You built this world around you, your universe
In spite of best intentions, things could not be worse
Chaos and fear left you hangin' by a thread
As you argue with the voice inside your head
Untethered angel
Falling into darkness
Don't be afraid of letting go
Givin' up yourself won't set you free
Misgivings and dismay, nightmares of wasted days
Can't live your life this way, something needs to change
Healthy, accepting thoughts, intent on driving us
Avoidance at all costs, a painful thing to watch
Fear can't live inside you
Push you to the edge
Face the fear within you
Wake up from the dead
Untethered angel
Falling into darkness
Don't be afraid of letting go
Givin' up yourself won't set you free
Set you free
Untethered angel
Falling into darkness
Don't be afraid of letting go
Open your heart, be set free
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time Album Lyrics
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time Lyrics
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Paralyzed
The anger, the pressure
You're choking down your words again
Feel the nerves set in
Unspoken frustration
They see right through you
Paper thin, like the ghost within
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Breaking beneath the strain
I am paralyzed
The stare of a stranger
Is like a wound that bleeds again
Silent as the dead
The victim, the martyr
Like Daniel in the lion's den
Time and time again
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Breaking beneath the strain
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Relentless mental trait?
What do you stand to gain?
Viewing life through such a narrow, fractured lens
We'll ensure you end up on the losing end
Breaking beneath the string
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
You're choking down your words again
Feel the nerves set in
Unspoken frustration
They see right through you
Paper thin, like the ghost within
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Breaking beneath the strain
I am paralyzed
The stare of a stranger
Is like a wound that bleeds again
Silent as the dead
The victim, the martyr
Like Daniel in the lion's den
Time and time again
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Breaking beneath the strain
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
A heart that feels no pain
Addicted to the game
Relentless mental trait?
What do you stand to gain?
Viewing life through such a narrow, fractured lens
We'll ensure you end up on the losing end
Breaking beneath the string
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
I am paralyzed
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Fall into the Light
Written on the water, memories dissipate
Eyes begin to open, darkness drifts away
Time and space like roses, whose petals drop and fade
And fall into the light as it dreams of yesterday
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
There is nothing sacred, only heaven knows
So turn towards the self and look into your soul
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
Too much hope will never be enough
It's become so clear to me
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
Too much hope will never be enough
The truth is clear to me
Eyes begin to open, darkness drifts away
Time and space like roses, whose petals drop and fade
And fall into the light as it dreams of yesterday
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
There is nothing sacred, only heaven knows
So turn towards the self and look into your soul
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
Too much hope will never be enough
It's become so clear to me
Too much love is not enough for us
I was once too blind to see
Too much hope will never be enough
The truth is clear to me
Writer: John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Michael Mangini, John Myung
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Barstool Warrior
In a dark and lonely corner, all the time in Dark-side inn
Sits a local barstool warrior, talking to his gin
Treating past decisions, he motions for a shot
Is he doomed to be a man this world forgot?
Just a prisoner of the monster on his back
Call it bad luck, call it fate
Call it stuck here the rest of my days
Serves me right, what went wrong
And where do I belong?
In the glow of flashing lights, on the shoulder of the road
Clutching at the bruised and tired skin
She tries to signal danger with anguish in her eyes
Will he see the world of pain she's in?
Or is it too late?
Was it bad luck, was it fate
Or a past that she couldn't escape?
It's not right, something's wrong
Just where do I belong?
Promises made, crying in vain
All empty, never accepting the blame
And not letting go of the shame
A river of tears, as months turned to years
All wasted on someone not willing to change
Now only a shadow remains
No one can save you
And there's no one to see
It has been written
You will become all you think, all you feel, all you dream
Now I'm cutting the anchor away
And I won't look back
I'm starting a new life today
Now I see where I belong
Sits a local barstool warrior, talking to his gin
Treating past decisions, he motions for a shot
Is he doomed to be a man this world forgot?
Just a prisoner of the monster on his back
Call it bad luck, call it fate
Call it stuck here the rest of my days
Serves me right, what went wrong
And where do I belong?
