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scenes from a memory encore - dream theater lyrics

i. scene two

(a) overture 1928

[instrumental]

[spoken: james labrie]
“alright, i hope you know the words!”

(b) strange déjà vu

[verse 1: nicholas]

[present]
subconscious strange sensation
unconscious relaxation
what a pleasant nightmare
and i can’t wait to get there again
every time i close my eyes
there’s another vivid surprise
another whole life waiting
chapters unfinished, fading

[spoken: james labrie]
“come on.”
[past]
closer now * slowly coming into view
i’ve arrived * blinding sunshine beaming through

[verse 2: nicholas]
there’s a house i’m drawn to
familiar settings, nothing new
and there’s a pathway leading there
with a haunting chill in the air
there’s room at the top of the stairs
every night i’m drawn up there
there’s a girl in the mirror
her face is getting clearer
young child, won’t you tell me why i’m here?

in her eyes * i sense a story never told
behind the disguise * there’s something tearing at her soul

[pre*chorus 1: victoria]
tonight i’ve been searching for it
a feeling that’s deep inside me
tonight i’ve been searching for
the one that n0body knows
trying to break free!

[chorus: victoria]
i just can’t help myself
i’m feeling like i’m going out of my head
tears my heart into two
i’m not the one the sleeper thought he knew
[bridge: nicholas]

[present]
back on my feet again
eyes open to the real world
metropolis surrounds me
the mirror’s shattered the girl
why is this other life
haunting me every day?
i’d break through to the other side
if only i’d find the way

something’s awfully familiar
the feeling’s so hard to shake
could i have lived in that other world?
it’s a link that i’m destined to make!

i’m still searching but i don’t know what for
the missing key to unlock my mind’s door

[pre*chorus 2: nicholas]
today i am searching for it
a feeling that won’t go away
today i am searching for
the one that i only know
trying to break free!
[chorus: nicholas]
i just can’t help myself
i’m feeling like i’m going out of my head
tears my soul into two
i’m not the one i thought i always knew
i just can’t help myself
i’m feeling like i’m going out of my head
uncanny, strange déjà vu
but i don’t mind, i hope to find the truth

ii. scene seven: i. the dance of eternity

[instrumental]

iii. scene nine: finally free

[spoken intro: hypnotherapist]
“you are once again surrounded by a brilliant white light. allow the light to lead you away from your past and into this lifetime. as the light dissipates, you will slowly fade back into consciousness, remembering all you have learned. when i tell you to open your eyes, you will return to the present, feeling peaceful and refreshed. open your eyes, nicholas.”

[instrumental break]

[verse 1: the miracle]
friday evening, the blood still on my hands
to think that she would leave me now
for that ungrateful man
sole survivor, no witness to the crime
i must act fast to cover up
i think that there’s still time

[pre*chorus: the miracle]
he’d seem hopeless and lost with this note
they’ll buy into the words that i wrote

[chorus 1: the miracle]
“this feeling inside me
finally found my love, i’ve finally broke free
no longer torn in two
i’d take my own life before losing you”

[verse 2: victoria]
feeling good this friday afternoon
i ran into julian, said we’d get together soon
he’s always had my heart, he needs to know
i’ll break free of the miracle, it’s time for him to go

[chorus 1: victoria]
this feeling inside me
finally found my love, i’ve finally broke free
no longer torn in two
he’d k!ll his brother if he only knew

[bridge: narrator]
their love renewed
they’d rendezvous in a pathway out of view
they thought no one knew
then came a shot out of the night

[interlude]
*screams*

[spoken: the miracle]
open your eyes, victoria!

[chorus: the sleeper]
one last time, we’ll lay down today
one last time, until we fade away
one last time, we’ll lay down today
one last time, we fade away

[instrumental break]

[verse 3: narrator]
as their bodies lie still
and the ending draws near
spirits rise through the air
all their fears disappear, it all becomes clear
a blinding light comes into view
an old soul exchanged for a new
familiar voice comes shining through

[chorus 2: nicholas]
this feeling inside me
finally found my life, i’m finally free
no longer torn in two
i learned about my life by living through you
this feeling inside me
finally found my life, i’m finally free
no longer torn in two
living my own life by learning from you

[outro: nicholas]
we’ll meet again, my friend
someday soon

[spoken outro: james labrie]
“thank you, boston. thank you for making this a great and memorable evening, boston. we didn’t come through. thank you. and we also like to give the opportunity to thank the berklee college of music orchestra and choir led by our fellow turkish conductor eren başbuğ. we had a great time here, alright? take care! let’s do it again! thank you and good night!”

- dream theater lyrics

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