Dream Theater Metropolis - Part I Lyrics

Metropolis - Part I Lyrics

The smile of dawn
Arrived early May
She carried a gift from her
home
The night shed a tear
To tell her of fear
And of sorrow and
pain
She'll never outgrow

Death is the first dance,
eternal

There's no more freedom
The both of you will be
confined
To this mind

I was told there's a miracle
For each day
that I try
I was told there's a new love that's born
For each one that
has died
I was told there'd be no one to call on
When I feel alone and
afraid
I was told if you dream of the next world
You'll find
yourself
Swimming in a lake of fire

As a child
I thought I could
live without pain
Without sorrow
But as a man
I've found it's all
caught up with me
I'm asleep yet I'm so afraid

Somewhere, like a
scene from a memory (scene from a memory)
There's a picture worth a thousand
words (thousand words)
Eluding stares from faces before me (faces before
me)
It hides away and will never be heard of again
Deceit is the second
without end

The city's cold blood teaches us to survive
Just keep my
heart in your eyes and we'll stay alive
The third
arrives...


Before the leaves have fallen
Before we lock the
doors
There must be the third and last dance
This one will last
forever
Metropolis watches and thoughtfully smiles
She's taken you to
your home

It can only take place
When the struggle between
Our
children has ended
Now the Miracle and the Sleeper know
That the third is
love
Love is the Dance of Eternity