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09.07.2007.
Wydany:4 października 1994r.
Długość:75:01
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1CD

Wydawnictwo:EastWest Records
Produkcja:

John Purdell

Duane Baron


Zespół

  • James LaBrie – śpiew
  • Kevin Moore – instrumenty klawiszowe
  • John Myung – gitara basowa
  • John Petrucci – gitara elektryczna
  • Mike Portnoy – instrumenty perkusyjne


Lista utworów

    • 1. 6:00 [5:31]
      • Tekst: Kevin Moore

        [Samples from the film "The Dead", an adaptation of James Joyce's
        short story from his book]
        "Six o'clock on a Christmas morning..."
        "And for what?"
        "Well, isn't it for the honor of God, Aunt Kate?"
        "I know all about the honor of God, Mary Jane."

        Six o'clock the siren kicks him from a dream
        Tries to shake it off but it just won't stop
        Can't find the strength but he's got promises to keep
        And wood to chop before he sleeps

        I may never get over
        but never's better than now
        I've got bases to cover

        He's in the parking lot and he's just sitting in his car
        It's nine o'clock but he can't get out
        He lights a cigarette
        and turns the music down
        but just can't seem to shake that sound

        Once I thought I'd get over
        but it's too late for me now
        I've got bases to cover

        Melody walks through the door
        and memory flies out the window
        and nobody knows what they want
        'til they finally let it all go

        The pain inside
        coming outside

        So many ways to drown a man
        So many ways to drag him down
        Some are fast and some take years and years
        Can't hear what he's saying when he's talking in his sleep
        He finally found the sound but he's in too deep

        I could never get over
        Is it too late for me now?
        Feel like blowing my cover

        Melody walks through the door
        and memory flies out the window
        and nobody knows what they want
        'til they finally let it all go

        But don't cut your losses too soon
        'cause you'll only be cutting your throat
        And answer a call while you still hear at all
        'cause nobody will if you won't

        [Samples from the film "The Dead", an adaptation of James Joyce's
        short story from his book]
        "Six o'clock on a Christmas morning..."
        "I know all about the honor of God, Mary..."
        "I know all about the honor of God, Mary Jane."

    • 2. Caught in a Web [5:28]
      • Tekst: James LaBrie, John Petrucci

        Silence disguised
        I watch you
        Show me the hurt
        that haunts you
        would you despise the thrill
        If all you hide were mine?

        I can't hold on any longer
        These feelings keep growing stronger
        Echoes that deafen the mind
        will bury my voice in their wake

        Caught in a Web
        Removed from the world
        Hanging on by a thread
        Spinning the lies
        devised in my head

        I've seen the path
        the one you take
        shows the truth
        for you to make
        This turn of phrase
        we might not see
        is the thirst of desire
        found so easily

        Try to push me 'round
        the world some more
        And make me live in fear
        I bare all that I am
        made of now
        Attractive I don't care
        'Cause even when I danced with life
        no one was there to share

        Does this voice the wounds of your soul?
        Does this voice the wounds of your soul?

        Caught in a Web
        Removed from the world
        Hanging on by a thread
        Spinning the lies
        devised in my head

        Tried to live the life
        you live and saw
        It doesn't work for me
        I bare all that I am
        made of now
        Attractive, I can't be
        Inside the Dance of Life is one
        I'll never hold to me

        You can't heal the wounds of my soul.
        You can't heal the wounds of my soul.

        Caught in a Web
        Removed from the world
        Hanging on by a thread
        Spinning the lies
        devised in my head

        Caught in a Web
        Refused by the world
        Hanging on by a thread
        Spinning a cage
        Denied and misread

    • 3. Innocence Faded [5:43]
      • Tekst: John Petrucci

        Animation
        breathes a cloudless mind
        Fascination
        leaves the doubting blind
        Until the circle breaks and wisdom lies ahead
        the faithful live Awake
        the rest remain misled

        Some will transcend spinning years
        One as if time disappears

        Innocence faded
        the mirror falls behind you
        Trinity jaded
        I break down walls to find you

        Callow and vain
        fixed like a fossil, shrouding pain
        Passionless stage
        Distant like brothers
        Wearing apathetic displays
        Sharing flesh like envy in cages
        Condescending
        Not intending to end

        Some will transcend spinning years
        One as if time disappears

        Innocence faded
        the mirror falls behind you
        Trinity jaded
        I break down walls to find you

        Beginnings get complicated
        the farther we progress
        Opinions are calculated
        Immune to openness

        Beyond the circle's edge
        We're driven by her blessings
        Forever hesitating
        Caught beneath the wheel

        Innocence faded
        the mirror falls behind you
        Cynically jaded
        The child will crawl to find you.

