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[Lyrics: John Petrucci]

I never wanted to become someone like him so secure
Content to live each day just like the last
I was sure I knew that
This was not for me
And I wanted so much more
Far beyond what I could see
So I swore that I'd
Never be someone like him

Seseorang yang ambisius dengan hidupnya
Tidak ingin menjadi orang lain dengan jalan hidup orang itu.
Walaupun dengan keberlangsungan hidupnya yang aman.
Ia lebih memilih hidup dengan caranya sendiri

So many years have passed
Since I proclaimed My independence
My mission My aim And my vision So secure
Content to live each day like it's my last
It's wonderful to know That I could be
Something more than I dreamed
Far beyond what I could see
Still I swear that I'm
Missing out this time

Dengan jalan hidupnya sendiri, ia mencapai mimpinya.
Mendapatkan keberlangsungan hidup yang aman.
Tapi ia merasakan sesuatu yang hilang

As far as I could tell There's nothing more I need
But still I ask myself Could this be everything
Then all I swore That I would never be was now
So suddenly The only thing I wanted To become
To be someone just like him

Walaupun semua tercapai dia merasa kehilangan,
Dan ia sadar yang ia inginkan menjadi seperti orang itu.

Gerakan ini melambangkan sikap John Petrucci terhadap influencenya.
Salah satu contoh adalah pandangan JP terhadap U2.
Di mana dulu sangat tidak menyukai jika U2 menyinggung politik dalam lirik mereka.
Namun sekarang ia menyadari bahwa politik itu adalah isu yang menarik
Untuk dijadikan sebuah lagu. Dan sekarang ia pun mencoba melakukannya.



[II. Medicate (Awakening)]

[Lyrics: James LaBrie]

A Doctor sitting next to me
He asks me how I feel
Not sure I understand his questioning
He says I've been away a while
But thinks he has cured me
From a state of catatonic sleep

For 30 years
Where have I been
Eyes open
But not getting through to me

Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away

Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening

A higher dosage he prescribes
But there's no guarantee
I feel it starting to take over me
I tell him not to be ashamed
There's no one who's to blame
A second shot
A brief awakening

I feel the relapse
Can't break free
Eyes open
But not getting through to me

Seseorang terbangun dalam catatonia selama 30 tahun.
Dokter merasa dia berhasil menyembuhkan orang itu.
Namun dia mulai kehilangan kesadarannya lagi.
Usaha sang dokter ternyata gagal.
Walaupun gagal orang tersebut mengatakan ini bukan salah sang dokter,
dan ia pun akhirnya kembali ke catatonia.

Kejadian ini sama seperti film Awakenings yang dibintangi Robin Williams dan Robert De Niro.



[III. Full Circle]

[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]

Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's ready
Jack the ripper owns Wilson Phillips and my supper's ready
Lucy in the sky with diamond dave's not here I come to save the
Day for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home again

Sailing on the seven seas - Queen Seven Seas of Rhye.
Seize the day - A Change of Seasons
Day Tripper - Beatles
Jack the Ripper - Morrissey
Tim "Ripper" Owens - ex-Judas Priest
Owen Wilson - actor
Wilson Phillips - band
Supper's Ready - Genesis
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles
Diamond Dave - David Lee Roth
Dave’s Not Here – Cheech and Chong
Here I Come to Save the Day – Mighty Mouse
Day for Night - Spock's Beard
Nightmare Cinema
The Cinema Show - Genesis
Show Me The Way - Styx
Get Back - Beatles


Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound

Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle

Flying off the handle with careful with
That axe Eugene gene the dance machine
Messiah light my fire gabba gabba
Hey hey my my generation's home again

Flying off the Handle - Peter Blegvad, King Strut
Handle with Care - Travelling Wilburys
Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
Gene the Dance Machine - The Gong Show
Machine Messiah - Yes
Light My Fire - The Doors
Pinhead (Gabba Gabba Hey) - The Ramones
Hey Hey, My My - Neil Young
My Generation - The Who
Home Again - Time, Pink Floyd

Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound

Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle

Ini melambangkan perputaran influence yang dimiliki Mike Portnoy
Dimana semuanya saling terkait dan memberi pengaruh terhadapn music DT

[IV. Intervals]
bagian ini menjelaskan inti dari tracklist 1-8
[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]

[First]
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
Remove all obstacles from our path

Inti dari lagu The Root of All Evil
VI. Ready : “Menggali ke dalam diri untuk mencari penyakit moral kita”
VII. Remove : “Pengakuan kepada Tuhan dan kepada sesama akan penyebab kerusakan diri kita”


[Second]
Asking questions Search for clues
The answer's been right in front of you

Inti dari lagu The Answer Lies Within
Keraguan kita dalam hidup dijawab dengan terus menghadapi hidup ke depan

[Third]
Try to break through Long to connect
Fall on deaf ears and failes muted breath

Inti dari lagu These Walls
Jika ingin berubah tidak akan berhasil
Jika kita tetap tidak mau mendengar dan tidak mau berbicara

[Fourth]
Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
Carries love through each darkest fire

Inti dari lagu I Walk Beside You
Kepercayan membawa cinta melewati kegelapan.

[Fifth]
Tortured Instanity A smothering hell
Try to escape but no avail

Inti dari lagu Panic Attack
kepanikan yang tidak kunjung ada akhir

[Sixth]
The calls of admirers Who claim they adore
Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more

Inti dari lagu Never Enough
Fans yang tidak pernah merasa berkecukupan
Selalu meminta lebih tanpa apresiasi

[Seventh]
Innocent victims of merciless crimes
Fall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs

Korban tak bersalah berjatuhan akibat ulah seseorang

[Eighth]
Step after step
We try controlling our fate
When we finally start living it has become too late

Inti dari lagu Octavarium
Jangan mengatur takdir kita, karena semakin sibuknya kita mengatur takdir
Kita sudah tidak sempat lagi merasakan kehidupan.

Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium

Teriakan James Labrie dalam bagian ini melambangkan pemberontakan dalam batas dirinya.
Dimana ia berusaha melebihi note F# yang selama ini merupakan note tertingginya.

[V. Razor's Edge]

[Lyrics: John Petrucci]

We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge

A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
Whos story ends where it began

Bagian ini menjelaskan semuanya.
Bahwa semua berakhir disaat berawalnya.
Menjelaskan semua maksud dari setiap bagian dari lagu Octavarium ini

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