Silent Lucidity

By Queensrÿche

On Empire

Released on August 20, 1990

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[Verse 1]

Hush now, don't you cry

Wipe away the teardrop from your eye

You're lying safe in bed

It was all a bad dream spinning (Spinning)

In your head (Spinning, spinning, spinning)

Your mind tricked you to feel the pain

Of someone close to you leaving the game of life

So here it is, another chance

Wide awake, you face the day

Your dream is over

Or has it just begun?


[Verse 2]

There's a place I like to hide

A doorway that I run through in the night

Relax child, you were there

But only didn't realize and you were scared

It's a place where you will learn

To face your fears, retrace the years

And ride the whims of your mind

Commanding in another world

Suddenly, you hear and see

This magic new dimension


[Chorus]

(I) will be watching over you

(I) am gonna help you see it through

(I) will protect you in the night

(I) I'm smiling next to you in silent lucidity


[Guitar Solo]


[Interlude]

"Visualize your dream

Record it in the present tense

Put it into a permanent form

If you persist in your efforts

You can achieve dream control

(Help me) Dream control

How are we feeling today, better?

Dream control (Help me)

Dream control (Help me)

Dream control (Help me)

Dream control (Help me)"


[Verse 3]

If you open your mind for me

You won't rely on open eyes to see

The walls you built within come tumbling down

And a new world will begin

Living twice at once, you learn

You're safe from pain in the dream domain

A soul set free to fly

A round trip journey in your head, master of illusion

Can you realize your dream's alive?

You can be the guide, but


[Chorus]

(I) will be watching over you

(I) am gonna help you see it through

(I) will protect you in the night

(I) I'm smiling next to you