The Alien
Dream Theater * Track #1 On A View from the Top of the World
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The Alien by Dream Theater
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“The Alien” is the 1st single from Dream Theater’s fifteenth studio album A View from the Top of the World, released with an accompanying music video.
Similar to “Pale Blue Dot” (released by the band in 2019), “The Alien” deals with existentialism and humanity’s place in the universe. Specifically,...
The Alien Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Look beyond the Earth, heading set for the stars
Interplanetary, some are near, some are far
Terraform a new world, survival for mankind
Options but a few, we are running out of time
Should you climb aboard
A voyage, the first of its kind?
Ready to explore
All that you've known left behind!
[Chorus 1]
Our Holy Grail
Now redefined!
Our purpose, a thread
Weaving through time!
Now with the means to expand
Life beyond here
Digital man
Alien, changed forever!
New found world in the stars!
[Verse 2]
Understand the meaning
Certain we'll extend the scale of consciousness
Woman, child and man!
Multi planet species out amongst the stars
Not stuck in and around
Who and what we are
Time to climb aboard!
Countdown to takeoff on time
Systems are online! (Five, four, three, two)
Farewell to all humankind (One)
[Chorus 2]
Our Holy Grail
Clearly defined!
Our purpose, a thread
Weaving through time!
Now with the means to expand
Life beyond here
Digital man
Alien, changed forever!
New found world, here we are!
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus 3]
Our Holy Grail
Clearly defined!
Our purpose, a thread
Weaving through time!
Now with the means to expand
Our Holy Grail
Read between the lines!
One purpose, one thread
Weaving through time!
Now with the means to expand!
[Outro]
I am the alien
Out here in the stars
We'll search 'til we find!
No matter how far
A far better world
For all human race
And beyond!
[Instrumental Outro]
The Alien Q&A
Who wrote The Alien's ?
The Alien was written by Dream Theater & Mike Mangini & James LaBrie & John Petrucci & John Myung & Jordan Rudess.
Who produced The Alien's ?
The Alien was produced by John Petrucci.
When did Dream Theater release The Alien?
Dream Theater released The Alien on Fri Aug 13 2021.
What did Dream Theater say about "The Alien"?
It’s the first one we wrote together. It gives people a window into what it was like when we initially met up after all of those months off. It has the adventure, the untraditional structure, the heaviness, and the hooks. It really set the tone for the album, James [LaBrie, vocals] wrote the lyrics...
Has the song received any accolades?
The song was awarded with the Best Metal Performance at the 2022 GRAMMYs:
And the GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance goes to "The Alien"" @dreamtheaternet WATCH NOW 🎶 https://t.co/KUKFmLwcA8 #GRAMMYPremiere #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/R13mUNZMnx— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) April 3, 2...