Dream Theater - Wither [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

[@jonruff4746]

Waking up in a hospital after a botched suicide I went home after a week of surgeries. This album was the first I listened to. Alone on the floor of my apartment this song dropped me to my knees. Realizing the life choices I had made to lead me to this dark place. This was 2012, I am now sober and a drug and alcohol counselor at a homeless shelter. Music is the most powerful force on Earth.

[@dandavidson1704]

Amazing story man. Hope you are doing great!

[@jojocraig755]

GodBless you! Thank you for Helping others!

[@77advisor]

Music is a true healer for me also. I've been clean and sober over 11 years now and I hope you sre still sober too! I'd never want to go back.

[@beverlywatkins8271]

Congratulations to you! You've come so far! God bless.

[@DoubleConcrete]

No, love is but glad you make it bro.

[@74Bagas]

that feeling is back. i am enjoying this again. on repeat again. welcome back Mike Portnoy, you sir... enjoy!!

[@blackchanel6690]

Yes this it

[@RedBullDaniel]

YESSIR!!!!!!

[@javierortega1653]

We'll see, times are not the same now as before.

[@capnAkkbar]

i waited for this, shure they are older, thats great, come on guys!

[@pedrofrazao2096]

same

[@janmatuszewski2251]

What a fantastic voice preformance from James LaBrie!!!

[@darkswan80]

I totally agree. When he sings in his low and middle range he's amazing. Plus I've always loved his use of vocal fry and the breathy sound he often uses at the end of lines.

[@mailanuragguha09]

When he delivers, he delivers.

[@phi4857]

happy birthday dad! i miss you... you used to love this song and i'm back here again

[@sewa-dev]

I know how that shit feels :)

[@GoodMedicine]

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@phi4857]

@@sewa-dev im sorry :c

[@phi4857]

@@GoodMedicine 💗💗💗💗💗

[@EthanSteins]

i've got chills now...💔

[@awsomegamer9217]

Seeing the comments just after his departure vs after his return is wholesome, and shows another reason why the DT fan base is one of the best on the planet. Reminds me why I love music.

[@starletprincecaydency5030]

Back in 2009/10 (my memory is fuzzy on it for some reason), I went to a concert in Washington, Maryland with my best friend and his mom. We got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for five minutes at the time, and this lasted an hour. When we got there, we met John Myung in the lobby of the hotel as he was on his way out to a meet and greet at Ernie Ball Music Shop. We managed to get there and decided for shits and giggles, to enter the raffle for two extra tickets. One of us won (I think it was my best friend), and we got to meet John Petrucci and Myung again. We were in the documentary video for the meet and greet (which I'd be surprised if it still existed to this day lmao). I'll remember this for as long as I live. I'll never get another experience like this again, and I'm happy that the one who introduced me to DT, who is also my partner in crime for life, was there to experience it with me.

[@bloodgoreandchocolet]

I think his voice is what makes this song so epic.

[@bloodgoreandchocolet]

@butter BUG Nope, I am a good Christian boy. :D

[@VicSellsPeace]

@butter BUG touché

[@winstonchurchillposting9315]

Youve answered 11 years over

[@bloodgoreandchocolet]

@@winstonchurchillposting9315 I try to be reliable, Mr. Churchill.

[@pepethedepressingfrog4698]

I think he kinda has emo voice.

[@LAM15011]

I love Mike Portnoy and was sad to learn of his departure from DT. I wish him all the best....the man has a huge heart and is very generous live perfomer. He once handed me a drumstick at the end of a show only to have some a-hole snatch it, so Mike then hands me another one, makes sure I have it before letting go, I slid it down the front of my dress!!! I still have and covet that purple drumstick!! He is a sweetie!!!

[@dias17se]

LAM15011 they betrayed him

[@nishanktiwari1998]

LAM15011 lol...

[@adhokshajacharya99]

Lucky you..

[@TonyGnotul]

LAM15011 who dislike mike!?

[@yuda160493]

It was about preference, now Mike and Petrucci reunite with the real chemistry in Terminal Tirtonadi album

[@Blue_52]

I listened to this song in every era of my life.. When i lost my family, fell in love, was broke , graduated from school.. everytime it cured me and lifted me up to the ground.. This song can be more effective than the modern depression tratments and cures.. Thanks D.T.

[@Atixtasy]

Music as some would say, is a drug in it's own right. :)

[@shintaward]

True ​@@Atixtasy

[@adinfinitumtheater]

Dream Theater, The best band ever! Thanks Jonh Petrucci!

