Take the Time (Abridged)

[Verse 1: Mike Portnoy, James LaBrie]

Just let me catch my breath

I've heard the promises

I’ve seen the mistakes

I've had my fair share of tough breaks

I need a new voice, a new law

A new way

Take the time, re-evaluate

It's time to pick up the pieces

Go back to square one

I think it’s time for a change!

[Verse 2]

There is something that I feel

To be something that is real

I feel the heat within my mind

And craft new changes with my eyеs

Giving freely wandering promises

A place with dеcisions I'll fashion

I won't waste another breath

[Chorus]

You can feel the waves coming on

(It's time to take the time!)

Let them destroy you or carry you on

(It's time to take the time!)

You're fighting the weight of the world

But no one can save you this time

Close your eyes

You can find all you need in your mind

[Bridge]

I close my eyes

And feel the water rise around me

Drown the bead of time

Let my senses fall away

I can see much clearer now, I'm blind

"Ora che ho perso la vista, ci vedo di più"

[Guitar and Keyboard Solos]

[Chorus]

You can feel the waves coming on

(It's time to take the time!)

Let them destroy you or carry you on

(It’s time to take the time!)

You’re fighting the weight of the world

But no one can save you this time

Close your eyes

You can find all you need in your mind!

Ooh...

Ooh yeah...

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Outro]

Find all you need in your mind

If you take the time!

Find all you need in your mind

If you take the time!

[Instrumental Outro]