| Trial of Tears | |
| Falling Into Infinity | |
| Length | 13:06 |
| Working title | (Unknown) |
| Release date | |
| Lyrics | John Myung |
| Music | Dream Theater |
| First live performance | Nooderligt, Tilburg, Netherlands, on Apr. 16, 1997 |
| Total live plays | 177 |
| Recorded | |
| Other appearances | Live at Budokan, Chaos in Motion (medley), Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| Previous song | Anna Lee |
| Next song | Scenes From a Memory (album) |
Trial of Tears is the eleventh and last track from Dream Theater's fourth studio album, Falling Into Infinity.
It has three sections: the first one is called "It's Raining", the second is named "Deep In Heaven", and the third is "The Wasteland".
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar in standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E).
Lyrics[]
[I. IT'S RAINING] Under the sun, there is nothing to hide Under the moon, the stranger waits inside People disappear The music fades away Splashing through the rain I'll dream with them one day It's raining, raining, On the streets of New York city It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven I may have wasted all those years They're not worth their time in tears I may have spent too long in darkness In the warmth of my fears Take a look at yourself Not at anyone else And tell me what you see I know the air is cold I know the streets are cruel But I'll enjoy the ride today It's raining, raining, On the streets of New York city It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven I may have wasted all those years They're not worth their time in tears I may have spent too long in darkness In the warmth of my fears As I walk through all my myths Rising and sinking like the waves With my thoughts wrapped around me Through a trial of tears Hidden by disguise, stumbling in a world Feeling uninspired, he gets into his car Not within his eyes to see, open up, open up Not much better than the man you hate [II. DEEP IN HEAVEN] [instrumental] [III. THE WASTELAND] Still awake I continue to move along Cultivating my own nonsense Welcome to the wasteland Where you'll find ashes, nothing but ashes Still awake Bringing change, bringing movement, Bringing life A silent prayer thrown away, Disappearing in the air Rising, sinking, raining deep inside me Nowhere to turn, I look for a way back home It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
Appearances[]
The suite played in its entirety
| Year | Recording Type | Release | Release Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Studio | Falling into Infinity | Studio Album |
| 1997 | Studio | Falling into Infinity | Promotional Album (EastWast Records) |
| 1997 | Studio | Falling into Infinity | Promotional Album (Elektra) |
| 1997 | Tracks | International Fanclub Christmas CD 1997 | Fanclub |
| 1998 | Live | Once in a LIVEtime | Live Album |
| 2004 | Live | Live at Budokan | Live album, Video Album |
| 2007 | Demo | Falling into Infinity Demos 1996-1997 | Official Bootleg |
| 2009 | Tracks | The Making of Falling into Infinity | Official Bootleg |
| 2014 | Live | Breaking the Fourth Wall | Live Album, Video Album |
| 2022 | Demo | Falling into Infinity Demos, 1996-1997 | Official Bootleg |
| 2023 | Tracks | The Making of Falling into Infinity (1997) | Official Bootleg |