Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy memutuskan keluar dari Dream Theater.Berikut petikan pernyataan dari MP :
Setelah 25 tahun, saya telah memutuskan untuk meninggalkan Dream Theater …. band saya mendirikan, memimpin dan benar-benar mencintai untuk seperempat abad.
Untuk banyak orang ini akan datang sebagai kejutan yang lengkap, dan juga akan cenderung disalahpahami oleh beberapa, tapi tolong percayalah bahwa itu bukanlah sebuah keputusan yang tergesa-gesa … itu adalah sesuatu yang saya telah bergumul dengan untuk tahun terakhir ini … .
Setelah memiliki pengalaman yang luar biasa seperti bermain dengan Es, Transatlantic dan Avenged Sevenfold tahun terakhir ini, saya sedih sampai pada kesimpulan bahwa saya telah baru-baru ini lebih menyenangkan dan hubungan pribadi yang lebih baik dengan proyek-proyek lain daripada yang saya miliki untuk sementara waktu sekarang di Dream Theater …
Harap jangan salah menafsirkan, aku cinta orang-orang DT mahal dan memiliki sejarah panjang, persahabatan dan ikatan yang berjalan sangat mendalam dengan mereka … hanya saja saya pikir kita membutuhkan serius sedikit istirahat …
Dream Theater selalu bayi saya … dan saya memelihara bayi itu setiap hari dan bangun saat dalam kehidupan saya sejak tahun 1985 … 24 / 7 365 … pernah mengambil cuti dari responsibilites DT-tidak pernah berakhir (bahkan ketika band adalah “off” antara siklus) … kerja lembur dan jalan di luar panggilan tugas bahwa kebanyakan orang waras akan pernah lakukan untuk band …
Tapi aku sudah sampai pada kesimpulan bahwa mesin DT mulai membakar saya keluar … dan aku benar-benar butuh istirahat dari band untuk menyelamatkan hubungan saya dengan anggota lain dan tetap semangat DT saya lapar dan terinspirasi.
Kami telah menulis tak berujung pada / merekam / siklus tur selama hampir 20 tahun sekarang (yang saya diawasi aspek SETIAP tanpa istirahat) dan sementara beberapa bulan terpisah dari satu sama lain di sini & sana selama bertahun-tahun telah banyak dibutuhkan dan bermanfaat , jujur aku berharap band ini hanya bisa setuju dengan saya untuk mengambil sedikit dari hiatus “” untuk mengisi ulang baterai dan “menyelamatkan aku dari diri kita sendiri” …
Sayangnya, dalam mendiskusikan ini dengan orang-orang, mereka memutuskan mereka tidak berbagi perasaan saya dan telah memutuskan untuk terus tanpa saya bukan mengambil nafas … saya bahkan menawarkan untuk melakukan beberapa pekerjaan yang kadang-kadang seluruh 2011 bertentangan dengan keinginan awal saya, tapi untuk tidak …
Sementara itu benar-benar menyakitkan bagi saya untuk berpikir dari Dream Theater tanpa Mike Portnoy (neraka, ayah saya yang bernama band!)!, Aku tidak ingin menghalangi mereka … jadi saya telah memutuskan untuk mengorbankan diri dan hanya meninggalkan band agar tidak menahan mereka kembali terhadap keinginan mereka ….
Anehnya, saya hanya membaca sebuah wawancara bahwa saya baru-baru ini yang bertanya tentang masa depan DT dan saya berbicara tentang “selalu mengikuti hati dan bersikap jujur pada diri sendiri” … sedih Saya harus mengatakan bahwa pada saat tertentu, hatiku tidak dengan Dream Theater … dan saya hanya akan “melewati” gerakan, dan akan jujur TIDAK benar untuk diriku sendiri jika aku tinggal demi kewajiban tanpa melanggar aku merasa perlu.
Saya ingin orang-orang yang terbaik dan berharap musik dan warisan kita buat bersama-sama dinikmati oleh penggemar selama beberapa dekade yang akan datang … Saya bangga setiap album kami buat, setiap lagu kami menulis dan menunjukkan setiap kami bermain ….
