Metropolis - Part I lyrics

Artist  : Dream Theater 
Song : Metropolis - Part I
 


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