[@blackharpy7468]

And Jordan Ruddess.

[@talibe801]

And Myung

[@igorrrsz]

and Mike Portnoy

[@somdapaz3111]

And Labrie

[@meruem3502]

and me

[@davidschonberger8609]

Love this video. Another heart wrenching Dream Theater ballad. I listened to the Wither EP today. It includes three versions: this one, a Rudess/LaBrie duet, and demo with John Petrucci singing lead vocals. JP has a really nice voice, but listening to this brings into such sharp focus just how beautifully sweet, clear and strong James' voice is. It is easy to overlook how great of a front man he is with a band full of virtuosos backing him.

[@Lauren-se5bu]

I didn't know JP did a version of this, love his voice on it so much!

[@mr._råñdóo.m]

There is also a piano version

[@mecharenastuff]

As I'm getting older, I just like chilling by myself with songs like this one for company. Thank you Dream Theater for such a lovely composition. ❤️

[@skukatab7113]

got chills just by reading this bro

[@SorooshMhs]

This song is me when im writing an essay "Staring down, staring down, nothing comes to mind"

[@synen]

Punch your nuts then write about pain.

[@FAKEauk]

😂😂😂

[@muhammadriadi7119]

hahahaha......

[@FireBelow]

LoL

[@fichohd9811]

🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@subhamchettritheillusionist]

A music that everyone loves, a band that everyone wants to be.

[@jejetabien2583]

@UserNo84 Cry

[@pingmusikz]

2024, Christmas season. I got laid off from a job I really enjoyed-writing about music. I wasn’t the greatest writer, but talking about music always made me feel excited and alive. Now I’m trying to figure out what’s next, and it feels a little overwhelming, especially now that I’m married. But this song reminded me to take a step back, let go of the worry, and just keep moving forward. I’ll see where things go from here.

[@oOKeikoOo]

I love that smile of Mike Portnoy when somebody helps him with the hair band

[@olivierlecun1914]

Solo María l

[@simonezangari1306]

Solo María yes..it's very sweet and simple..

[@trybimawan]

02:50

[@gwengame7632]

True.

[@AnaClaudia-cb8gj]

Me too. He is so sweet

[@quinnszawindy7678]

2021 akhir masih mencari dirimu dream theater..sudah tua diriku.kenapa dirimu masih dihatiku..hehe..semarang indonesia

[@ryneagheilim9782]

In my opinion, I think this song is about how much pain and failure you can handle in life as you keep going back up. Basically it's vulnerability well handled over invulnerability well expressed. Let everything burn down as you start over and learn from previous mistakes. That's why this song is devastatingly sad but beautiful at the same time, like the keyboard and the guitar solo part.

[@DaveKleinCMT]

Writer's block.

[@_cesco]

Jp said that this song its about nothing, just about writing

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

😂 Petrucci said … if you look it up… is a song about nothing… 😂. Writers block and nothing. But I guess people can interpret what they want. 😂 His words, not mine. 😂👍🇺🇸

[@darkehorse71]

Welcome back Mr Portnoy! Really looking forward to what the next album brings.

[@haikalizzul2706]

My friends told me to listen to this song in high school. It was 2015. And i'm addicted. Thank you Ihza, Mico. Miss you all man.

[@filipz8234]

It's been over a decade since I first heard this song and it still brings a tear to my eye. Everything from the lyrics, general mood, imagery... Beyond that, the fact that the iteration of DT we see in this video was slowly heading in different directions from each other makes everything about this so bittersweet. They really captured a beautiful moment with this track. This whole album did. I'm happy they're all still doing what they love and thriving in it. They really deserve it.

[@christianaromin4129]

John's solo straight right to my heart ❤️

[@mitraxartim]

12 years ago man, it feels like yesterday. This song always in my head

[@rex9582]

Still so good 😭

[@fesparcos]

And it still hurts like 12 years ago!!

[@rizqyrrvideo205]

Proud of Indonesia Flag from this video. So proud of Dream Theater.

[@onaybarker3589]

Mike portnoy is a legend

[@khriezetuozuyie6365]

Sorry for not knowing but did he left??

[@Detonated66]

Yes he did

[@adinfinitumtheater]

DREAM THEATER IS A LEGEND!

[@kungfuman82]

Yeah, watching this video now is bittersweet.

[@MrBamcito]

Withouth PORTNOY DT lost her mind.

[@StarShine480]

Watched this video for the first time and felt like crying...love this band so damn much. Thank you for carrying me during my moments of withering, Dream Theater.

