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Dream Theater – Pull Me Under
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The opening track and lead single to Dream Theater’s 1992 album Images and Words, “Pull Me Under” is the first official release with the band’s then-new vocalist James LaBrie
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Dream Theater – Pull Me Under [2007 Remix]
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Lost in the sky / Clouds roll by and I roll with them / Arrows fly / Seas increase and then fall again / [Pre-Chorus 1] / This world is spinning
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Dream Theater – Pull Me Under (Live at Budokan, 2017)
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[Verse 1] / Lost in the sky / Clouds roll by and I roll with them / Arrows fly / Seas increase and then fall again / [Pre-Chorus 1] / This world is spinning around me / This world
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Dream Theater – Pull Me Under (Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010)
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[Verse 1] / Lost in the sky / Clouds roll by and I roll with them / Arrows fly / Seas increase and then fall again / [Pre-Chorus 1] / This world is spinning around me / This world
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Dream Theater – Pull me under - live at budokan
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Lost in the sky / Clouds roll by and I roll with them / Arrows fly / Seas increase and then fall again / This world is spinning around me and / This world is spinning without me
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Dream Theater – What Did They Say?
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[I. A Change of Seasons: V. Another World] / I'm sick of all you hypocrites / Holding me at bay / And I don't need your mercy f*ck / To get me through the day / [II. Pull Me Under
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Dream Theater – Misunderstood [Edited Version]
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Waiting / In the calm of desolation / Wanting to break / From this circle of confusion / Sleeping / In the depths of isolation / Trying to wake / From this daydream of illusion
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Dream Theater – Another Day
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The second track of Dream Theater’s 1992 album Images and Words, and one of the singles from the album. Written by guitarist John Petrucci, “Another Day” is a power ballad about
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Dream Theater – Metropolis - Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper (Live at Budokan, 2017)
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[Part 1] / 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 / [
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Dream Theater – Under a Glass Moon
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Under a Glass Moon is a song by Dream Theater. It is the sixth song on their second album, Images and Words. Despite never being released as a single, Under a Glass Moon is one of
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Dream Theater – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: The Test That Stumped Them All
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[Intro] / [Verse 1] / Standing in the darkness, waiting for the light / The smell of pure adrenaline burning in the night / Random blinding flashes aiming at the stage / Intro tape
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Dream Theater – Room 137
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The fifth track on Dream Theater’s 2019 album Distance Over Time. “Room 137” is the first song to be written by drummer Mike Mangini.
The number 137 is the number we can see
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Dream Theater – On the Backs of Angels
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The lead single and opening track on Dream Theater’s 11th studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. This song marks the band’s first studio recording with new drummer Mike Mangini
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Dream Theater – Wait for Sleep
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The seventh track on Dream Theater’s 1992 album Images and Words, whose title is incidentally found in this song’s lyrics. Written by then-keyboardist Kevin Moore, “Wait For Sleep
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Dream Theater – Panic Attack (Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010)
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[Verse 1] / All wound up, on the edge, terrified / Sleep disturbed, restless mind, petrified / Bouts of fear permeate all I see / Heightening nervousness threatens me / [Bridge 1
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Dream Theater – Take the Time
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[Intro] / 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
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Dream Theater – Scene Six: Home (Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010)
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[Verse 1: The Sleeper] / Shine, lake of fire! / Lines take me higher! / My mind drips desire / Confined and overtired / Living this charade / Is getting me nowhere / I can’t shake
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Dream Theater – A Rite of Passage (Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010)
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[Verse 1: James LaBrie] / Since the new world order / Played upon our fears / Spreading accusations / Of radical ideas / The brotherhood of wisdom / Strength and dignity / Its
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Dream Theater – Under a Glass Moon - Pre-Production Demo 1991
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... Pull Me Under - Pre-Production Demo 1991 (Unreleased). 13.
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Dream Theater – Constant Motion
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[Instrumental Intro 00:00-01:01] / [Verse 1: James LaBrie & Mike Portnoy] / Tunnel vision at blinding speed / Controlling my thoughts, obsessing me / Void of any uncertainty
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Dream Theater – Lie
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The eighth track on Dream Theater’s 1994 album Awake. “Lie” is a dark, heavy track written by then-keyboardist Kevin Moore that was chosen as the lead single for the album, though
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Dream Theater – Learning to Live
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Written by bassist John Myung, “Learning To Live” is about the AIDS crisis, which in 1992 was quite prevalent.
Originally known as “Creep With Tonality”, Learning To Live is the
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Dream Theater – Metropolis - Part I: “The Miracle and the Sleeper”
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The fifth track on Dream Theater’s 1992 album Images And Words. Written by guitarist John Petrucci, “Metropolis – Part I: The Miracle And The Sleeper” is a conceptual progressive
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PVRIS (Ft. Josh Herzer) – The Heartless
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[Verse 1: Lynn Gunn] / Your doubts of me are constant reminders / Of why I should stop hoping / It's hard to dream with eyes stitched open / [Refrain: Lynn Gunn] / I can feel them
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The Hood Internet – 1992
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(Ooh) / (Doo doo doo bom) / (La la la la) / (Doo doo doo bom) / We are lovers through and through / And though we made it through the storm / I really want you to realize, I really
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Sonata Arctica (Ft. Matti Tegelman) – For The Sake Of Revenge (Acoustic Adventures)
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[Verse 1] / We have been stuck in here a day seeking / Answers for all eternity, or something / Hear the meaning, speaking in me / Have faith in me, have faith in me / I cannot say
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Dream Theater – Along for the Ride
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[Verse 1] / At this moment words fail me / And my vision's unclear / Blind to the truth / Like hands reaching out in the darkness / [Chorus] / I can't stop the world from turning
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Dream Theater – Another Hand / The Killing Hand
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I. The Observance / An Angel's kiss now fallen / Descending scarlet cuts the sky / Faded names left on the wall / Honor the fighting leave life to die / Remembered is the sacrifice
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Dream Theater – A Change of Seasons II. Innocence
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I remember a time / My frail, virgin mind / Watched the crimson sunrise / Imagined what it might find / Life was filled with wonder / I felt the warm wind blow / I must explore the
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Dream Theater (Ft. Jon Hendricks) – Don't Look Past Me (feat. John Hendricks)
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[Sample: Robert DeNiro on the film "The Deer Hunter"] / "I don't know, I feel a lot of distance and I feel far away. I'll see you later..." / I have seen you born before me / I
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Dream Theater – Disappear
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“Disappear” is about what happens when a loved one gets infected by a terminal disease and how the other loved one would react to it.
Vocalist and songwriter James LaBrie himself
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Dream Theater – Surrounded
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[Intro] / Morning comes too early / And nighttime falls too late / And sometimes all I want to do is wait / The shadow I've been hiding in / Has fled from me today / [Verse 1] / I
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Genius Lists – Songs Based On Stories
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The perfect way for Lit Geniuses to get in on the music scene, or vice versa. Let us know if you work on any of these songs by making an annotation.
– Album cover to Leviathan
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