Maaf semua DT fans di seluruh dunia kecewa … aku benar-benar mencoba menyelamatkan situasi dan membuatnya bekerja … jujur saya hanya ingin istirahat (bukan split) … tapi kebahagiaan tidak dapat dipaksakan, perlu datang dari dalam ….
DT fans Anda adalah penggemar terbesar di dunia dan seperti yang Anda semua tahu, aku selalu rusak pantatku untuk kalian dan saya berharap bahwa Anda akan tinggal dengan saya di masa depan perjalanan musik saya, di mana pun dapat membawa saya ….( dan ketika Anda semua tahu pekerjaan saya etika, ada pasti akan ada kekurangan proyek MP masa depan!)
Sayangnya …
Anda tak kenal takut mantan pemimpin dan drummer,
MP
Original version :
I am about to write something I never imagined I’d ever write:
After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater….the band I founded, led and truly loved for a quarter of a century.
To many people this will come as a complete shock, and will also likely be misunderstood by some, but please believe me that it is not a hasty decision…it is something I have struggled with for the last year or so….
After having had such amazing experiences playing with Hail, Transatlantic and Avenged Sevenfold this past year, I have sadly come to the conclusion that I have recently had more fun and better personal relations with these other projects than I have for a while now in Dream Theater…
Please don’t misinterpret me, I love the DT guys dearly and have a long history, friendship and bond that runs incredibly deep with them…it’s just that I think we are in serious need of a little break…
Dream Theater was always my baby…and I nurtured that baby every single day and waking moment of my life since 1985…24/7, 365…never taking time off from DT’s never-ending responsibilites (even when the band was “off” between cycles)…working overtime and way beyond the call of duty that most sane people ever would do for a band…
But I’ve come to the conclusion that the DT machine was starting to burn me out…and I really needed a break from the band in order to save my relationship with the other members and keep my DT spirit hungry and inspired.
We have been on an endless write/record/tour cycle for almost 20 years now (of which I have overseen EVERY aspect without a break) and while a few months apart from each other here & there over the years has been much needed and helpful, I honestly hoped the band could simply agree with me to taking a bit of a “hiatus” to recharge our batteries and “save me from ourselves”…
Sadly, in discussing this with the guys, they determined they do not share my feelings and have decided to continue without me rather than take a breather…I even offered to do some occasional work throughout 2011 against my initial wishes, but it was not to be…
While it truly hurts for me to even think of a Dream Theater without Mike Portnoy (hell, my father named the band!!), I do not want to stand in their way…so I have decided to sacrifice myself and simply leave the band so as to not hold them back against their wishes….
Strangely enough, I just read an interview that I recently did that asked me about the future of DT and I talked about “always following your heart and being true to yourself”…sadly I must say that at this particular moment, my heart is not with Dream Theater…and I would simply be “going through the motions”, and would honestly NOT be true to myself if I stayed for the sake of obligation without taking the break I felt I needed.
I wish the guys the best and hope the music and legacy we created together is enjoyed by fans for decades to come…I am proud of every album we made, every song we wrote and every show we played….
I’m sorry to all the disappointed DT fans around the world…I really tried to salvage the situation and make it work…I honestly just wanted a break (not a split)…but happiness cannot be forced, it needs to come from within….
You DT fans are the greatest fans in the world and as you all know, I have always busted my ass for you guys and I hope that you will stay with me on my future musical journey, wherever it may lead me….(and as you all know my work ethic, there will surely be no shortage of future MP projects!)
Sadly…
Your fearless ex-leader and drummer,
MP
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Komentar M. Shadows Tentang Keluarnya Mike Portnoy Dari Dream Theater
Sebagai Vocalis Avenged Sevenfold yang sekarang sedang bekerjasama dengan Mike Portnoy dalam tour tahun album Nightmare ini, Matt memberikan komentar tentang keluarnya Mike Portnoy dari Dream Theater. Komentar tersebut muncul saat wawancara Matt dengan The Pulse of Radio.
