Dream Theater - Illumination Theory Lyrics
[I. Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire]
[Instrumental]
[II. Live, Die, Kill]
Consider this question
Look deep inside
Deliver a true confession
What are you willing to live for?
Consider this question
Open your eyes
Examine your own reflection
What are you willing to die for?
And the times uncertain
Consider this question
No standing by
When flesh and blood are threatened
What are you willing to kill for?
We seek to understand
We cry with head in hand
The bridges we build to connect
The distance that makes us forget
Hate dividing us, love reminding us
Of our shared humanity
Hope can be a shadow fleeting
I would rather die believing
Chancing it all in a final act of faith
We seek to understand
We cry with head in hand
A story that needs to be told
An answer that begs to found
The beauty we wish to behold
Is never too far away
[III. The Embracing Circle]
[Instrumental]
[IV. The Pursuit Of Truth]
Mothers for their children
Husbands for their wives
Martyrs for the kingdom
Fighting for your life
A soldier for his country
A junkie for the high
Teachers for their students
Vengeance for a crime
Rebels for their freedom
A tyrant for the praise
Cowards for salvation
Money, love, and fame
Noble and brave
Lay down our lives for the cause
Death over shame
Grace before glory
[V. Surrender, Trust & Passion]
To really feel the joy in life
You must suffer through the pain
When you surrender to the light
You can face the darkest days
If you open up your eyes
And you put your trust in love
On those cold and endless nights
You will never be alone
Passion glows within your heart
Like a furnace burning bright
Until you struggle through the dark
You'll never know that you're alive
Never know
Never know
You'll never know
Never know
Never know
Never know
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Dream Theater Illumination Theory Comments
Magic!!!
Superb performance ! I’m going to see their concert next 12th feb 2020 ! Finally I will see Mangini live ! A dream comes true !! ....
13:59 is when I came
14:32 is when I died
crazy..haha
2020❤
From 0:00 to 3:50 is pure perfection, then Labrie shows up...
This performance Deserves a Grammy! I hope they will Win!
chills ,my god the best of Dream Theater!
6:29 magini autotune??
3:43 I didnt know that LaBrie plays the violin
This guitar solo(6:30) does not exist!
I love DT music, but this is different. Its the illumination path, and its a great, great interpretation of it.
What a amazing bend 14:47
I think I’ve just stumbled across the greatest song I’ve ever heard. This was a fucking masterpiece of a journey, felt like I was passing through the universe, going through peacefully staring at the cosmos, then being shaken through an asteroid belt. Afterwards to then enter a black hole, taking me into another dimension into heaven, where the song concludes. Then you get songs in the charts, which are like 3/4 minutes long, maximum, with 2 lines and a catchy beat. That’s what’s wrong with society.
one of best live performance ever. so lucky
Selamat datang
1:22 HEADBANGING GIRL ;)
Ediaan josss sampe merinding berhari hari......luar biasa.....terimakasih karena kalian telah ada......
@Agus Djatmiko saya belum lama.. baru dari tahun 2011.
@Riyan Pm ini grup band gila...tapi liat konsernya baru di jogja kemaren ....soalnya pas di Jkt jauh ....dan blum punya dana...😅😅
@Agus Djatmiko hehe.. emang gila.. apa lagi pas konser yg 20th nya.. luar biasa.. tp masih ada Portnoy pas itu..
@Riyan Pm hooh jaman dulu punya dvd nya yg konser di NY, dulu internet masih mahal, gak nyesel kenal DT salam Prog....🤘🤘
@Agus Djatmiko 🤘🤘
Solid sound
tre-men-do
"To really feel the joy in feel" - John 3:16
É DE UMA QUALIDADE ABSURDA!!!!!
I just started listening to them for about 2 weeks now, and I'm obsessed, they are literally light years ahead of anyone else I've listened to, and I love them all, Led Zep, Maiden, Sabbath, Purple, Metallica etc. This band is the ultimate metal band, they have so much ability
I always wonder whos making the melodies for every song theyre making...
Dream Theater has the most beatiful melodies on earth...
