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Mike Portnoy
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Instrumental Intro
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Intro
Stacked notes are flams (e.g. S/S)
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[VERSE
1]
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NIGHTMARE!
Night-
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Verse 1
mare!-
Dragged
down
ya
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low
to
de-
be-
Down
the
vil's
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be
guest
show-
To
his
fo-
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rev-
er
Peace
of
mind
is
less
than
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ne-
Hate
twist
ver
to
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mind
God
on
your
But
ain't
your
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old
quain-
side-
And
ac-
tance
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se-
vered
Burn
the
world
your
last
en-
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Pre-Chorus 1
dea-
vor
[PRE-
CHORUS
1]
Flesh
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is
burn-
ing
You
can
smell
it
in
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the
air
'Cause
men
like
you
have
Such
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an
ea-
sy
soul
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to
steal-
(steal-
)
So
stand
3
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in
line
while
They
ink
num-
bers
in
3
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your
head
You're
now
a
slave
Un-
til
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the
end
of
time
here
No-
thing
stops
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the
mad-
ness,
Turn-
ing,
haunt-
ing,
yearn-
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3
3
3
3
3
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Chorus 1
ing
Pull
the
trig-
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ger
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[CHORUS
1]
You
should
have
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known-
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The
price-
of
e-
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vil
And
it
hurts
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to
know-
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That
you
be-
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long
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here,-
yeah-
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Ooh,
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it's
your
fuck-
in'
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night-
mare-
While
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your-
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Verse 2
mare
to
night-
comes
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2]
wake
life-
[VERSE
Can't
up
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sweat
it
o-
in
'Cause
ain't
ver
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yet-
Still
danc-
ing
with
your
de-
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Vic-
of
own
mons
tim
your
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a-
Be-
the
cre-
tion
yond
will
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fight
all
wrong
to
Where
that's
is
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right-
Where
hate
don't
need
a
rea-
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Pre-Chorus 2
son
Loath-
ing
self-
as-
sas-
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si-
na-
tion
[PRE-
CHORUS
2]
You've
been
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lied
to
Just
to
rape
you
of
your
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sight
And
now
they
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have
the
nerve
To
tell
you
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how
to
feel-
(feel-
)
So
se-
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da-
ted
as
they
Me-
di-
cate
your
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brain
And
while
you
slow-
ly
Go
in-
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sane
they
tell
ya
"Giv-
en
with
the
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3
3
3
3
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Chorus 2
best
in-
ten-
tions
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Help
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you
with
your
com-
pli-
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ca-
tions"
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[CHORUS
2]
You
should
have
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known-
The
price-
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of
e-
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vil
And
it
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hurts
to
know-
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That
you
be-
long
here,-
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yeah-
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No
one
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to
call
Ev-
ery-
bo-
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dy
to
fear-
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Your
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tra-
3
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gic
fate-
is
look-
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ing
so
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Duel
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Solo
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Duel
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FIGHT!
clear,-
yeah-
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Ooh,
your
it's
fuck-
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in'
mare-
[FIGHT!]
night-
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Fight
Not
to
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fail
Not
to
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fall
you'll
Or
end
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up
like
the
o-
thers
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Short Solo
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Die
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DOWN!
Die
a-
gain
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Drenched
in
sin
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With
re-
no
spect
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for
no-
Oh
a-
ther
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[DOWN!]
Down
Feel
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the
fire
Feel
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the
Your
hate
pain
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is
what
we
de-
si-
3
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Bridge
re
Lost
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Hit
the
wall
Watch
you
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crawl
Such
a
re-
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place-
a-
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ble
li-
ar
[BRIDGE]
And
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I
know
hear-
you
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their
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voi-
ces-
And
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I
know
they
may
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seem
real-
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But
our
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life's
made
up-
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of
choi-
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ces-
They
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took
for
grant-
ed
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your
soul-
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And
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Chorus 3
it's
ours
now
to
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steal-
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As
your-
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night-
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mare
comes
to
life-
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[CHORUS
3]
You
should
have
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known-
The
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price-
of
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e-
vil
And
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it
to
hurts
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know-
That
be-
long
you
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here,-
yeah-
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No
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one
to
call-
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Ev-
ery-
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dy
bo-
3
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to
3
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fear-
Your
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tra-
gic
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