Lyrics A Change of Seasons (Live in NYC - 1993) - Dream Theater

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We're gonna do a new song for you
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This is "A Change of Seasons"
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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 to see
Yet I knew there must be more

But those days are gone now
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen and I know where I stand
All of my childhood memories left lying in the sand

In my den of inequity, wiciousness and delicacy
Struggle to find the sane, struggle to ease the pain
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
Now I know that there's more
The warmth is gone, but the chill forever here

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
Another time like this can't be found"

We can learn from the past
But those days are gone

In my mind
Words have lost my way
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

Please, don't go

So far, so few between
My eyes filled full, with desire fulfilled
All my dreams came true
All the world and all of you

Every day there's a constant reminder
Of all the pleasures we shared together
Love is not just a passing word
It's a state of heart that goes on forever

I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
And love there will never come away
Deep in sorrow, wandering faraway

I stood outside in the rain, for us
I tried to work out all of the pain, for us
I sat alone and took the blame, for us
My mind has torn and gone insane, for us

Innocent sinner, repeat offender
Promiscuous promiserm a faith lender
Indecisive decisions torn with heartless divisions
Watering all my visions of love

Love

Of all the world, I give to you
All of the world
All the world, I give to you
All of the world

I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories run through my head
Memories they taught me
For better or worse, alive or dead
I realize, there's no turning back
Life goes of the off-beaten track

I sit down with my son
Can't you see the crimson sunset?
He's my only one
Now that my time has come, now that my day is done
Looking into the sun, he said
"Don't go, don't go, please, don't go
Now, now
Don't go, don't go, don't go"
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