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
Very staccato, repetitive, aggressive. Very Portnoy.
Second verse John Petrucci.
There is someting 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
He tends to write these dreamy obscure lyrics. This fits the bill.
Third verse definitely Kevin Moore.
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 a pensive fear, a wasted year
A man must learn to cope
If his obsession's real
Suppression that he feels must turn to hope
The best lyricist in the band (and one of my favorites of all time) he writes these beautiful little pieces full of emotion and cleverly worded. For an example from roughly the same time period, see "Only A Matter of Time."
Any doubt that this is John Myung?
I close my eyes
And feel the water rise around me
Drown the beat of time
Let my senses fall away
I can see much clearer now I'm blind
Mystical, water imagery. Just check "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" if you doubt it.
The chorus could have been written by any of them, my guess is Moore or Petrucci.
I'll take a stab at who wrote what.
First verse Mike Portnoy.
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
Very staccato, repetitive, aggressive. Very Portnoy.
Second verse John Petrucci.
There is someting 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
He tends to write these dreamy obscure lyrics. This fits the bill.
Third verse definitely Kevin Moore.
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 a pensive fear, a wasted year A man must learn to cope If his obsession's real Suppression that he feels must turn to hope
The best lyricist in the band (and one of my favorites of all time) he writes these beautiful little pieces full of emotion and cleverly worded. For an example from roughly the same time period, see "Only A Matter of Time."
Any doubt that this is John Myung?
I close my eyes And feel the water rise around me Drown the beat of time Let my senses fall away I can see much clearer now I'm blind
Mystical, water imagery. Just check "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" if you doubt it.
The chorus could have been written by any of them, my guess is Moore or Petrucci.
One of the very best Dream Theater songs.