This Is The Life | |
A Dramatic Turn of Events | |
Length | 06:57 |
Working title | (Unknown) |
Release date | 13th September 2011 |
Lyrics | John Petrucci |
Music | Dream Theater |
First live performance | Main Street Armory, Rochester, NY, USA, on Jun. 15, 2012 |
Total live plays | 36 |
Recorded | Cove City Sound Studios |
Other appearances | |
Previous song | Lost Not Forgotten |
Next song | Bridges in the Sky |
This is the Life is the fourth track on Dream Theater's eleventh album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. A relatively calm track, with shades of Dire Straits.
John Petrucci recorded this song using a 6-string guitar in standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E).
Lyrics[]
In the heart of your most solemn barren night When your soul's turned inside out Have you questioned all the madness you invite What your life is all about Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Have you ever wished that you were someone else Traded places in your mind It's only a waste of your time Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Feed the illusion you dream about Cast out the monsters inside Life begins with an empty slate Fragile left in the hands of fate Driven by love and crushed by hate Until the day The gift is gone And shadows remain Some of us choose to live gracefully Some can get caught in the maze And lose their way home Memories will fade Time races on What will they say After you're gone This is the life we belong to Our gift divine Our gift divine