The Special Edition DVD will include:
the entire album mixed in 5.1 surround sound
"Chaos in Progress - The Making of Systematic Chaos"
(a 90-minute documentary directed by Mike Portnoy)
The CD's track listing for both editions is:
In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1 (9:00)
Forsaken (5:36)
Constant Motion (6:55)
The Dark Eternal Night (8:51)
Repentance (10:43)
Prophets Of War (6:01)
The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57)
In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2 (16:38)
1. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 1
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
I saw a white light
Shining there before me
Walking to it
I waited for the end
A final vision
Promising salvation
A resurrection
For a fallen man
Do you still wait for your God
And the symbol of your faith?
I can free you from this Hell and misery
You should never be ashamed, my son
I can give you power beyond anything
Trust me you will be the chosen one
I was forgotten
A body scorned and broken
My soul rejected
Taken by his blood
Beyond redemption
I said I'm not worth saving
Forever taken
From the one I loved
Do I still wait for my God
And a symbol of my faith?
I can lead you down the path and back to life
All I ask is that you worship me
I can help you seek revenge and save yourself
Give you life for all eternity
Servants of the fallen
Fight to pave the way
For their saviour's calling
Of this wicked day
Through a veil of madness
With a vicious play
One man rises on
Standing in their way
Redemption
Redemption for humanity
2. Forsaken
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
For a while I thought I fell asleep
Lying motionless inside a dream
Then rising suddenly
I felt a chilling breath upon me
She softly whispered in my ear
(Forsaken)
Forsaken
I have come for you tonight
Awaken
Look in my eyes and take my hand
Give yourself up to me
I waited faithfully
For night to fall again
Trying to silence the fear within me
Out of the night and mist
I felt a stinging kiss
And saw a crimson sting on her lips
I have to know your name
Where have I seen your face before
My dear why don't you be afraid
Forsaken
I have come for you tonight
Awaken
Look in my eyes and take my hand
Give yourself up to me
Take me far away
Close your eyes
And hold your breath
'Til the ends of the earth
Forsaken
I have come for you tonight
Awaken
Look in my eyes and take my hand
Forsaken
Fly away with me tonight
Awaken
Renew my life
Now you are mine
Give yourself up to me
3. Constant Motion
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Tunnel vision at blinding speed
Controlling my thoughts, obsessing me
Void of any uncertainty
Throughout my very soul
Lost illusions of my control
Resisting all hope of letting go
Racing impulse of dark desire
Drives me through the night
I try to shut it down
It leaves me in the dust
No matter what I've found
I can never get enough
Frantic actions of insanity
Impulsive laced profanity
Long for elusive serenity
Way out of my control
Traveling through both space and time
(Out of body, out of mind)
Out of control
My wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes
(I can't let up, I can't let go)
Can't stop this flame from burning
Forever more
Into the night
Blistering
Focus here, focus there
Cannot see the light
(Falling down through the night)
Sprawling everywhere
Searching left, searching right
(Panic setting in, I can no longer fight)
When will this end?
Accelerate, dislocate
(Set to crash and burn, haven't got time to waste)
Not planning to return
Aggravate, agitate
(When will I ever learn?)
There's no way out of here
Nowhere to turn
Obsessive yearning
Compulsive burning
Still never learning
Insane random thoughts of neat disorder
Scattered wasteland surrounding me
Tattered memories of what used to be
Apocalyptic mind debris
Until we meet again
Uh!
Traveling through both space and time
(Out of body, out of mind)
Out of control
My wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes
(I can't let up, I can't let go)
Can't stop this flame from burning
Forever more
Into the night
Blistering
Traveling through both space and time
(Out of body, out of mind)
Out of control
My wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes
(I can't let up, I can't let go)
Can't stop this flame from burning
Can't stop the wheels from turning
Traveling through both space and time
(You get yours, and I got mine)
Out of control
My wheels in constant motion
Spinning round and round it goes
(I can't let up, I can't let go)
Can't stop this flame from burning
Forever more
Into the night
Blistering
4. The Dark Eternal Night
[Music: Dream Theater]
[Instrumental]
5. Repentance
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]
Hello, mirror
So glad to see you my friend
It's been a while
Staring at the empty page before me
All the years of wreckage running through my head
Patterns of my life I thought I don't ...
Revealing hurt for shame and deep lament
Overwhelming sorrow now absorbs me
As the pen begins to trace my darkest past
Signs throughout my life that should have warned me
Of all the wrongs I've done for which I must repent
I once thought it better to regret
Things that I have done and haven't
Sometimes you've got to be wrong
Learn the hard way
Sometimes you've got to be strong
When you think it's too late
Staring at the finished page before me
All the damage now so clear and evident
Thinking 'bout the dreaded task in store for me
A bitter fear at the thought of my amends
Hoping that the step will help restore me
To face my past and ask for forgiveness
Cleaning up my dirty side of this unswept street
Could this be the begin of the end
I once thought it better to regret
Things that I have done and haven't
Sometimes you've got to be wrong
Learn the hard way
Just when you're through hanging on
You're saved
6. Prophets Of War
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: James LaBrie]
It burns deep down inside of me,
we have ourselves to blame.
