plays. He is suddenly in a therapist’s office. The therapist has no face. She says: “You created this album to punish yourself. You are not a man. You are a melody stuck in a broken player.” Part Three: The Root of All Evil (Train of Thought / Octavarium)
begins. The 24-minute epic. He stands on a cliff overlooking a city that spells “DREAM THEATER” in burning lights. A man in a jester suit (the “Medicate” therapist) hands him a pill. “This will end the album.” dream theater full album
The scene cuts to a funeral. His own. thrashes. He watches his body lowered into earth. But the coffin is a piano. His fingers are tied to the strings. Each dirt clod is a drum hit (Portnoy’s fill, endless). She says: “You created this album to punish yourself
hits. He stumbles into a bathroom. The mirror shows his face, but older, scarred. A razor blade floats in the sink. He whispers: “I’ve been here before.” The 24-minute epic