A Change Of Seasons (original Live Version ) Lyrics - Dream Theater

I. The Crimson Sunrise 

II. Innocence 

I remember a time 

My frail, virgin mind 

Watched the crimson sunrise 

Imagined what it might find 

Life was filled with wonder 

I felt the warm wind blow 

I must explore the boundaries 

Transcend the depth of winter's snow 

Innocence caressing me 

I never felt so young before 

There was so much life in me 

Still I longed to search for more 

But those days are gone now 

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Changed like a leaf on a tree 

Blown away forever 

Into the cool autumn breeze 

The snow has now fallen 

And my sun's not so bright 

I struggle to hold on 

With the last of my might 

In my den of inequity 

Viciousness and subtlety 

Struggle to ease the pain 

Struggle to find the sane 

Ignorance surrounding me 

I've never been so filled with fear 

All my life's been drained from me 

The end is drawing near... 

III. Carpe Diem 

'Carpe diem, seize the day' 

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I'll always remember 

The chill of November 

The news of the fall 

The sounds in the hall 

The clock on the wall ticking away 

'Seize the Day' 

I heard him say 

Life will not always be this way 

Look around 

Hear the sounds 

Cherish your life while you're still around 

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may 

Old Time is still a-flying 

And this same flower that smiles today 

Tomorrow will be dying." 

We can learn from the past 

But those days are gone 

We can hope for the future 

But there may not be one 

The words stuck in my mind 

Alive from what I've learned 

I have to seize the day 

To home I returned 

Preparing for her flight 

I held with all my might 

Fearing my deepest fright 

She walked into the night 

She turned for one last look 

She looked me in the eye 

I said, 'I Love You... Goodbye' 

"It's the most awful thing you'll 

Ever hear." 

"If you're lying to me..." 

"Oh, you dearly love her." 

"... Just have to leave... all our lives." 

"Seize the day!" 

"Something happened." 

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." 

"She was killed." 

IV. The Darkest of Winters 

V. Another World 

So far or so it seems 

All is lost with nothing fulfilled 

Off the pages and the TV screen 

Another world where nothing's true 

Tripping through the life fantastic 

Lose a step and never get up 

Left alone with a cold blank stare 

I feel like giving up 

I was blinded by a paradise 

Utopia high in the sky 

A dream that only drowned me 

Deep in sorrow, wondering why 

Oh come let us adore him 

Abuse and then ignore him 

No matter what, don't let him be 

Let's feed upon his misery 

Then string him up for all the world to see 

I'm sick of all you hypocrites 

Holding me at bay 

And I don't need your sympathy 

To get me through the day 

Seasons change and so can I 

Hold on Boy, no time to cry 

Untie these strings, I'm climbing down 

I won't let them push me away 

Oh come let us adore him 

Abuse and then ignore him 

No matter what, don't let him be 

Let's feed upon his misery 

Now it's time for them to deal with me 

VI. The Inevitable Summer 

VII. The Crimson Sunset 

I'm much wiser now 

A lifetime of memories 

Run through my head 

They taught me how 

For better or worse, alive or dead 

I realize there's no turning back 

Life goes on the offbeaten track 

I sit down with my son 

Set to see the Crimson Sunset 

(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) 

Many years have come and gone 

I've lived my life, but now must move on 

(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) 

He's my only one 

Now that my time has come 

Now that my life is done 

We look into the sun 

'Seize the day and don't you cry 

Now it's time to say goodbye 

Even though I'll be gone 

I will live on, live on.'