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}}The first single from Black Clouds & Silver Linings, originally released for free on Roadrunner's website on May 11th 2009. The lyrics and video discuss the secret society called the Freemasons.
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The first single from Black Clouds & Silver Linings, originally released for free on Roadrunner's website on May 11th 2009. The lyrics and video discuss the secret society called the Freemasons.
   
To record this song, [[John Petrucci]] used a 6-string guitar tuned to D standard (one whole step down).
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca2HvFxFYPw Official music video @ YouTube.]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 21 April 2021

A Rite of Passage
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Length 8:36
Working title Unknown
Release date {{{Release}}}
Lyrics John Petrucci
Music Dream Theater
First live performance Norje Havsbad, Norje, Sweden, on Jun, 6, 2009
Total live plays 105
Recorded Avatar Studios
Other appearances
Previous song A Nightmare to Remember
Next song Wither

The first single from Black Clouds & Silver Linings, originally released for free on Roadrunner's website on May 11th 2009. The lyrics and video discuss the secret society called the Freemasons.

John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar tuned 1 whole step down (D-G-C-F-A-D).

Official music video @ YouTube.

Lyrics[]

Since the new world order
Played upon our fears
Spreading accusations
Of radical ideas

The brotherhood of wisdom
Strength and dignity
Its rituals and secrets
Remain a mystery

Beneath an ever watchful eye
The angels of the temple fly

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage

The final stage
A sacred home
Unlock the door
And lay the cornerstone
A rite of passage

Men of wealth and power
Influence and fame
Philosophers and leaders
All members of the trade

Bound by oath and honor
Like the rose and cross
An enigmatic union
Of esoteric thought

Beneath the ever watchful eye
The angels of the temple fly

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage

The final stage
A sacred home
Unlock the door
And lay the cornerstone
A rite of passage

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage

The seven stars
The rising sun
A perfect world
Where new life has begun
A rite of passage