Dream Theater - This Dying Soul (SUBTÍTULOS ESPAÑOL)

Segunda canción del disco Train Of Thought de la banda de Metal Progresivo Dream Theater, subtitulada al español (Esta Alma Moribunda). Composición por John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess y Mike Portnoy, letra escrita por Mike Portnoy.

Es también la segunda parte de Twelve-Step Suite (Suite de los Doce Pasos), una canción dividida en cinco partes, todas en distintos álbumes. Twelve-Step Suite trata sobre los 12 pasos de recuperación del programa de doce pasos de Alcohólicos Anónimos, proceso que vivió el baterista Mike Portnoy debido a su adicción al alcohol.

Cubre los pasos 4 y 5 de Twelve-Step Suite:

-IV. REFLECTIONS OF REALITY (REVISITED)
-V. RELEASE

Tiene un riff similar a una sección de "The Glass Prison", primera parte de la Suite. Con letra también similar. Comienza con la misma melodía que finaliza "The Glass Prison". También hace referencia a la canción "The Mirror" del álbum Awake, debido a la temática compartida y el título del 5to movimiento, “Reflections of Reality (Revisited),” relacionado con la línea “Reflections of reality are slowly coming into view.” Además del verso “Now it’s time to stare the problem right between the eyes” similar a otro verso de “The Mirror,” “Let’s stare the problem right in the eye.”


Letra en inglés:

IV. REFLECTIONS OF REALITY (REVISITED)

Hello, Mirror,
so glad to see you my friend,
it's been a while.
Searching, fearless,
where do I begin to heal this wound
of self-denial?

Face yourself man!
Brace yourself man
and trace your hell back!

You've been blinded,
living life a one way cold existence,
all the while

Now it's time to
stare the problem right between the eyes,
you long lost child.

I wanna feel your body breaking,
wanna feel your body breaking,
and shaking and left in the cold.
I want to heal your conscience making
a change to fix this dying soul,
this dying soul.

This dying soul.

Born into this world a broken home,
surrounded by love, yet all alone.
Forced into a life that's split in two,
a mother and a father both pulling you.
Then you had to deal with loss and death,
everybody thinking they know best.
Coping with this shit at such an age
can only fill a kid with pain and rage.

Family disease pumped through your blood,
never had the chance you thought you could.
Running all the while with no escape,
turning all that pain into blame and hate.
Living on your own by 21,
not a single care and having fun.
Consuming all the life in front of you,
burning out the fuse and smoking the residue.

Possessive obsessions,
selfish childish games.
Vengeful resentments
passing all the blame.

Living out a life of decadence,
acting without thought of consequence.
Spreading all your lies from coast to coast,
while spitting on the ones that matter most.
Running power mad with no control,
fighting for the credit they once stole.
No one can ever tell you what to do,
ruling other's lives while they can't stand the thought of you.

A living reflection seen from miles away,
a hopeless affliction having run astray.

I wanna feel your body breaking,
wanna feel your body breaking,
and shaking and left in the cold.
I want to heal your conscience making
a change to fix this dying soul,
this dying soul.

This dying soul.

Now that you can see all you have done,
(Now that you can see all you have done)
it's time to take that step into the kingdom.
All your sins will only make you strong,
(All your sins will help to make you strong)
and help you break right through the prison wall.

V. RELEASE

Come to me my friend,
(Listen to me)
I'll help this torture end.
(Help to set me free)
Let your ego go,
(I can't carry this load)
you can't go through this alone .
(I feel so hopeless and exposed)

You'll find your peace of mind,
(Give me some direction)
you can no longer hide.
(Break out of this isolation)
Let humility,
(Openness, honesty)
and become what you can be .
(A healing tranquility)

Help me,
save me,
heal me,
I can't break out of this prison all alone.

These tormenting ghosts of yesterday
will vanish when exposed.
You can't hold onto your secrets,
they'll only send you back alone.

Your fearless admissions
will help expel your destructive obsessions.
With my help I know you can
be at one with God and man.

Hear me,
believe me,
take me,
I'm ready to break through this prison wall.

Dedicated to Bill W. and all of his friends.
Dedicada a Bill W. y a todos sus amigos.