Changes: Scene Three: I. Through My Words

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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
Total live plays
Recorded	BearTracks Studios
Other appearances	Metropolis 2000, Live Scenes from New York, The Making of Scenes from a Memory
Previous song	Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu
Next song	Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy

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 Déjà Vu.

Personnel

Jordan Rudess - Piano
James LaBrie - Vocals

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 realises 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.

Appearences

Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory - Original recorded version
Live Scenes from New York - Live version
Metropolis 2000 - Live DVD version
The Making of Scenes from a Memory - Demo version

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 | Recorded = BearTracks Studios
 | Also = [[Metropolis 2000]], [[Live Scenes from New York]], [[The Making of Scenes from a Memory]]
-| Previous song = [[Strange Déjà Vu]]
+| Previous song = [[Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu]]
-| Next song = [[Fatal Tragedy]]
+| Next song = [[Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy]]
 }}
-'''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 Déjà Vu]].
+'''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, [[Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu|Strange Déjà Vu]].
 ==Personnel==
+*[[Jordan Rudess]] - Piano
-*[[Mike Portnoy]] - Drums, percussion, backing vocals
-*[[John Petrucci]] - Guitar, backing vocals
-*[[John Myung]] - Bass
-*[[Jordan Rudess]] - Keyboard
 *[[James LaBrie]] - Vocals
 ==Lyrics==
-<pre>[Nicholas:]
+<pre>
+[Nicholas:]
 All your eyes have ever seen
 All you've ever heard
@@ Line 35: / Line 33: @@
 Living in two minds
 Linked by an endless thread
-Impossible to break</pre>
+Impossible to break
+</pre>
 ==Analysis==
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 ==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]].
+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, [[Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy|Fatal Tragedy]].
 ==Appearences==
-*[[Scenes From a Memory]] - Original recorded version
+*[[Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory]] - Original recorded version
 *[[Live Scenes from New York]] - Live version
 *[[Metropolis 2000]] - Live DVD version