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    Posted: May 29 2005 at 07:37
I'm still trying to work out what "The killing Hand"s lyrics are all about... Its something about war and rememberance which is definitely relevant and meaningful- but then it seems that someone looks back to the past and somehow changes it? I still can't quite understand what the hell most of the lyrics are about .
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 29 2005 at 00:38

Their lyrics are fine.

 

For me, anyway.

"Don't listen to me."

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2005 at 22:45
Originally posted by Oceanzep Oceanzep wrote:

John Myung is the actuall Niel PEART (LET THE BASHING BEGING!) well, not counting that Niel writes A LOT, and Myung, well doesn't.

The problem is that we don't get enought John Myung lyrics



Hehe...I wouldnt go that far...but John Myung is quite brilliant...
Trial of Tears...
Okay, it may be that good lyrically...but its a damn good song.


And Metropolis Pt. 2's lyrics are indeed powerful and awe-inspiring. I love them, no...I heart them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2005 at 14:19

I don't go too deep into the meaning of the lyrics , moreso how the voice and the structure of the sounds of the words fit in with the other instruments. There is a word for this but I can't think of it at the moment.

And James LaBrie's voice is just superb.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2005 at 04:48
Originally posted by Geee Geee wrote:

Originally posted by Valarius Valarius wrote:

WTF are you on about Geee? Dream Theater are my favourite band, and I posted that (Copy and pasted duh!)... to show how powerful and meaninful Dream Theater lyrics can be.

I got it wrong myself then! Apologies my friend.  It seems like we are ones of the few that like DT in this forum.  Once again apologies!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2005 at 06:54

I am not agreeing here, but let me for a moment here that DT lyrics are crap - Can you say the same for Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance - I mean that album is awsome.  The lyrics in that album tackle everyday problems which thankfully not all people face.  But for those who face these problems (myself included - Solitary Shell tackles a condition close to my family personally) this album can sometime show some hope.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2005 at 21:47
I love Dream Theater. Lots of their lyrics dont make sense, and some are downright cheesey...but c'mon...break it down.

DREAM
THEATER

dreams never make sense. and they are just a medium of dreams from the unconsious to the consious.

And look at the lyrics to "War Inside My Head/The Test That Stumped Them All"
just awesome.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2005 at 10:18
Hey, I'm a DT fan too...!  With refernce to their lyrics, I think we can safely say that they are well above average, whatever you think of their musical style... if 'Solitary Shell' from 6 Degrees isn't a vivid description of autism, and 'Losing Time' a vivid description of sexual abuse, I don't know what is... much more relevant and thought provoking than dungeons & dragons!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2005 at 00:57

Originally posted by Valarius Valarius wrote:

WTF are you on about Geee? Dream Theater are my favourite band, and I posted that (Copy and pasted duh!)... to show how powerful and meaninful Dream Theater lyrics can be.

I got it wrong myself then! Apologies my friend.  It seems like we are ones of the few that like DT in this forum.  Once again apologies!

Cheers

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2005 at 22:11

Learning To Live lyrics are AWSOME

Nearly All TOT lyrics are awsome,

John Myung is the actuall Niel PEART (LET THE BASHING BEGING!) well, not counting that Niel writes A LOT, and Myung, well doesn't.

The problem is that we don't get enought John Myung lyrics

THROUGH NATURES INFLEXABLE GRACE, I'M LEARNING TO LIVE

tell me that that's not awsome!

Never the less the best lyricsts ever is ROGER WATERS

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2005 at 02:48
DT's lyrics are hit and miss, for every song with good lyrics, you are almost guaranteed a song with bad ones. I for one like most of their lyrics, except for When Dream and Day Unite, that album doesn't have really great lyrics. They really did improve in quality over the years, though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2005 at 12:17
Bah, foiled again!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2005 at 11:31

Originally posted by goose goose wrote:

I starts 1,1,2 actually

It depends on the context.  If we are talking linear numbering you can't have 1,1.  If you are talking the actual series then yes.  Also, I didn't say it was the start of the series

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2005 at 11:23
Originally posted by JMCecil JMCecil wrote:

Originally posted by Fibonacci's Se Fibonacci's Se wrote:

1..2..3

hmmm...your name and the series in the same quote.  Coincidence or Conspiracy?

I starts 1,1,2 actually

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2005 at 06:07
WTF are you on about Geee? Dream Theater are my favourite band, and I posted that (Copy and pasted duh!)... to show how powerful and meaninful Dream Theater lyrics can be.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2005 at 04:43

Originally posted by Valarius Valarius wrote:

Nicholas:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short,"
"The here and the now"
And "You're only given one shot"
But could there be more,
Have I lived before,
Or could this be all that we've got?

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was before
I'm not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend

I may never find all the answers
I may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Victoria:
"Move on, be brave
Don't weep at my grave
Because I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"

Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My questioning mind
Has helped me to find
The meaning in my life again
Victoria's real
I finally feel
At peace with the girl in my dreams
And now that I'm here
It's perfectly clear
I found out what all of this means

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

WTF? No meaning? These are some of my favourite lyrics. This is some powerful stuff. Once again this all comes down to "It's Dream Theater... so it's crap".

If that's crap wtf did you waste your precious time typing it!  You have nothing better to do than write crap! (Crap as in according to you!) You must be crap yourself then dude!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2005 at 22:38
I only own Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance and I am totally fine with their lyrics on that lp. Good album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2005 at 22:26
I personally really like Dream Theater- they are one of my favourite bands. But for the most part, I do not enjoy their lyrics. I find them bland, uninspired and downright lame sometimes. I'd rather try to figure out what Ian or Jon Anderson is saying (and I gave up on that a long time ago).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2005 at 20:21
Nicholas:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short,"
"The here and the now"
And "You're only given one shot"
But could there be more,
Have I lived before,
Or could this be all that we've got?

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was before
I'm not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend

I may never find all the answers
I may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Victoria:
"Move on, be brave
Don't weep at my grave
Because I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"

Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My questioning mind
Has helped me to find
The meaning in my life again
Victoria's real
I finally feel
At peace with the girl in my dreams
And now that I'm here
It's perfectly clear
I found out what all of this means

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

WTF? No meaning? These are some of my favourite lyrics. This is some powerful stuff. Once again this all comes down to "It's Dream Theater... so it's crap".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2005 at 18:43

Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:

Okay. Well I have to agree with you: some of DT lyrics are horrendous.
But they're not the only one; just look at Yes - most of the time their lyrics make no sense.

Hey I don't disagree with that at all.  Especially the later Yes.  In fact its almost the same random sampling of blah blah blah.  The earlier Yes, although occassionaly goofey, was based on spiritualism and had roots in the chanting and rhythms of other cultures.  There are no roots for the fluff that DT writes. 

I'm not defending other bands bad lyrics at all.  I was just answering the question.  It wasn't meant to insult DT fans.

 

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