Regression Lyrics

Lyric discussion by schleppy 

Cover art for Regression lyrics by Dream Theater

One note, though- I believe that Nicholas did find out about what really happened that night, and that the listener is the one who the information is withheld from until the last song.

In "One Last Time," we open with Nicholas going over the notion he gets that something doesn't quite fit with the official version of the story. So he goes back to Edward's house, where he went in Fatal Tragedy, to try and find it out.

He goes in and finds that it looks exactly as it did in his dream. He goes into the room at the top of the stairs- Edward's room, where the affair took place. This room having had such a personal history for Victoria, his past life, he suddenly sees her final moments.

"The walls melt away and some woman is screaming. A man pleads forgiveness- his words I cannot hear."

We don't find out what he sees until Finally Free, but it is at this point he realizes what happened and has his spiritual awakening.