Hollow Years Lyrics by Dream Theater

Hollow Years

[studio demo from 1997, recorded during the making of the album ]
[falling into infinity. available on the fasten your seatbelts ]
[live bootleg. ]
- john petrucci

Hes just the kind of man
You hear about
Who leaves his family for
An easy out
They never saw the signs
He never said a word
He couldnt take another day

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
Walk me across the water
In the writing of a tired hand
Youll see the message getting clearer
And maybe youll understand

Once the stone
Youre crawling under
[once the stone]
Is lifted off your shoulders
[lifted off]
Once the cloud thats raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that youll hear
Is the crashing down of hollow years

Shes not the kind of girl
You hear about
Shell never want another
Shell never be without
Shell give you all the signs
Shell tell you everything
Then turn around and walk away

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
[into the waves]
Walk me across the water
In the echoes of a tired voice
Youll hear the message getting clearer
And maybe youll have no choice

Once the stone
Youre crawling under
[once the stone]
Is lifted off your shoulders
[lifted off]
Once the cloud thats raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that youll hear
Is the crashing down of hollow years

Carry me to the shoreline
Bury me in the sand
[into the waves]
Walk me across the water
And maybe youll understand

Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Is lifted off your shoulders
Once the cloud thats raining
Over your head disappears
The noise that youll hear
Is the crashing down
[crashing down, crashing down, crashing down]
Crashing down of hollow years

Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under
Once the stone
Youre crawling under