Dream Theater : Taste the Memories

Progressive Metal / USA
(1993 - Dream Theater International Fan Club)
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1. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

[Instrumental]


2. AFTERLIFE

I touched with one
who made me run
away from my own soul...
In this world with its
many illusions
We are moving like mice through a maze

And now I find
what's left behind
has served to make me whole
full of doubt, deception, and delusion
seeking purpose to all earthly days

I search within
beneath a skin
that bears both pleasure and pain
In a world full of constant confusion
I will not be a par to the craze

In the Afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
In the Afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
In the Afterlife.

Behind closed eyes
some comfort lies
In knowing the truth never spoken
Through this world with its
hidden conclusion
we'll keep moving like mice through a maze
In the Afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
In the Afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
In the Afterlife.

In the Afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
In the Afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
In the Afterlife.


3. UNDER A GLASS MOON

Tell me
Remind me
Chase the water racing from the sky
Always beside me
Taste the memories running from my eyes
Nervous flashlights scan my dreams
Liquid shadows silence their screams
I smile at the moon
Chasing water from the sky
I argue with the clouds
Stealing beauty from my eyes

Outside the soundness of your mind
Bathing your soul in silver tears
Beneath a blackened summer sky
Praying for time to disappear

Beneath the summer sky
Under glass moonlight
The night awaits the lamb's arrival
Liquid shadows crawl
Silver teardrops fall
The bride subsides to her survival

By your hand
I've awaken
Bear this honor in my name

Outside the soundness of your mind
Bathing your soul in silver tears
Beneath a blackened summer sky
Praying for time to disappear

Outside the soundness of your mind
Bathing your soul in silver tears
Beneath a blackened summer sky
Praying for time to disappear


4. WAIT FOR SLEEP

Standing by the window
Eyes upon the moon
Hoping that the memory will leave her spirit soon
She shuts the doors and lights
And lays her body on the bed
Where images and words are running deep
She has too much pride to pull the sheets above her head
So quietly she lays and waits for sleep

She stares at the ceiling
And tries not to think
And pictures the chain
She's been trying to link again
But the feeling is gone

And water can't cover her memory
And ashes can't answer her pain
God give me the power to take breath from a breeze
And call life from a cold metal frame

In with the ashes
Or up with the smoke from the fire
With wings up in heaven
Or here, lying in bed
Palm of her hand to my head
Now and forever curled in my heart
And the heart of the world


5. MOON BUBBLES

[Instrumental]


6. TO LIVE FOREVER

There was no time for pain
No energy for anger
The sightlessness of hatred slips away
Walking through winter streets alone
He stops and takes a breath
With confidence and self control

I look at the world and see no understanding
I''m waiting to find some sense of strength
I''m begging you from the bottom of my heart to show me understanding

I need to live life
Like some people never will
So find me kindness
Find me beauty
Find me truth
When temptation brings me to my knees
And I lay here drained of strength
Show me kindness
Show me beauty
Show me truth

The ways that your heart sounds makes all the difference
It''s what decides if you''ll endure the pain that we all feel
The way that your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Here before me is my soul
I''m learning to live
I won''t give up
Till I''ve no more to give

Listening to the city
Whispering its violence
I set out watching from above
The 90''s bring new questions
New solutions to be found
I fell in love to be let down

Once again we dance in the crowd
At times a step away
From a common fear that''s all spread out
It won''t listen to what you say
Once you''re touched and you stand alone
To face the bitter fight
Once I reached for love
And now I reach for life

Another chance to lift my life
Free the sensation in my heart
To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons
It brings inner peace within my mind,

As I''m lifted from where I''ve split my life
I hear an innocent voice
I hear kindness, beauty and truth

The way your heart sounds makes all the difference
It''s what decides if you''ll endure the pain that we all feel
The way your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Spread before you is your soul
So forever hold the dreams within our hearts
Through nature''s inflexible grace
I''m learning to live


7. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

A suited man smiled said:
"It''s just a matter of time
You can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line."
Hold tight... limelight!
Approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise

In a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper''s descent
haunts the eavesdropping silence
that presses his window
as he sweats a performance
to an audience that ticks on the walls

To the practical observer
It''s just a matter of time
"You can deviate from the commonplace
only to fall back in line."
I understand mine''s a risky plan
and your system can''t miss
But is security after all a cause
or symptom of happiness?

Brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizon
in a steady-set gaze
a mariner soon from an open cocoon
takes a moment to summon his courage
to stifle his grave apprehension and
trembling, approaches the surf

A father''s benediction as his hopeful son departs
to brave the sea of rage and conquer at all costs
lingers in his memory
and visions still surviving in a logic-proof shell
that should have been held sacred, safe and hidden well
are compromised in usury

With every rising sun that yields no sight of land
the hesitation cultivates within the tired man
and rumors spread of mutiny
and though the time will come when dream and day unite
tonight the only consolation causing him to fight
is fearless faith in destiny

Even when plan fall to pieces
I can still find the courage
with promise I''ve found in my faith

Likely or not, it''s a dream that we keep
and at odds with our senses we''ll climb
But if faith is the answer, we''ve already reached it
And if spirit''s a sign
then it''s only a matter of time
only a matter of time


8. PUPPIES ON ACID

[Instrumental]


9. TAKE THE TIME

Just let me catch my breath...
I''ve heard the promises
I''ve seen the mistakes
I''ve had my fair share of tough
breaks
I need a new voice, a new law,
a new way
Take the time, reevaluate
It''s time to pick up the pieces,
Go back to square one
I think it''s time for a change

There is something that I feel
To be something that is real
I feel the heat within my mind
And craft new changes with
my eyes
Giving freely wandering
promises
A place with decisions I''ll
fashion
I won''t waste another breath

You can feel the waves coming on
(It''s time to take the time)
Let them destroy you or carry
you on
(It''s time to take the time)
You''re fighting the weight of
the world
But no one can save you this
time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in
your mind

The unbroken spirit
Obscured and disquiet
Finds clearness this trial
demands
And at the end of this day sighs
an anxious relief
For the fortune lies still in his
hands

If there''s pensive fear, a
wasted year
A man must learn to cope
If his obsession''s real,
Suppression that he feels must
turn to hope

Life is no more assuring than
love
(It''s time to take the time)
There are no answers from
voices above
(It''s time to take the time)
You''re fighting the weight of
the world
And no one can save you this
time
Close your eyes
You can find all you need in
your mind

I close my eyes
And feel the water rise around
me
Drown the bead of time
Let my senses fall away
I can see much clearer now,
I''m blind

Find all you need in your mind
If you take the time


10. A CHANGE OF SEASONS

I. The Crimson Sunrise
(Instrumental)

II. Innocence
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 depth of winter''s snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for 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 my sun''s not so bright
I struggle to hold on
with the last of my might
In my den of inequity
viciousness and subtlety
struggle to ease the pain
struggle to find the sane
Ignorance surrounding me
I''ve never been so filled with fear
All my life''s been drained from me
The end is drawing near....

III. Carpe Diem
''Carpe diem, seize the day''
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
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you''re still around

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying."

We can learn from the past
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there may not be one
The words stuck in my mind
alive from what I''ve learned
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''

"It''s the most awful thing you''ll
ever hear."
"If you''re lying to me..."
"Oh, you dearly love her."
"...just have to leave... all our lives."
"Seize the day!"
"Something happened.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
"She was killed."

IV. The Darkest of Winters
(Instrumental)

V. Another World
So far or so it seems
All is lost with nothing fulfilled
Off the pages and a T.V. screen
Another world where nothing''s true
Tripping through the life fantastic
Lose a step and never get up
Left alone with a cold blank stare
I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
A dream that only drowned me
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don''t let him be
Let''s feed upon his misery
Then string him up for all the world to see
I''m sick of all you hypocrites
holding me at bay
And I don''t need your sympathy
to get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on Boy, No time to cry
Untie these strings, I''m climbing down
I won''t let them push me away
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what, don''t let him be
Let''s feed upon his misery
Now it''s time for them to deal with me

VI. The Inevitable Summer
(Instrumental)

VII. The Crimson Sunset
I''m much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
run through my head
They taught me how
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
Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I''ve lived my life, but now must move on
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He is my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my life is done
We look into the sun
''Seize the day and don''t you cry,
Now it''s time to say good-bye
Even though I''ll be gone,
I will live on, live on.''



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