The Shattered Fortress

Lyrics

[X. Restraint] [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1: Mike Portnoy, James LaBrie] Freedom - Calls my name Serenity - Keeps me sane Happiness - It dulls the pain! Honest - To see my place Open - To other ways Willingness - To understand! Justice - But do not judge Courtesy - For others' flaws Kindness - It's not that hard! Self-restraint - Of tongue and pen Inventory - My daily friend Analysis - Let down your guard! [Chorus 1] Look in the mirror What do you see? The shattered fortress That once bound me Faithful ascent through darkest fires I've found the path to take me higher [Verse 2] You're smart enough for me to trust Go live your life now Just keep these steps in your life And you'll know how If you're not sure, ask yourself "Have I done to them As I would have them do to me?" [Chorus 2] Look in the mirror What's that you see? The shattered fortress Fly now, be free Faithful ascent, through darkest fires I've found the path to take me higher [Verse 3] I once thought it better to be right But now I have finally seen the light Sometimes you've got to be wrong And learn from mistakes I live with serenity now Not self-righteous hate [Keyboard Solo] [XI. Receive] [Bridge: James LaBrie, Mike Portnoy] Help me be a channel of Thy peace That where there is hatred, I may bring love That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness That where there is discord, I may bring harmony That where there is error, I may bring truth That where there is doubt, I may bring faith Now that you can see all you have done (That where there is despair, I may bring hope That where there are shadows, I may bring light) It's time to take that step into the kingdom (That where there is sadness, I may bring joy) All your sins will help to make you strong (That I may seek to comfort, rather than to be comforted That I may seek to understand rather than to be understood) And help you break right through the prison wall (That I may seek to love, rather than to be loved For it is by self-forgetting that one finds It is by forgiving that one is forgiven) [Chorus 3] Keep all of me The desires that once burned me deep inside Help me live today And help to give me grace To carry out your way [Post-Chorus] I am ready, help me be all I can be! I am ready, help guide me and keep me free [Guitar Solo] [XII. Responsible] [Chorus 4] I am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there! I am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there! [Post-Chorus] Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, oh-oh Whoa, whoa-oh [Instrumental Outro] Dedicated to Bill W. and all of his friends