DREAM THEATER LYRICS A Change Of Seasons (1995) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A Change Of Seasons Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding Perfect Strangers The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same The Big Medley

1. A Change Of Seasons [Music by Dream Theater] [Lyrics by Mike Portnoy] [I. The Crimson Sunrise] [Instrumental] [II. Innocence] 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 boundaries Transcend the depth of winter's snow Innocence caressing me I never felt so young before There was so much life in me Still I longed to search for more But those days are gone now Changed like a leaf on a tree Blown away forever Into the cool autumn breeze The snow has now fallen And my sun's not so bright I struggle to hold on With the last of my might In my den of inequity Viciousness and subtlety Struggle to ease the pain Struggle to find the same Ignorance surrounding me I've never been so filled with fear All my life's been drained from me The end is drawing near... [III. Carpe Diem] "Carpe diem Seize the day" I'll always remember

The chill of November The news of the fall The sounds in the hall The clock on the wall Ticking away "Seize the Day" I heard him say Life will not always be this way Look around Hear the sounds Cherish your life While you're still around ("Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) (Old Time is still a-flying;) (And this same flower that smiles today) (Tomorrow will be dying") We can learn From the past But those days Are gone We can hope For the future But there might not be one The words stuck in my mind Alive from what I've learned I have to seize the day To home I returned Preparing for her flight I held with all my might Fearing my deepest fright She walked into the night She turned for one last look She looked me in the eye I said, "I Love You... Good-bye" ("It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear") ("If you're lying to me...") ("Oh, you dearly love her") ("...just have to leave...) (All our lives") ("Seize the day!") ("Something happened") ("Gather ye rosebuds while ye may") ("She was killed") [IV. The Darkest Of Winters] [Instrumental] [V. Another World] So far or so it seems All is lost With nothing fulfilled Off the pages and the

T.V. screen Another world Where nothing's true Tripping through The life fantastic Lose a step And never get up Left alone With a cold blank stare I feel like giving up I was blinded by a paradise Utopia high in the sky A dream that only drowned me Deep in sorrow, wondering why Oh come let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what Don't let him be Let's feed upon his misery Then string him up for all the world to see I'm sick of all Your hypocrites Holding me at bay And I don't need Your sympathy To get me through the day Seasons change and so can I Hold on Boy No time to cry Untie these strings I'm climbing down I won't let them push me away Oh come let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what Don't let him be Let's feed upon His misery Now it's time for them To deal with me [VI. The Inevitable Summer] [Instrumental] [VII. The Crimson Sunset] I'm much wiser now A lifetime of memories Run though my head They taught me how For better or worse Alive or dead I realize

There's no turning back Life goes on The offbeaten track I sit down with my son Set to see the Crimson Sunset (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) Many years have come and gone I've lived my life, but now must move on (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) He's my only one Now that my time has come Now that my life is done We look into the sun "Seize the day And don't you cry Now it's time To say good-bye Even though I'll be gone I will live on Live on" 2. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding [Originally recorded by Elton John] [Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin] [From the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - 1973] The roses in the window box Have tilted to one side Everything about this house Is gonna grow and die Oh it doesn't seem a year ago to this very day You said I'm sorry honey If I don't change the pace I can't face another day And love lies bleeding in my hand Oh it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band Love lies bleeding in my hands I wonder if those changes Have left a scar on you Like all the burning hoops of fire That you and I passed through You're a bluebird on a telegraph line I hope you're happy now While if the wind of change comes down your way girl You'll make it back somehow And love lies bleeding in my hand Oh it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band

