Sacrificed Sons | |
Octavarium | |
Length | 10:43 |
Working title | |
Release date | {{{Release}}} |
Lyrics | James LaBrie |
Music | Dream Theater |
First live performance | De Schans, Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands, on June 11, 2005 |
Total live plays | 82 |
Recorded | The Hit Factory |
Other appearances | Chaos in Motion, Romavarium (fan CD) |
Previous song | Never Enough |
Next song | Octavarium |
Sacrificed Sons is the seventh track off of Dream Theater's eighth studio album, Octavarium. Written about the events of 9/11, as depicted in the live video. The intro consists of a D# chord underneath authentic news samples from the original coverage of the destruction of the Twin Towers.