Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Performer
John Myung
John Myung
Bass Guitar
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Background Vocals
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Keyboards
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Drums
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Myung
John Myung
Songwriter
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Songwriter
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Songwriter
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Producer
Eugene "UE" Nastasi
Eugene "UE" Nastasi
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
J.P. Sheganowski
J.P. Sheganowski
Assistant Engineer
Doug Oberkircher
Doug Oberkircher
Engineer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Shirley
Kevin Shirley
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cunning, baffling, powerful
Beaten to a pulp
Vigorous, irresistible
Sick and tired of laying low
Dominating, invincible
Blackout, loss of control
Overwhelming, unquenchable
I'm powerless, have to let go
[Verse 2]
I can't escape it
It leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it
Senses tattered and torn
Hopeless surrender
Obsession's got me beat
Losing the will to live
Admitting complete defeat
[Verse 3]
Fatal descent
Spinning around
I've gone too far
To turn back around
Desperate attempt
Stop the progression
At any length
Lift this obsession
[Verse 4]
Crawling to my glass prison
A place where no one knows
My secret lonely world begins
So much safer here
A place where I can go
To forget about my daily sins
[Verse 5]
Life here in my glass prison
A place I once called home
Fall in nocturnal bliss again
Chasing a long lost friend
I no longer can control
Just waiting for this hopelessness to end
[Verse 6]
Run fast from the wreckage of the past
A shattered glass prison wall behind me
Fire past, walking through the ash
A distant oasis before me
[Verse 7]
Crying, desperate, crawling on my knees
Begging God to please stop the insanity
Help me, I'm trying to believe
Stop wallowing in my self-pity
[Verse 8]
We've been waiting for you, my friend
The writing's been on the wall
All it takes is a little faith
And now you're the same as us all
[Verse 9]
Help me
I can't break out of this prison all alone
Save me
I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me
I can't restore my sanity alone
[Verse 10]
Enter the door
Desperate
Fighting no more
Help me restore
To my sanity
At this temple of hope
I need to learn
Teach me how
Sorrow to burn
Help me return
To humanity
I'll be fearless in there
I'll go into the temple of hope
[Verse 11]
Believe
Transcend the pain
Living the life
Humility
Open my eyes
This new odyssey
Of rigorous honesty
Serenity
That I never knew
Sadness of mind
Helped me to find
Courage to change
All the things that I can
[Verse 12]
We'll help you perform this miracle
You must set your past free
You dug the hole, but you can't bury your soul
Open your mind and you'll see
[Verse 13]
Help me
I can't break out of this prison all alone
Save me
I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me
I can't restore my sanity alone
[Verse 14]
Way off in the distance I saw a door
I tried to open
I tried forcing with all of my will, but still
The door wouldn't open
[Verse 15]
Unable to trust in my faith
I turned and walked away
I looked around, felt a chill in the air
Took my will and turned it over
[Verse 16]
The glass prison which once held me is gone
A long lost fortress
Armed only with liberty
And the key of my willingness
[Verse 17]
Fell down on my knees and prayed
Thy will be done
I turned around, saw a light shining through
The door was wide open
Written by: John Myung, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy
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