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Scene Three: I. Through My Words
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Length 01:02
Working title (Unknown)
Release date October 26, 1999
Lyrics John Petrucci
Music John Petrucci
First live performance Docks, Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 8, 1999 
Total live plays 325
Recorded BearTracks Studios
Other appearances Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York, Live Scenes from New York, The Making of Scenes from a Memory, Distant Memories
Previous song Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu
Next song Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy

Scene Three: I. Through My Words is the fourth track from Dream Theater's fifth studio album, Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. It continues immediately from the previous track, Strange Deja Vu.

Personnel[]

Lyrics[]

[Nicholas:]
All your eyes have ever seen
All you've ever heard
Is etched upon my memory
Is spoken through my words

All that I take with me
Is all you've left behind
We're sharing one eternity
Living in two minds
Linked by an endless thread
Impossible to break

Analysis[]

At this point in the album's narrative, Nicholas is beginning to come to terms with the strange link between his life and Victoria's. He realizes that everything that he experiences is an echo of Victoria's life, and that their lives are linked by 'an endless thread'.

Tone[]

This song is very sombre, calm and sad. It features only piano and James' singing, and features mainly as a transition into the next song, Fatal Tragedy.

Appearances[]

Year Recording Type Release Release Type
1999 Studio Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Studio Album
2001 Live Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Video Album
2001 Live Live Scenes from New York Live Album
2003 Tracks The Making of Scenes from a Memory Official Bootleg
2007 Live Bucharest, Romania - 7/4/02 Official Bootleg
2013 Live Happy Holidays 2013 Fanclub
2014 Live Breaking the Fourth Wall Live Album, Video Album
2020 Live Distant Memories - Live in London Live Album
2021 Live A Dramatic Tour of Events - Select Board Mixes Official Bootleg
2023 Tracks The Making of Scenes from a Memory - The Sessions (1999) Official Bootleg