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the root of all evil |
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dream theater |
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octavarium |
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music: dream theater |
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lyrics: mike portnoy |
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proud enough for you to call me arrogant |
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greedy enough to be labeled a thief |
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angry enough for me to go and hurt a man |
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cruel enough for me to feel no grief |
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never could have just a part of it |
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i always need more to get by |
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getting right down to the heart of it |
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the root of all evil has been running my whole life |
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dirty enough for me to lust |
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leaving nothing left to trust |
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jealous enough to still feel envious |
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lazy enough to sleep all day |
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and let my life just waste away |
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selfish enough to make you wait for me |
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driven blindly by our sins |
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misled so easily |
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entirely ready to leave it behind |
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i'm begging to break free |
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take all of me |
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the desires that keep burning deep inside |
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cast them all away |
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and help to give me strength to face another day |
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i am ready |
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help me be what i can be |
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self-centered fear has got a hold of me |
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clutching my throat |
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self righteous anger running all through me |
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ready to explode |
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procrastination paralyzing me |
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wanting me dead |
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these obsessions that keep haunting me |
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won't leave my head |
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help to do for me what i can't do myself |
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take this fear and pain |
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i can't break out this prison all alone |
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help me break these chains |
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humility now my only hope |
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won't you take all of me |
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heal this dying soul |
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i can feel my body breaking |
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i can feel my body breaking |
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i'm ready to let it all go |
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i can feel my body shaking |
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right down to the foundation |
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the root of it all |
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take all of me |
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the desires that keep burning deep inside |
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cast it all away |
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and help to give me strength to face another day |
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i am ready |
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help me be what i can be |
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i am ready |
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come to me |
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take me away |
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(dedicated to bill w. and all of his friends) |
