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The first single from Dream Theater’s eponymous 12th studio album. This song received a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Over and over again
I relive the moment
I'm bearing the burden within
Open wounds hidden under my skin
Pain as real as a cut that bleeds
The face I see every time I try to sleep
Is staring at me crying
[Chorus]
I'm running from the enemy inside
Looking for the life I left behind
These suffocating memories
Are etched upon my mind
And I can't escape from the enemy inside
[Verse 2]
I sever myself from the world
And shut down completely
All alone in my own living hell
Overcome with irrational fear
Under the weight of the world on my chest
I buckle and break as I try to catch my breath
Tell me I'm not dying!
[Chorus]
I'm running from the enemy inside
Looking for the life I left behind
These suffocating memories
Are etched upon my mind
And I can't escape from the enemy inside
[Bridge]
I'm a burden, I'm a travesty
I'm a prisoner of regret
Between the flashbacks and the violent dreams
I am hanging on the edge
Disaster lurks around the bend
Paradise came to an end
And no magic pill
Can bring it back again
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Chorus]
I'm running from the enemy inside
Looking for the life I left behind
These suffocating memories
Are etched upon my mind
And I can't escape from the enemy inside
The Enemy Inside was written by Dream Theater & Mike Mangini & John Petrucci & James LaBrie & John Myung & Jordan Rudess.
The Enemy Inside was produced by John Petrucci.
Dream Theater released The Enemy Inside on Mon Aug 05 2013.