The fifth track on Dream Theater’s 2019 album Distance Over Time. “Room 137” is the first song to be written by drummer Mike Mangini.
The number 137 is the number we can see stumped on the skull held by a bionic hand on the cover art of the album, which is very reminiscent of the Shakespearian spee...
[Verse 1]
Someone, someone is trying
To tell him something, will he listen? (Should he listen?)
Someone, someone is dying
To find out something, will he reason? (What is the reason?)
[Chorus]
Do you see it there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
[Verse 2]
Someone, someone is trying
In search of something, death by numbers (Getting closer)
Someone, someone is dying
To know the answer, the key to heaven (137)
[Chorus]
Do you see it there on the door?
Death is coming, life nevermore
Obsession drives me, clouding my mind
What's the message, am I running out of time?
[Post-Chorus]
Take me to the other side
Show me what I cannot find
Never-ending number line
Hidden by design
[Chorus]
I can see it here on the door
One-three-seven forevermore
Between dimensions, the boundary line
One-three-seven, I am running out of time
[Post-Chorus]
Take me to the other side
Show me what I cannot find
Never-ending number line
Take me to the other side
Show me what I cannot find
Never-ending number line
Take me to the other side
Show me what I cannot find
Never-ending number line
Let me see before I die
Room 137 was written by Mike Mangini & John Myung & Jordan Rudess & John Petrucci.
Room 137 was produced by John Petrucci.
Dream Theater released Room 137 on Fri Feb 22 2019.