Berikut petikan wawancara M. Shadows
“Mike sangat apa adanya,” katanya. “Dia seperti orang besar. Kau tahu, [dia] pemimpin DREAM THEATER [sebelum berhenti dari band itu] minggu lalu jadi saya pikir itu menyenangkan bagi dia untuk mendapatkan untuk duduk kembali dan, seperti, Anda tahu, dia hanya mendapat untuk memainkan drum dan tidak khawatir tentang hal-hal lain dan dia bersenang-senang dengannya. Dan maka itu sebuah petualangan baru bagi kami dan, Anda tahu, itulah yang akan terjadi. Ini tak akan pernah sama dan kita tidak mencobauntuk membuatnya menjadi sama. Kami hanya berusaha melakukan yang terbaik yang kita dapat dan Mike melakukan pekerjaan “neraka” dan kami sangat bersemangat tentang itu. “
Original Version
“Mike is so full of life,” he said. “He’s such a great guy. You know, [he was] the leader of DREAM THEATER [prior to quitting that band last week], so I think it’s fun for him to get to sit back and, like, you know, he just gets to play the drums and not worry about things and he’s having a good time with it. And then it’s a new adventure for us and, you know, that’s what it’s gonna be. It’s never gonna be the same and we’re not trying to make it the same. We’re just trying to do the best we can and Mike’s doing a hell of a job and we’re really excited about that.”
Berikut petikan wawancara M. Shadows
“Mike sangat apa adanya,” katanya. “Dia seperti orang besar. Kau tahu, [dia] pemimpin DREAM THEATER [sebelum berhenti dari band itu] minggu lalu jadi saya pikir itu menyenangkan bagi dia untuk mendapatkan untuk duduk kembali dan, seperti, Anda tahu, dia hanya mendapat untuk memainkan drum dan tidak khawatir tentang hal-hal lain dan dia bersenang-senang dengannya. Dan maka itu sebuah petualangan baru bagi kami dan, Anda tahu, itulah yang akan terjadi. Ini tak akan pernah sama dan kita tidak mencobauntuk membuatnya menjadi sama. Kami hanya berusaha melakukan yang terbaik yang kita dapat dan Mike melakukan pekerjaan “neraka” dan kami sangat bersemangat tentang itu. “
Original Version
“Mike is so full of life,” he said. “He’s such a great guy. You know, [he was] the leader of DREAM THEATER [prior to quitting that band last week], so I think it’s fun for him to get to sit back and, like, you know, he just gets to play the drums and not worry about things and he’s having a good time with it. And then it’s a new adventure for us and, you know, that’s what it’s gonna be. It’s never gonna be the same and we’re not trying to make it the same. We’re just trying to do the best we can and Mike’s doing a hell of a job and we’re really excited about that.”
Synyster Gates Interview In Germany’s “Rock Hard” Magazine.
Jimmy meninggal karena overdosis obat resep. Apakah Anda tahu tentang konsumsi obat nya?
Syn Gates: Ya, aku tahu bahwa dia bereksperimen dengan zat yang berbeda. Meskipun jumlah tersebut tidak pernah mengkhawatirkan tinggi. Jika ia akan mati dalam malam yang berbeda, Anda akan menemukan zat-zat lain dalam darahnya. Dia bukan pecandu. Dia merayakan malam ini dengan teman-temannya, sehingga ia tidak mengunci diri di kamar dan overdosis sengaja. Sangat disayangkan bahwa ia mati.
Setidaknya Jimmy bisa mengabadikan dirinya pada 'Nightmare'.
Syn Gates: Anda bisa mendengarnya menyanyi di 'Fiction' selain M. Shadows. 'Fiction' adalah Jimmy lagu terakhir menulis untuk album. Tapi drum benar-benar dilakukan oleh Mike Portnoy. Jimmy memainkan trek drum-sekali saja. Dia tidak punya waktu untuk memperbaiki mereka, karena ia begitu sibuk dengan menulis lagu. Kami tidak ingin mempublikasikan ini-lagu dasar.
