[music by Myung,
Petrucci, Portnoy,
Rudess]
[lyrics by Mike Portnoy]

[I. REFLECTION]

Cunning, Baffling, Powerful baffling, powerful
Been beaten to a pulp
Vigorous, Irresistable irresistible
Sick and tired and laid low
Dominating, Invincible invincible
Black-out,Black out, loss of control
Overwhelming, Unquenchable unquenchable
I'm powerless, have to let go

I can't escape it, it
It leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it
Senses it, senses tattered and tornenter deleted
Hopeless surrender
Obsession's surrender, obsession's got me beat
Losing the will to live
Admitting live, admitting complete defeat

Fatal Descent
Spinning descent, spinning around
I've gone too far
To far, to turn back roundenter deleted
Desperate attempt
Stop attempt, stop the progression
At any length
Lift length, lift this obsession

Crawling to my glass prison
A place where no one knows
My secret lonely world beginsenter deleted
So much safer here
A place where I can go
To forget about my daily sins

Life here in my glass prison
A place I once called home
Fall in nocturnal bliss againenter deleted
Chasing a long lost friend
I no longer can control
Just waiting for thisenter deleted
hopelessness to end

[II. RESTORATION]

Run - fast from theenter deleted
wreckage of the past
A shattered glassenter deleted
prison wall behind me
Fight - past walking through the ashes
A distant oasis Oasis before me
Cry -Cry, desperate crawling on my knees
Begging God to pleaseenter deleted
stop the insanity
Help me - me, I'm trying to believe
Stop wallowing in my own self pity

"We've been waitingenter deleted
for you my friend
The writing's been on the wall
All it takes is a little faith
You know you're the sameenter deleted
as us all"enter deleted
Help me - me, I can't break outenter deleted
this prison all alone
Save me - me, I'm drowning andenter deleted
I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me - me, I can'tenter deleted
restore my sanity alone

Enter the door
Desperate
Fighting no more
Help me restore
To my sanity
At this temple of hopeenter deleted
I need to learn
Teach me how how?
Sorrow to burn
Help me return
To humanity
I'll be fearless and thorough
To enter this temple of hope

Believe
Transcend the pain
Living the life
Humility
Opened my eyes
This new odyssey
Of rigorous honestyenter deleted
Serenity
ThatI never knew
Soundness of mind
Helped me to find
Courage to change
All the things that I can

"We'll help youenter deleted
perform this miracle
But you must set your past free
You dug the hole, but youenter deleted
can't bury your sole soul
Open your mind and you'll see"enter deleted
Help me - me, I can't break outenter deleted
this prison all alone
Save me - me, I'm drowning andenter deleted
I'm hopeless on my own
Heal me - me, I can'tenter deleted
restore my sanity alone

[III. REVELATION]

Way off in the distance I saw a door
I tried to open
I tried forcing with all ofenter deleted
my will and but still
The door wouldn't open
[replaced with
"but" in this
line]

Unable to trust in my faith
I turned and walked away
I looked around, felt aenter deleted
chill in the air
Took my will and turned it over

The glass prison which onceenter deleted
held me is now gone
["now" is not
heard in this line]
A long lost fortress
Armed only with liberty
And the key of my willingness

Fell down on my knees and prayed
"Thy will be done"
I turned around, saw aenter deleted
light shining through
The door was wide open