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1999年,Dream Theater不負眾望,
推出一張令人振奮激賞的Concept Album《Scenes From A Memory》
完成了具有完整概念的前衛金屬歌劇(Metallic Opera),


這張專輯的故事中有五位人物分別是:

1. 催眠師(The hypnoterapist ):主導Nicholas的全程催眠治療。
2. Nicholas:一位經常為夢境中的女孩所困擾,終日惶惶不安,睡不成眠
,不得不求助於催眠治療,回到前世一探究。
3. Victoria Page :Nicholas的前生,因男友Julian嗜賭成癮,屢勸不聽,
在灰心之餘讓Ed乘虛而入,譜了一段三角畸戀,終至招來殺生之禍。
4. Julian Baynes (the sleeper):Victoria的男友,
因沉迷於賭,而且死得不明不白的,所以又稱為Sleeper。
5. Senator Edward Baynes [the miracle]:Julian的弟弟
,在Victoria傷心無助的情況下給了Victoric "奇蹟"似的撫慰
,而自己平白無故"奇蹟"似的博得佳麗的芳心,所以又稱為Miracle。

這張專輯與The Who的《Tommy》,
Pink Floyd的《The Wall》,
Queensryche的《Operation: Mindcrime》,合稱搖滾四大歌劇!


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Nicholas:
Where did we come from?                
我們從那裡來?
Why are we here?                       
我們為何在這?
Where do we go when die?               
我們死後將去何處?
What lies beyond                       
生命之後是甚麼?
And what lay before?                  
 生命之前又是如何?
Is anything certain in life?           
生命中又有甚麼事情能夠確信?


They say, "Life is too short,"            
他們說 "人生太短暫,"
"The here and the now"                   
 "在這個時空中"
And "You're only given one shot"         
 "只有一次的機會"
But could there be more,                  
但還能有更多嗎?
Have I lived before,                     
 難道我有前生今世?
Or could this be all that we've got?      
或者這就是我們所有的?


If I die tomorrow                        
 如果我明天將逝去
I'd be all right                         
 我仍會過得好好的
Because I believe                         
因為我相信
That after we're gone                     
在我們走了之後
The spirit carries on                     
靈魂會繼續存在著


I used to be frightened of dying          
曾害怕死亡
I used to think death was the end       
曾相信死亡就是結束
But that was before                            
但那是過往雲煙
I'm not scared anymore                      
我不再畏懼
I know that my soul will transcend      
 知道我的魂已經超越死亡


I may never find all the answers         
我可能無法解答所有的疑惑
I may never understand why               
我可能永遠無法了解真理
I may never prove                             
 我可能永遠無法證明
What I know to be true                       
那我相信是真實的
But I know that I still have to try          
但我知道我仍要孤注一擲


If I die tomorrow                                 
 如果我明天將逝去
I'd be all right                                       
我仍會過得好好的
Because I believe                               
因為我相信
That after we're gone                          
在我們走了之後
The spirit carries on                           
  靈魂會繼續存在著


Victoria:
"Move on, be brave                     
勇敢的繼續走下去
Don't weep at my grave                   
不要在我墓前哭泣
Because I am no longer here              
因為我已不在那裡了
But please never let                     
但永遠不要讓
Your memory of me disappear"             
你心中記憶的我消失


Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me       
懷抱在那安適的亮光之中
Free of the fear and the pain                
釋放所有的恐懼及痛苦
My questioning mind                            
充滿疑問的心
Has helped me to find                          
又幫助我找到了
The meaning of my life again                
生命的意義
Victoria's real                                       
維多利雅是真實的
I finally feel                                          
 我終於感受到了
At peace with the girl in my dreams       
跟那夢中女孩在一起的美好
And now that I'm here                           
我現在在這裡
It's perfectly clear                                
 豁然開朗
I found out what all of this mean            
知道了這一切的真意


f I die tomorrow                                     
如果我明天將逝去
I'd be all right                                         
 我仍會過得好好的
Because I believe                                 
 因為我相信
That after we're gone                            
在我們走了之後
The spirit carries on                           
 靈魂會繼續存在著
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