Written by bassist John Myung and guitarist John Petrucci, “S2N,” which means “Signal to Noise”, is about the problems which afflict the world, such as war, racism, climate change and natural disasters. Mankind can solve these problems by exerting the will, but there isn’t enough equal push and pull...
[Intro]
Are we paying attention
Or are we drifting?
Too much negative action
Not enough positive reaction
[Verse 1]
What's the state of humanity?
Where's the peace and the harmony?
Free the signal, your inner voice
Time to transcend, block out the noise
[Chorus]
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
[Verse 2]
Have you heard the news?
A surging sea of circumstance
Pain, starvation, war, abuse
Sterile gloves hide dirty hands
[Bridge]
Shocking truth, climate change
Floods and fires, hurricanes
Overdose, suicide
Innocent die
Fear and race, endless lies
Sex and faith; terrorize
Drugs and guns; taking lives
Innocent die
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Chorus]
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch onto the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
[Instrumental Bridge]
(Wow)
[Chorus]
Signal to noise becomes the answer
The world keeps turning as we latch onto the wheel
Signal to noise defines the reason
The world keeps turning as we latch on to the wheel
Our wounds begin to heal
The chatter disappears and the message is revealed
[Instrumental Outro]
S2N was written by Mike Mangini & Jordan Rudess & John Petrucci & John Myung.
S2N was produced by John Petrucci.
Dream Theater released S2N on Fri Feb 22 2019.