Lyric discussion by mitalca35 

My interpretation (keep in mind, this is MY OWN, not Petrucci's or DT's) (And yes, I know of the connection to Scenes From A Memory; I'm just saying, if this was a stand-alone, this is what it could be):

Two people, a boy and a girl, are telepathically connected; they are in two distant regions, but they know in their hearts that hey can't live without one another.

Enter the three dances: Death, Deceit, and Love.

The first dance, Death, could signify the death of the girl's parents, or of a close loved one. The girl feels extremely distraught, and somehow becomes linked to a boy in a far-off region.

The boy is also living life alone, with no one to watch over him, and becomes so attached to this connection, he can't live life without this mysterious person by his side.

That is when he decides to forsake all that he has known and search for this mysterious girl.

This is the second dance: Deceit.

The girl knows of this, and decides to find him, as well. He then tells her, "Just keep my heart in your eyes and we'll stay alive..."

And so, the journey begins.

Throughout the instrumental break, the two are hectically searching for each other, and when the break is over, the two find each other. Realizing this, they find out that their struggles' end can mean that they can now live the life they have pursued - a life together.

This is the third dance: Love, also known as the Dance Of Eternity.

@mitalca35 Nice idea but " to tell her of fear and of sorrow and pain she'll never outgrow" i think, i feel that the girl is the one, who will die (very young) so this not fit me to your explanations.

But very nice idea, thinking about your idea, sentences "Before the leaves have fallen Before we lock the doors There must be the third and last dance This one will last forever" sounds more bueatifull to me :)

So I disagreee with you, but i love your idea, thank you

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