    • A Mind Beside Itself:
    • 4. Erotomania [6:45] (instrumental)
      • 5. Voices [9:53]
        • Tekst: John Petrucci

          'Love, just don't stare'
          He used to say to me
          every Sunday morning
          The spider in the windowv The angel in the pool
          The old man takes the poison
          Now the widow makes the rules

          'So speak, I'm right here'
          She used to say to me
          not a word, not a word
          Judas on the ceiling
          the Devil in my bed
          I guess Easter's never coming
          So I'll just wait inside my head

          Like a scream but sort of silent
          living off my nightmares

          Voices repeating me
          'Feeling threatened?
          We reflect your hopes and fears.'
          Voices discussing me
          'Others steal your thoughts
          they're not confined
          within your mind.'

          Thought disorder
          Dream control
          Now they read my mind on the radio
          But where was the Garden of Eden?

          I feel elated
          I feel depressed
          Sex is death, Death is sex
          Says it right here on my Crucifix

          Like a scream but sort of silent
          living off my nightmares

          Voices protecting me
          'Good behavior
          brings the Savior
          to his knees.'
          Voices rejecting me
          'Others steal your thoughts
          they're not confined
          to your own mind.'

          [Dialogue by rap artist Prix-mo reading from the book "Cultural Revolution".]
          "I don't wanna be here, 'cause of my
          suffering, 'cause of my illness.
          Only love is worth having, only
          love is what matters, loving every
          people on equal terms. "
          "You've got to know who you're
          dealin' with because, like a stranger,
          a-heh, just might come in through
          here with a gun... and then, what
          would you do? (Heh.)"
          "Everything is immaterial..."
          "'n' you know that reality is immaterial."
          "This is not reality..."

          I'm kneeling on the floor
          staring at the wall
          like the spider in the window
          I wish that I could speak
          Is there fantasy in refuge?
          God in politicians?
          Should I turn on my religion?
          These demons in my head tell me to

          I'm lying here in bed
          Swear my skin is inside out
          Just another Sunday morning

          Seen my diary on the newsstand
          Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
          It's a shame no one is praying
          'Cause these voices in my head
          keep saying...

          'Love, just don't stare.'
          'Reveal the Word when you're
          supposed to'
          Withdrawn and introverted
          Infectiously perverted
          'Being laughed at and confused
          keeps us pleasantly amused
          enough to stay.'

          Maybe I'm just Cassandra fleeting
          Twentieth century Icon bleeding
          Willing to risk Salvation
          to escape from isolation

          I'm witness to redemption
          heard you speak but never listened
          Can you rid me of my secrets?
          Deliver us from Darkness?

          Voices repeating me
          'Feeling threatened?
          We reflect your hopes and fears.'
          Voices discussing me
          Don't expect your own Messiah
          This neverworld which you desire
          is only in your mind.

      • 6. The Silent Man [3:48]
        • Tekst: John Petrucci

          A question well served,
          'Is silence like a fever?'
          'A voice never heard?'
          'Or a message with no receiver?'

          Pray they won't ask
          Behind the stained glass
          There's always one more mask

          Has man been a victim
          of his woman, of his father?
          if he elects not to bother,
          will he suffocate their faith?

          Desperate to fall
          Behind the Great Wall
          That separates us all

          When there is reason
          Tonight I'm Awake
          when there's no answer
          Arrive the Silent Man

          If there is balance
          tonight He's Awake
          If they have to suffer
          There lies the Silent Man

          Sin without deceivers
          A God with no believers
          I could sail by
          on the Winds of Silence
          And maybe they won't notice
          But this time I think
          It'd be better if I swim

          When there is reason
          Tonight I'm Awake
          When there's no answer
          Arrive the Silent Man
          If there is balance
          Tonight he's Awake
          But if they have to suffer
          There lies the Silent Man

    • 7. The Mirror [6:45]
      • Tekst: Mike Portnoy

        Temptation-
        Why won't you leave me alone?
        Lurking Every Corner, everywhere I go

        Self Control-
        Don't turn your back on me now
        When I need you the most

        Constant pressure tests my will
        My will or my won't
        My Self Control escapes from me still...

