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[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Spiders seeking shelter
Fading with the dawn
Vanishing at sunrise
As morning light shines on

[Verse 2]
Sacrificial martyr
Victim dressed in white
Headed for the slaughter
Angels cry for her tonight

[Pre-Chorus]
To the cross
At the stake
To the lions
On the rack I break
I break

[Chorus]
Night terror
Hysteria
Nocturnal trial by fire
Eyes open wide but I can't see

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Mind awake
Body at rest
Drifting through sleep transitions
Borderland state
Swimming through waves
Sensory dream condition

[Verse 4]
Without warning
I fall down the bottomless well
Flesh is crawling
Need to claw my way out of this hell

[Pre-Chorus]
By the sword
On the wheel
Twisting in the wind
Pierce the silence
With a scream
Why can't I remember anything?
Anything?

[Chorus]
Night terror
Hysteria
Nocturnal trial by fire
Eyes open wide but I can't see
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[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Night terror
Hysteria
Nocturnal trial by fire
Eyes open wide but I can't see
Night terror
Hysteria
Nocturnal trial by fire
Eyes open wide but I can't see
I can't see
				

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: James LaBrie]
Feel the heat intensify
Steel piercing the skin
Sky on fire, electrified
War inside begins
Wrought with guilt, abandoning
Comrades lying still
Soulless eyes stare back at me
Broken, sick, I feel

[Chorus: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy]
What of the dreams? A haunted curse? (A haunted curse)
Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse
Dead inside, though I've tried
I know I am a broken man

[Spoken Interlude]
"Suffering, suffering inside and shaking
I'm sweating at night
Just trying to find an answer
To feel comfortable with, what, um
Like, what did I witness?"

[Verse 2: James LaBrie]
Swaying, praying, trying to escape
Laughing, crying, more than one can take
Haunting, taunting, will not let me be
Hypnotizing and not letting go of me

[Verse 3: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy]
Stranglehold, dreams unfold, helpless, can't break free
Memories, blood red sky, rain down on me
Battle cry, war inside, senseless tragedy
Shock and awe, numb and raw, suffocating me
Nightmare, will this never end?
Flashback, I'm unravelling
Misery can't break free
Wasted lives cast aside

[Chorus: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy]
What of the dreams? A haunted curse (A haunted curse)
Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse
Dead inside, though I've tried
I know I am a broken man

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[Keyboard Solo]

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge: James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy]
What of the dreams? What can I learn? (What can I learn?)
Nor can erase, forever burn (Forever burn)
What of the dreams? Inflamed and torn (Inflamed and torn)
And now I wish I had never been born (Never been, never been, never been, never been)
All is lost, I've done all I can, I swear
This cross is mine to bear
[Outro: James LaBrie]
Broken man, only one remedy
He waits patiently, peaceful and free for eternity

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In a waterside village
In the heat of July
A man and his wife settled down for the night
In the morning, he woke to a horrible sight

It's all just so tragic, an unusual case
The violent result of a fatal mistake
How can he be to blame?
He was never awake

Wake up!
What have I done?
I was dead asleep
Wake up!
Can you send someone?
I'm not insane, I was dead asleep

Scrambling in the darkness, in fear for his life
Certain a killer broke in
He fumbles for a weapon, reaches for a knife
A sleepwalking murder begins

It was a vivid encounter, a realistic fight
And now he's got blood on his hands
He stands over the body, sees it's his wife
A nightmare he can't understand

I must confess it was me
I needed to silence the screams
She suffered a brutal attack
A shockingly violent act

Wake up!
What have I done?
I was dead asleep
Wake up!
Can you send someone?
I'm not insane, I was dead asleep

Out of my mind, out of my body
Someone's been killed, I am sorry
Out of control, all out of answers
Maybe one day you'll forgive me

Wake up!
What have I done?
I was dead asleep
I must have been dreaming, I have no memory of anything

We strongly suspect you're feeling a sense of despair
No one knows of the guilt that you bear
In the eyes of the law, you are free
You are innocent
				

Lost time
Thought I lost my mind
How the hell did I end up here?