Not questioning, accepted as the truth.
Debate this faggots just cause,
the facts do not support theirs.
To liberate a people,
and with them (...)
Is it time to make the change,
are we closer than before,
can we help them break away,
are we profiting from war?
It's time to make the change.
Catch your attention,
since the exception,
fight for a reason,
can we clean up this mess,
the loss of loved one's ignorance (...)
they ...
these derelicts that ... win or lose.
Is it time to make a change,
are we closer than before,
can we help them break away,
are we profiting from war?
It's time to make a change.
The only thing that I believe
will help us see this through is faith.
Pray they will forgive,
forgive our arrogance,
so we can make it right,
right for they have wronged.
Is it time to make a change,
are we closer than before,
can we help them break away,
are we profiting from war?
Is it time to make a change,
are we closer than before,
can we help them break away,
are we profiting from war,
is it time to make a change?
A change ...
can we help them break away,
is our patience wearing thin?
It's time to make a change.
7. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
The water's edge
Is where she waits
Lost soul still wondering
Meant to die
But she's stuck
Not crossing over
The other side
Is where he waits
His spirit reaching out
Meant to save
But she's too scared
To take his hand
Living in a world without you (drowning in the past)
Is living in no world at all
So now I call on you
Remember me
I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering
Was all in vain?
It's almost over now
Don't turn your back on paradise
Feeling scared
She's prepared
To give up everything
She can't stand
To feel like half of her is fading
He will choose
The only way
To rid her of her pain
Take her soul now
The decision has been made
Living in a world without love (burning into my soul)
So living in a wordless world
So I will call on you
Remember me
I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering
was all in vain?
It's almost over
Remember me
You were so young
How could I tell you?
Remember me
I am the one
Who saved your life that night
I was the one who would not abandon you
Even in death I was the one who would not leave you
I used my freedom to protect you
And all the world around you
Do you remember me this time
Even in death I gave you life
I gave you life
Born to do
Deserve a place
A place beside you
This time when I
Reach out my hand
It reached all the way
To heaven
Remember me
I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering
Was all in vain?
It's almost over now
Goodbye
It's almost over now
Goodbye
It's time
I release you from this life
Don't turn your back on paradise
8. In The Presence Of Enemies, Pt. 2
[Music: Dream Theater / Lyrics: John Petrucci]
Welcome tired pilgrim
Into the circle
We have been waiting
Everyone's gathered for your arrival
All the believers
Angels fall, all for you, heretic
Demon heart bleed for us
I've been waiting for you,
Weary preacher man
You have been expected
Now we can begin
Let this hollow day of judgment break
I have known you father,
And your sacred quest
Blessed soldier fighting
You shall never rest
I have known you, but do you know me?
Angels fall, all for you, heretic
Demon heart bleed for us
(My soul is yours dark master, I will fight for you)
Dark master within, I will fight for you
Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours
Dark master, my guide, I will die for you
Dark master inside?br>
I cannot see his face
But I could feel despite
A presence from the dead
Abandoned by the light
His shadow will consume you from within
This power that I sense
Been raged behind those eyes
This justice straddling ghost
A spirit deep inside
The body and the soul both frets
For they are one
Angels fall, all for you, heretic
Demon heart bleed for us
(My soul is yours dark master, I will fight for you)
Dark master within, I will fight for you
Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours
Dark master, my guide, I will die for you
Dark master inside?br> Dark master, I'm in, I belong to you
Dark master within?br>
Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil!
Heil! Heil! Heil! Heil!
Don't
Bother trying to find them
They will be coming to you
Fight,
Fight and destroy until you can't take anymore
Spill,
Hey! Spill the blood of rebels
They are the terror of hell
Flesh,
I'm being dead
Stopping at nothing to kill
Saint,
Caught in a moment of weakness
Ended the greatness of all
Sold,
Half of my soul
And now I'm still waiting for you
I judge us, my eyes see
I judge and I am just
For I speak of the beast
That lives in all of us
Unwelcome ones your time has come
Lord,
You are my god and my shepherd
Nothing more shall I want
War,
Through the abyss
Into the shadow of death
Fear,
There is no reason to fear now
While you are with me
My,
Couple of flows
My enemy's blood
I,
Get in the house of the lord
Forever, amen
Death,
Follow me
Oh, the wish of my life
I judge us, my eyes see
I judge and I am just
For I speak of the beast
That lives in all of us
Unwelcome one your time has come
Servants of the fallen
Fight to make the way
For the savior's calling
On this wicked day
Through a veil of madness
With a vicious play
One man marches on
Standing in the way
(It's time to go, dark lord)
My soul grows weaker
He knows and he waits
He watches over me
Standing at the inferno gates
In the hour of darkness
The moment I feared has passed
The moment I lost my faith
Promising salvation
My soul is my own now
I do not fight for you, dark master
Produced By John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy
All Songs Published By Ytse Jams. All Rights Reserved.
JAMES LaBRIE Lead Vocals
JOHN PETRUCCI Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
JORDAN RUDESS Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Roland VP-550 (vocal processing keyboard)
JOHN MYUNG Bass
MIKE PORTNOY Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
