Dream Theater Hollow Years (demo Version) Lyrics

Hollow Years (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.                                                  ]

      - John Petrucci



    He's just the kind of man

    You hear about

    Who leaves his family for

    An easy out

    They never saw the signs

    He never said a word

    He couldn't take another day



    Carry me to the shoreline

    Bury me in the sand

    Walk me across the water

    In the writing of a tired hand

    You'll see the message getting clearer

    And maybe you'll understand



    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

      (Once the stone)

    Is lifted off your shoulders

      (Lifted off)

    Once the cloud that's raining

    Over your head disappears

    The noise that you'll hear

    Is the crashing down of hollow years



    She's not the kind of girl

    You hear about

    She'll never want another

    She'll never be without

    She'll give you all the signs

    She'll tell you everything

    Then turn around and walk away



    Carry me to the shoreline

    Bury me in the sand

      (Into the waves)

    Walk me across the water

    In the echoes of a tired voice

    You'll hear the message getting clearer

    And maybe you'll have no choice



    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

      (Once the stone)

    Is lifted off your shoulders

      (Lifted off)

    Once the cloud that's raining

    Over your head disappears

    The noise that you'll hear

    Is the crashing down of hollow years



    Carry me to the shoreline

    Bury me in the sand

      (Into the waves)

    Walk me across the water

    And maybe you'll understand



    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Is lifted off your shoulders

    Once the cloud that's raining

    Over your head disappears

    The noise that you'll hear

    Is the crashing down

      (Crashing down, crashing down, crashing down)

    Crashing down of hollow years



    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under

    Once the stone

    You're crawling under