Strange Deja Vu
Dream Theater
Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From a Memory

Music by Dream Theater
Lyrics by Mike Portnoy

Nicholas:
Subconscious strange sensation
Unconscious relaxation
What a pleasant nightmare
And I can't wait to get there again

Every time I close my eyes
Theres another vivid surprise
Another whole lifes waiting
Chapters unfinished, fading

Closer now- slowly coming into view
I've arrived- vlinding sunshine beaming through

There's a house I'm drawn to
Familiar settings nothing new
There's a pathway leading there
With a haunting chill in the air

Theres a room at the top of the stairs
Every night I'm drawn up there
There's a girl in the mirror
Her face is getting clearer
Young child won't you tell me why I'm here?

In her eyes- I sense a story never told
Behind the disguise- theres something tearing
At her soul

Victoria:
Tonight I've been searching for it
A feeling that's deep inside me
Tonight Ive been searching for
The one that nobody knows
Trying to break free

I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like I'm going out of my head
Tears my heart into two
I'm not the one the sleeper thought he knew

Nicholas:
Back on my feet again
Eyes open to the real world
Metropolis surrounds me
The mirrors shattered the girl

Why is this other life
Haunting me every day
I'd break through to the other side
If only I'd find the way

Somethings awfully familiar
The feelings so hard to shake
Could I have lived in that other world
It's a link that I'm destined to make

I'm still searching but I dont know what for
The missing key to unlock my minds door

Today I am searching for it
A feeling that won't go away
Today I am searching for it
The only one I know
Trying to break free

I just can't help myself
I'm feeling like Im going out of my head
Tears my heart into two
I'm not the one I thought I always knew

I just can' t help myself
I'm feeling like Im going out of my head
Uncanny, strange deja vu
But I dont mind- I hope to find the truth