Syn Gates: Selain itu kita mengubah semua lirik, berharap kalau 'Nightmare' dan ‘Danger Line', berhubungan setelah kematian Jimmy. Sebenarnya 'Nightmare' direncanakan akan konsep-album tentang masalah hari ini anak-anak. Pemerintah, perang, militer, agama, hubungan-semua ini harus menjadi penting.
http://deathbatnews.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/read-synyster-gates-interview-in-germanys-rock-hard-magazine/
Syn Gates: Ya, aku tahu bahwa dia bereksperimen dengan zat yang berbeda. Meskipun jumlah tersebut tidak pernah mengkhawatirkan tinggi. Jika ia akan mati dalam malam yang berbeda, Anda akan menemukan zat-zat lain dalam darahnya. Dia bukan pecandu. Dia merayakan malam ini dengan teman-temannya, sehingga ia tidak mengunci diri di kamar dan overdosis sengaja. Sangat disayangkan bahwa ia mati.
Setidaknya Jimmy bisa mengabadikan dirinya pada 'Nightmare'.
Syn Gates: Anda bisa mendengarnya menyanyi di 'Fiction' selain M. Shadows. 'Fiction' adalah Jimmy lagu terakhir menulis untuk album. Tapi drum benar-benar dilakukan oleh Mike Portnoy. Jimmy memainkan trek drum-sekali saja. Dia tidak punya waktu untuk memperbaiki mereka, karena ia begitu sibuk dengan menulis lagu. Kami tidak ingin mempublikasikan ini-lagu dasar.
Syn Gates: Selain itu kita mengubah semua lirik, berharap kalau 'Nightmare' dan ‘Danger Line', berhubungan setelah kematian Jimmy. Sebenarnya 'Nightmare' direncanakan akan konsep-album tentang masalah hari ini anak-anak. Pemerintah, perang, militer, agama, hubungan-semua ini harus menjadi penting.
http://deathbatnews.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/read-synyster-gates-interview-in-germanys-rock-hard-magazine/
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Lost It All Lyrics
Run away
I'm living with a hole inside
A piece of me I am yet to find
The edge of reason, Lies uneven
Turn me off, feel the blood so cold
It's like a product that was bought in salt
Asking me for the impossible
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
No more pain
No saviour made of born design
Fool me before I tell ya not this time
Rape my body, Lost my vision, Lost my mind
I had to let it go
Another day living irrational
Another day inside this dying soul
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
There's something in your eyes
A part of me that I recognise
I want to let you know
We'd be there if we could and it's alright
You taught me how to feel
It's no wonder I'd do anything
Tell me why'd you have to go
With the ones that come last are the best I know
At time, It seems that we've lost it all
Burn it all
Burn it to the fucking ground
Believe the words that I don't want me around
Life with vision, need decision
World collision and heads will roll
With nothing left but the pain to show
Mental imagery on the floor
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
I'm living with a hole inside
A piece of me I am yet to find
The edge of reason, Lies uneven
Turn me off, feel the blood so cold
It's like a product that was bought in salt
Asking me for the impossible
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
No more pain
No saviour made of born design
Fool me before I tell ya not this time
Rape my body, Lost my vision, Lost my mind
I had to let it go
Another day living irrational
Another day inside this dying soul
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
There's something in your eyes
A part of me that I recognise
I want to let you know
We'd be there if we could and it's alright
You taught me how to feel
It's no wonder I'd do anything
Tell me why'd you have to go
With the ones that come last are the best I know
At time, It seems that we've lost it all
Burn it all
Burn it to the fucking ground
Believe the words that I don't want me around
Life with vision, need decision
World collision and heads will roll
With nothing left but the pain to show
Mental imagery on the floor
I ain't waiting for a miracle
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason
Under my armor I've lost it all
M.I.A lyrics
Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun would never rise.
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right, lend me your courage to stand up and fight, on tonight.
Ooooo...
