Changes: New Millennium

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New Millennium
Falling Into Infinity
Length	8:20
Working title
Release date	September 23, 1997
Lyrics	Mike Portnoy
Music	Dream Theater
First live performance
Total live plays
Recorded
Other appearances
Previous song
Next song	You Not Me

New Millennium is the first track from Dream Theater's fourth studio album, Falling Into Infinity. It is their only full studio album featuring Derek Sherinian.

Personnel

Mike Portnoy - Drums, Lyrics
John Petrucci - Guitar,
John Myung - Bass, Chapman Stick
Derek Sherinian - Keyboard
James LaBrie - Vocals

Lyrics

A single star behind me
A red sky burns ahead
A lonely light below me
Awake among the dead
An overwhelming feeling
Leaves me numband strange
A sense of new beginning
I sense a wind of change

Out with the old useless
People so cold ruthless welcome
In a new millennium
How many times must i
Live out this nightmare i
Can't wait until a new millennium

I've got this feeling
The tide is turning now baby
Funny feeling everything's gonna be alright now

Living out a constant deja vu
Keep your head up
Please be patient we will get to you
Keep your head up
Just have some faith and you can see it
Through
Keep your head up
But faith don't pay the rent that's overdue
Keep your head up
All that's glittering is turning blue
Keep your head up
What they want from me ain't gotta clue
Keep your head up
Swallow pride before it swallows you
Keep your head up
Don't dare bite the hand that's starving you
Keep your head up

How can you keep your head
And not go insane when the only light at the end
Of the tunnel is another train

The lies ten feet tall
Have broken my fall
Welcome you all new millennium

It's well overdue and i can't wait to
Welcome in a new millennium
I've got this feeling
The tide is turning now baby
Funny feeling
Everything's gonna be alright now

Analysis

This song was one of the three songs written by Mike Portnoy and this was geared towards the record label and expressed Portnoy's frustration with the record company.

Tone

New Millennium is an extremely progressive song. The verses are sung aggressively by James Labrie as the chorus is much more mellow and soothing.

Live performances

New Millennium is a popular song played live.

