Dream Theater - 'A Broken Man' (official visualizer video)

Feel the heat intensify
Steel piercing the skin
Sky on fire electrified
War inside begins

Wrought with guilt abandoning
Comrades lying still
Soulless eyes stare back at me
Broken, sick I feel

What of the dreams?
A haunting curse
Toxic and bleak
I'm getting worse

Dead inside
Though I’ve tried I know I am
A broken man

Swaying, praying
Trying to escape
Laughing, crying
More than one can take

Haunting, taunting
Will not let me be
Hypnotizing
And not letting go of me

Stranglehold
Dreams unfold, helpless
Can’t break free
Memories
Blood-red sky
Rain down on me

Battle cry, war inside
Senseless tragedy
Shock and awe
Numb and raw
Suffocating me

Nightmare
Will this never end?
Flashback
I'm unravelling

Misery
Can’t break free
Wasted lives
Cast aside

What of the dreams?
A haunting curse
Toxic and bleak
I'm getting worse

Dead inside
Thought I’ve tried
I know I am
A broken man

What of the dreams?
What can I learn?
Nor can erase
Forever burn

What of the dreams?
Inflamed and torn
And now I wish I had never been born

All is lost
I’ve done all I can, I swear
This cross is mine to bare

Broken man
Only one remedy
He waits patiently
Peaceful and free
For eternity

«We are thrilled to announce our sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, scheduled for release on February 7, 2025. This album marks the beginning of a special new chapter for us as bandmates and as brothers. This album represents not just our growth as musicians but also the journey we’ve embarked on together over the last four decades.»

Κάπως έτσι μας παρουσιάζουν το νέο τους πόνημα (και πρώτο μετά την επιστροφή του Mike Portnoy) οι Dream Theater. "Parasomnia" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται το νέο έτος, με το βίντεο του (σχεδόν εννιάλεπτου) τραγουδιού "A Broken Man" να προετοιμάζει το έδαφος.

«Today we are proud to release ‘A Broken Man’, the second single from our new album Parasomnia, which highlights sleep disturbances related to wartime PTSD often faced by our veterans.»

Band: Dream Theater
Country of origin: United States
Location: Long Island, New York
Formed in: 1988
Genre: Progressive Metal
Years active: 1985-1988 (as Majesty), 1988-present

Visualizer video: "Night Terror"
Album: "Parasomnia"
Type: Full length
Release date: February 7th, 2025
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, 2 12" vinyls, Digital, 2CD + blu-ray, 2CD + blu-ray + 2 12" vinyls

Track listing:
1. In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)
2. Night Terror (9:55)
3. A Broken Man (8:30)
4. Dead Asleep (11:06)
5. Midnight Messiah (7:58)
6. Are We Dreaming? (1:28)
7. Bend The Clock (7:24)
8. The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)

Band members:
John Myung - Bass
Mike Portnoy - Drums
John Petrucci - Guitars
James LaBrie - Vocals
Jordan Rudess - Keyboards

Miscellaneous staff:
Andy Sneap - Mixing, Mastering
John Petrucci - Producer
James "Jimmy T" Meslin - Engineering
Hugh Syme - Artwork