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Dream Theater To Live Forever Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.95/10 [19 votes]Album: Greatest Hit [Remastered] / Original Release Date: 2008-03-28Genre: RockSong Duration: 4 min 56 sec
DREAM THEATER
- To Live Forever Lyrics / with translations- John Petrucci
[Studio demo, available on the CD single for the song "Lie". ]
[Additional verse on this version, starting at 03: 37, is Kevin ]
[Moore's last lyrical contribution to Dream Theater. ]
[A live version is also available on the Fan Club Christmas CD 1998.]
If I'd started from the top
And worked my way down
There'd be no reason
To live forever
To live forever
The starvation has turned
Me outside in
And the wind has blown
Me halfway across the world
Across the world
Why was I born
In an age of distrust
I'd offered some change
For a photograph
It will always stay the same [**A**]
You will always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
I found you where [03: 37]
They left you there
A passing word that's gone forever
And searching my memory for answers
I saw the words of a letter you wrote
She said 'You don't have to live forever,
You don't want to live forever.'
And everything's changing now,
I don't want to live forever.
[Alternate ending - (Live in Tokyo Home Video)]
[Beginning at **A** above. ]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
Until I show a desire for revenge
As long as I have to die in the attempt
If I had to charge the attack
Let me
No reason
No reason
No reason
No reason
To Live Forever
[Alternate ending - (Studio acoustic version - "Subconscious" CD)]
[Recorded as James LaBrie's vocal audition in 1990. ]
[Beginning at **A** above. ]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
To live forever
Until I show a desire for revenge
As long as I have to die in the attempt
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
No reason
No reason
To Live Forever
To Live Forever
'This just in from Baghdad... Seven patriot missiles
have been spotted above Cuba.'
[Studio demo, available on the CD single for the song "Lie". ]
[Additional verse on this version, starting at 03: 37, is Kevin ]
[Moore's last lyrical contribution to Dream Theater. ]
[A live version is also available on the Fan Club Christmas CD 1998.]
If I'd started from the top
And worked my way down
There'd be no reason
To live forever
To live forever
The starvation has turned
Me outside in
And the wind has blown
Me halfway across the world
Across the world
Why was I born
In an age of distrust
I'd offered some change
For a photograph
It will always stay the same [**A**]
You will always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
I found you where [03: 37]
They left you there
A passing word that's gone forever
And searching my memory for answers
I saw the words of a letter you wrote
She said 'You don't have to live forever,
You don't want to live forever.'
And everything's changing now,
I don't want to live forever.
[Alternate ending - (Live in Tokyo Home Video)]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there is no reason
To live forever
Until I show a desire for revenge
As long as I have to die in the attempt
If I had to charge the attack
Let me
No reason
No reason
No reason
No reason
To Live Forever
[Alternate ending - (Studio acoustic version - "Subconscious" CD)]
[Recorded as James LaBrie's vocal audition in 1990. ]
[Beginning at **A** above. ]
It will always stay the same
Always be the same
Until I show a desire for revenge
My hunger will waste me to sleep
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
To live forever
Until I show a desire for revenge
As long as I have to die in the attempt
As long as I have to die in the attempt
Then there'd be no reason
No reason
No reason
To Live Forever
To Live Forever
'This just in from Baghdad... Seven patriot missiles
have been spotted above Cuba.'
Facts about To Live Forever
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To Live Forever is written by Kevin F. Moore, John Ro Myung, Michael Portnoy, John Petrucci, Kevin James Labrie.
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It is first released on March 28, 2008 as part of Dream Theater's album "Greatest Hit [Remastered]" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Dream Theater's 'To Live Forever' dives deep into the life cycle and the bitter troubles in a world where people cannot trust each other and revenge is the order of the day. The song's words speak of a deep inner need for relationship and comprehension, putting forth the notion that living forever is not worth it when one has to confront difficulties and changes. The 'to live forever' lyrics are mainly about reflection, angst, despair, heartbreak, and nostalgia. Nevertheless, the composition underlines the necessity of existential reflection, disillusionment and distrust, the desire for revenge and acceptance of death. The lyrics feature themes of existential reflection and emotional suffering which could be considered not fitting for kids below 13 years old. Also, the mention of revenge along with life's and death's contemplation adds a complexity that needs parental guidance.
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To Live Forever falls under the genre Rock.
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To Live Forever song length is 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
Who wrote To Live Forever lyrics?
To Live Forever is written by Kevin F. Moore, John Ro Myung, Michael Portnoy, John Petrucci, Kevin James Labrie.
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When was To Live Forever released?
It is first released on March 28, 2008 as part of Dream Theater's album "Greatest Hit [Remastered]" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind To Live Forever lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Dream Theater's 'To Live Forever' dives deep into the life cycle and the bitter troubles in a world where people cannot trust each other and revenge is the order of the day. The song's words speak of a deep inner need for relationship and comprehension, putting forth the notion that living forever is not worth it when one has to confront difficulties and changes. The 'to live forever' lyrics are mainly about reflection, angst, despair, heartbreak, and nostalgia. Nevertheless, the composition underlines the necessity of existential reflection, disillusionment and distrust, the desire for revenge and acceptance of death. The lyrics feature themes of existential reflection and emotional suffering which could be considered not fitting for kids below 13 years old. Also, the mention of revenge along with life's and death's contemplation adds a complexity that needs parental guidance.
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Which genre is To Live Forever?
To Live Forever falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song To Live Forever?
To Live Forever song length is 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by musixmatch2Songwriter(s): Kevin F. Moore, John Ro Myung, Michael Portnoy, John Petrucci, Kevin James Labrie
Record Label(s): 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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