Dream Theater - Voices Lyrics






'Love, just don't stare'
He used to say to me
every Sunday morning
The spider in the window
The angel in the pool
The old man takes the poison
Now the widow makes the rules

'So speak, I'm right here'
She used to say to me
not a word, not a word
Judas on the ceiling
the Devil in my bed
I guess Easter's never coming
So I'll just wait inside my head

Like a scream but sort of silent
living off my nightmares

Voices repeating me
'Feeling threatened?
We reflect your hopes and fears.'
Voices discussing me
'Others steal your thoughts
they're not confined
within your mind.'

Thought disorder
Dream control
Now they read my mind on the radio
But where was the Garden of Eden?

I feel elated
I feel depressed
Sex is death, Death is sex
Says it right here on my Crucifix

Like a scream but sort of silent
living off my nightmares

Voices protecting me
'Good behavior
brings the Savior
to his knees.'
Voices rejecting me
'Others steal your thoughts
they're not confined
to your own mind.'

[Dialogue by rap artist Prix-mo reading from the book "Cultural Revolution".]
"I don't wanna be here, 'cause of my
suffering, 'cause of my illness.
Only love is worth having, only
love is what matters, loving every
people on equal terms. "
"You've got to know who you're
dealin' with because, like a stranger,
a-heh, just might come in through
here with a gun... and then, what
would you do? (Heh.)"
"Everything is immaterial..."
"'n' you know that reality is immaterial."
"This is not reality..."

I'm kneeling on the floor
staring at the wall
like the spider in the window
I wish that I could speak
Is there fantasy in refuge?
God in politicians?
Should I turn on my religion?
These demons in my head tell me to

I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning

Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...

'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'

Maybe I'm just Cassandra fleeting
Twentieth century Icon bleeding
Willing to risk Salvation
to escape from isolation

I'm witness to redemption
heard you speak but never listened
Can you rid me of my secrets?
Deliver us from Darkness?

Voices repeating me
'Feeling threatened?
We reflect your hopes and fears.'
Voices discussing me
Don't expect your own Messiah
This neverworld which you desire
is only in your mind.





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  1. A.... A....

    Badass Outstanding!

  2. K.... B....

    Petrucci's solo in this one is amazing! I attempted to learn to play it, but it was short lived, haha

  3. g.... t....

    Immensi

  4. B.... ....

    3:44 「セックスしたい!」だってさ~🎶

  5. D.... R....

    a masterpiece!

  6. H.... ....

    I still say this is their best album by a mile, and this is one of the best songs on it. Just so good.

  7. E.... G....

    Their absolutely best song and the best song in history

  8. D.... R....

    Melhor banda de todos os tempos...

  9. J.... R....

    "Sex is death, death is sex" "Seen my diary on the newstands" (!!). Very powerful lyrics, so intense and deep, and then there´s of course the GUITAR SOLO! All in all a true masterpiece. PS: Check my channel if u will for a nice cover of this solo.

  10. d.... ....

    Fuck this whore!
    Drink a troll
    Now be with my mind
    I'm the righteo
    But where is the girl that I'm feeling?

    I feel Elaine
    I feel the breast
    Sucks his dick
    Captain Sex!

  11. B.... A....

    Pure Gold.

  12. r.... ....

    f.......good

  13. H.... M....

    9:36 The whole song's incredible, but what a way to conclude it.

  14. T.... R....

    There is such an incredible beauty to this song

    T.... R....

    I just realized this after 25 years. Not sure how I missed it.

  15. (.... ....

    this is my favorite dream theater song. what is it actually about?
    feels like it's about love, depression and religion?

    (.... ....

    Insanity

    (.... ....

    And schizophrenia

  16. S.... G....

    Απλά τραγούδαρα!!!!!!!!

  17. O.... ....

    One of the best Petrucci solos, easily

  18. R.... T....

    Marillion - Queensryche - Dream Theater
    The time line makes total sense!!!

  19. A.... S....

    dt at there best

  20. H.... 6....

    Epic as fuck

  21. J.... j....

    My favorite band in this whole world....

  22. D.... P....

    3:30.. Those Vocals in that section. Ouch crazy

    D.... P....

    Haha a misheard lyrics there :D cannot be unheard :D

  23. M.... L....

    The riff that starts 3:26 is one of the most epic DT riffs.

  24. A.... I....

    Erotomania-injection at 4:53. God, I love this song and the whole album. If I had to pick one album of DT for the lonely island, it would be Awake!