Stand up and fight
The fighting rages on and on, to challenge me you must be strong.
I walk your land but don't belong, two million soldiers can't be wrong
It's no fun but I've been here before
I'm far from home and I'm fighting your war.
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Some are scared others killing for fun, I shot a mother right in front of her son.
(Take this from my consciousness, and please erase my dreams)
Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to God that our side is right.
Even though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears,
grew up so fast where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
unless I don't return tonight
So many soldiers on the other side, I take their lives so they can't take mine.
(Scared to make it out alive now murder's all I know.)
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here. I have my weapons so there's nothing to fear.
(Another day, another life, but nothing real to show for)
Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to god that our side is right
Even though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears,
grew up so fast where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
unless I don't return tonight
Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun would never rise.
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right, lend me your courage to stand up and fight.
Watching the death toll rise wondering how I'm alive.
Stranger's blood on my hands, I've shot all I can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
To destroy all their plans with no thought of me
No thought of me, no thought of me
Ohhhhh...
Walk the city lonely
Memories that haunt are passing by
A murderer walks your streets tonight
Forgive me for my crimes;don't forget that I was so young
Fought so scared in the name of God and Country
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right, lend me your courage to stand up and fight, on tonight.
Ooooo...
Stand up and fight
The fighting rages on and on, to challenge me you must be strong.
I walk your land but don't belong, two million soldiers can't be wrong
It's no fun but I've been here before
I'm far from home and I'm fighting your war.
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Some are scared others killing for fun, I shot a mother right in front of her son.
(Take this from my consciousness, and please erase my dreams)
Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to God that our side is right.
Even though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears,
grew up so fast where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
unless I don't return tonight
So many soldiers on the other side, I take their lives so they can't take mine.
(Scared to make it out alive now murder's all I know.)
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here. I have my weapons so there's nothing to fear.
(Another day, another life, but nothing real to show for)
Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to god that our side is right
Even though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears,
grew up so fast where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
unless I don't return tonight
Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun would never rise.
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right, lend me your courage to stand up and fight.
Watching the death toll rise wondering how I'm alive.
Stranger's blood on my hands, I've shot all I can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
To destroy all their plans with no thought of me
No thought of me, no thought of me
Ohhhhh...
Walk the city lonely
Memories that haunt are passing by
A murderer walks your streets tonight
Forgive me for my crimes;don't forget that I was so young
Fought so scared in the name of God and Country
God Hates Us
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
You wanna hear my side?
You need to drown to know.
When all the times it hurt me to fuck you,
I built a wall with your blood to show!
GOD SAVE US!
GOD SAVE US ALL!
GOD HATES US!
GOD HATES US ALL!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
Nothing to heal.
No one to break.
You'll stand in row now
Theres nothing to take.
Nothing to trust.
No one to fake.
You'll find out soon
No doubt its best if we just blow up.
(LIES!)
My infiltrated mind.
My lacerated soul.
You took me years
Create me control you.
Why let myself around with you aside?
GOD SAVE US!
GOD SAVE US ALL!
GOD HATES US!
GOD HATES US ALL!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
LIE RAPE KILL
LOVE HATE FEAR
You better take your time
(LIE RAPE KILL)
You better take it slow
Cause when you see the one
(LOVE HATE FEAR)
Theres nothing left to show.
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
You wanna hear my side?
You need to drown to know.
When all the times it hurt me to fuck you,
I built a wall with your blood to show!
GOD SAVE US!
GOD SAVE US ALL!
GOD HATES US!
GOD HATES US ALL!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
Nothing to heal.
No one to break.
You'll stand in row now
Theres nothing to take.
Nothing to trust.
No one to fake.
You'll find out soon
No doubt its best if we just blow up.
(LIES!)
My infiltrated mind.
My lacerated soul.
You took me years
Create me control you.
Why let myself around with you aside?
GOD SAVE US!
GOD SAVE US ALL!
GOD HATES US!
