Dream theater as i am lyrics

[Lyrics by John Petrucci]

Don't
Tell me what's in
Tell me how to write
Don't tell me how to win
This fight
Isn't your life
It isn't your right
To take the only thing that's
Mine

Proven over time
It's over your head
Don't try to read between the
Lines
Are clearly defined
Never lose sight of
Something you believe in

Takin' in the view from the outside
Feeling like the underdog
Watching through the window I'm on the outside
Living like the underdog

I've been trying to justify you
In the end I will just defy you

To those who understand, I extend my hand
To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
Not under your command, I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan, Take me as I am

As I am

Still
Running uphill
Swimming against the current
I wish I weren't so
Fucked
Feels like I'm stuck
Lost in a sea of mediocrity

''Slow down,
You're thinking too much
Where is your soul?''
You cannot touch
The way I
Play
Or tell me what to say
You're in the way
Of all that I believe in

Takin' in the view from the outside
Feeling like the underdog
Watching through the window I'm on the outside
Living like the underdog
I've been wasting my breath on you
Open minds will descend upon you

To those who understand, I extend my hand
To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
Not under your command, I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am

"Six o'clock on a Christmas morning..." "And for what?" "Well, isn't it

I. The Crimson Sunrise (Instrumental) II. Innocence I remember a time My fat

I can remember when, In the unity of our five-day sessions Not

'Love, just don't stare' She used to say to me every Sunday

A question well served, Is silence like a fever? A voice never

A nightmare to remember I'd never be the same What began as

Since the new world order Played upon our fears Spreading accusations Of radi

She can't stop pacing She never felt so alive Her thoughts are

I'm alive again The darkness far behind me I'm invincible Despair will never

I touched with one who made me run away from my own

Helpless child They invite your hands to fill their needs Will you

Live another day Climb a little higher Find another reason to stay Ashes

Headline: "Murder, young girl killed Desperate shooting at Echo's Hill Dreadfu

Hear me, speaking Asking why I even bother Tell me, how you Live

As I Am is the first song and the lead single on Dream Theater's seventh album Train of Thought. It begins with the same orchestral chord that the previous album, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence ended with as part of the Meta album cycle.

Some of the lyrics are about a tour with Queensrÿche, which Mike Portnoy described as an "irksome series of shows", where at one point their guitarist Mike Stone tried to give Petrucci some tips in guitar playing and musical direction, inspiring the line, "Don't tell me what's in, tell me how to write".

John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar tuned 2 whole steps down (C-F-B♭-E♭-G-C).

Personnel[]

  • Mike Portnoy - Drums, backing vocals, co-producer
  • John Petrucci - Guitar, backing vocals, co-producer
  • John Myung - Bass
  • Jordan Rudess - Keyboards
  • James LaBrie - Vocals

Lyrics[]

Don't
Tell me what's in
Tell me how to write
Don't tell me how to win
This fight
Isn't your life
It isn't your right
To take the only thing that's 
mine

Proven over time
It is over your head
Don't try to read between the
Lines
Are clearly defined
"Never lose sight of
Something you believe in"

Taking in the view from the outside
Feeling like the underdog
Watching through the window I'm on the outside
Living like the underdog

I've been trying to justify you
In the end I will just defy you

To those who understand, I extend my hand
To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
Not under your command, I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan, Take me as I am

As I am

Still
Running uphill
Swimming against the current
I wish I weren't so
Fucked
Feels like I'm stuck
Lost in a sea of mediocrity 

Slow down,
You're thinking too much
Where is your soul?
You cannot touch
The way I
Play
Or tell me what to say
You're in the way
Of all that I believe in

Taking in the view from the outside
Feeling like the underdog
Watching through the window I'm on the outside
Living like the underdog
I've been wasting my breath on you
Open minds will descend upon you

To those who understand, I extend my hand
To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
Not under your command, I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am

To those who understand, I extend my hand
To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am
Not under your command, I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am

As I am

Appearances[]

  • Live at Budokan - Live performance
  • Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) - Clean version
  • Happy Holidays 2013 - Live performance
  • Live at Budokan 2017 - Live performance

What is the hardest Dream Theater song?

"The Dance of Eternity" is a demanding instrumental song filled with guitar, keyboard and bass unisons throughout the song and is pretty high energy and driving as well. The build going into the bass solo in the middle of the song has always been challenging for me to play.

Why does Dream Theater Pull Me Under end abruptly?

When asked about the abrupt ending while at a drum clinic in Atlanta in 1999, Mike Portnoy explained "We had all this tension, and it just kept building and building, and we had no idea where to take it, you know? So we decided to just pull the plug on it, like The Beatles did with 'She's So Heavy'."

Who is the original singer of Dream Theater?

THE LEGACY OF DREAM THEATER. Originally named Majesty by Berklee College of Music students John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy, the band soon expanded with the addition of keyboard player Kevin Moore and vocalist Chris Collins.

Is Dream Theater still a band?

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. ... .