 | | Wydany: | 2007r. | | Długość: | 78:41 | | Zawartość: | 1CD Wersja specjalna: 1CD + DVD (utwory w standardzie 5.1 oraz dokument "Chaos in Progress - The Making of Systematic Chaos") | | Wydawnictwo: | Roadrunner | | Produkcja: | John Petrucci Mike Portnoy | Okładka wersji specjalnej:  | Zespół - James LaBrie – Vocals, live percussion
- John Myung – Bass, Chapman stick
- John Petrucci – Guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Portnoy – Drums, percussion and backing vocals
- Jordan Rudess – Keyboards, Continuum, Roland VP-550 (vocal processing keyboard), Lap steel guitar
Gościnnie - głos w Repentance: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth), Jon Anderson (Yes), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation), Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Chris Jericho, Neal Morse (Spock's Beard), Joe Satriani, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Steve Vai, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) Lista utworów -
- 1. In the Presence of Enemies Part 1 [9:00]
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Tekst: John Petrucci I saw a white light Shining there before me Walking to it I waited for the end A final vision Promising salvation A resurrection For a fallen man Do you still wait for your God And the symbol of your faith? I can free you from this Hell and misery You should never be ashamed, my son I can give you power beyond anything Trust me you will be the chosen one I was forgotten A body scorned and broken My soul rejected Taken by his blood Beyond redemption I said I´m not worth saving Forever taken From the one I loved Do I still wait for my God And a symbol of my faith? I can lead you down the path and back to life All I ask is that you worship me I can help you seek revenge and save yourself Give you life for all eternity Servants of the fallen Fight to pave the way For their saviour´s calling Of this wicked day Through a veil of madness With a vicious play One man rises on Standing in their way Redemption Redemption for humanity - I. Prelude
- II. Resurrection
- 2. Forsaken [5:36]
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Tekst: John Petrucci For a while I thought I fell asleep Lying motionless inside a dream Then rising suddenly I felt a chilling breath upon me She softly whispered in my ear (Forsaken) Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Give yourself up to me I waited painfully For night to fall again Trying to silence the fear within me Out of an ivory mist I felt a stinging kiss And saw a crimson stain on her lips I have to know your name Where have I seen your face before? My dear one don't you be afraid Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Give yourself up to me Take me far away Close your eyes And hold your breath To the ends of the earth Forsaken I have come for you tonight Awaken Look in my eyes and take my hand Forsaken Fly away with me tonight Awaken Renew my life Now you are mine Give yourself up to me - 3. Constant Motion [6:55]
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Tekst: Mike Portnoy Tunnel vision at blinding speed Controlling my thoughts, obsessing me Void of any uncertainty Throughout my very soul Lost illusions of my control Resisting all hope of letting go Racing impulse of dark desire Drives me through the night I try to shut it down It leaves me in the dust No matter what I've found I can never get enough Frantic actions of insanity Impulsive laced profanity Long for elusive serenity Way out of my control Traveling through both space and time (Out of body, out of mind) Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes (I can't let up, I can't let go) Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering Focus here, focus there Cannot see the light (Falling down through the night) Sprawling everywhere Searching left, searching right (Panic setting in, I can no longer fight) When will this end? Accelerate, dislocate (Set to crash and burn, haven't got time to waste) Not planning to return Aggravate, agitate (When will I ever learn?) There's no way out of here Nowhere to turn Obsessive yearning Compulsive burning Still never learning Insane random thoughts of neat disorder Scattered wasteland surrounding me Tattered memories of what used to be Apocalyptic mind debris Until we meet again Uhh! Traveling through both space and time (Out of body, out of mind) Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes (I can't let up, I can't let go) Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering Traveling through both space and time (Out of body, out of mind) Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes (I can't let up, I can't let go) Can't stop this flame from burning Can't stop the wheels from turning Traveling through both space and time (You get yours, and I got mine) Out of control My wheels in constant motion Spinning round and round it goes (I can't let up, I can't let go) Can't stop this flame from burning Forever more Into the night Blistering - 4. The Dark Eternal Night [8:51]
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Tekst: John Petrucci No one dared to Speak of the terrible danger The hideous ancient warnings Forged in the void of night He has risen up Out of the blackness Chaos belongs to the prophet's sinister A sickening monstrous sight Through the stifling heat underneath the pale green moon Hungered with the thirst to see things not yet seen Climbing endless stairs, leading to the choking room Eager to explore this most shocking mystery Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Black forces Rage in a vortex, fighting Rays of destruction swallowing The emblem of the universe I am the last Born of the blood of the pharaohs The ultimate god of all-creation Sent to unleash this curse Restless crowds draw near Nameless hooded forms appear (Amidst fallen ruins Grotesque creatures battle) Shadowed on a screen Yellow evil faces leer (Vacant monuments Corpses of dead worlds left behind) Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Trapped in a hellish dream Spinning past worlds unseen And frightfully vanishing Into the dark eternal night Drifting beyond all time Out of a churning sky Drawn to the beckoning light Of the dark eternal night Trapped in a hellish dream Spinning past worlds unseen And frightfully vanishing Into the dark eternal night - 5. Repentance [10:43]
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Tekst: Mike Portnoy (Hello, mirror So glad to see you my friend It's been a while) Staring at the empty page before me All the years of wreckage running through my head Patterns of my life I thought I don't be ? Revealing hurt for shame and deep lament Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me As the pen begins to trace my darkest past Signs throughout my life that should have warned me Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done when haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong Learn the hard way Sometimes you've got to be strong When you think it's too late Staring at the finished page before me All the damage now so clear and evident Thinking 'bout the dreaded task in store for me A bitter fear at the thought of my amends Hoping that the step will help restore me To face my past and ask for forgiveness Cleaning up my dirty side of this unswept street Could this be the beginning of the end I once thought it better to regret Things that I have done when haven't Sometimes you've got to be wrong Learn the hard way Just when you're through hanging on You're saved "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development We will be amazed before we are half way through We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace No matter how far down the scale we have gone We will see how our experience can benefit others That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear We will lose interest in selfish things And gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations Which used to baffle us We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves" You're only as sick as your secrets But the truth will set you free The truth is the truth And all you can do is live with it - VIII. Regret
