[ti:the spirit carries on] [ar:dream theater] [00:00.33]why did we come from? [00:02.71]Why are we here? [00:05.52]Where do we go when we die? [00:11.13]What lies beyond [00:13.81]And what lay before? [00:16.81]Is anything certain in life? [00:21.74]They say,'Life is too short,' [00:25.17]'The here and the now' [00:27.97]And 'You're only given one shot' [00:33.79]But could there be more, [00:36.53]Have I lived before, [00:39.28]Or could this be all that we've got? [00:45.21]If I die tomorrow [00:49.51]I'd be allright [00:52.13]Because I believe [00:55.19]That after we're gone [00:59.00]The spirit carries on [01:24.70]I used to be frightened of dying [01:30.31]I used to think death was the end [01:36.19]But that was before [01:38.37]I'm not scared anymore [01:41.49]I know that my soul will transcend [01:47.23]I may never find all the answers [01:52.91]I may never understand why [01:58.71]I may never prove [02:00.96]What I know to be true [02:03.89]But I know that I still have to try [02:10.13]If I die tomorrow [02:14.43]I'd be allright [02:17.05]Because I believe [02:20.11]That after we're gone [02:24.10]The spirit carries on [02:32.85]Move on,be brave [02:35.28]Don't weep at my grave [02:38.34]Because I am no longer here [02:44.50]But please never let [02:46.37]Your memory of me disappear' [04:23.28]Safe in the light that surrounds me [04:28.96]Free of the fear and the pain [04:34.57]My questioning mind [04:37.44]Has helped me to find [04:40.18]The meaning in my life again [04:45.99]Victoria's real [04:48.86]I finally feel [04:51.42]At peace with the girl in my dreams [04:57.10]And now that I'm here [05:00.03]It's perfectly clear [05:02.78]I found out what all of this means [05:08.70]If I die tomorrow [05:12.95]I'd be allright [05:15.32]Because I believe [05:18.57]That after we're gone [05:22.63]The spirit carries on