Dream Theater - Solitary Shell Lyrics
Lyrics written by John PetrucciMusic written by John Myung, John Petrucci,Mike Portnoy, and Jordan RudessHe seemed no different from the restJust a healthy normal boyHis mama always did her bestAnd he was daddy's pride and joyHe learned to walk and talk on timeBut never cared much to be heldAnd steadily he would declineInto his solitary shellAs a boy he was considered somewhat oddKept to himself most of the timeHe would daydream in and out of his own worldBut in every other way he was fineHe's a monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost withing himselfIn his solitary shellA temporary catatonicMadman on occasionWhen will he break outOf his solitary shellHe struggled to get through his dayHe was helplessly behindHe poured himself onto the pageWriting for hours at a timeAs a man he was a danger to himselfFearful and sad most of the timeHe was drifting in and out of sanityBut in every other way he was fineHe's a monday morning lunaticDisturbed from time to timeLost within himselfIn his solitary shellA momentary maniacWith casual delusionsWhen will he be let outOf his solitary shell
