I'd find And no more, no more paralyzing dreams The midnight screams break this hold on me
[Outro: James LaBrie] But I can't get away Can't find my way Sinking further every day
