Trial of Tears Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Personifried 

Cover art for Trial of Tears lyrics by Dream Theater

This one was written by John Myung (his songs are always damn near impossible to crack...), and I know he used to live in Chicago, and later moved to NY. It could be a personal experience, though I've never heard anything about him having to go back or nearly having to go back... I still think it's a reflection on some kind of serious family financial problem they had when he was younger, or something.

"People disappear The music fades away Splashing through the rain I'll dream with them one day"

He went to high school with John Petrucci and Kevin Moore. Maybe "I'll dream with them one day" is a reference to DT.