  25. B.... S....

    Very underrated Dream Theatre song, the best from Awake imo

  26. M.... ....

    33003300 00500700

  27. S.... D....

    Everything good will die. Mike leaving is the shittier dimension that we got. In another one, he never left and were still getting good music from DT.

  28. S.... J....

    Greatest band of all time

  29. G.... M....

    3:26 “Fuck this whore” ???

  30. A.... N....

    Back in 1995 I had an audio cassette of the Awake album. I guess the album didn't fit on the tape, or whatever, but this song was snipped off at "...perfectly amused enough to stay...". Twenty years later I heard the complete version of the song on YouTube and felt so damn cheated! LOL

    A.... N....

    On cassette they left off track 10 "Scarred" as well! Yikes! I'll bet you got the CD right after earing the song on Youtube lol Rock on bro.

  31. M.... ....

    One of the deepest goddamn songs off one of the sickest most complete prog lps of all time.

  32. M.... T....

    To me Scene from a memory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Awake
    But Voices >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home

  33. M.... T....

    I don't know this song
    I know a mind beside itself

  34. M.... ....

    2:12 I was listening to this in the car and I thought he said Jizz on the Ceiling.
    heuehueh I'm 12 btw

  35. k.... ....

    Fuck this whore
    Drink a troll
    I've been with my mind
    I'm a right-eo!
    But where is that girl that I'm feeling?
    I feel Elaine! I feel the breast!
    Sucks his dick; captain sex!
    Sex is right here on the crucifix!

  36. M.... H....

    Awake - The Best work of DT!

  37. K.... S....

    DT sure don't write songs like this anymore, huh.

  38. P.... S....

    Kevin Moore is a master

  39. S.... w....

    Still a masterpiece!

  40. s.... a....

    3:26 laBrie at his best

    s.... a....

    Cannot be unheard lol :D

  41. G.... L....

    One, one two three four. One, one two three four.

  42. A.... J....

    Great song. The solo is mind boggling. JP shows that not only he can play technically(Glass moon light) but also some really soulful stuff like the solo here. I just wish DT could somehow find a way to replace their singer. I so wish they would get someone like Chuck Billy (Testament). And Portnoy back.

    A.... J....

    Abdullah Jan Chuck Billy?!? I don't see at all how someone like him would fit in a progressive metal band, and one like DT, even less. Russell Allen, probably. Jorn Lande, even more. But I can't imagine them without James. And I don't see Portnoy burying the hatchet with James anytime soon.

    A.... J....

    Are you deaf my friend?
    Labrie's voice is so powerful with wonderful vibrato and striking clean gigantic high registers.
    He is a vocal genius, and that voice before September of 1994 is simply one of the very best - top this world has seen yet.

  43. E.... ....

    my favorite guitar solo from Petrucci

  44. M.... S....

    great song

  45. A.... M....

    Musicão da porra! DT forever

  46. t.... r....

    super wood

  47. M.... S....

    'love, just don't stare'
    he used to say to me
    every sunday morning
    the spider in the window
    the angel in the pool
    the old man takes the poison
    now the widow makes the rules
    'so speak, i'm right here'
    she used to say to me
    not a word, not a word
    judas on the ceiling
    the devil in my bed
    i guess easter's never coming
    so i'll just wait inside my head
    Like a scream but sort of silent
    living off my nightmares
    Voices repeating me
    'feeling threatened?
    we reflect your hopes and fears.'
    voices discussing me
    'others steal your thoughts
    they're not confined
    within your mind.'
    Thought disorder
    dream control
    now they read my mind on the radio
    but where was the garden of eden?
    I feel elated
    i feel depressed
    sex is death, death is sex
    says it right here on my crucifix
    Like a scream but sort of silent
    living off my nightmares
    Voices protecting me
    'good behavior
    brings the savior
    to his knees.'
    voices rejecting me
    'others steal your thoughts
    they're not confined
    to your own mind.'
    [dialogue by rap artist prix-mo reading from the book "cultural revolution".]
    "i don't wanna be here, 'cause of my
    suffering, 'cause of my illness.
    only love is worth having, only
    love is what matters, loving every
    people on equal terms. "
    "you've got to know who you're
    dealin' with because, like a stranger,
    a-heh, just might come in through
    here with a gun... and then, what
    would you do? (heh.)"
    "everything is immaterial..."
    "'n' you know that reality is immaterial."
    "this is not reality..."
    I'm kneeling on the floor
    staring at the wall
    like the spider in the window
    i wish that i could speak
    is there fantasy in refuge?
    god in politicians?
    should i turn on my religion?
    these demons in my head tell me to
    I'm lying here in bed
    swear my skin is inside out
    just another sunday morning
    Seen my diary on the newsstand
    seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
    it's a shame no one is praying
    'cause these voices in my head
    keep saying...
    'love, just don't stare.'
    'reveal the word when you're
    supposed to'
    withdrawn and introverted
    infectiously perverted
    'being laughed at and confused
    keeps us pleasantly amused
    enough to stay.'
    Maybe i'm just cassandra fleeting
    twentieth century icon bleeding
    willing to risk salvation
    to escape from isolation
    I'm witness to redemption
    heard you speak but never listened
    can you rid me of my secrets?
    deliver us from darkness?
    Voices repeating me
    'feeling threatened?
    we reflect your hopes and fears.'
    voices discussing me
    don't expect your own messiah
    this neverworld which you desire
    is only in your mind.

