Dream Theater

- (original live version - from the "subconscious" cd)
[recorded live at the limelight, ny, march 4, 1993, with james labrie on ]
[vocals. this is the version of this song from the infamous "dance of ]
[eternity" bootleg recording. ]
- mike portnoy
I remember a time [01:43]
My frail, virgin mind
Watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depths of winters snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life to see
Yet I knew there must be more
But those days are gone now [02:40]
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
Into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
And I know where I stand
All of my childhood memories
Left lying in the sand
In my den of inequity [03:22]
Viciousness and delicacy
Struggled to find the sane
Struggled to ease the pain
Ignorance surrounding me
Ive never been so filled with fear
Now I know that there is more
The warmth is gone
But the chill forever here
Ill always remember [04:18]
The chill of november
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall, ticking away
"seize the day"
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way.
Look around, and hear the sound
Another time like this cant be found.
We can learn from the past [05:13]
But those days are gone
In my frail, virgin mind [05:38]
Words have lost my way
I have to seize the day
To home I returned
Preparing for her flight [06:12]
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright