Dream Theater

dread; fearful expectation or anticipation

A stifling surge shooting through all my veins

Extreme apprehension, suddenly I'm insane

Lost all hope for redemption

cultural; distinctive of the ways of living of a particular group of people

Straight is the path leading to your salvation

Slaying the weak, ethnic elimination

Any day we'll all be swept away

active at night; belonging to or active during the night

Night terror, hysteria

Nocturnal trial by fire

Eyes open wide but I can't see

(especially in science fiction) transform (a planet) so as to resemble the earth, especially so that it can support human life..

Interplanetary, some are near, some are far

Terraform a new world, survival for mankind

Options but a few, we are running out of time

decrease; wear off or die down

Silver teardrops fall

The bride subsides to her survival

By your hand I've awakened

disappear slowly; to cause to separate and go in different directions

Written on the water, memories dissipate

Eyes begin to open, darkness drifts away

degeneration; the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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Living out a life of decadence

Acing without thought of consequence

acting on instinct; proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

Frantic actions of insanity

Impulsive laced profanity

Long for elusive serenity

Paradise; ideally perfect state, especially in its social and political and moral aspects

I was blinded by a paradise

Utopia high in the sky

A dream that only drowned me

extreme; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Spreading accusations

Of radical ideas

The brotherhood of wisdom

mysterious; confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

An enigmatic union

Of esoteric thought

Beneath an ever watchful eye

rigid; incapable of change

So forever hold the dreams within our hearts

Through nature's inflexible grace

I'm learning to live

hide; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

I am hanging on the edge

Disaster lurks around the bend

Paradise came to an end

illogical; not consistent with or using reason

All alone in my own living hell

Overcome with irrational fear

Under the weight of the world on my chest

cut; set or keep apart

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I sever myself from the world

And shut down completely

conflict; be different from one another

That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness

That where there is discord, I may bring harmony

That where there is error, I may bring truth

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

Freedom calls my name

Serenity keeps me sane

Happiness it dulls the pain

think about something constantly; haunt like a ghost; pursue

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People will obsess

With suffering and death

foster; help develop, help grow

Sometimes the anguish we survive

And the mysteries we nurture

Are the fabrics of our lives

construct; put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

At my side drawing lines in the sand

We fabricate our demons

Invite them into our homes

heroic poem; a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds

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An epic novel no one's read

Pages torn and faded

complaint; express grief verbally

Patterns of my life I thought adorned me

Revealing hurtful shame and deep lament

Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me

deserted; a person without a home, job, or property

They continue the same rhetoric

These derelicts that profit

Win or lose

stubbornly resistant; marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

The loss of loved ones

A perverse request

They continue the same rhetoric

sophistication in speaking; using language effectively to please or persuade

A perverse request

They continue the same rhetoric

These derelicts that profit

involve, entangle; bring into intimate and incriminating connection

Of this you are incapable

We implicate

Incriminate

expected; capable of being foretold

Which direction do we choose?

Predictable

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disagree; withhold assent

Give up on misery

Turn your back on dissent

Leave their distrust behind

strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

Fear... staring

Conviction made aware

Give up on misery

moral principle; the principles of right and wrong

Unmolested breaths

Ethic inquisitions breed

Antagonistic views

make worse; make worse

Incriminate

Exacerbate

Too much at stake

indifference; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

But can't let go

Fear breeds the hate and your apathy, empty and hollow

You lost your faith, there's no getting through

disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Hope in the face of our human distress

Helps us to understand the turbulence deep inside

That takes hold of our lives

endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

I've got a new sense of elation

Boundless energy

Euphoria fixation

disconnect; cause to become detached or separated; take off

She had created a way to survive

She learned to detach from herself

A behavior that kept her alive

pride; overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Lost in the dark

Blinded by my arrogance

And now you beg for one last breath

smother; conceal or hide

Takes a moment to summon his courage

To stifle his grave apprehension and

Trembling, approaches the surf

stray; turn aside; turn away from

It's just a matter of time

'You can deviate from the commonplace

Only to fall back in line'

careful; marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

Mother Mary quite contrary

Kiss the boys and make them wary

Things are getting just a little bit scary

essential; having superior power and influence

Hold tight... limelight!

Approaching the paramount

With the sun in our eyes