Illumination Theory

Album: Dream Theater (2013)
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  • Consider this question
    Look deep inside
    Deliver a true confession
    What are you willing to live for?

    Consider this question
    Open your eyes
    Examine your own reflection
    What are you willing to die for?

    When your back's against the wall
    And the times uncertain
    Consider this question
    No standing by
    When flesh and blood are threatened
    What are you willing to kill for?

    We seek to understand
    We cry with head in hand

    The bridges we build to connect
    The distance that makes us forget
    Hate dividing us, love reminding us
    Of our shared humanity

    Hope can be a shadow fleeting
    I would rather die believing
    Chancing it all in a final act of faith

    We seek to understand
    We cry with head in hand

    A story that needs to be told
    An answer that begs to found
    The beauty we wish to behold
    Is never too far away

    Mothers for their children
    Husbands for their wives
    Martyrs for the kingdom
    Fighting for your life

    A soldier for his country
    A junkie for the high
    Teachers for their students
    Vengeance for a crime

    Rebels for their freedom
    A tyrant for the praise
    Cowards for salvation
    Money, love, and fame

    Noble and brave
    Lay down our lives for the cause
    Death over shame
    Grace before glory

    To really feel the joy in life (feel the joy in life)
    You must suffer through the pain (through the pain)
    When you surrender to the light (to the light)
    You can face the darkest days (face the darkest days)

    If you open up your eyes (open up your eyes)
    And you put your trust in love (trust in love)
    On those cold and endless nights (endless nights)
    You will never be alone (never be alone)

    Passion glows within your heart (glows within your heart)
    Like a furnace burning bright (burning bright)
    Until you struggle through the dark (struggle through the dark)
    You'll never know that you're alive
    Never know
    Never know
    You'll never know
    Never know
    Never know
    Never know
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