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+{{Songbox
+|Title = New Millennium
+|Album = [[Falling Into Infinity]]
+|Length = 8:20
+|Workingtitle =
+|Release = September 23, 1997
+|Lyrics = [[Mike Portnoy]]
+|Music = Dream Theater
+|First =
+|Total =
+|Recorded =
+|Also =
+|Previous song =
+|Next song = [[You Not Me]]}}
+'''New Millennium''' is the first track from [[Dream Theater]]'s fourth studio album, [[Falling Into Infinity]]. It is their only full studio album featuring [[Derek Sherinian]].
-{{Songbox |
-| Title = Another Day
-| Album = [[Images and Words]]
-| Release = 31 December 1991
-| Length = 4:24
-| Workingtitle =
-| Lyrics = [[John Petrucci]]
-| Music = [[Dream Theater]]
-| First =
-| Total =
-| Recorded = Bear Tracks Studios
-| Also = [[Another Day (album)|Another Day]], [[Lie (album)|Lie]], [[Live at the Marquee]], [[Live Scenes from New York]], [[Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)]]
-| Previous Song = [[Pull Me Under]]
-| Next Song = [[Take the Time]]
-}}'''Another Day''' is a song by [[Dream Theater]]. It is the second song on their second album, [[Images and Words]], the second radio release and video from the album and the first [[Another Day (album)|single EP release]] from the album. Another Day is Dream Theater's first commercially released ballad.
 == Personnel ==
-* [[Mike Portnoy]] - Drums
+* [[Mike Portnoy]] - Drums, Lyrics
-* [[John Petrucci]] - Guitar, lyrics
+* [[John Petrucci]] - Guitar,
-* [[John Myung]] - Bass
+* [[John Myung]] - Bass, Chapman Stick
-* [[Kevin Moore]] - Keyboard
+* [[Derek Sherinian]] - Keyboard
 * [[James LaBrie]] - Vocals
-* [[Jay Beckenstien|Jay Beckenstein]] - Soprano saxophone
-== Lyrics ==
+==Lyrics==
+<pre>
+A single star behind me
+A red sky burns ahead
+A lonely light below me
+Awake among the dead
+An overwhelming feeling
+Leaves me numband strange
+A sense of new beginning
+I sense a wind of change
+Out with the old useless
-<pre>Live another day
+People so cold ruthless welcome
-Climb a little higher
+In a new millennium
-Find another reason to stay
+How many times must i
-Ashes in your hands
+Live out this nightmare i
-Mercy in your eyes
+Can't wait until a new millennium
-If you're searching for a silent
-sky...
+I've got this feeling
-You won't find it here
+The tide is turning now baby
-Look another way
+Funny feeling everything's gonna be alright now
-You won't find it here
-So die another day
+Living out a constant deja vu
-The coldness of this words
+Keep your head up
-The message in his silence,
+Please be patient we will get to you
-"Face the candle to the
+Keep your head up
-wind..."
+Just have some faith and you can see it
-This distance in my voice
+Through
-Isn't leaving you a choice
+Keep your head up
-So if you're looking for a time
+But faith don't pay the rent that's overdue
-to run away...
+Keep your head up
+All that's glittering is turning blue
+Keep your head up
+What they want from me ain't gotta clue
+Keep your head up
+Swallow pride before it swallows you
+Keep your head up
+Don't dare bite the hand that's starving you
+Keep your head up
+How can you keep your head
-You won't find it here
+And not go insane when the only light at the end
-Look another way
+Of the tunnel is another train
-You won't find it here
-So try another day
+The lies ten feet tall
-They took pictures of our
+Have broken my fall
-dreams
+Welcome you all new millennium
-Ran to hide behind the stairs
-And said maybe when it's right
-for you, they'll fall
-But if they don't come down
-Resist the need to pull them in
-And throw them away
-Better to save the mystery
-Than surrender to the secret
+It's well overdue and i can't wait to
-You won't find it here
+Welcome in a new millennium
-Look another way
+I've got this feeling
-You won't find it here
+The tide is turning now baby
-So try another day</pre>
+Funny feeling
+Everything's gonna be alright now
+</pre>
-== Analysis ==
+==Analysis==
+This song was one of the three songs written by Mike Portnoy and this was geared towards the record label and expressed Portnoy's frustration with the record company.
-Petrucci wrote Another Day about his father, John Petrucci Sr. who was diagnosed with cancer. Petrucci Sr. would be the subject of another Dream Theater song, [[Take Away My Pain]] following his death. The video for Another Day follows the song's lyrics, with a father and son spending time together. MRI scans are visible in the background, tying in to the cancer theme.
-== Tone ==
+==Tone==
+New Millennium is an extremely progressive song. The verses are sung aggressively by James Labrie as the chorus is much more mellow and soothing.
+==Live performances==
-Another Day is a mellodic ballad with pop sensabilities. The song was written to be accessible, and was presented with radio, single and video releases. Another Day does build up to a crescendo, though it never becomes heavy, instead going into a soprano sax solo by Beckenstein.
+New Millennium is a popular song played live.
+[[Category:Falling Into Infinity era]]
-== Notes ==
+[[Category:Songs]]
+[[Category:7-string guitar songs]]
-Though Another Day was written to be accessible and a possible hit, it was surpassed surprisingly by [[Pull Me Under]] which became the band's biggest hit. Despite a single and video, the song never caught on in the mainstream, the video not being used by MTV and the EP release being considered the rarest commercial release by Dream Theater, often fetching large prices on eBay.
-The video features the young girl who was the model for the cover of Images and Words.
-Another Day was remixed and included on [[Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)]].
-== Live performances ==
-Another Day is a very popular song live and has been played on many tours, especially in the band's early years. The song doesn't deviate very much from the album version, though the saxophone is usually synthesized by Moore (or [[Derek Sherinian]], [[Jordan Rudess]]).
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