Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
1st Degree - The Glass Prison [13:52]
music by Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy, Rudess
lyrics by Mike Portnoy
I. REFLECTION
Cunning, Baffling, Powerful
Been beaten to a pulp
Vigorous, Irresistable
Sick and tired and laid low
Dominating, Invincible
Black-out, loss of control
Overwhelming, Unquenchable
I`m powerless, have to let go
I can`t escape it
It leaves me frail and worn
Can no longer take it
Senses tattered and torn
Hopeless surrender
Obsession`s got me beat
Losing the will to live
Admitting complete defeat
Fatal Descent
Spinning around
I`ve gone too far
To turn back round
Desperate attempt
Stop the progression
At any length
Lift this obsession
Crawling to my glass prison
A place where no one knows
My secret lonely world begins
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 again
Chasing a long lost friend
I no longer can control
Just waiting for this hopelessness to end
II. RESTORATION
Run - fast from the wreckage of the past
A shattered glass prison wall behind me
Fight - past walking through the ashes
A distant oasis before me
Cry - desperate crawling on my knees
Begging God to please stop the insanity
Help me - I`m trying to believe
Stop wallowing in my own self pity
"We`ve been waiting for you my friend
The writing`s been on the wall
All it takes is a little faith
You know you`re the same as us all"
Help me - I can`t break out this prison all alone
Save me - I`m drowning and I`m hopeless on my own
Heal me - I can`t restore my sanity alone
Enter the door
Desperate
Fighting no more
Help me restore
To my sanity
At this temple of hope
I need to learn
Teach me 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 honesty
Serenity
I never knew
Soundness of mind
Helped me to find
Courage to change
All the things that I can
"We`ll help you perform this miracle
But you must set your past free
You dug the hole, but you can`t bury your sole
Open your mind and you`ll see"
Help me - I can`t break out this prison all alone
Save me - I`m drowning and I`m hopeless on my own
Heal me - I can`t restore my sanity alone
III. REVELATION
Way off in the distance I saw a door
I tried to open
I tried forcing with all of my will and still [NOTE: the "and" is
actually ]
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 a chill in the air
Took my will and turned it over
The glass prison which once 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 a light shining through
The door was wide open
