Dead Asleep

Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1: James LaBrie] In a waterside village, in the heat of July A man and his wife settled down for the night In the morning, he woke to a horrible sight [Verse 2: James LaBrie] It's all just so tragic, an unusual case The violent result of a fatal mistake How can he be to blame? He was never awake [Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] Wake up! What have I done? I was dead asleep Wake up! Can you send someone? I'm not insane, I was dead asleep [Verse 3: James LaBrie] Scrambling in the darkness, in fear for his life Certain a killer broke in He fumbles for a weapon, reaches for a knife A sleepwalking murder begins It was a vivid encounter, a realistic fight And now he's got blood on his hands He stands over the body, sees it's his wife A nightmare he can't understand [Pre-Chorus: James LaBrie] I must confess it was me I needed to silence the screams She suffered a brutal attack A shockingly violent act [Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] Wake up! What have I done? I was dead asleep Wake up! Can you send someone? I'm not insane, I was dead asleep [Bridge: James LaBrie] Out of my mind, out of my body Someone's been killed, I am sorry Out of control, all out of answers Maybe one day you'll forgive me [Guitar Solo] [Keyboard Solo] [Instrumental Break] [Chorus: James LaBrie, James LaBrie & John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John Petrucci & Mike Portnoy] Wake up! What have I done? I was dead asleep I must have been dreaming, I have no memory of anything [Outro: James LaBrie] We strongly suspect you're feeling a sense of despair No one knows of the guilt that you bear In the eyes of the law, you are free You are innocent [Instrumental Outro]