Dream Theater (75,42 %)
A Dramatic Turn of Events (63,95 %)
Released: 2011-09-13
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
9
Year (2011):
17
Decade (2010's):
146
Overall:
1449
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1.
On the Backs of Angels
 08:43
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2.
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
 06:59
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3.
Lost Not Forgotten
 10:12
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4.
This Is the Life
06:58
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5.
Bridges in the Sky
11:01
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6.
Outcry
11:24
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7.
Far from Heaven
03:56
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8.
Breaking All Illusions
12:26
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9.
Beneath the Surface
05:27
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Album length:
00:17:06
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Lyrics |
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1.
On the Backs of Angels
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Standing on the backs of angels Destined to create Mounting the attack While heroes carry your weight We spiral towards disaster Survival fading faster Riding out the wave Content to feed off the machine Bleeding us to death The new American dream You're blinded by your hunger Beware your days are numbered Tears fall from the shameless Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water Selfless are the righteous Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter Blurring lines drawn in between What is right and what is wrong Victims on the radar string us along We're on to your agenda The dead end road to nowhere Tears fall from the shameless Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water Selfless are the righteous Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter Tears fall from the shameless Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water Selfless are the righteous Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter Selfless are the righteous Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter |
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2.
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
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Today, I will be a savior, Tomorrow a demon. You crave my erratic behavior And watch my every move. Obsession at all costs, You'll be the death of me. Broken and torn apart, Why can't you let me be? You build me up, you break me down Until I'm falling to pieces. I crash and burn, I never learn, I'm your guilty addiction. Build me up! Break me down! Today, a savior, Tonight, I am the new messiah you deify. When I'm no longer desired, I'll be crucified. The one who's free from sin, The first to cast the stone. Fighting the fear within, I won't be left alone. You build me up, you break me down Until I'm falling to pieces. The price I pay to live this way, And the fantasy stays alive. I can't live up, I can't let down And leave you falling to pieces. I crash and burn, I never learn, I'm your morning obsession. Build me up! Break me down! (I will be your savior) You build me up, you break me down Until I'm falling to pieces. The price I pay to live this way, And the fantasy stays alive. I can't live up, I can't let down And leave you falling to pieces. I crash and burn, I never learn, Your iconic fixation. Build me up! Break me down! Build me up! Break me down! |
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3.
Lost Not Forgotten
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I am not immortal I am just a man A power-craving tyrant Beyond the shadows in the sand Men have come to fear me Many bow and cry Known across the desert I am the one who will not die I have faced the demons of our most desperate moments I have been the one to defend our pride I have worn the banner of my abandoned brothers I will be the first one to give my life Lost not forgotten Reigning against the odds Feared and respected living among the gods Leading the empire Spirit as black as coal Lost not forgotten King of the deathless soul An epic novel no one's read Pages torn and faded The greatest story never told Behold the kingdom I possess Land of wealth and beauty Where the streets are paved with gold Once fearless and brave A realm passed away The ghosts of yesterday Lost not forgotten Reigning against the odds Feared and respected living among the gods Leading the empire Spirit as black as coal Lost not forgotten King of the deathless soul Lost not forgotten Reigning against the odds Feared and respected living among the gods Leading the empire Brutal and heartless Vanishing further Into the darkness Lost not forgotten King of the deathless soul |
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4.
