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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
Written by John Petrucci
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