    M.... S....

    A lyrical masterpiece

    M.... S....

    indeed, reality is immaterial... beings and things are moving way too fast to see, you see ?

  48. M.... R....

    awake is most metal dt album.

    M.... R....

    Maybe the most metal in the 90's. Train of Thought and even Systematic Chaos are heavier than Awake. But you can't deny it's a masterpiece. A dark and beautiful masterpiece.

    M.... R....

    I'd say Train of Thought and Octavarium were a lot more "metal", depending on your definition of metal, but Awake was pretty up there compared to the rest of their albums.

  49. W.... H....

    For me One of the best guitar solos in Rock History 8:23

    W.... H....

    sorry 7:23

    W.... H....

    "rock" ? xD

  50. s.... ....

    cet album déchire !

  51. B.... C....

    6 degrees
    Scenes of a memory
    Awake
    BCSL
    Dramatic Turn of Events
    Tot
    IW
    Falling to infinity
    Octavarium
    SC
    When Dreamer....
    Dream theater self titled
    Astonishing...

  52. A.... P....

    pior perda do dream theater banda q mais gosto foi o Kevin more

  53. 7.... ....

    7:23-8:19 greatest guitar solo of all time for me.I always get goosebumbs. Best combination of feeling an virtuosity.

  54. A.... S....

    Awake best DT album, imho

  55. C.... ....

    best to worst imo

    SFAM
    Awake
    6DOIT
    ToT
    BC&SL
    I&W
    SC
    Octavarium (every song that isn't the title track is meh)
    ADTOE
    FII
    DT
    Astonishing
    WDADU

    C.... ....

    you are wrong wdadu rocks dude

    C.... ....

    What about ACOS?

    C.... ....

    @Chris Reid Entertainment I guess he's just doing albums and not EPs

    C.... ....

    @SchlauKerl probably.

    C.... ....

    @Madelyn Wallingford Exactly! The Killing Hand alone makes it worth owning. That's epic! James kills it on Live At The Marquee. ☺ A Fortune In Lies is a given and my secret 2nd fav off of WDADU is The Ones Who Helped To Set The Sun. 🎸 I like Labrie a lot better than Dominici, but come on, this was a debut album by music students that was damned impressive! 🎸🎧🎶🎹😉

  56. P.... M....

    Awake >>>>>>>>>>>>>> metropolis PT.2

    P.... M....

    Dream theater's best three albums in order: 1. Awake 2. Images n Words 3.WDADU change my mind

    P.... M....

    Unless you wanna start WW3 pls erase your comment

    P.... M....

    Never Agree

    P.... M....

    Right, but what about SDOIT

    P.... M....

    Nah. SFAM is still better. The only album to beat SFAM are SDOIT and ToT!

  57. J.... E....

    Best times of the band, my favorite album of dt.

  58. s.... ....

    james sounds like chris cornell in some spots here

    s.... ....

    wich one?

  59. m.... ....

    What an album. The gtr solo in this is unbelievable.

    m.... ....

    Agreed Petrucci is amazing!

  60. M.... W....

    Every Dream Theater album has a story of its own. The melodies, the time signatures, the themes, they all leave a fill a unique part of your life. This is why I believe it's hard for me to say "this album is the best, this album doesn't compare to that album, that album is this," etc.

  61. T.... ....

    3:26 "Fuck this whore! Drink a troll! Now be with my mind, I'm the radio! But where is the girl that I'm feeding?! I feel Elaine, I feel da breast. Sucks his dick! Captain Sex! Says it right here on my crucifix!"

