The Glass Prison — Dream Theater

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