Intro
(Ebm) x4
(Ebm - Bm - Dm - Fm Cm G#m - Bm Dm)x4
Cm
Cm Cm
I've got a nightmare to remember, I'll never be the same
Cm Cm
What began as laughter so soon would turn to pain
Cm Cm
The sky was clear and frigid, the air was thick and still
Cm Cm
Now I'm not one to soon forget and I bet I never will
(Eb - Cm)
Cm Cm
Picture for a moment the perfect irony
Cm Cm
A flawless new beginning eclipsed by tragedy
Cm Cm
The uninvited stranger started dancing on his own
Cm Cm
So we said goodbye to the glowing bride and made our way back home
Fm Cm G
Life was so simple then
Bbm F# C
We were so innocent
Fm C G
Father and mother
Bbm F# C
holding each other
Cm F G# - Cm
Cm F G# - Cm
Cm F
Without warning
G# Cm
Out of nowhere
Cm F
Like a bullet
G# Cm
From the night
Cm F
Crushing glass
G# Cm
Rubber and steel
Cm F
Scorching fire
G# Cm
Glowing lights
Cm F
Screams of terror
G# Cm
Pain of fear
Cm F
Sounds of sirens
G# Cm
Smoke in my eyes
Cm F
Sudden stillness
G# Cm
wrapped in silence
Cm F
No more screaming
G# Cm
No more cries
Ebm Bm
Stunned and bewildered
Dm Fm
Cold and afraid
Cm G#m
Torn up and broken
Bm Dm
Frightened and dazed
Ebm Bm
Stunned and bewildered
Dm Fm
Cold and afraid
Cm G#m
Torn up and broken
Bm Dm
Frightened and dazed
Solo
Ebm - Cm Ebm - F - F7
(Cm F)x4
Cm F
Lying on the table in this unfamiliar place
Cm F
I'm greeted by a stranger, a man without a face
Cm F
He said, 'Son do you remember? Do you even know your name?'
Cm
Then he shined a light into my eyes and said
F
'Take this for the pain'
(G# - Bb - Cm - Cm7)x2
G# Bb Cm
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
G# Bb C4 C
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery
G# Bb
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake
Gm G#
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade
G# Bb Db
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
Cm - F
Cm F Cm F
'Tell me, does this hurt you?' said the faceless man
Cm F Cm F
'Can you move all of your fingers? Can you try your best to stand?'
Cm F
I asked about the others
Cm F
'Is everyone okay?'
Cm F Cm F
He told me not to worry as he turned and looked away
G# Bb Cm
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
G# Bb C4 C
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery
G# Bb
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake
Gm G#
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade
G# Bb Db
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
Solos
Cm - F
F Bb - C
Ebm Bm - Dm - Fm - Cm G#m - Bm Dm
Cm F G# - Cm
Cm F G# - Cm
Am Fm
Day after day and night after night
G#
Replaying the events
B
Did they ever see the red light?
F# Dm
Over and over, scene by scene
Fm G#m
Like a recurring nightmare haunting my dreams
Ebm Bm
How can you prepare for what would happen next?
Dm Fm
No son should ever have to see his father such a mess
Cm G#m
It's a miracle he lived, it's a blessing no one died
Bm Dm
By the grace of God above, everyone survived
(Fm Bm Bb Fm)x2
F
Cm
Cm F G# - Cm - Cm F G# - Cm
Cm
Fm Cm G
Life was so simple then
Bbm C
We were so innocent
Fm Cm G
It will stay with us forever
Bbm C4 C
A nightmare to remember
Cm F G# - Cm - Cm F G# - Cm
(Ebm Bm - Dm - Fm - Cm G#m - Bm Dm)x5
D#m
Composiηγo de John Petrucci