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	Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA, on Oct. 17, 1997
Total live plays	136
Recorded
Other appearances	Live at Budokan
Previous song	A Change of Seasons (album)
Next song	You Not Me

New Millennium is the first track from Dream Theater's fourth studio album, Falling Into Infinity.

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

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.

Appearances[]

Falling Into Infinity - Original recorded version
Live Scenes From New York - Live Medley (Caught in a New Millennium)
Los Angeles, California 5/18/98 - Live version
Live at Budokan - Live version
Falling Into Infinity Demos - Demo version
The Making of Falling Into Infinity - (Basic Tracks/Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Stick and 7 String Guitar Overdubs)

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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 =Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA, on Oct. 17, 1997
+|Total =136
+|Recorded =
+|Also = [[Live at Budokan]]
+|Previous song =[[A Change of Seasons (album)]]
+|Next song = [[You Not Me]]}}
+'''New Millennium''' is the first track from [[Dream Theater]]'s fourth studio album, [[Falling Into Infinity]].
+John Petrucci recorded this song using a 7-string guitar in standard tuning (B-E-A-D-G-B-E).
-{{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]]
-}}'''New Millennium''' is a song by [[Dream Theater]]. It is the first song on their fourth album, [http://dreamtheater.wikia.com/wiki/Falling_Into_Infinity Falling into Infinity]. It is their first full studio album featuring [[Derek Sherinian]].
-== Personnel ==
+==Personnel==
-* [[Mike Portnoy]] - Drums, Lyrics
+*[[Mike Portnoy]] - Drums, Lyrics
-* [[John Petrucci]] - Guitar,
+*[[John Petrucci]] - Guitar,
-* [[John Myung]] - Bass, Chapman Stick
+*[[John Myung]] - Bass, Chapman Stick
-* [[Derek Sherinian]] - 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
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 People so cold ruthless welcome
 In a new millennium
-How many times must I
+How many times must i
-Live out this nightmare I
+Live out this nightmare i
 Can't wait until a new millennium
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 Welcome you all new millennium
-It's well overdue and I can't wait to
+It's well overdue and i can't wait to
 Welcome in a new millennium
 I've got this feeling
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 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.
-== 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.
+==Appearances==
-New Millennium is an extremely progressive song
+* [[Falling Into Infinity]] - Original recorded version
-== Live performances ==
+* [[Live Scenes from New York|Live Scenes From New York]] - Live Medley (Caught in a New Millennium)
+* [[Los Angeles, California 5/18/98]] - Live version
+* [[Live at Budokan]] - Live version
+* [[Falling Into Infinity Demos]] - Demo version
+* [[The Making of Falling Into Infinity]] - (Basic Tracks/Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Stick and 7 String Guitar Overdubs)
-New Millennium is a popular song played live.
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