GOD HATES US ALL!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
LIE RAPE KILL
LOVE HATE FEAR
You better take your time
(LIE RAPE KILL)
You better take it slow
Cause when you see the one
(LOVE HATE FEAR)
Theres nothing left to show.
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!
Fiction Lyrics
Now I think I understand
How this world can overcome a man
Like a friend we saw it through
In the end I gave my life for you
Gave you all I had to give
Found a place for me to rest my head
While I may be hard to find
Heard there's peace just on the other side
Not that I could
Or that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn
Left this life to set me free
Took a piece of you inside of me
All this hurt can finally fade
Promise me you'll never feel afraid
Not that I could
Or that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn
I hope it's worth it, here on the highway, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I hope you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight
I hope it's worth it, what's left behind me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight
How this world can overcome a man
Like a friend we saw it through
In the end I gave my life for you
Gave you all I had to give
Found a place for me to rest my head
While I may be hard to find
Heard there's peace just on the other side
Not that I could
Or that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn
Left this life to set me free
Took a piece of you inside of me
All this hurt can finally fade
Promise me you'll never feel afraid
Not that I could
Or that I would
Let it burn
Under my skin
Let it burn
I hope it's worth it, here on the highway, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I hope you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight
I hope it's worth it, what's left behind me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight
Danger Line (Lyric)
My sixteen, locked and loaded
All fear has been avoided
You say the words and my weapon is drawn
This one could be my last time
Some people call it war crime
I may be staring down a lethal sight
(To die)
Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line
I do this for my family
My daughter loves her daddy
Too many talk down on things they don't know
With colors never faded
Reckless and unabated
They may take me but never take us all
(I'll crawl)
Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line
I know what you're thinking
I've been there before
So think of the times, the time we spent laughing away
So think of the times at home
(Life without a care)
Now I find myself in my own blood
(Never thought I'd lay in my own blood)
The damage done is far beyond repair
I never put my faith in up above
(Never had much faith in up above)
But now, I'm hoping someone's there
I never meant to leave this world alone
I never meant to hurt the ones who cared
And all this time I thought we'd just grow old
You know, no one said it's fair
Tell my baby girl that "It's alright"
I've sung my last song today
Remind the lord to leave his light on for me
I'm free
All fear has been avoided
You say the words and my weapon is drawn
This one could be my last time
Some people call it war crime
I may be staring down a lethal sight
(To die)
Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line
I do this for my family
My daughter loves her daddy
Too many talk down on things they don't know
With colors never faded
Reckless and unabated
They may take me but never take us all
(I'll crawl)
Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line
I know what you're thinking
I've been there before
So think of the times, the time we spent laughing away
So think of the times at home
(Life without a care)
Now I find myself in my own blood
(Never thought I'd lay in my own blood)
The damage done is far beyond repair
I never put my faith in up above
(Never had much faith in up above)
But now, I'm hoping someone's there
I never meant to leave this world alone
I never meant to hurt the ones who cared
And all this time I thought we'd just grow old
You know, no one said it's fair
Tell my baby girl that "It's alright"
I've sung my last song today
Remind the lord to leave his light on for me
I'm free
Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater
Drummer Mike Portnoy dari band metal progresif Dream Theater telah mengeluarkan sebuah pengumuman mengejutkan Rabu (08/09) kemarin. Dia mundur dari band legendaris tersebut. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi?
"Aku akan menulis sesuatu yang tak pernah aku bayangkan akan kutulis. Setelah 25 tahun, aku memutuskan untuk meninggalkan Dream Theater, band yang kudirikan, kujalankan, dan amat kucintai selama seperempat abad ini," tulisnya.
"Pasti banyak orang yang amat terkejut mendengarnya, dan mungkin juga akan banyak yang salah mengerti. Namun percayalah, ini bukan keputusan yang terburu-buru. Ini adalah sesuatu yang terus berkecamuk dalam diriku selama setahun ini," lanjutnya.
"Setelah mendapatkan pengalaman yang mengagumkan bersama Hail!, Transatlantic, dan Avenged Sevenfold tahun ini, sedihnya, aku akhirnya menyimpulkan jika aku mendapatkan hubungan pribadi yang lebih menyenangkan dan lebih baik dalam proyek-proyek itu daripada di Dream Theater saat ini."
