Dream Theater Burning My Soul (demo Version) Lyrics

Burning My Soul (demo Version) Lyrics

[Studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]

    [Falling Into Infinity. Available on the Fasten Your Seatbelts  ]

    [live bootleg. A live version is also available on the Japanese ]

    [Hollow Years CD single.                                        ]

      - Mike Portnoy

    [The screamed repeats of the phrase 'Burning my soul' are done by ]

    [Mike Portnoy. The whispered phrase 'Soul' is done by ???         ]

      

    I awoke from a dream today

    Man it seemed so real

    Close my eyes and try to drift away

    But memories keep haunting me

    

    A thorn in my side, a chip on my shoulder

    A lump in my throat, the size of a boulder

    The chill up my spine, can't get any colder

    And you wonder why I can't smile



    A knot in my gut, an ape on my back

    In the heat of the moment

    I'm knocked off the track

    You drop the ball, I pick up the slack

    And you ask me why my hair's gray



    I say it's green and then you tell me it's red

    Keep your thoughts and ideas

    Locked inside of your head

    We've got someone

    Who can think for you instead

    And he sounds just like the last one



    Twisting, turning

    Losing all sense of yearning

    Living and learning

    The pressure keeps on burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)    

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul

    

    Responsible thinkers

    Throw caution to the wind

    But I find myself

    Speaking from within

    I can't live my life

    Walking on eggshells

    To stay on your good side



    Using your words

    Controlling my life

    Can't you see it's my words

    That gives you your life

    So I hurt your feelings

    Well I'm really sorry

    But I don't give a shit, no...



    Twisting, turning

    Losing all sense of yearning

    Living and learning

    The pressure keeps on burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)    

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)    

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)    

      (Soul)

    Burning my                              [Instrumental section at this    
]

                                            [point would later become Hell's 
]

                                            [Kitchen on Falling Into
Infinity.]

    Twisting, turning

    Losing all sense of yearning

    Living and learning

    The pressure keeps on burning my soul

      (Burning my soul)

      (Soul)

    Burning my soul                         [Repeat this block 6 times.]

      (Burning my soul)                     [ <----------------------^ ]

      (Soul)                                [ <----------------------^ ]

    Burning my soul

      (Burning my soul...)

    Burning my soul