A View From the Top of the World
Dream Theater
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1
The Alien
09 : 32
2
Answering the Call
07 : 35
3
Invisible Monster
06 : 31
4
Sleeping Giant
10 : 05
5
Transcending Time
06 : 25
6
Awaken the Master
09 : 47
7
A View From the Top of the World
20 : 24
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Track Lyrics
Answering the Call Lyrics
[Verse 1]
White walls glisten
Empires, crimson
Aching within
Raging fire
Sovereign, asphyxiate
No conscience
A solemn state
Misguide, indoctrinate
Accepted long held views
[Pre-Chorus]
When will there be a day when all of us
Trust in love and peace?
Burns bright for us
When will the long-held truth be cast aside?
Embrace our fellow man, no longer vilified
[Chorus]
Radiant we'll shine
Heart and soul, one mind
Illuminating all
Answering the call
[Verse 2]
Decisions by which to act
Programmed, no turning back
Call upon a switch turned on
An ultimate price to pay
Weeping mother, too late to cry
Hold the truth, can't ignore the lie
Time to look it in the eye
[Pre-Chorus]
When will there be a day when all of us
Trust and know in love and peace?
When will the long held truth be cast aside?
Embrace our fellow man, no longer vilified
[Chorus]
Radiant we'll shine
Heart and soul, one mind
Illuminating all
Answering the call
[Bridge]
Fight or flight, both threatening
Hidden thoughts are deafening
Your guilt feeding the flame
Tearful knowing it's a lie
Zion might just past you by
Rituals your funeral pyre
Scars you can't erase
If you choose to face
There is beauty in us all
Walk the higher ground
There you will be found
The writing's on the wall
Will you wager your life?
[Chorus]
Radiant we'll shine
Heart and soul, one mind
Walk the higher ground
There you will be found
Illuminating all
Answering the call
Answering the call
Invisible Monster Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you face the creature that waits beneath your bed
Will you stare into its eyes or look away?
Run toward the fire or fleeing from the flame
The choice to seek or hide is yours to make
The serpent inside
Wrapping its tail around my neck
I'm buried alive
Dying to take another breath
[Chorus]
Invisible monster
Always felt but never seen
Unwelcome presence refusing to leave
Invisible monster
[Verse 2]
Hiding, never showing its face
Feeding on irrational fear
Thoughts race at a feverish pace
Soaring on a flight of ideas
Perched on its victim's shoulder
Whispering in his ear
Things that may never happen
Worries too much to bear
[Chorus]
Invisible monster
Always felt but never seen
Unwelcome presence refusing to leave
Invisible monster
[Chorus]
Invisible monster
Always felt but never seen
Unwelcome presence refusing to leave
Invisible monster
Beast that dwells inside my mind
Give up your hold, let me take back control
Invisible monster
Invisible monster
Sleeping Giant Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Some will be driven by conflict
Others will fight the good fight
Some will rely on the darkness
Some will rely on the light
Some elevate with compassion
Yearning for knowledge and peace
Some motivate through aggression
Selfishly serve their own needs
[Chorus]
Shadows disappear at night
Buried out of fear
Driven underground
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like a ticking bomb
That doesn't make a sound
[Verse 2]
People will obsess
With suffering and death
Questioning their own desires
This morbid fascination renders us possessed
By our violent and destructive side
[Verse 3]
When we lay our armor down
Fragments of our love
Slip through the cracks of hate
But the raging storm below
Will never go away
If it is not embraced
[Chorus]
Shadows disappear at night
Buried out of fear
Driven underground
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like a ticking bomb
That doesn't make a sound
[Chorus]
Shadows disappear at night
Harmless as a dove
Clever like a snake
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like a sleeping giant
One we dare not wake
[Outro]
Standing under the eclipse
Are we sheltered and concealed
Or bathing in its glow?
Our desires and ambitions
And our need to believe there is good in this world
Spin a common thread
Transcending Time Lyrics
7 ContributorsTranscending Time LyricsDrifting in a far off place
I roam the countryside
Seeking wings of thought
Waiting in the blind
Enchanted and transfixed
I am pulled into the still
By a backward ticking clock
Held against my will
Illusions turn to dust
Scatter to the wind
Like dreaming while awake
Signals in the mist
Altered state of mind
Stars in the abyss
Transcending time
Midnight in the garden
Digging for a spark
Where seeds of inspiration
Lie buried in the dark
Attention starts to wonder
As the poet lifts his pen
And the critic from within
Is silenced once again
Limits leave no trace
Ashes in thе rain
Lost and far away
Signals in the mist
Altered statе of mind
Stars in the abyss
Transcending time
Signals in the mist
Stars in the abyss
Euphoric obsession
Without conscious intention
Being pulled by the current
On a vessel steered by someone else
Transcending time
Transcending time
Transcending time
Transcending time