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Statistics
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Artists:
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6,825
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Albums:
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34,379
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Lyrics:
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288,632
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Song Views:
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43,940,701
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Reviews:
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10,300
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Comments:
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155,539
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Total Users:
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20,076
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Online Users:
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A Nightmare To Remember
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Submitted By: Big D
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According to Rich Wilson, "A Nightmare to Remember" includes solos from Petrucci and Rudess in addition to multiple time signature changes. Petrucci wrote the lyrics about a car accident he was involved in as a child.
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A Rite Of Passage
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Submitted By: Big D
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"A Rite of Passage" involves Freemasonry and secret societies. "A Rite of Passage" was the album's first single; it was available for free download through Roadrunner Record's website for one day in May of 2009. Its music video—also the first of the album—debuted on May 8.
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Another Day
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Submitted By: Big D
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The lyrics were written entirely by John Petrucci and refer to his father's struggle with cancer.
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Another Day
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Submitted By: Big D
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Jay Beckenstein, from the band Spyro Gyra and owner of BearTracks studios where the album was recorded, plays soprano saxophone on this song. For the ending, he recorded eight takes, all of them improvised, one of which was chosen to be featured on the song.
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Another Day
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Submitted By: Big D
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The band originally thought that the song could have been a big hit, but surprisingly Pull Me Under gained more airplay.
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Endless Sacrifice
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song is believed by many to be about John Petrucci and his wife being apart during his work as a musician, and how it pains them that they cannot see each other. It mentions how she has given up her livelihood, and therefore made a sacrifice, for him to live out his "undying dream", alighting to the title of the track.
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Hollow Years
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Submitted By: Big D
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An accompanying music video was released which cost around $100,000.
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In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 1
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Submitted By: Big D
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In a recent interview, Mike Portnoy stated that there were a few reasons for breaking the song up into two separate songs, the main one being that as a whole, it was such a great way to open the album, and it was also a great way to close the album.
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In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 2
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Submitted By: Big D
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In a recent interview, Mike Portnoy stated that there were a few reasons for breaking the song up into two separate songs, the main one being that as a whole, it was such a great way to open the album, and it was also a great way to close the album.
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Lie
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Submitted By: Big D
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The lyrics were written entirely by Kevin Moore, though he didn't appear in the music video, as he had left the band by that point.
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Metropolis, Part I: The Miracle And The Sleeper
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Submitted By: Limited On Death
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The "Part 1" in the title was originally included as a joke, and "Part 2" was never actually planned, but after its release there were numerous calls for a sequel to be written, so during the recording sessions for Falling Into Infinity the band began writing and demoing the second part. They ended up with a 20-minute song, but since their record label would not allow them to release a double album it had to be cut to save space, and the song never went very far past the demo stage.
When the time came to write music for their next album, the first composition they began working on was a 20-minute sequel. The decision was made to extend the single song into an entire concept album based on the themes of part one, which would eventually be released as Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory.
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Prophets Of War
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Submitted By: Big D
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Mike Portnoy recruited 50 Dream Theater fans to come into the studio and record chants for this song. A video was released on April 20th, 2007, which included the intro and outro to the track, along with the recording of the fifty fans that were there.
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Pull Me Under
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Submitted By: Big D
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A distinctive feature of the song is its lack of a conventional ending. The song simply stops, mid-note, at 8 minutes and 11 seconds. Scott Hansen (otherwise known as Setlist Scotty), on drummer Mike Portnoy's forum recently stated that the abrupt ending was inspired by a track from The Beatles. However, on closer listening, it can be noted that the ending is in 4/4 time, as emphasized by the 3 and 4 in the final bar being emphasized and then silence following.
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Pull Me Under
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Submitted By: Big D
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Kevin Moore's lyrics refer to Shakespeare's Hamlet, and are told from Prince Hamlet's point of view. The lyrics allude heavily to the play and echo Hamlet's desire to give in to his desire to gain revenge for his father at the cost of his own sanity. Over the final moments of the song (from time 7'50'' until the end) James LaBrie can be heard singing a direct quote from Hamlet: "Oh that this too, too solid flesh would melt."
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Pull Me Under
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Submitted By: Big D
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Lead singer James LaBrie can be seen wearing a Napalm Death shirt in the video.
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Repentance
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Submitted By: Big D
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This song was written by Mike Portnoy, and it is a part of the Alcoholics Anonymous suite, which is an epic that covers all twelve steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. The suite has been running since the band's sixth album, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. "Repentance" is to include steps eight and nine.
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Sacrificed Sons
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Submitted By: Big D
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For the next minute or so, actual footage from the 9/11 newscasts are heard, which are broken up newscast by newscast by static noises, meant to represent the changing of channels; it is meant to emphasize the constant footage on every channel. The lyrics by LaBrie describe the horror of the disaster, with lyrics including "A complete surprise, who'll be coming home tonight" and "Heads all turning towards the sky, towers crumble, heroes die".
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Take The Time
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Submitted By: Big D
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Each member of the band wrote a section of the lyrics. The lyrics reflect their feelings about the long, frustrating period of the band's early history during which they were searching for a new vocalist.
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Take The Time
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Submitted By: Big D
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During their playing of the song on the Once in a LIVEtime CD, after John Petrucci's solo, the band breaks off from the original song and starts playing the solo to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song Free Bird.
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Take The Time
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Submitted By: Big D
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On certain occasions when the band plays the song live, they cut out the 2nd verse, abridging the song. Presumably down to it being very difficult to sing and taking a toll on James LaBrie's voice. In addition, Mike Portnoy usually sings the first verse, with James LaBrie coming in on the last line ("I think it's time for a change").
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The Best Of Times
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Submitted By: Big D
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"The Best of Times" is about Mike Portnoy's father, who died due to cancer. "I just wanted to write something that was a tribute to our life together," said Portnoy, who played the song for his father prior to his death.
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The Count Of Tuscany
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Submitted By: Big D
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As the album's longest track, Wilson calls "The Count of Tuscany" "the monster", comparing it to "A Change of Seasons" and cited Pink Floyd as a possible influence. Petrucci wrote the lyrics about a count that frightened him while he visited Tuscany.
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The Dark Eternal Night
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Submitted By: Big D
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This song was written by John Petrucci. According to him, this song is "about a monster, that from long, long ago, a pharaoh that comes and haunts a town."
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The Shattered Fortress
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Submitted By: Big D
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"The Shattered Fortress" is the final part of Portnoy's Twelve-step Suite. The song includes motifs from past songs in the saga.
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The Shattered Fortress
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Submitted By: Big D
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The title of the song is derived from two lines from The Glass Prison; "A shattered glass prison wall behind me" and "A long lost fortress."
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The Silent Man
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Submitted By: Big D
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It's the third movement of a suite called "A Mind Beside Itself", following "Erotomania" and "Voices". Both the music and the lyrics were written by John Petrucci.
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The Ytse Jam
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Submitted By: Limited On Death
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The name "Ytse Jam" is the word "Majesty" spelled backwards. This is a reference to the band's original name of "Majesty" which they changed for legal reasons.
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Wither
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Submitted By: Big D
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Petrucci wrote "Wither" about writer's block. Wilson compared the song to "Vacant" from Train of Thought.
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