        Hypocrite-
        How could you be so cruel
        and expect my faith in return?

        Resistance-
        Is not as hard as it seems
        When you close the door

        I spent so long trusting in you
        I trust you forgot
        Just when I thought I believed in you...

        [Sample is Meryl Streep from the film "Falling In Love".]
        "What're you doing?
        What're you doing?"

        It's time for me to deal
        Becoming all too real
        living in fear-
        Why did you lie and pretend?
        This has come to an end
        I'll never trust you again
        It's time you made your amends
        Look in the mirror my friend

        [Sample is Jeremy Irons from the film "Damage".]
        "That I haven't behaved as I should"
        [Sample is Mary Beth Hurt from the film "Light Sleeper".]
        "Everything you need is around you. The only danger is inside you."
        [Sample is Jeremy Irons from the film "Damage".]
        "I thought you could control life, but it's not like that.
        There are things you can't control."

        Let's stare the problem right in the eye
        It's plagued me from coast to coast
        Racing the clock to please everyone
        All but the one who matters the most

        Reflections of reality
        are slowly coming into view
        How in the hell could you possibly forgive me?
        After all the hell I put you through

        It's time for me to deal
        Becoming all too real
        living in fear-
        Why'd I betray my friend?
        Lying until the end
        Living life so pretend
        It's time to make my amends
        I'll never hurt you again

    • 8. Lie [6:34]
      • Tekst: Kevin Moore

        Daybreak
        at the bottom of lake
        it's a hundred degrees I can't breathe
        And I won't get out
        'til I figure it out
        Though I'm weak like I can't believe
        So you tell me 'trust me' l can trust you
        Just let me show you
        But I gotta work it out in a shadow of doubt
        'cause I don't know if I know you

        Doing fine but don't waste my time
        Tell me what it is you want to say
        You sin, you win, just let me in - hurry
        I've been out in the rain all day
        So you tell me 'trust me' I can trust you
        as far as I can throw you
        And I'm trying to get out of a shadow of doubt
        'cause I don't know if I know you

        Don't tell me you wanted me
        Don't tell me you thought of me
        I won't, I swear I won't
        (Did)
        I'll try, I swear I'll try
        (Lie)

        Mother Mary quite contrary
        Kiss the boys and make them wary
        Things are getting just a little bit scary
        It's a wonder I can still breathe

        Never been much of a doubting Thomas
        but nothing breaks like a broken promise
        You tell me 'bout your two more coming
        but once is just enough for me

        I had gotten used to being a soul destroyed
        She comes in apparently to fill the void
        All dogs need a leash and
        at least I'll forget it
        And she would never hurt me though
        she's never said it
        But I'm not gonna ask her today
        I don't wanna scare her away
        Your town, I'm all alone
        and I just can't stare at the phone
        I wanna talk about lifelong mistakes
        and you can tell your stepfather I said so

    • 9. Lifting Shadows Off a Dream [6:05]
      • Tekst: John Myung

        He seems alone and silent
        thoughts remain without an answer
        Afraid and uninvited
        he slowly drifts away

        Moved by desire and fear
        Breaking delicate wings

        Lifting shadows
        off a Dream once broken
        She can turn a drop of water
        Into an ocean

        As the rain is pouring down
        Tears of sorrow wash his mind
        Drifting with the current
        This stream of life flows on

        He seems alone and silent
        waiting on his hands and knees
        The chill of winter's darkness sits quietly

        Moved by desire and fear
        he takes a few steps away

        Lifting shadows
        off a Dream once broken
        She can turn a drop of water
        Into an ocean

        And she listens openly
        He pours his soul into the water
        reflecting the mystery
        She carries him away
        and the winds die slowly

        And she listens openly
        And she listens openly

        Lifting shadows
        off a Dream once broken
        She can turn a drop of water Into an ocean

        Lifting Shadows off a Dream
        Lifting Shadows off a Dream

    • 10. Scarred [11:00]
      • Tekst: John Petrucci

        To Rise, To Fall. To Hurt, To Hate. To Want, To Wait. To Heal, To Save.

        Can't hear it
        we fear it
        awareness won't come near it

        Distractive
        Reactive
        Disguised in spite of time

        I never bared my emotion
        My passion always strong
        I never lost my devotion
        but somewhere fate went wrong

        Can't let them rape me again
        Your venom's not family here
        won't let them fill me with
        fatalistic remedies

        What if the rest of the world
        was hopelessly blinded by fear?
        Where would my sanctity live?
        Suddenly nobody cares.

