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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Composer
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
Composer
John Myung
John Myung
Composer
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Composer
MANGINI
MANGINI
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Producer
Andy Sneap
Andy Sneap
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Drifting in a far off place
I roam the countryside
Seeking wings of thought
Waiting in the blind
Enchanted and transfixed
I am pulled into the still
By a backward ticking clock
Held against my will
Illusions turn to dust
Scatter to the wind
Like dreaming while awake
[Instrumental]
Signals in the mist
Altered state of mind
Stars in the abyss
Transcending time
[Instrumental]
Midnight in the garden
Digging for a spark
Where seeds of inspiration
Lie buried in the dark
Attention starts to wonder
As the poet lifts his pen
And the critic from within
Is silenced once again
Limits leave no trace
Ashes in the rain
Lost and far away
[Instrumental]
Signals in the mist
Altered state of mind
Stars in the abyss
Transcending time
[Instrumental]
Signals in the mist
Stars in the abyss
Euphoric obsession
Without conscious intention
Being pulled by the current
On a vessel steered by someone else
[Instrumental]
Transcending time
Transcending time
Transcending time
Transcending time
Written by: James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, MANGINI

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