Lines in the Sand

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Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would ultimately become Dream Theater. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8, 2010 when Portnoy left the band. In October 2010, the band held auditions for a drummer to replace Portnoy. Mike Mangini was announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29, 2011. more »


Year:
2003
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Sometimes 
For a moment of bliss 
In the passion 
We're craving 
There's a message we miss 

Sometimes when 
The spirit's left alone 
We must believe in something 
To find if we've grown 

Tragic reflex 
Shattered calm 
Static progress 
Senses gone 
Numb awareness 
Final psalm 

Swept away with the tide 
(Swept away with the tide) 
Through the holes in my hands 
(Through the holes in my hands) 
Crown of thorns at my side 
(Crown of thorns 
At my side ye ye yeah) 
Drawing lines in the sand 

Sometimes 
If you're perfectly still 
You can hear the virgin weeping 
For the savior of your will 

Sometimes 
Your castles in the air 
And the fantasies you're seeking 
Are the crosses you bear 

Sacred conflict 
Blessed prize 
Weeping crosses 
Stainless eyes 
Desperate addict 
Faith disguised 

Swept away with the tide 
(Swept away with the tide) 
Through the holes in my hands 
(Through the holes in my hands yeah) 
Crown of thorns at my side 
(Crown of thorns at my side) 
Drawing lines in the sand 
  
We fabricate our demons 
Invite them into our homes 
Have supper with the aliens 
And fight the war alone 
We conjure up our skeletons 
Enlist the den of thieves 
Frightened from our closets 
Then sewn upon our sleeves 

In the stream of consciousness 
There is a river crying 
Living comes much easier 
Once we admit 
We're dying 

Sometimes 
In the wreckage of our wake 
There's a bitterness we harbor 
And hate for hatred's sake 

Sometimes 
We dig an early grave 
And crucify our instincts 
For the hope we couldn't save 

Sometimes 
A view from sinless eyes 
Centers our perspective 
And pacifies our cries 

Sometimes 
The anguish we survive 
And the mysteries we nurture 
Are the fabrics of our lives 

Swept away with the tide 
(Swept away with tide yeeah) 
Through the holes in my hands 
(Through the holes 
Holes in my hands) 
Crown of thorns at my side 
(Crown of thorns at my side yeah) 
Drawing lines in the sand

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Written by: DEREK G. SHERINIAN, JOHN MYUNG, JOHN PETRUCCI, JOHN RO MYUNG, MICHAEL PORTNOY

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