Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under" (Live in Japan 2017)

Lost in the sky
Clouds roll by
And I roll with them
Arrows fly
Seas increase
And then fall again

This world
Is spinning around me
This world
Is spinning without me and
Every day sends
Future to past
Every breath leaves me
One less to my last

Watch the sparrow falling
Gives new meaning to it all
If not today nor yet tomorrow
Then some other day
I'll take seven lives for one
And then my only father's son
As sure as I did ever love him
I am not afraid

This world is spinning around me
The whole world keeps spinning around me
All life is future to past
Every breath leaves me one less to my last

Pull me under, pull me under
Pull me under, I'm not afraid
All that I feel is honor and spite
All I can do is to set it right

Dust fills my eyes
Clouds roll by and I roll with them
Centuries cry
Orders fly and I fall again

This world is spinning inside me
The whole world is spinning inside of me
Every day sends future to past
Every step brings me closer to my last

Pull me under, pull me under
Pull me under, I'm not afraid
Living my life too much in the sun
Only until your will is done

Pull me under, pull me under
Pull me under, I'm not afraid
All that I feel is honor and spite
All I can do is set it right

Pull me under, pull me under
Pull me under, I'm not afraid
Living my life too much in the sun
Only until your will is done

Oh that this too
Too solid flesh
Would melt

Τρία χρόνια μετά την κυκλοφορία του εκπληκτικού ντεμπούτου τους ("When Dream and Day Unite") οι Dream Theater "ξαναχτυπούν" δισκογραφικά. Με νέο τραγουδιστή (James LaBrie αντί του Charlie Dominici) οι Αμερικανοί progsters "πυρπολούν" το heavy metal (κι όχι μόνο) σύμπαν με το "Images and Words".

Ο δίσκος ξεκινούσε με την πολύ μεγάλη επιτυχία της μπάντας (παρότι υπερβαίνει τα οκτώ λεπτά σε διάρκεια) "Pull Me Under", με τον Kevin Moore να εμπνέεται τους στίχους από τον Άμλετ του Shakespeare.

Η συγκεκριμένη "ζωντανή" εκτέλεση του τραγουδιού που σας παρουσιάζουμε σήμερα προέρχεται από live εμφάνιση της μπάντας στην Ιαπωνία προ τετραετίας και την βρίσκουμε στον δίσκο "Images and Words - Live in Japan, 2017" που θα κυκλοφορήσει στις 25 Ιουνίου. Πρόκειται για την πρώτη κυκλοφορία της σειράς "Lost Not Forgotten Archives"...

Dream Theater: «The first release in the 'Lost Not Forgotten Archives’ series, ‘Images and Words - Live in Japan, 2017’, is available for pre-order today, May 14th, and releasing June 25th.

This initial entry into Dream Theater’s reimagined collectors series is a live recording of the band’s 2017 performance featuring the classic album, ‘Images and Words’, performed in full at Japan’s legendary Budokan arena. Released on CD as well as vinyl and digital for the first time, fans can purchase and stream through their favorite music service.»

Δελτίο τύπου: «Dream Theater, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated and millions-selling legends of progressive music, are pleased to announce the ‘Lost Not Forgotten Archives’.

This fresh collaboration between the band and record label InsideOutMusic will see the virtuosic quintet’s long-standing Ytsejam Records catalogue reissued, alongside some brand new additions to this special collectors series.

Ytsejam Records previously played host to Dream Theater’s official bootleg release collection comprising of live shows, demos & studio outtakes from throughout the band’s prolific career.

As part of the ‘Lost Not Forgotten Archives’, the entirety of the collection will be reissued on CD, as well as for the very first time on vinyl and digital, with brand new artwork and packaging.

The band have also been busy digging into their encyclopedic vault to find some very special, previously unreleased material. The first brand new release in the reinvigorated archival series will be a recording of the band’s start-to-finish performance of their classic second ever studio album, ‘Images & Words’, taken from their performance at Tokyo, Japan’s legendary Budokan venue in September of 2017.

Following this inaugural ‘Lost Not Forgotten Archives’ release, the extensive back catalogue of Ytsejam Records offerings will start to be reissued throughout the next several years. Plenty more previously unreleased material will get its initial publication, presenting an absolute treasure trove of Dream Theater music for fans both old and new to explore.»