[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"