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{{Songbox || Title = Bridges in the Sky
 
{{Songbox || Title = Bridges in the Sky
 
| Album = [[A Dramatic Turn of Events]]
 
| Album = A Dramatic Turn of Events
 
 
 
| Length = 11:01
 
| Length = 11:01
 
 
| Workingtitle = The Shaman's Trance
 
| Workingtitle = The Shaman's Trance
 
 
| Release = 13th September 2011
 
| Release = 13th September 2011
 
| Lyrics = [[John Petrucci]]
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| Music = Petrucci, [[Jordan Rudess]] & [[John Myung]]
 
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| Total =
 
| Recorded = Cove City Sound Studios
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| Also =
 
|Previous song = [[This is the Life]]
 
|Next song = [[Outcry]]}}
 
'''Bridges in the Sky''' is the fifth track on [[Dream Theater]]'s eleventh album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, and was used as the opening track for the majority of the album's tour. Its intro makes heavy use of samples, and features shamanic drumming, throat singing, and a long passage sung by a choir.
   
 
When the album was first announced, Bridges in the Sky was listed as The Shaman's Trance. The first indication that the name had been changed came in a tracklisting on an online retailer's website.
| Lyrics = John Petrucci
 
   
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John Petrucci recorded this song using a 7-string guitar in standard tuning (B-E-A-D-G-B-E).
| Music = Dream Theater
 
   
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== Interview ==
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*"The song is about a shaman experience, it's musically very riff driven but extremely melodic at the same time. It has a really cool instrumental breakdown that's almost slightly Israeli, ethical part. At the beginning there is a voice, and that's the shaman." - John Petrucci
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*"It's a soul-searching tune, it's about being in a very dark, souless period and then trying to go through the healing process. Jordan and us in the studio went through hundreds of samples and we went through that and these gregorian vocals came and we thought 'Oh cool! Remember that!'" - James LaBrie
   
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== Lyrics ==
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<pre>Blackness awakens
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Visions come alive
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Seeing through darkness
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With borrowed eyes
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Death survivor
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Take me higher
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Reunite my soul
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Whisperer of truth
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I trust in you
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To make me whole
   
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Sun, Come shine my way
| Recorded = Cove City Sound Studios
 
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May healing waters bury all my pain
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Wind, Carry me home
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The fabric of reality is tearing apart
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The piece of me that died
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Will return
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To live again
   
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Feeling myself slip away
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Suddenly dreaming awake
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Hidden memories
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Flooding back
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I will not grow in the light
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Until I pass through the darkest caverns of my heart
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Dance with fire
  +
Spirit guide erase the world outside
  +
Messenger of truth
  +
I trust in you
  +
Transform me now
   
  +
Sun, Come shine my way
|Previous song = [[This is the Life]]
 
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May healing waters bury all my pain
 
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Wind, Carry me home
|Next song = [[Outcry]]}}
 
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The fabric of reality is tearing apart
Bridges in the Sky is the fifth track on Dream Theater's eleventh album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, and was used as the opening track for the majority of the album's tour. Its intro makes heavy use of samples, and features shamanic drumming, throat singing, and a long passage sung by a choir.
 
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The piece of me that died
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Will return
  +
To live again
  +
And at last the time has come
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To unite again as one
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To the power of the Earth I'm calling
  +
Crossing bridges in the sky
  +
On a journey to renew my life
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Shaman take my hand
   
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Sun, Come shine my way
===Trivia===
 
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May healing waters bury all my pain
*When the album was first announced, Bridges in the Sky was listed as The Shaman's Trance. The first indication that the name was changed came in a tracklisting on an online retailer's website.
 
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Wind, Carry me home
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The fabric of reality is tearing apart
  +
The piece of me that died
  +
Will return
  +
To live again
  +
And at last the time has come
  +
To unite again as one
  +
To the power of the Earth I'm calling
  +
Crossing bridges in the sky
  +
On a journey to renew my life
  +
Shaman take my hand</pre>
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[[File:Dream Theater - Bridges In The Sky|thumb|300px|left]]
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[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:A Dramatic Turn of Events Era]]
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[[Category:7-string guitar songs]]

Revision as of 14:48, 20 December 2019

Bridges in the Sky
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Length 11:01
Working title The Shaman's Trance
Release date 13th September 2011
Lyrics John Petrucci
Music Petrucci, Jordan Rudess & John Myung
First live performance
Total live plays
Recorded Cove City Sound Studios
Other appearances
Previous song This is the Life
Next song Outcry

Bridges in the Sky is the fifth track on Dream Theater's eleventh album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, and was used as the opening track for the majority of the album's tour. Its intro makes heavy use of samples, and features shamanic drumming, throat singing, and a long passage sung by a choir.

When the album was first announced, Bridges in the Sky was listed as The Shaman's Trance. The first indication that the name had been changed came in a tracklisting on an online retailer's website.

John Petrucci recorded this song using a 7-string guitar in standard tuning (B-E-A-D-G-B-E).

Interview

  • "The song is about a shaman experience, it's musically very riff driven but extremely melodic at the same time. It has a really cool instrumental breakdown that's almost slightly Israeli, ethical part. At the beginning there is a voice, and that's the shaman." - John Petrucci
  • "It's a soul-searching tune, it's about being in a very dark, souless period and then trying to go through the healing process. Jordan and us in the studio went through hundreds of samples and we went through that and these gregorian vocals came and we thought 'Oh cool! Remember that!'" - James LaBrie

Lyrics

Blackness awakens
Visions come alive
Seeing through darkness
With borrowed eyes
Death survivor
Take me higher
Reunite my soul
Whisperer of truth
I trust in you
To make me whole

Sun, Come shine my way
May healing waters bury all my pain
Wind, Carry me home
The fabric of reality is tearing apart
The piece of me that died
Will return
To live again

Feeling myself slip away
Suddenly dreaming awake
Hidden memories
Flooding back
I will not grow in the light
Until I pass through the darkest caverns of my heart
Dance with fire
Spirit guide erase the world outside
Messenger of truth
I trust in you
Transform me now

Sun, Come shine my way
May healing waters bury all my pain
Wind, Carry me home
The fabric of reality is tearing apart
The piece of me that died
Will return
To live again
And at last the time has come
To unite again as one
To the power of the Earth I'm calling
Crossing bridges in the sky
On a journey to renew my life
Shaman take my hand

Sun, Come shine my way
May healing waters bury all my pain
Wind, Carry me home
The fabric of reality is tearing apart
The piece of me that died
Will return
To live again
And at last the time has come
To unite again as one
To the power of the Earth I'm calling
Crossing bridges in the sky
On a journey to renew my life
Shaman take my hand
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Dream Theater - Bridges In The Sky