In the glow of flashing lights, on the shoulder of the road
Clutching at the bruised and tired skin
She tries to signal danger with anguish in her eyes
Will he see the world of pain she's in?
Or is it too late?
Was it bad luck, was it fate
Or a past that she couldn't escape?
It's not right, something's wrong
Just where do I belong?
Promises made, crying in vain
All empty, never accepting the blame
And not letting go of the shame
A river of tears, as months turned to years
All wasted on someone not willing to change
Now only a shadow remains
No one can save you
And there's no one to see
It has been written
You will become all you think, all you feel, all you dream
Now I'm cutting the anchor away
And I won't look back
I'm starting a new life today
Now I see where I belong
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Room 137
Someone, someone is trying
To tell him something, will he listen?
(Should he listen?)
Someone, someone is dying
To find out something, will he reason?
(What is the reason?)
Do you see it, there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
Someone, someone is trying
In search of something, death by numbers
(Getting closer)
Someone, someone is dying
To know the answer, the key to heaven
(One thirty seven)
Do you see it, there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Can he find a sign)
I can see it, here on the door
One three seven, forevermore
Between dimensions, the boundary line
One three seven, I am running out of time
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other)
To tell him something, will he listen?
(Should he listen?)
Someone, someone is dying
To find out something, will he reason?
(What is the reason?)
Do you see it, there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
Someone, someone is trying
In search of something, death by numbers
(Getting closer)
Someone, someone is dying
To know the answer, the key to heaven
(One thirty seven)
Do you see it, there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Can he find a sign)
I can see it, here on the door
One three seven, forevermore
Between dimensions, the boundary line
One three seven, I am running out of time
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other side)
(Show me what I cannot find)
(Never ending number line)
(Take me to the other)
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
S2N
Are we paying attention or are we drifting?
Too much negative action, not enough positive reaction
What's the state of humanity?
Where's the peace and the harmony?
Free the signal, your inner voice
Time to transcend, block out the noise
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Have you heard the news?
A surging sea of circumstance
Pain, starvation, war, abuse
Sterile gloves hide dirty hands
Shocking truth, climate change
Floods and fires, hurricanes
Overdose, suicide
Innocent die
Fear and race, endless lies
Sex and faith, terrorize
Drugs and guns taking lives
Innocent die
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
The chatter disappears and the message is revealed
Too much negative action, not enough positive reaction
What's the state of humanity?
Where's the peace and the harmony?
Free the signal, your inner voice
Time to transcend, block out the noise
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Have you heard the news?
A surging sea of circumstance
Pain, starvation, war, abuse
Sterile gloves hide dirty hands
Shocking truth, climate change
Floods and fires, hurricanes
Overdose, suicide
Innocent die
Fear and race, endless lies
Sex and faith, terrorize
Drugs and guns taking lives
Innocent die
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
The chatter disappears and the message is revealed
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
At Wits End
Let me help you, how much longer till you realize?
You're getting worse and it's killing you inside
I can't break through, do you have to face this on your own?
Want to be left alone
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
I know that it's tearing you apart
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Come alive
You feel I'm asking too much of you but can't let go
Fear breeds the hate and your apathy, empty and hollow
You lost your face, there's no getting through. Why shut me out?
Frantic, disturbed, filled with misery, can't figure it out
Sleepless, worse for wear
Staring at the ceiling
I'm sedated, intoxicated
Deafening, deafening
Shout it out, shout it out
Burning, burning
No way out, no way out
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
I know that it's tearing you apart
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Come alive
Asked me to listen
Can't go on to face another day
I lied, not admitting
What I lost is still in you
Something's missing
You see darkness in my eyes
Maculate, there is no cure
Playing over to stop pretending
Walked inside, it's never ending turn
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
You're getting worse and it's killing you inside
I can't break through, do you have to face this on your own?
Want to be left alone
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
I know that it's tearing you apart
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Come alive
You feel I'm asking too much of you but can't let go
Fear breeds the hate and your apathy, empty and hollow
You lost your face, there's no getting through. Why shut me out?