"Tolong jangan salah mengartikan kata-kataku. Aku amat mencintai personel Dream Theater dan punya sejarah pertemanan dan ikatan yang panjang dan dalam dengan mereka. Aku cuma merasa benar-benar butuh break sebentar."
"Dream Theater akan selalu menjadi kesayanganku. Dan aku sudah membesarkannya setiap hari dan setiap saat sejak aku bangkit lagi pada 1985. 24 jam sehari, 7 hari seminggu, 365 hari dalam setahun. Aku tak pernah beristirahat dari tanggung jawab Dream Theater. Bekerja overtime dan lebih banyak daripada yang orang bayangkan untuk sebuah band."
"Tapi aku akhirnya menyimpulkan jika mesin Dream Theater mulai membakarku, dan aku benar-benar butuh break dari band ini untuk menyelamatkan hubunganku dengan para personel yang lain dan mempertahankan jiwa Dream Theater yang selalu lapar dan menginspirasi."
"Kami telah berada dalam rantai tak terputuskan, menulis lagu, merekamnya, tur, menulis lagu, merekamnya, tur, selama hampir 20 tahun. Dan saat beberapa bulan terpisah dan tahun-tahun yang kami lewatkan dengan saling membantu itu, aku sejujurnya berharap band ini juga setuju denganku untuk 'hiatus' sebentar demi mengisi baterai kita dan 'menyelamatkan diri kita sendiri'."
"Sedihnya, saat membicarakan hal ini, mereka kukuh dan tidak merasakan hal yang sama denganku dan memutuskan untuk terus berjalan tanpaku. Aku bahkan menawarkan beberapa kerjaan sampingan pada 2011 berbeda dengan keinginan semulaku, namun sepertinya itu juga tak bisa dilakukan."
"Meski aku merasa sangat sedih dan terluka hanya dengan memikirkan nama Dream Theater tanpa Mike Portnoy (ayahku yang menamai band ini!), aku tidak mau menghalangi langkah mereka. Jadi aku memutuskan untuk mengorbankan diriku sendiri dan meninggalkan band ini agar mereka bisa melanjutkan keinginan mereka."
"Anehnya, aku baru saja membaca sebuah wawancara yang baru saja aku lakukan. Aku ditanya tentang masa depan Dream Theater dan aku menjawab soal 'teruslah mengikuti kata hatimu dan jujurlah pada dirimu sendiri.' Sedih sekali, aku harus berkata saat ini, hatiku tidaklah bersama Dream Theater. Dan aku akan 'mengikuti langkah ini,' dan aku berarti akan membohongi diriku sendiri jika aku tetap bertahan hanya demi tanggung jawab tanpa break yang aku butuhkan."
"Aku berharap yang terbaik untuk personel yang lain dan aku harap musik dan nama yang kita ciptakan bersama bisa dinikmati oleh penggemar bertahun-tahun mendatang. Aku bangga atas setiap album yang kita buat, setiap lagu yang kita tulis, dan setiap pertunjukan yang kita lakukan."
"Aku minta maaf pada semua penggemar Dream Theater yang kecewa di seluruh dunia. Aku sudah mencoba untuk menyelamatkan situasi ini dan memperbaikinya. Jujur, aku cuma ingin break (bukan perpisahan), tapi kebahagiaan tidak bisa dipaksakan, hal itu harus datang dari dalam hati."
"Dan kalian para penggemar Dream Theater, adalah penggemar terbaik di dunia. Dan seperti yang kalian tahu, aku akan selalu berbuat yang terbaik untuk kalian dan aku harap kalian akan tetap bersamaku dalam perjalanan musikku di masa depan, ke mana pun waktu akan membawaku," pungkas Mike dalam tulisannya yang di-posting di halaman Facebook miliknya ini.
http://twitter.com/MikePortnoyDT/status/23090363699
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