ACT II
 8) Scene Six:   Home (12:53)
      - Mike Portnoy

[Past]
    [The Sleeper:]
    Shine- lake of fire
    Lines take me higher
    My mind drips desire
    Confined and overtired
    
    Living this charade
    Is getting me nowhere
    I can't shake this charade
    The city's cold blood calls me home...
    Home... It's what I long for
    Back home... where I belong
    
    The city- it calls to me
    Decadent scenes from my memory
    Sorrow- eternity
    My demons are coming to drown me
    
    Help- I'm falling, I'm crawling
    I can't keep away from its clutch
    Can't have it, this habit
    It's calling me back to my home

    [The Miracle:]
    I remember the first time she came to me
    She poured out her soul all night and cried...
    
    I remember I was told there's a new love that's born
    For each one that has died...
    
    I never thought that I
    Could carry on with this life
    But I can't resist myself
    No matter how hard I try
    
    Living their other life
    Is getting them nowhere
    I'll make her my wife
    Her sweet temptation calls me home...
    Home... It's what I long for
    My home... where she belongs
    
    Her ecstasy- means so much to me
    Even decieving my own blood
    Victoria watches and thoughtfully smiles
    She's taking me to my home
    
    Help- he's my brother, but I love her
    I can't keep away from her touch
    Deception, dishonor
    It's calling me back to my home

    "...four, four, who wants the hard      [A craps "stickman" is heard     ]
     four?... who wants the hard four?...   [calling out various bets during ]
     ...shooter had one, four...            [the gambling and sex sequence.  ]
     ...one, four... one and make it the 
     hard way... ...got the shooter... ...coming out for a new player... 
     take your best shot, gambler... ...who wants to come?
     better hop in... place your bets... who wants to come?"

[Present]
    [Nicholas:]
    Her story- it holds the key
    Unlocking dreams from my memory
    Solving this mystery
    Is everything that is a part of me
    
    Help- regression, obsession
    I can't keep away from it's clutch
    Leave no doubt, to find out
    It's calling me back to my home