A Change Of Seasons
Mike Portnoy

1. The Crimson Sunrise

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2. 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
   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....
   

    

3. Carpe Diem

   'Carpe diem, seize the day'
   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."
   
   Sample is James Waterston from the film "Dead Poet's Society".
   From the poem "To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time" by Robert Herrick.

   We can learn from the past
   But those days are gone
   We can hope for the future
   But there might 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...Good-bye'
   

   "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."
   
   Various samples mainly John Voight from the film "Table For Five",
   some are from the film "Dead Poet's Society".

    

4. The Darkest of Winters

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5. Another World

   So far or so it seems
   All is lost with nothing fulfilled
   Off the pages and the T.V. 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
   

    

6. The Inevitable Summer

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7. 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 good-bye
   Even though I'll be gone,
   I will live on, live on.'
   

    

Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
Elton John and Bernie Taupin (from the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road")

The roses in the window box
Have tilted to one side
Everything about this house
Is gonna grow and die

Well it doesn't seem a year ago
To this very day
You said sorry honey
If I don't change the pace
I can't face another day

[Chorus:]
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
When my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands

I wonder if those changes
Have left a scar on you
All the burning hoops of fire
That you and I passed through

You're a bluebird on a telegraph line
I hope you're happy now
While if the wind of change coming down your way girl
You'll make it back somehow

[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Love lies bleeding in my hands

 

Perfect Strangers
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan (Deep Purple - from the album "Perfect Strangers")

Can you remember remember my name
As I flow through your life
A thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life
I am the echo of your past

I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine
A thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life
Shadows of another day

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers

I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind
Is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life (your tears are lost in falling rain)

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain
Perfect Strangers

 

The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / The Song Remains The Same

1. The Rover
   Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin - from the album "Physical Graffiti")

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2. Achilles Last Stand
   Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin - from the album "Presence")

   It was an April morning
   When they told us we should go
   And as I turned to you
   You smiled at me
   How could they say no?
   

   All the fun to have
   To live the dreams we always had
   Oh the songs to sing
   When we at last return again, yeah
   

   Sending off a glancing kiss
   To those who claim they know
   Know the streets a seaman he's
   The devil in his hole
   

   Oh to sail away
   Sailing lands and other days
   Oh to touch the dream
   Hides inside and never seen, yeah
   

   Into the sun the south the north
   Lies the first of hope
   Shackles of commitments fell
   In pieces on the ground
   

   Oh to ride the wind
   To tread the air above the din
   Oh to laugh aloud
   Dancing as we fought the crowd, yeah
   

   To seek the man whose pointing hand
   The giant step unfolds
   With guidance from the curving path
   That churns up into stone
   

   If one bell should ring
   In celebration for a king
   So fast the heart should beat
   As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah
   

    

3. The Song Remains The Same
   Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin - from the album "Houses Of The Holy")

   Oh, yeah
   Here we go
   Wanted to know, oh
   Sing out Hare, Hare, oh
   Dance the Hoochie Koo
   The city lights oh so bright,
   As we go sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding through.
   

The Big Medley

1. In The Flesh?
   Roger Waters (Pink Floyd - from the album "The Wall")

   So you thought you might like to,
   Go to the show.
   To feel the warm thrill of confusion,
   That space cadet glow.
   Tell me is something eluding you, Sunshine?
   Is this not what you expected to see?
   If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes,
   You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.
   

   Lights...
   Roll the sound effects...
   Action...
   ???
   

    

2. Carry On Wayward Son
   Kerry Livgren (Kansas - from the album "Leftoverture")

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3. Bohemian Rhapsody
   Freddie Mercury (Queen - from the album "A Night At The Opera")

   So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye.
   So you think you can love me and leave me to die.
   Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby,
   Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here.
   

    

4. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
   Steve Perry (Journey - from the album "Evolution")

   You make me weep and wanna die
   Just when you said we'd try
   Lovin', touchin', squeezin'
   Each other
   

   When I'm alone all by myself
   You're out with someone else
   Lovin', touchin', squeezin'
   Each other

   You're tearing me apart
   Every, every day
   You're tearin' me apart
   Oh, what can I say?
   You're tearin' me apart
   It won't be long, no, until
   You're alone
   When you're lover, oh he hasn't
   Come home
   'Cause he's lovin', oh he's touchin', he's squeezin'
   Another
   

   He's tearin' you apart
   Every, every day
   He's tearin' you apart
   Oh girl what can you say?
   'Cause he's lovin', touchin',
   Another
   Now it's your turn, girl, to cry
   

    

5. Cruise Control
   Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs - from the album "Bring 'Em Back Alive")

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6. Turn It On Again
   Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford (Genesis - from the album "Duke")

   Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
   Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
   Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
   Turn, turn it on, turn it on again