Frantic, disturbed, filled with misery, can't figure it out
Sleepless, worse for wear
Staring at the ceiling
I'm sedated, intoxicated
Deafening, deafening
Shout it out, shout it out
Burning, burning
No way out, no way out
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
I know that it's tearing you apart
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Come alive
Asked me to listen
Can't go on to face another day
I lied, not admitting
What I lost is still in you
Something's missing
You see darkness in my eyes
Maculate, there is no cure
Playing over to stop pretending
Walked inside, it's never ending turn
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Out of Reach
There's something about this girl, some kind of magic
I swear she cast a spell on me
Not the first time, might be the last
Can't let this moment slip away
Try to find the words, none survived with me
Air of confidence, but I can barely breathe
She's without a care, electrified and hell-bent
A thousand volts igniting me
The waves crash over me, far below but I breach
The undertow, my reverie
Sadness in her smile, your love, it's been a while
Near and far away, she chases it each day
A promise to come back, all the while, still waiting
Seems it lost its way
Out of reach, just too hard to reach
You're letting your love slip away
Out of reach, yeah, it's hard to reach
There's another day
Although you're hurting and afraid
You're stronger than yesterday
I swear she cast a spell on me
Not the first time, might be the last
Can't let this moment slip away
Try to find the words, none survived with me
Air of confidence, but I can barely breathe
She's without a care, electrified and hell-bent
A thousand volts igniting me
The waves crash over me, far below but I breach
The undertow, my reverie
Sadness in her smile, your love, it's been a while
Near and far away, she chases it each day
A promise to come back, all the while, still waiting
Seems it lost its way
Out of reach, just too hard to reach
You're letting your love slip away
Out of reach, yeah, it's hard to reach
There's another day
Although you're hurting and afraid
You're stronger than yesterday
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Pale Blue Dot
So far away from home, beyond a distant reach
Faith whispers from the edge, returning piece by piece
A lonely point of light, captured in a final glance
A solitary hint of life, discovered it by chance
God creators, dream destroyers
Spineless cowards and fearless warriors
Hopeful children, mothers and fathers
Our blood filled river's fueled by hate
We worship heroes, kings and saints
But who's out there to save us from ourselves?
All you will ever know, all life that ever was
All you despise or love, living out their lives
This isolated speck, hurtling through the cosmic dark
Would seem to go astray if we were washed away
God creators, dream destroyers
Knowledge seekers and bold explorers
Hopeful children, mothers and fathers
Out of this place we call our home
Adrift in space, we're on our own
But who's out there to save us from ourselves?
Faith whispers from the edge, returning piece by piece
A lonely point of light, captured in a final glance
A solitary hint of life, discovered it by chance
God creators, dream destroyers
Spineless cowards and fearless warriors
Hopeful children, mothers and fathers
Our blood filled river's fueled by hate
We worship heroes, kings and saints
But who's out there to save us from ourselves?
All you will ever know, all life that ever was
All you despise or love, living out their lives
This isolated speck, hurtling through the cosmic dark
Would seem to go astray if we were washed away
God creators, dream destroyers
Knowledge seekers and bold explorers
Hopeful children, mothers and fathers
Out of this place we call our home
Adrift in space, we're on our own
But who's out there to save us from ourselves?
Writer: John Petrucci
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Distance Over Time is the fourteenth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on February 22, 2019, and the band's first release on Inside Out Music. Distance over Time was announced alongside a tour of North America during which Dream Theater would support the new album and celebrate the 20th anniversary of its fifth studio album, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999). On December 7, 2018, the lead single "Untethered Angel" and its music video were released. The second single, "Fall into the Light", was released on January 11, 2019. The third single, "Paralyzed", and its accompanying video were released on February 8, 2019.
It is the band's most successful album chart-wise to date, taking top 10 positions in 19 countries (including going to number one in Germany and Switzerland).
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Dream TheaterIt is the band's most successful album chart-wise to date, taking top 10 positions in 19 countries (including going to number one in Germany and Switzerland).
Genre(s): Progressive metal
Producer(s): John Petrucci
Length: 56:57
Released: February 22nd, 2019
Year: 2019