Don't
Tell me what's in
Tell me how to write
Don't tell me how to win this
Fight.
Isn't your life
It isn't your right
To take the only thing that's
Mine.
Proven over time
It's over your head
Don't try to read between
The Lines
Are clearly defined
Never lose sight of something
You believe in.

Takin' in the view from the outside
Feelin' like the underdog.

Hello, Mirror - so glad to see you my friend, it's been a while.
Searching, Fearless - where do I begin to heal this wound of self-denial?

Face yourself man!
Brace yourself and trace your hell back.

You've been
Blinded,
living lie a one way
Cold existence,
All the while.
Now it's
Time to
Stare the problem right between
The eyes
You long lost child.

6) Scene Four: Beyond This Life (11:22)
- John Petrucci

[Past]
Headline: Murder, young girl killed
Desperate shooting at Echo's Hill
Dreadful ending, killer died
Evidently suicide.

A witness heard a horrifying sound
He ran to find a woman dead and
Lying on the ground

Standing by her was a man
Nervous, shaking, gun in hand
Witness says he tried to help
But he'd turned the weapon on himself

- John Petrucci

He's just the kind of man
You hear about
Who leaves his family for
An easy out
They never saw the signs
He never said a word
He couldn't take another day

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
Walk me across the water
And maybe you'll understand

Once the stone
You're crawling under
Is lifted off your shoulders
Once the cloud that's raining
Over your head disappears

Intro:
ah yeah Dream Warriors
as we enter the brink of reality
battlfield
trust me seven times seven times
but you prefer not to
here I go into a lifelong trip
are you ready for this?
come solider
Verse 1:
ringin' on into his disorder
I serve the square
so step there's nothing left you can't compare
to the noble unbeatable length of hair that I bare

What if someone said
Promise lies ahead
Hopes are high in certain scientific circles
Life won't have to end
You could walk again

What if someone said
Problems lie ahead
They've uncovered something highly controversial
The right to life is strong
Can't you see it's wrong

Human kind has reached a turning point
Poised for conflict at ground zero
Ready for a war
Do we look to our unearthly guide

Cold,
Lying in my bed
Staring into darkness.

Lost,
I hear footsteps overhead,
And my thoughts return
Again.

Like a child who's run away
And won't be coming back.
Time keeps passing by,
As night turns into day.

I'm so far away
And so alone.
I need to see your face
To keep me sane
To make we whole.

Try to stay alive,
Until I hear your voice.

Trial Of Tears

I. It's Raining

Under the sun, there is nothing to hide
Under the moon, a stranger waits inside
People disappear
The music fades away
Splashing through the rain
I'll dream with them one day

It's raining, raining,
On the streets of New York City
It's raining, raining, raining, deep in heaven

I may have wasted all those years
They're not worth their time in tears

A single star behind me
A red sky burns ahead
A lonely light below me
Awake among the dead
An overwhelming feeling
Leaves me numb and strange
A sense of new beginning
I sense a wind of change

Out with the old useless
People so cold ruthless
Welcome in a new millennium
How many times must I
Live out this nightmare I
Can't wait until a new millennium

I've got this feeling

- Kevin Moore

A suited man smiled said:
It's just a matter of time
You can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line.
Hold tight... limelight!
Approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise

In a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper's descent

Goodnight kiss in your nightgown

Lavender in your bed

So innocent as you lie down
Sweet dreams that run through your head

Are you lonely without Mommy's love?

I want you to know I'd die for that moment

You're just a poor girl

Afraid of this cruel world

Taken away from it all

It's been 5 years to the day and

My tainted blood's still the same

I. Reflection

Cunning, Baffling, Powerful
Been beaten to a pulp
Vigorous, Irresistable
Sick and tired and laid low
Dominating, Invisible
Black-out, loss of control
Overwhelming, Unquenchable
I'm powerless, have to let go

I can't escape it
It leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it
Senses tattered and torn

Hopeless surrender
Obsession's got me beat
Losing the will to live

[Instrumental]

5th Degree - Disappear [06:46]

music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess

lyrics by James LaBrie

Why, tell me the reasons why

Try, still I don't understand

Will I ever feel this again

Blue sky, I'll meet you in the end

Free them, free the memories of you

Free me, and rest 'til I'm with you

A day like today

My whole world has been changed

The smile of dawn
Arrived early May
She carried a gift from her home
The night shed a tear
To tell her of fear
And of sorrow and pain
She'll never outgrow

Death is the first dance, eternal

There's no more freedom
The both of you will be confined
To this mind

I was told there's a miracle
For each day that I try
I was told there's a new love that's born
For each one that has died

How can this be?
Why is he the chosen one?

Saint gone astray
With a scepter and a gun

Learn to believe
In the mighty and the strong

Come bleed the beast
Follow me it won't be long

Listen when the prophet
Speaks to you
Killing in the name of God

Passion
Twisting faith into violence
In the name of God

Straight is the path
Leading to your salvation
Slaying the weak
Ethnic elimination