        It's never enough
        You're wasting your time
        Isn't there something I could say?
        You don't understand
        You're closing me out
        How can we live our lives this way?

        You tell me I'm wrong
        I'm risking my life
        Still, I have nothing in return
        I show you my hands
        You don't see the scars
        Maybe you'll leave me here to burn.

        What if the rest of the world
        was hopelessly drowning in vain?
        Where would our self pity run?
        Suddenly everyone cares.

        Blood...Heal me
        Fear...Change me
        Belief will always save me
        Blood...Swearing
        Fear...Staring
        Conviction made aware

        Give up on misery
        Turn your back on dissent
        Leave their distrust behind
        Wash your hands of regret

        Do you feel you don't know me anymore?
        And do you feel I'm afraid of your love?
        And how come you don't want me asking?
        And how come my heart's not invited?
        You say you want everyone happy
        Well, we're not laughing.

        And how come you don't understand me?
        And how come I don't understand you?
        Thirty years say we're in this together
        So open your eyes.

        People in prayer for me
        everyone there for me
        Sometimes I feel I should face this alone
        My soul exposed
        It calms me to know that I won't

        Blood...Heal me
        Fear...Change me
        Belief will always save me
        Blood...Swearing
        Fear...Staring
        Conviction made aware

        Give up on misery
        Turn your back on dissent
        Leave their distrust behind
        Wash your hands of regret

        Blood...Heal me
        Fear...Change me
        Belief will always save me
        Blood...Swearing
        Fear...Staring
        Conviction made aware

        Learning from misery
        Staring back at dissent
        Leaving distrust behind
        I'm inspired and content

    • 11. Space-Dye Vest [7:29]
      • Tekst: Kevin Moore

        Falling through pages of Martens on angels
        Feeling my heart pull west
        I saw the future dressed as a stranger
        love in a space-dye vest

        Love is an act of blood and I'm bleeding
        a pool in the shape of a heart
        Beauty projection in the reflection
        Always the worst way to start

        [Sample is Julian Sands from the film "A Room With A View".]
        "But he's the sort who can't know
        anyone intimately, least of all a
        woman. He doesn't know what a woman
        is. He wants you for a possession,
        something to look at like a painting or an ivory box.
        Something to own and to display. He doesn't want you to be real,
        or to think or to live. He doesn't love you, but I love you.
        I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and
        feelings, even when
        I hold you in my arms. It's our last chance... It's our
        last chance..."

        Now that you're gone I'm trying to take it
        Learning to swallow the rage
        Found a new girl I think we can make it
        as long as she stays on the page

        This is not how I want it to end
        And I'll never be open again

        [Sample from "The Trouble With Evan", from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]
        "...I was gonna move out...ummm...get,
        get a job, get my own place, ummm,
        but... I go into the mall where I
        want to work and they tell me, I'm,
        I was too young..."

        [Sample is Jim Hill from a news commentary
        about the OJ Simpson freeway chase.]
        "Some people, gave advice before,
        about facing the facts, about
        facing reality. And this is, this
        without a doubt, is his biggest
        challenge ever. He's going to have to face it.
        You're gonna have to try, he's gonna to have to try and,
        uh, and, and, and get some help here. I mean no one can
        say they know how he feels."

        [Sample from the Conan O'Brien show.]
        "That, so they say that, in ya know
        like, Houston or something, you'd
        say it's a hundred and eighty degrees,
        but it's a dry heat.
        In Houston they say that?
        Oh, maybe not. I'm all mixed up.
        Dry until they hit the swimming pool."

        [Sample from "The Trouble With Evan",
        from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]
        "...I get up with the sun... Listen.
        You have your own room to sleep in,
        I don't care what you do. I don't
        care when. That door gets locked,
        that door gets locked at night by nine o'clock.
        If you're not in this house by nine o'clock, then you'd
        better find some
        place to sleep. Because you're not going to be a bum in
        this house.
        Supper is ready..."

        There's no one to take my blame
        if they wanted to
        There's nothing to keep me sane
        and it's all the same to you
        There's nowhere to set my aim
        so I'm everywhere
        Never come near me again
        do you really think I need you

        I'll never be open again, I could never be open again.
        I'll never be open again, I could never be open again.

        And I'll smile and I'll learn to pretend
        And I'll never be open again
        And I'll have no more dreams to defend
        And I'll never be open again


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