Rewind
Help to remind
The last thing I can remember

Dreamtime
Floating cloud nine
Heavenly bliss utopia

Sublime
Feeling so divine
Just another pleasant nightmare

In my dreams
There’s a song I once knew
Like an uncanny Strange Déjà vu
Memories flashing all through my brain
Over and over and over again

Midnight messiah
Darkness descends
Eternally wired
The dream never ends
Twilight desires
Midnight messiah

Moon shine
Time to come alive
No rest for the wicked

Downtown
Have a look around
Feeding the obsession in my head

There’s a place that I go
Where no one’s afraid

It’s a feeling that we all know
But everyone’s ashamed to say

In my dreams
There’s a flame burning bright
Constant motion shines into the night

Forevermore blistering out of control
Over and and over and over it goes

Midnight messiah
Darkness descends
Eternally wired
The dream never ends
Twilight desires
Midnight messiah

Back in the Waking Life
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

I realize
I can no longer fly alone

Help find my destiny
Take me back into the dream

For all eternity
It’s calling me back to my HOME

In my life
I’ve lost all self control
Like a sword piercing This Dying Soul

Breaking and shaking and left in the cold
Watch this compulsive obsession unfold

Midnight messiah
Darkness descends
Eternally wired
The dream will never end

I can’t stand the pressure
The daytime collectors
I’ll never go back there again
Keep those eyes closed
You’re now going home
Forever alive in your head

Twilight eternal
Midnight messiah
				

[Spoken]
Is that it?
I like your mind
Please stay
Do you love me?
Don't go
Never had a chance

[Outro]
Are we dreaming?
Are we dreaming?
Are we dreaming?
				

Worn down wearing thin
Hellish dreams
Tormenting scenes
Shadows looming

I'm paralyzed, can't move
Scared and confused

If I
If I could bend the clock
The passageway of time
Leave it all behind

No more
No more paralyzing dreams
The midnight screams
Always haunting me
But I sink deeper each day

Cold, hallowed place
Dark shadows
Vast haunting landscapes
In a frantic state
Tired of feeling lost
Alone and out of place

This circle I can't break
Every night
Lie comatose
But wide awake
I'm paralyzed again
Darkness creeping in

If I
If I could bend the clock
The passageway of time
Leave it all behind

No more
No more paralyzing dreams
The midnight screams
Always haunting me
But I sink further today

The witching hour begins
Can't escape
I find myself again
Prisoner in the end
Sinking further than I've ever been

And if I
If I could bend the clock
The passageway of time
A better place I'd find

And no more
No more paralyzing dreams
The midnight screams
Break this hold on me

But I can't get away
Can't find my way
Sinking further every day
				

A frightened child
Pulls his blanket overhead
His mind runs wild
Amidst the silence

He can feel his stare
Intruder in the room
But no one's there
He could hardly move
Frozen like a stone

This is more than just a terrifying dream
The shadow's always watching

Embrace the shadow!

She's half asleep
Bedroom window open wide
Can hardly breathe
As a figure creeps inside

She sees no face
An expressionless black hole
She's too afraid to run or speak or hide
Can he peer into her soul?

This is more than just a terrifying dream
The shadow's always watching

Standing at seven feet tall he's a sight to behold
Tales of the man in the hat surfaced centuries ago
Wearing a flowing black cloak and a watch on a chain
He stands in the corner in darkness as you go insane
Fighting for breath as the incubus sits on your chest
The night demon waits as you dream, standing over your bed

Night, it will be forever changed
Will the shadow be revealed?
Can we ever know his name?

Endless night
Not a soul will hear you scream
And you never will escape
From the devil in your dreams
Endless night
Endless night

The vision that lives off your fear
Making you panic and sweat
He hides in the mist, but does he exist?
A stranger you'll never forget

He waits at the end of the hall
A presence you cannot explain
One minute he's there
Turn your back then he's gone
You'd better pray
He never calls out your name

Night, it will be forever changed
Will the shadow be revealed?
Can we ever know his name?

Endless night
Not a soul will hear you scream
And you never will escape
From the devil in your dreams
Endless night
Endless night
Endless night

Terrifying nightmares shared around the world
Stories of a faceless man
Who goes by many names
And traps us in his fearful gaze

A stranger in the mist
In the darkness of the night
Who leaves us paralyzed

As you fall asleep
Better keep a watchful eye
And maybe leave a light on tonight

Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up!
				

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