Forsaken

Forsaken
Systematic Chaos
Length	05:35
Working title	Jet Lag
Release date	June 4th, 2007
Lyrics	John Petrucci
Music	Dream Theater
First live performance	6/12/2007 Katowice, Poland (Chaos in Motion - 1st European Leg)
Total live plays
Recorded	Avatar Studios
Other appearances	Chaos in Motion, Forsaken EP
Previous song	In the Presence of Enemies
Next song	Constant Motion

Forsaken is the second single and the second track from Dream Theater's ninth studio album, Systematic Chaos. Like the lead single, Constant Motion, it features a music video, which is in an anime style, and does not feature the band at all except as photographs in the background of one scene. It was released as an EP online, and wasn't available for download as a physical copy.

Personnnel

Mike Portnoy - Drums, percussion, backing vocals
John Petrucci - Guitar
John Myung - Bass
James LaBrie - Vocals
Jordan Rudess - Keyboard

Lyrics

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
I have come for you tonight
Awaken
Look in my eyes
And take my hand
Give yourself up to me

I waited painfully for not to fall again
Trying to silence the fear within me
Out of an ivory mist I felt a stinging kiss
And saw a crimson stain on her lips

I have to know your name
Where have I seen your face before?
My dear one 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
To 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

Analysis

Its lyrics are about a man who is visited by a vampiress. He believes that he's seeing beautiful things, where his blood is actually being sucked by vampiress. The "crimson stain on her lips" alludes to the blood that she has taken from him.

Tone

Forsaken is one of Dream Theater's more poppy songs, however the intro features a heavy guitar riff. It's five and a half minutes long, the shortest song on the album, making it more accessible to mainstream listeners.

Appearances

Systematic Chaos - Original recorded version
Forsaken EP - Original and live version
Chaos in Motion - Live version