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Voices
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Voices was released on October 3, 1994 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Awake
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AlbumAwake
Release DateOctober 3, 1994
LabelAtlantic Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM133

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Performer
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Lead Vocals
John Myung
John Myung
Bass Guitar
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Guitar
Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore
Keyboards
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Drums
PriXmo
PriXmo
Spoken Word
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Songwriter
John Myung
John Myung
Songwriter
John Petrucci
John Petrucci
Songwriter
Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore
Songwriter
Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Greg Cathcart
Greg Cathcart
Recording Engineer
Michael Stock
Michael Stock
Recording Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Duane Baron
Duane Baron
Producer
Eddie Miller
Eddie Miller
Mixing Engineer
John Purdell
John Purdell
Producer
Ryan Arnold
Ryan Arnold
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

"Love, just don't stare"
He used to say to me every Sunday morning
The spider in the window, the angel in the pool
The old man takes the poison, now the widow makes the rules
"So speak, I'm right here!"
She used to say to me, not a word, not a word
Judas on the ceiling, the Devil in my bed
I guess Easter's never coming, so I'll just wait inside my head
Like a scream but sort of silent
Living off my nightmares
Voices repeating me
"Feeling threatened? We reflect your hopes and fears"
Voices discussing me
"Others steal your thoughts, they're not confined within your mind"
Thought disorder, dream control!, now they read my mind on the radio
But where was the Garden of Eden?
I feel elated, I feel depressed, sex is death, death is sex
Says it right here on my crucifix
Like a scream but sort of silent
Living off my nightmares
Voices protecting me
"Good behavior brings the savior to his knees"
Voices rejecting me
"Others steal your thoughts, they're not confined to your own mind"
"I don't want to be here, cause of my suffering, cause of my illness
Only love is worth having, only love is what matters
Loving every people on equal terms
"You've got to know who you're
Dealin' with because, like a stranger
A-heh, just might come in through
Here with a gun... and then, what
Would you do? (Heh.)
Everything is immaterial
'n' you know that reality is immaterial
This is not reality"
Ooh-ohh
I'm kneeling on the floor, staring at the wall
Like the spider in the window, I wish that I could speak
Is there fantasy in refuge? God in politicians?
Should I turn on my religion? These demons in my head tell me to
I'm lying here in bed, swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand, seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying, 'cause these voices in my head keep saying:
"Love, just don't stare
Reveal the word when you're supposed to"
Withdrawn and introverted, infectiously perverted
"Being laughed at and confused, keeps us pleasantly amused enough to stay"
Maybe I'm just Cassandra fleeting, twentieth century icon bleeding
Willing to risk salvation to escape from isolation
I'm witness to redemption, heard you speak but never listened
Can you rid me of my secrets? Deliver us from darkness?
Voices repeating me
"Feeling threatened? We reflect your hopes and fears"
Voices discussing me
Don't expect your own Messiah, this neverworld which you desire
Is only in your mind
Written by: James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, Kevin Moore, Mike Portnoy
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