This Is the Life
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In the heart of your most solemn barren night When your soul's turned inside out Have you questioned all the madness you invite What your life is all about Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Have you ever wished that you were someone else Traded places in your mind It's only a waste of your time Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Feed the illusion you dream about Cast out the monsters inside Life begins with an empty slate Fragile left in the hands of fate Driven by love and crushed by hate Until the day The gift is gone And shadows remain Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home Memories will fade Time races on What will they say After you're gone This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Our gift divine |
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Bridges in the Sky
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Blackness awakens, visions come alive. Seeing through darkness with borrowed eyes. Death survivor, take me higher, Reunite my soul. Whisperer of truth, I trust in you To make me whole. Sun, come shine my way, Make healing waters bury all my pain. Wind, carry me home, The fabric of reality is tearing apart. The piece of me that died Will return to live again. Feeling myself slip away, Silently dreaming awake, Hidden memories flooding back. I will not grow in the light Until I pass through the darkest caverns Of my heart. Dance with fire, spirit guide Erase the world outside. Messenger of truth, I trust in you, Transform me now. Sun, come shine my way, Make healing waters bury all my pain. Wind, carry me home, The fabric of reality is tearing apart. The piece of me that died Will return to live again. And at last the time has come To unite again as one, To the power of the earth I'm calling. Crossing bridges in the sky On a journey to renew my life. Shaman, take my hand! Sun, come shine my way, Make healing waters bury all my pain. Wind, carry me home, The fabric of reality is tearing apart. The piece of me that died Will return to live again. And at last the time has come To unite again as one, To the power of the earth I'm calling. Crossing bridges in the sky On a journey to renew my life. Shaman, take my hand! |
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6.
Outcry
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Somewhere overhead Distant thunder roars The revolution has begun The war to end all wars As I welcome death I hear the battle cry Bullets fall like fire Raining from the sky The rebel in us all Someday gets tired of being pushed around But freedom has a price The cost is buried in the ground We suffered far too long We gather now growing stronger We will not be ignored Anymore any longer Our anthem will guide us Rise up, be counted Stand strong and unite Wait for the outcry Resistance is calling tonight Far too many years Of chaos and unrest Far too many voices Brutally suppressed We fight for what is just For all that we believe We fight till death or glory Fight to be set free The streets are bathed in blood Time to step down and time to walk away You'll never rule me now Though you may stand upon my grave You can look the other way Or you can face the light Although it seems so far away Freedom's worth the fight Rise up, be counted Stand strong and unite Wait for the outcry Resistance is calling Rise up, be counted Stand strong and unite Wait for the outcry Resistance is calling tonight The world watches on While we risk our lives Locked in a kingdom of fear As our children die |
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Far from Heaven
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No one truly has the answers Every day I struggle through it once more Keep things bottled up, never speaking my mind Misinterpreted, I'm doing just fine Every day I put a brave face on, serves me well Feeling helpless, facing it alone, hard to tell That I can change who I am, how I feel, there's no end I have done what you asked of me Leaves me nothing to live for Coming undone, way too high a price I should pay You keep your pride while I die inside every day No I can't lie anymore, won't pretend I've done all I can You can't imagine the hell I'm going through Not asking you to save me I'm too far from heaven Nothing you can do to change me But accept me as I am |
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Breaking All Illusions
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With the sun in place There's a test of faith Streams of thought awaken New realities Singularities Breaking all illusions Sudden burst of heat Burning source of life Masterful destruction Power's not an act It's understanding truth Changing my direction Live in the moment Breathe in a new beginning Wisdom revealed As I unlearn to learn Life's biggest battles Often are fought alone My spirit brings me home Emerald thoughts flow through my consciousness Drawn to curses left behind Test of will the threshold to one's faith Starts a fire in the mind Searching out Reaching in To arrive Where I began Sights remembered In the light Searching out Reaching in To arrive Where I began Sounds remembered Come alive Embrace the days Don't turn away Life's true intent needs patience Karma starts the signal |
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Beneath the Surface
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Is there ever really a right time You had led me to believe Someday you'd be there for me When the stars above align When you weren't so consumed I kept looking for the clues So I waited in the shadows of my heart And still the time was never right Until one day I stopped caring And began to forget why I longed to be so close And I disappeared into the darkness And the darkness turned to pain and never went away Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface A shell of what things could have been Tired bones beneath the veil Of guarded secrets all too frail Sad to think I never knew You were searching for the words For the moment to emerge Yet the moment never came You couldn't risk my fragile frame Until one day you stopped caring And began to forget why you tried to be so close And you disappeared into the darkness And the darkness turn to pain and never went away Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface I would scream just to be heard As if yelling at the stars I was bleeding just to feel You would never say a word Kept me reaching in the dark Always something to conceal Until one day I stopped scaring And began to forget why I longed to be so close And I disappeared into the darkness And the darkness turned to pain and never went away Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface Beneath the surface |