    T.... ....

    I don't know exactly what kind of man would have "Captain Sex" written on his crucifix, but I think he would be a badass beyond comprehension.

    T.... ....

    hahahahaa perfect!

    T.... ....

    I saw that video soooo many years ago and I still hear the damn misheard lyrics every time I listen to this song

    T.... ....

    Now be with my mind and I'm righteo!*

  62. M.... S....

    That solo!  Petrucci's finest moment

    M.... S....

    fuck yeah!

  63. N.... P....

    I could listen to this intro for days straight just because of this 9/8 time. Sounds so awesome.

    N.... P....

    Rodrigo Sanchez me too

    N.... P....

    one of the best intros to any piece of music, *period.*

  64. h.... ....

    Masterpiece.

  65. J.... T....

    "Don't expect your own Messiah this Never World which you desire, is only in your mind"

    What a phrase!

    J.... T....

    what does it mean ?

    J.... T....

    RingofRae RoR This song is about the religious beliefs of Petrucci that were questioned by him. To my understanding this phrase means that you should not expect someone to save you or guide you through towards the perfect world, as everything originates from your mind.

    J.... T....

    ​@Jim Tzikis, this song isn't about " the religious beliefs of Petrucci that were questioned by him" - Petrucci was and still is Christian. Don't confuse the lyricist with the poetic persona/speaker. This is a song about
    schizophrenia which also embraces the themes of religion and love, but it's not Petrucci who is questioning any religious belief - it's the character that he's created. Your interpretation of the phrase is question is good, but I like to think that this "Neverworld" of the character is unreachable because it's an utopia from his own confused mind.

  66. C.... B....

    Best Song ever

  67. J.... R....

    that 9/8 intro

    J.... R....

    Intro explained by Portnoy one on his VHS videos :) masterpiece ;)

  68. L.... M....

    3:26 "Fuck this whore...!!"
    No matter how many times I read the actual lyrics this is what I 'm hearing..

  69. C.... P....

    The intro time signature is so good

    C.... P....

    +Christiano Lorenz its in 9/8 which is counted like 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and and, 1 and etc...

  70. M.... C....

    One part of solo is really similar to Steve Vai's "for the love of god" (1990).
    I always thought it was a tribute by petrucci, but now i'm not so sure. What is sure is that there is a big Vai's influence in that solo.

  71. D.... D....

    that solo is orgasmic, gives me goosebumps every single time 7:24

  72. H.... ....

    I keep coming back because I can't stop thinking about the 9/8 into sig.

  73. r.... l....

    It's a song about schizophrenia, a disease that I suffer from.

    r.... l....

    Same here, and I actually have trouble speaking.
    Funny ow they nailed the feeling of not being able to talk a good quarter of the time. (in my case)

    r.... l....

    Sad to hear about your disease, but AFAIK this song (an the entire A Mind Beside Itself suite) is about Petrucci questioning his own religion/beliefs.

    r.... l....

    Fabio Riato It is, but also is about schizophrenia and paranoia (the mere title "A Mind Beside Itself" being a metaphor of paranoia). The one I'm totally sure is about schizophrenia is The Test that Stumped them All.

    r.... l....

    solidarity, brother!

    r.... l....

    @Fabio Riato I read in Metal Edge, John saying that A Mind Beside Itself was not about his religious questionings, but had been written after he'd studied scizophrenia. He joked that if it had been about his religion the first track would not have been entitled "Erotomania" I'm not sure what month issue it was, but it was in '94 with Gerri Miller of Metal Edge magazine. Rock on!

  74. D.... ....

    Awake was so dark, dramatic, heavy - ToT and SC were good for the same reason - the ones that had more of a progressive metal sound.

    D.... ....

    But they didn't the genius of Kevin Moore to give an appropriate background to contrast that dark atmosphere. Which is why ToT I felt fell flat in its tone. Jordan felt absent on ToT.

    D.... ....

    I always felt that Awake was the moody and subdued sister to Images and Words.

  75. L.... b....

    Gotta love that 6 string bass!

  76. j.... d....

    Perhaps their best song.

    j.... d....

    A Change of Seasons

    j.... d....

    @Nessun Dorma My Way don't get confused,this is a great song, but not top 10 material. if you want something incredible listen to A change of seasons and Octavarium or anything from Images and words. These songs are at the same level of the ones you named

    j.... d....

