Dream Theater Lyrics

    ------ About the song The Best Of Times performed by Dream Theater

a lot of good thing were said about this song... i agree.. i love DREAM THEATER becouse his flow of emotion brought your mind in another world or in your last experience (positive or negative) and make you think a lot about what you have done and about what you have almost to do!
so I think that this song that reminds me a lot of scenes of my memories is one of the most expressive
nothing to say about Petrucci or Portnoy (only that they are to much)
thanks god they exist ù.ù bye bye

    ------ About the song About To Crash (reprise) performed by Dream Theater

This VII-th degree is ..amazing
it talks about the ones that are somehow unloveable from the posers that surround them
by posers I meant the fake friends, fake people, whom who have fake personnalities.
It talk about the weakness of this one ,and its not weakness though ,its pain somehow
sorrow he faces ,pain in other meanings

    ------ About the song A Change Of Seasons performed by Dream Theater

This is hands down my favorite Dream Theater song ever. I really don't understand why I'm seeing all this arguing and flaming going around. Enough of that.
Anyway, I absolutely looove the guitar solo in "Another World", especially when the key changes to C# minor... makes me cry!
And the part at 21:08 ("I sit down with my son" to "I will live on!" is just cathartic. Best ending to ANY song I have ever heard so far, even over Octavarium, in my opinion. :) And of course, best DT song I have ever heard, period.

    ------ About the song The Best Of Times performed by Dream Theater

Everything about this song is emotional, the lyrics, the instrumentals, being a guitar player I could really fell all the emotion coming from Petrucci's 6-string at the end and all the emotion that Portnoy put in this, definately one of his best drum performances.

    ------ About the song Misunderstood performed by Dream Theater

To me, this song is simply a long string of metaphors that relates to everyone - we all feel people don't "get us" like we "get ourselves". We're all special in our own way, or at least that's how we see ourselves, but the people around us think they're above us. It's also about the presence we try to project, and about what people think of us compared to who we really are.

The line "If I seem superhuman I have been Misunderstood" in particular reinforces this idea: if I seem superhuman, that is someone to look up to, someone who would make an ideal role model or someone mature, I have been misunderstood - I am not those things despite what people tell me.

    ------ About the song A Change Of Seasons performed by Dream Theater

Just with one song you can't compare Dream Theater with X Japan, come on, my favourite will always be Dream Theater along with Tool. I had the song Art of Life, but I don't know why I didn't hear that song. Now I really need to hear that one and see why people are coming up with comparisons, I hate comparing musicians, because they are all distinctive and different in making music. Altogether Dream Theater is the boss, they have another marvellous track Octavarium, when it comes to keyboards, no one can beat Jordon, he is too talented, with Kevin Moore Dream Theater had the emotional sound, the whole Images and words album is a masterpiece and you can't forget the greatest song space-dye vest, I am a big fan of Dream Theater and I believe that Dream Theater will always be the best against all the bands which are strictly into lengthy instrumentals. One more thing, X-Japan singer sounds very soft and I don't prefer that sort of voice in metal, rock, prog metal, et cetera.

    ------ About the song Blind Faith performed by Dream Theater

Two sections: non-believers perspective, musical interlude, then beginning to believe, then believer in the chorus. The "you've done all you can do" is said as a deistic or atheist type statement before the break mocking the existence of a god who cares. After the break, the same line refers to a God who did everything needed for salvation. People these days really have poor literature interpreting skills. The brilliance of the writing is flipping the meaning of the line's meaning. The other point being made here is that all faith in the invisible is blind. The non-believer and believer both have blind faith. One has faith their is no hope other than humanity (which leads to dispair) and the other has blind faith in an invisable Savior that leads to hope.

    ------ About the song Disappear performed by Dream Theater

This is in my opinion DT's best ballad. The first time I listened to it, I was haunted by the keyboards, like everyone else here. I remember when I played it on piano for the first time, I sang along with it, and my family was watching me play. By the last part, especially "And I'll carry on/The best that I can without you here beside me", I just broke down and cried. You know a song is emotional and powerful when it makes you cry like that, and I almost never cry. Even when I'm super happy and energetic, this song still gets to me and lowers my spirit a little.
I am considering performing this song at International Music Camp on piano.
I never get tired of this song. Even my mom says it's one of her favorite songs, and she does not like most subgenres of metal. She does have a number of DT songs she loves, and this is easily one of them. My grandma even likes this song!! :)
Best DT ballad ever. Whoever hasn't listened to this one yet, DO IT NOW!!!

    ------ About the song The Count Of Tuscany performed by Dream Theater

@fakename a disgrace to music? Are you crazy? You want to see a disgrace to music? Take a look at todays mainstream hip hop garbage music that advertises getting high and drunk and thug-like behaviors. That's disgraceful.

    ------ About the song The Shattered Fortress performed by Dream Theater

I have always been a die hard dt fan. I consider them to be the Mozart of contemporary rock and metal. This song and these lyrics are beautiful and give a very valuable theme. If applied to the lifestyle, it bestows angelic characteristics and positive change in life. At least, that's what it communicated to me. Great song!