Parasomnia

[Instrumental Intro]

[Spoken Intro]

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"Take cover!"

[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

[Instrumental Break]

[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

[Instrumental Outro]

6 ContributorsAre We Dreaming? LyricsIs that it?

I like your mind

(mind... mind... mind...)

Please stay...

Do you love me?

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Come. Don't go...

Is that it?

We never had a chance...

(We never had a chance...)

(...are we dreaming?)

(...are we dreaming?)

Are we dreaming?

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: James LaBrie, Mike Portnoy]

A frightened child pulls his blanket overhead

His mind runs wild amidst the silence

He can feel his stare (I see you), intruder in the room

But no one's there, he could hardly move frozen like a stone

[Refrain: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & Mike Portnoy]

This is more than just a terrifying dream

The shadow's always watching

[Spoken Interlude: Mike Portnoy]

"Embrace the shadow!"

[Verse 2: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & Mike Portnoy]

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 hidе

Can he peer into her soul?

[Refrain: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & Mike Portnoy]

This is more than just a tеrrifying dream

The shadow's always watching

[Spoken Interlude]

"That is not dead which can eternal lie

And with strange aeons even death may die."

[Bridge: James LaBrie]

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

[Chorus: James LaBrie]

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

[Verse 3: James LaBrie]

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

[Spoken Interlude]

"In the darkness, every faint noise of the night seemed magnified."

[Chorus: James LaBrie]

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

[Instrumental Break]

[Guitar and Keyboard Unison]

[Piano Solo]

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro: James LaBrie]

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

[Instrumental Outro]

[Spoken Outro: Richard Linklater]

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up!

*Alarm Clock Ringing*