    @acc 320 I have to say sorry,i have listened to their whole catalogue and they're great,incredible band,probably my favorite progressive metal band in history(follow by Symphony X), i just got into this band with the incorrect songs,the Best of times was the first correct song by them that made me change my mind about them(extraordinary and emotional guitar solo)

    j.... d....

    @Nessun Dorma My Way hahaha I knew, they grow on you. One of the best bands ever regardless of the genre

    j.... d....

    @acc 320 Hahaha,i dont know why i salid that about them,maybe i wasnt in the correct mood to listen

  77. h.... ....

    dat guitar solo

  78. 3.... y....

    one of their best songs(if not their best) in  their absolutely best album

    3.... y....

    חחח יניב י'גבר!

    3.... y....

    Pretty good indeed, best album agreed... but "The Mirror/Lie" overcomes it to me. x)

    3.... y....

    agree to agree

  79. D.... ....

    Are you crazy ? Systematic Chaos is mindblowing, In the presence of enemies is easily in their top 3 songs.

    D.... ....

    all 13 albums are mindblowing in their own way. I love all of them!

  80. a.... ....

    Tool is very cool, another great band! But still DT is the best in prog metal :)

  81. S.... ....

    No, they're are a great band nontheless.

  82. N.... A....

    symphony x ?

  83. P.... ....

    I agree except on Gojira.

  84. M.... J....

    I do. Tool, Opeth and Gojira are way better.

  85. M.... ....

    Im here just for the amazing solo

  86. E.... ....

    It's a turn of phrase, metaphorical, not meant to be taken literally.

  87. E.... ....

    I respect your opinions and all, but the least you could do is spell Octavarium right.

  88. Z.... Z....

    2 dumb dudes .)

  89. A.... C....

    Symphony X FTW amigo!

  90. N.... ....

    'the last 3 rehashed frankenstein monster crud'

    Have you actually heard A Dramatic Turn of Events? I'd accept you saying that for Systematic Chaos & BC&SL but ADTOE is easily their best album since Six Degrees.

    N.... ....

    NeonMugen The problem with ADTOE is that it's a poor man's Images And Words. Except for the Petrucci solo song, all others have their structures based on IAW tracks. While ADTOE feels pretty good and refreshing on the first few listens, it gets old too much too soon.

  91. w.... ....

    1. Awake
    2. I&W
    3. BC&SL
    4. SFAM
    5. Six Degrees
    6. ACOS
    7. Octavarium
    8. ToT
    9. SC

    The albums I own ordered

    SEX IS DEATH!
    DEATH IS SEX!

  92. c.... ....

    1) Scenes/BC&SL
    2) Images
    3) 8varium
    4) SC

    Albusm i own ranked

  93. b.... b....

    1 scenes from a memory
    2 train of thought/bc&sl
    3 octavarium
    4 six degrees
    5 systematic chaos

    ones I own ranked

  94. S.... ....

    All the albums I own:

    1.) Six Degrees
    2.) Images
    3.) Awake
    4.) Metropolis Part 2
    5.) When Dream and Day...
    6.) A Change Of Seasons
    7.) Octavarium
    8.) Train Of Thought
    9.) BC&SL
    10.) Systematic Chaos

    Those are the albums I own ranked, i'm sure DT has more album I just don't have em.

  95. N.... G....

    for me all the albums are at the 1st place

  96. f.... ....

    Scenes from a memory
    Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Part II
    Images and Words
    Systematic Chaos
    Octavarium
    etc..

  97. N.... M....

    1.Black clouds
    2.Scenes from a memory
    3.Train of Thought
    4.Octavarium/images and words
    5.systematic chaos
    6.six degrees
    7.falling into infinity
    8.awake

    N.... M....

    Nick Miraglia Ok that’s just a fucking retarded list

  98. a.... ....

    Scenes from a memory
    6DOIT
    Awake
    Black Clouds
    Images and Words
    Systematic Chaos
    Train of Thought
    Octavarium
    Falling into Infinity
    When dream and day unite

  99. o.... ....

    So, someone told me that DT was far more progressive than Tool, and after contrasting the styles of the two bands, I've noticed that they are two entirely different approaches to music.

    It seems the way Tool works is they take seemingly simple parts and melodies and slowly evolve them through the song, whereas DT seems to alternate between multiple drawn-out and more complex melodies and themes throughout a song.

    Would anybody agree with this short summary of their approaches to songs?

  100. S.... ....

    know what? screw all you guys!

    All of DT's albums are equally number 1! they haven't let me down up to date!