This instrumental is their first since The Astonishing's "Dystopian Overture" and "2285 Entr'acte," and first with Portnoy since "Raw Dog." Like the first two, this song primarily serves as a bit of an overture to set the theme for the album. That being Parasomnia, a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep.
The term “In the arms of Morpheus” is a figurative expression used to describe someone who is deeply asleep.
This instrumental is their first since The Astonishing's "Dystopian Overture" and "2285 Entr'acte," and first with Portnoy since "Raw Dog." Like the first two, this song primarily serves as a bit of an overture to set the theme for the album. That being Parasomnia, a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep.
The term “In the arms of Morpheus” is a figurative expression used to describe someone who is deeply asleep.