| Paralyzed | |
| Distance Over Time | |
| Length | 4:17 |
| Working title | Song 2 |
| Release date | February 7, 2019 |
| Lyrics | John Petrucci |
| Music | Dream Theater |
| First live performance | Mar. 21, 2019, The Wiltern Theatre, LA |
| Total live plays | |
| Recorded | Yonderbarn |
| Other appearances | |
| Previous song | Untethered Angel |
| Next song | Fall Into The Light |
Paralyzed is the second track off of Dream Theater's fourteenth studio album, Distance Over Time. It was released as the third and final single off the album on February 7, 2019.
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string baritone guitar tuned to B♭-E♭-A♭-D♭-F-B♭.
Lyrics
The anger The pressure You're choking down your words again Feel the nerves set in Unspoken Frustration They see right through you, paper thin Like the ghost within A heart that feels no pain Addicted to the game Breaking beneath the strain I am paralyzed The stare of A stranger Is like a wound that bleeds again Silent as the dead The victim The martyr Like Daniel in the lion's den Time and time again A heart that feels no pain Addicted to the game Breaking beneath the strain I am paralyzed I am paralyzed A heart that feels no pain Addicted to the game Relentless mental drain What do you stand to gain Viewing life through such a narrow, fractured lens Will ensure you end up on the losing end Breaking beneath the strain I am paralyzed I am paralyzed I am paralyzed I am paralyzed I am paralyzed