The Alien Band
mike mangini is super human drummer 🤘. very clean. skillfull and fast
mike mangini 💥🔥💪👏
I want to see you in thai. Iwant to see so concert. Plaese ,,,!,,
Forgot how truly kickass and cinematic these guys were, I was blown away by their technicality when I first listened to them at 15.
i dont know how its alive... u know FUCK bad voice man.... i hate this guy in vocals man... fuck fuck no matters Techies from guitar oh bass oh drums this VOICE FUCK ALL
Paradoxo da Luz Negra
This is the best performance i've seen from LaBrie since the incident
It all started here for me.. this was the first DT song I listened to.
How many people can play the guitar cleaner than the studio version? Petrucci is truly insane.
Thank you Tchaikowsky
Illumination theory or Octavarium?? The Battle!!
Illumination Theory to me is the best dream theater song. Slightly above octavarium. Lol
Pura perfección auditiva....
that keyboard is awesome this is epic
this never gets old and yes prog and metal are my favorite types of rock and i l like old country
Is it 8/8?
The beginning riff
The bluesy ,rock one
the worst Petrucci sound..
And I almost cry 'cause this song...
The dream theater's "supper's ready "
Trust me, it looks cool
Mantap jiwa
Best music of the entire music history ever! Best live performance of the best music ever!
It looks Naruto songs (bit faster)
These are Dream Theater.
And this comment is all I can write, "Dreamtheaterical" is the only adjective that can describe what's happening in this video.
My best part starts 15:10 damn sooooo eargasm.
This song has got me through some hard times!
The solo at the end makes this song as amazing as it is
asli merinding!!!
Better than studio version....
Hearing DT helped me to survive a very hard time of my live.
it's the same with me!
Those lyrics LOL
13:04 awesome guitar tones, amazing performance every single one of them
An ultra huge tour bus...with a trailer.
What presence...
How do they manage to get more epic with each live performance. This was a very lucky public :)
omg labrie 😂
Do you know any band who can play live like Galneryus and Dream theater?
John Myung has Taurus pedals
Dedico mi hora libre en el trabajo para ver y escuchar esta maravilla
A M A Z I N G ! ! !
that drummer, that pianist, that guitarrist, that bassist, thE WHOLE BAND IS INSANE!
scott ian kills that keyboard solo
Dajjal ism...freemason
Embarrassing, stilted, uninspiring, bloated nonsence.
16:52 what kind of sorcery is this??
no tatto required 👍
AWESOME
Dream theater making music for musicians!!!! This is hell
20 time i play this one. And i play this song almost everyday. What an amazing song! 🤘 All elements there yeaahh 🤘 Love from Indonesia fans 🇮🇩
3:55 "Cosider this question"
15:08 i love how creative they change the part of the song
Paradoxe de la Lumiere Noire=Black Sun=Nazi swastik/sauvastik and the arians is the choose people, the Illuminatis, the twin-born not the fuckin jews 👁⚡
Oh gosh, never got tired of this song. Masterpiece. Glad I had the oppotunity (and took it) to see them live.
Beautiful
this is a kind of magic..
3:42 you can’t hold to headbang aye ? 🤣
It's never good idea listening this song while you're working
What An Advanced Science Fiction ?
so we're not gonna talk how about Mangini's final shot
Those lyrics are pretty fucked up in this video... How is it even possible to be?
Didn't you ever see teenagers writing lyrics and dumb poetry on the notepads? This is just the same, other than DM's stuff is not quite as polished.
That last section always makes me cry, those lyrics hit me like ton of rocks , unbelievable
Fuck me... this is truely amazing!
I think this is one of the best live performances ever. Just wow.
💖💖💖
The world is in many ways a shitty place, but bands/artists like Dream Theatre, Devin Townsend, King Crimson, Haken, Riverside, to mention the top tier, makes it bearable. No, more than that, but you get my meaning.
Thank God for prog!!!
PS: don't mention to Robert Fripp I just called King Crimson "prog," he'll skin me alive.
Does not matter what is it,you know when is it quality music
Opera theater instrumental progresive rock
If u hate mangini, u better dont see this perform, u probably could fall in heart him
This is top 10 song for me
dream theater is CRAZYYYYY !!!!!!
Master expert drummer skill! Arghh..!