The Enemy Inside

Over and over again

I relive the moment

I'm bearing a burden within

Open wounds hidden under my skin

The pain is real

As a cut that bleeds

The face I see

Every time I try to sleep

Staring at me crying

I'm running from the enemy inside

(The enemy inside)

Looking for the life I left behind

(The life I left behind)

These suffocating memories

Are etched upon my mind

And I can't escape from the enemy inside

I sever myself from the world

I shut down completely

Alone in my own living hell

Overcome with irrational fear

Under the weight of the world on my chest

If I fall and break as I try to catch my breath

Tell me I'm not dying

I'm running from the enemy inside

(The enemy inside)

Looking for the life I left behind

(The life I left behind)

These suffocating memories

Are etched upon my mind

And I can't escape from the enemy inside

I'm a burden, I'm a travesty

I'm a prisoner of regret

Dream of flashbacks and of violent screams

I am hanging on the edge

Disaster lurks around the bend

Paradise comes to an end

And no magic pill

Can bring it back again

--( John Petrucci )--

--( Jordan Rudess )--

--( John Petrucci )--

I'm running from the enemy inside

Looking for the life I left behind

These suffocating memories

Are etched upon my mind

And I can't escape from the enemy inside.