- IX. Restitution
- 6. Prophets of War [6:01]
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Tekst: James LaBrie It burns deep down inside of me We have ourselves to blame Not questioning, accepted as the truth Debate this fight, it's just cause The facts do not support this To liberate a people And rid them of tyrant rule Is it time to make the change are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from War? It's time to make the change Catch your attention Since the exception Fight for a reason Can we clean up this mess The loss of loved one's ignorance request They can't move us in rhetoric These derelicts that profit win or lose. Is it time to make the change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from War? It's time to make the change (Time for change Fight the fear Find the truth Time for change) The only thing that I believe Will help us see this through is faith Pray they will forgive Forgive our arrogance So we can make it right Right for they have wronged See you sweat Unexpected controversial Get used to it Things are gonna get personal Your simpathy A pitiful dispay you stutter Your empathy Means nothing if there is no honor Responsible Of things you are incapable We implicate Incriminate, Exacerbate, Too much at stake Our Fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers Sons and Daughters forced Perpetuating their ideals A mindless act To stay the course Is it time to make the change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from War? Is it time to make the change Are we closer than before Can we help them break away Are we profiting from War? Is it time to make a change A change from what it's been, Can we help them break away, Is our patience wearing thin? It's time to make a change (Time for change Fight the fear Find the truth Time for change) - 7. The Ministry of Lost Souls [14:57]
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Tekst: John Petrucci The water's edge Is where she waits Lost soul still wondering Meant to die But she's stuck Not crossing over The other side Is where he waits His spirit reaching out Meant to save But she's too scared To take his hand Living in a world without you (drowning in the past) Is living in no world at all So now I call on you Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering Was all in vain? It's almost over now Don't turn your back on paradise Feeling scared She's prepared To give up everything She can't stand To feel like half of her is fading He will choose The only way To rid her of her pain Take her soul now The decision has been made Living in a world without love (burning into my soul) So living in a wordless world So I will call on you Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering was all in vain? It's almost over Remember me You were so young How could I tell you? Remember me I am the one Who saved your life that night I was the one who would not abandon you Even in death i was the one who would not leave you I used my freedom to protect you And all the while direct you Do you remember me this time Even in death I gave you life I gave you life Wanted to Deserve a place A place beside you This time when I Reach out my hand It reached all the way To heaven Remember me I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering Was all in vain? It's almost over now Goodbye It's almost over now Goodbye It's ti me I release you from this life Don't turn your back on paradise - 8. In the Presence of Enemies pt. 2 [16:38]
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Tekst: John Petrucci Welcome tired pilgrim Into the circle We have been waiting Everyone's gathered for your arrival All the believers Angels fall, all for you, heretic Demon heart bleed for us I've been waiting for you, Weary preacher man You have been expected Now we can begin Let this hollow day of judgment break I have known you father, And your sacred quest Blessed soldier fighting You shall never rest I have known you, but do you know me ? Angels fall, all for you, heretic Demon heart bleed for us (My soul is yours dark master, I will fight for you) Dark master within, I will fight for you Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours Dark master, my guide, I will die for you Dark master inside… I cannot see his face But I could feel despite A presence from the dead Abandoned by the light His shadow will consume you from within This power that I sense Been raged behind those eyes This justice straddling ghost A spirit deep inside The body and the soul both frets For they are one Angels fall, all for you, heretic Demon heart bleed for us (My soul is yours dark master, I will fight for you) Dark master within, I will fight for you Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours Dark master, my guide, I will die for you Dark master inside… Dark master, I'm in, I belong to you Dark master within… Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil! Don't Bother trying to find them They will be coming to you Fight, Fight and destroy until you can't take anymore Spill, Hey! Spill the blood of rebels They are the terror of hell Flesh, I'm being dead Stopping at nothing to kill Saint, Caught in a moment of weakness Ended the greatness of all Sold, Half of my soul And now I'm still waiting for you I judge us, my eyes see I judge and I am just For I speak of the beast That lives in all of us Unwelcome ones your time has come Lord, You are my god and my shepherd Nothing more shall I want War, Through the abyss Into the shadow of death Fear, There is no reason to fear now While you are with me My, Couple of flows My enemy's blood I, Get in the house of the lord Forever, amen Death, Follow me Oh, the wish of my life I judge us, my eyes see I judge and I am just For I speak of the beast That lives in all of us Unwelcome one your time has come Servants of the fallen Fight to make the way For the savior's calling On this wicked day Through a veil of madness With a vicious play One man marches on Standing in the way (It's time to go, dark lord) My soul grows weaker He knows and he waits He watches over me Standing at the inferno gates In the hour of darkness The moment I feared has passed The moment I lost my faith Promising salvation My soul is my own now I do not fight for you, dark master - III. Heretic
- IV. The Slaughter of the Damned
- V. The Reckoning
- VI. Salvation
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