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Spin	September 16, 2011 7:40:56 AM UTC	Post #1
Posts: 6 Member #: 174,336 Joined: 09/10/2011	I was wondering how everyone feels about this song? I absolutely love it. While it sounds more like a bonus track, considering the ending of Breaking All Illusions is epic, It's fantastic that they included the song on the album. I think it provides great contrast to what is an extremely technical album, and generally an album which really only becomes very good after you've listened to it 3 times over. It is basically the only song which you instantly enjoy. Do you think Dream Theater should get back to doing simpler songs like this every now and then?
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BigBunny	September 16, 2011 8:17:11 AM UTC	Post #1
Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 63 Member #: 174,402 Joined: 09/10/2011	i've only had 4 or 5 listens of the album but i think this is my favorite! would never think of it as a bonus song http://www.gracethrufaith.com
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Worldwideant	September 16, 2011 8:58:51 AM UTC	Post #2
Posts: 7 Member #: 173,755 Joined: 09/09/2011	I think of it as a very powerful song, and is one of my favorites. As I have already said in some other thread, I don't find it suitable for closing the album. BTS is a sad tune, and gives ADTOE a sad ending.
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Ianuarius	September 16, 2011 9:58:06 AM UTC	Post #3
Posts: 16 Member #: 174,648 Joined: 09/11/2011	First time I listened it I though he singed "Until one day I started caring..." but the lyrics turned out to be a bit more bleak. It's cool shit tho and nice 12-string guitar in the chorus and outro. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. - Albert Einstein http://musicianexperience.wordpress.com/
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Ad134	September 16, 2011 12:54:53 PM UTC	Post #4
Posts: 27 Member #: 173,617 Joined: 09/08/2011	I finished the album with a gigantic smile on my face because of this song. It's one of the best on the album, without a doubt. --------------------------- Awake > Images And Words > SFAM > ADTOE > Train of Thought > Six Degrees > Falling Into Infinity > Octavarium > BCSL > WDADU > Systematic Chaos
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Xinlo	September 16, 2011 3:27:42 PM UTC	Post #5
Location: Nelson, British Columbia Posts: 8 Member #: 173,961 Joined: 09/09/2011	I think this is one of Dream Theater's most beautiful songs, and the perfect way to close the album. It almost made me cry the first few times I heard it. But in a good way. It made me love this album just that much more.
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Klatte	September 16, 2011 8:55:23 PM UTC	Post #6
Posts: 1 Member #: 174,890 Joined: 09/13/2011	Amazing song!
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astroboy	September 16, 2011 10:24:19 PM UTC	Post #7
Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 23 Member #: 174,233 Joined: 09/09/2011	I really like this song as well, although the lyrics are extremely sad. http://www.planetastroboy.com
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Exsortis	September 17, 2011 2:03:41 AM UTC	Post #8
Posts: 3 Member #: 175,234 Joined: 09/16/2011	I'm not ashamed to admit that on first listen, my eyes teared up listening to this song. So beautiful, so powerful.
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Acid Rain Puppy	September 17, 2011 5:28:57 AM UTC	Post #9
Posts: 13 Member #: 174,287 Joined: 09/09/2011	=astroboy said:I really like this song as well, although the lyrics are extremely sad. Unless... everything is cool again, once everything is "beneath the surface". Then, enough time and thought has past. The song could be then thought of as more bitter-sweet, than sad.... as the whole process is a heart breaking thing to go through, and a steep price to pay in order to end up OK in the end. Maybe??? :-) The Spirit Carries On
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The Shaman	September 17, 2011 9:42:11 AM UTC	Post #10
Posts: 24 Member #: 174,157 Joined: 09/09/2011	=Acid Rain Puppy said: =astroboy said:I really like this song as well, although the lyrics are extremely sad. Unless... everything is cool again, once everything is "beneath the surface". Then, enough time and thought has past. The song could be then thought of as more bitter-sweet, than sad.... as the whole process is a heart breaking thing to go through, and a steep price to pay in order to end up OK in the end. Maybe??? :-) I see where you come from, but I don't think so. "The darkness turned to pain and never went away" - incredibly sad. I think everybody knows how it feels when you stop caring about a person and "forget" all the emotions you had for her or him; all the experiences you had with the person. It all washes away and seems forgotten. You don't even feel sad about it most of the time - you just live on normally, but every now and then you sit down and think about that person and you get carried away by a sadness that is beyond words. At least that's what the song describes for me.
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