Love lies bleeding in my hands And love lies bleeding in my hand Oh it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band Love lies bleeding in my hands Oooooh oooh Oooooh Oh oh oh oh ooh Love lies bleeding in my hands Oooh Oooh ooh 3. Perfect Strangers [Originally recorded by Deep Purple] [Written by Blackmore/Glover/Gillan] [From the album "Perfect Strangers" - 1984] Can you remember Remember my name As I flow through your life A thousand oceans I have flown Ooooh and cold Cold spirits of ice (ice ice) All my life I am the echo of your past I am returning The echo of a point in time In distant faces shine A thousand warriors I have known Ooooh and laughing As the spirits appear Ooooh all your life Shadows of another day And if you hear me talking on the wind You've got to understand We must remain Perfect strangers Oooooh ooh I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow Oh A strand of silver Hanging through the sky Touching more than you see The voice of ages in your mind Ooooh is aching With the dead of the night Precious life Your tears are lost in falling rain And if you hear me talking on the wind

You've got to understand We must remain Perfect strangers 4. The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same [Originally recorded by Led Zeppelin] [I. The Rover] [Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant] [From the album "Physical Graffiti" - 1975] [Instrumental] [II. Achilles Last Stand] [Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant] [From the album "Presence" - 1976] It was an April morning When they told us we should go And as I turn to you you smiled at me How could we say no? With all the fun to have To live the dreams we always had Woah the songs to sing When we at last return again yeah Oh Oh Sending off a glancing kiss To those who claim they know To know the streets the seaman hears The devil in his hole Oh to sail away To sandy lands and other days Oh to touch the dream Hides inside and never seen, yeah Oh Ooh Into the sun the south the north Lies the first of hope Shackles of commitment fell In pieces on the ground Oh to ride the wind To tread the air above the din Oh to laugh aloud Dancing as we fought the crowd yeah Oh oooh To seek the man whose pointing hand The giant step unfolds With guidance from the curving path That churns up into stone If one bell should ring In celebration for a king So fast the heart should beat

As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah Ooooh Oh [III. The Song Remains The Same] [Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant] [From the album "Houses Of The Holy" - 1973] Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Here we go Wanted to know, oh oh Sing out Hare, Hare, oh Dance the Hoochie Koo The city lights Oh so bright As we go sliding Sliding, sliding, sliding Through Oooh All right 5. The Big Medley [I. In The Flesh] [Originally recorded by Pink Floyd] [Written by Roger Waters] [From the album "The Wall" - 1979] So 'ya Thought 'ya Might like to Go to the show To feel the warm thrill of confusion That space cadet glow Tell me is something eluding you sunshine? Is this not what you expected to see? If you wanna find out what's behind this cold eyes? You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise Lights... Roll the sound effects... Action... Shout out! (shout out) Shout out! (shout out) Shout out! (shout out) [II. Carry On Wayward Son] [Originally recorded by Kansas] [Written by Kerry Livgren] [From the album "Leftoverture" - 1976]

[Instrumental] [III. Bohemian Rhapsody] [Originally recorded by Queen] [Written by Freddie Mercury] [From the album "A Night At The Opera" - 1974] So you think you can So you think you can Oh, baby Can't do this to me, Just gotta get out Just gotta get right stone me and spit in my eye love me and leave me to die baby outta here

[IV. Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin] [Originally recorded by Journey] [Written by Steve Perry] [From the album "Evolution" - 1980] You make me weep And wanna die Just when You said we'd try Lovin', touchin', squeezin' Each other When I'm alone Oh by myself You're out With someone else Lovin', touchin', squeezin' Each other You're tearin' me apart Every day, every day You're tearin' me apart Oh what can I say? You're tearin' me apart It won't be long, no Until you're alone When you're lover Oh he hasn't come home 'Cause he's lovin', oh he's touchin', he's squeezin' Another He's tearin' you apart Every day, every day He's tearin' you apart Oh girl what can you say? 'Cause he's lovin', touchin', another Now it's your turn, girl, to cry [V. Cruise Control] [Originally recorded by Dixie Dregs] [Written by Steve Morse - 1977]

[Instrumental] [VI. Turn It On Again] [Originally performed by Genesis] [Written by Banks/Collins/Rutherford] [From the album "Duke" - 1980] Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn it it it it it it it it on on, on on, on on, on on, turn it on again turn it on again turn it on again turn it on again