A Change Of Seasons --- Dream Theater

I remember a time My frail, virgin mind watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find Life was filled with wonder I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me I never felt so young before There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more But those days are gone now Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever into the cool autumn breeze The snow has now fallen
and my sun's not so bright I struggle to hold on with the last of my might
In my den of inequity viciousness and subtlety struggle to ease the pain
struggle to find the sane Ignorance surrounding me I've never been so filled with fear
All my life's been drained from me The end is drawing near....

'Carpe diem, seize the day' I'll always remember The chill of November
The news of the fall The sounds in the hall The clock on the wall ticking away
'Seize the Day' I heard him say Life will not always be this way Look around
Hear the sounds Cherish your life while you're still around
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,  Old Time is still a-flying; 
And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying." 

We can learn from the past But those days are gone We can hope for the future
But there may not be one The words stuck in my mind alive from what I've learned
I have to seize the day To home I returned Preparing for her flight
I held with all my might Fearing my deepest fright She walked into the night
She turned for one last look She looked me in the eye I said, 'I Love You...Good-bye'

"It's the most awful thing you'll  ever hear." "If you're lying to me  you dearly love her." 
"...just have to leave... all our lives." Seize the day! Something happened.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." "She was killed."

The lyrics were written by Mike Portnoy, about the death of his mother. A Change of Seasons was also the first Dream Theater release featuring Derek Sherinian on keyboards.        (wikipedia)  

                           Whistler's Mother 

             James Abbott McNeill Whistler  American painter/etcher (1834-1903) 

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) would prove to be the most important American Artist to that time and would have a profound impact on the course of European and modern art. His colorful personality along with his very unique style would place him at the center of a whole storm of controversies.