Dream Theater - The Glass Prison Lyrics
Lyrics written by Mike PortnoyMusic written by John Myung, John Petrucci,Mike Portnoy, and Jordan RudessI. ReflectionCunning, Baffling, PowerfulBeaten to a pulpVigorous, IrresistabelSick and tired and laid lowDominating, InvisibleBlack-out, loss of controlOverwhelming, UnquenchableI'm powerless, have to let goThey can't escape itIt leaves them frail and wornCan no longer take itSenses tattered and tornHopeless surrenderObsession's got me beatLosing the will to liveAdmitting complete defeatFatal DescentSpinning aroundI've gone too farTo turn back aroundDesperate attemptStop the progressionAt any lengthLift this obsessionCrawling to my glass prisonA place where no one knowsMy secret lonely world beginsSo much safer hereA place where I can goTo forget about my daily sinsLife here in my glass prisonA place I once called homeFall in nocturnal bliss againChasing a long lost friendI no longer can controlJust waiting for this hopelessness to endII. RestorationRun - fast from the wreckage of the pastA shattered glass prison far behind meFight - past walking through the ashesA distant oasis before meCry - Desperate crawling on my kneesBegging God to please stop the insanityHelp me - trying to believeStop wallowing in my self-pity"We've been waiting for you my friendThe writing's been on the wallAll it takes is a little faithYou know you're the same as us all."Help me - I can't break out of this prison all aloneSave me - I'm drowning and I'm hopeless on my ownHeal me - I can't restore my sanity aloneEnter the doorDesperateFighting no moreHelp me restoreTo my sanityAt this temple of hopeI need to learnTeach me howSorrow to burnHelp me returnTo humanityI'll be fearless and thoroughTo enter this temple of hopeBelieveTranscend the painLiving the lifeHumilityOpened my eyesThis new odysseyOf rigorous honestySerenityI never knewSoundness of mindHelped me to findCourage to changeAll the things that I can"We'll help you perform this miracleBut you must set your past freeYou dug this hole, but you can't bury your soulOpen your mind and you will see"Help me - I can't break out this prison all aloneSave me - I'm drowning and I'l hopeless on my ownHeal me - I can't restore my sanity aloneIII. RevelationWay off in the distance I saw a doorI tried to openI tried forcing with all of my will and stillThe door wouldn't openUnable to trust in my faithI turned and walked awayI looked around, felt a chill in the airTook my will and turned it overThe glass prison that once held me is now goneA long lost fortressArmed only with libertyAnd the key of my willingnessFell down on my knees and prayed"Thy will be done"I turned around, saw a light shining throughThe door was wide open
