| Night Terror | |
| Parasomnia | |
| Length | 09:55 |
| Working title | N/A |
| Release date | 10 October 2024 |
| Lyrics | John Petrucci |
| Music | Dream Theater |
| First live performance | The O2 Arena, London, England, on Oct. 19, 2024 |
| Total live plays | 1 |
| Recorded | DTHQ |
| Other appearances | N/A |
| Previous song | In the Arms of Morpheus |
| Next song | A Broken Man |
Night Terror is the second track on Dream Theater's sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia. It was released as the album's first single on October 10, 2024. It is the band's first song released with Mike Portnoy on drums in over 13 years.
This song is Dream Theater's biggest single release since Pull Me Under in 1992.
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar in standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E).
Lyrics[]
Spiders seeking shelter Fading with the dawn Vanishing at sunrise As morning light shines on Sacrificial martyr Victim dressed in white Headed for the slaughter Angels cry for her tonight To the cross At the stake To the lions On the rack I break I break Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see Mind awake Body at rest Drifting through sleep transition Borderland state Swimming through waves Sensory dream condition Without warning I fall down the bottomless well Flesh is crawling Need to claw my way out of this hell By the sword On the wheel Twisting in the wind Pierce the silence With a scream Why can't I remember anything? Anything? Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see [instrumental break] Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see Night terror Hysteria Nocturnal trial by fire Eyes open wide but I can't see I can't see