[@jakebob5101]

Why yes after what 12 years this song is like fine wine. Just like Images and Words the music Dream Theater has given us will forever stay young.

[@darllancruz2133]

Happy to be back at your old home. And that's good to know. ❤

[@davelospinoso9022]

HE'S BACK. LET'S EFFING GO!!

[@nermin3828]

2:21 Mike Portnoy and Mikael Åkerfeldt , my lovely ones ❤️

[@gemmemaduqueza9107]

Dt and opeth🤘

[@Andri_Gilang]

In general, this song tells about a person's helplessness in facing something that might make him have to try hard and fight for everything. But his efforts and hard work suddenly stopped because he failed to achieve it. If you look closely, the lyrics of this song actually reveal more about the story of the songwriter. Basically, there are three things that underlie me to conclude that there is a symbol of despair in this song, friends. The three things were: Surrender, Hope, and Sadness. These three things for me are global conditions that a person feels when he is desperate

[@georges617]

I think John Petrucci, the guitarist, stated that this song is about writer's block, the condition when a writer goes through a severe creative slowdown and feels unable to produce new material, even though he possesses the necessary writing skills. This manifests with ordinary humans too. How often do you know what you want to express, only to then suddenly feel like you cannot even string a sentence together to properly formulate it? The hesitation, the helplessness, the lack of self-confidence... I see all of these elements in the lyrics. But I really like your analysis too. Great metaphor about life struggles and about when nothing ever seems to go your way. You think that you can never really climb out of the hole you're in, so why even bother trying? Really nice song by Dream Theater and certainly one of my favourites.

[@suardi550]

Salam TIGA JARI (JEMPOL,TELUNJUK,KELINGKING)METAL ROCK FOREVER

[@ericklangkai2163]

Sampai sekarang gak ada bosen dengerin lagu dari band ini 😍😍

[@dreambrew]

Been listening to them since '92 and they remain my favorite of all time! It's nice to see how their following has grown over the years. 18 years ago it seemed like nobody knew who they were but now they are recognized by many. DT RULES!!!!

[@DebrilSalfa]

Sampai sekarang pun tetap mendengarkan lagu ini

[@jodysowder6780]

I'm a big guy.. In 300 lbs of mean ass.. But I hear this song... I break down and shed a tear .. It is one of those songs that I'm glad I was ratting mushrooms and turned on MTV and pull me under came on and I absolutely loved it so much I camped at the Statesville nc mall to buy the cassette.... Thanks dream theater for being one of the sickest bands alive

[@MrsSanch-xj4px]

Ooooh my goodness. So beautiful. 💔

[@jjmolina7646]

*BeautyTheBeast* saludos ñango

[@manindersingh6748]

*BeautyTheBeast* just like you beautiful 😘

[@halitopan223]

Welcome back paman onoyy 🎉🎉

[@carl13220]

Love it, beautiful image at 2:54 when Mike Portnoy is smiling. Dream Theater on every album do that kind of power ballad.

[@guntursulistianataadiprase3611]

Recording taun segitu hasil nya masih greget bgt di dengerin taun 2023

[@andgaming721]

Sangat suka dengan semua lagu dream Theater, love u DT

[@suellenlourenco8]

Uma das minhas músicas favoritas. Ahhh Portnoy, como vc faz falta. DT nunca mais será o mesmo sem vc!!!!

[@allanoliveira5053]

Sou obrigado a concordar!!! Mesmo na época dele já havia um certo "mais do mesmo" em algumas obras. Mas depois que ele saiu, simplesmente piorou demais. Infelizmente não consigo ouvir os álbuns mais recentes da banda. Ficaram chatos demais...

[@alanreis8967]

@@allanoliveira5053 Sou obrigado a discordar, tem muito álbum incrível com Mangine, A Dramatic Turn of Events é um exemplo (kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5bKaIyZrtVgns0). Fora que Portnoy o que tem de talento tem de arrogância. Você vê nitidamente o peso que a banda tirou das costas. Acredito que é normal do ser humano imaginar como algo seria se tivesse acontecido de outro modo, mas isso não tem como prever, imagina você manter na sua banda um cara desiquilibrado e você acha ainda que a banda seria bem melhor tendo esse integrante? kk Acredito que não, então ao meu ver, DT nem existiria se Portnoy continuasse na banda.

[@magno_hikari]

Os álbuns que mais gostei depois da saída do Portnoy foi o The Astonishing e Distance Over Time

[@annacordeiro9634]

Então, mulher... Venho do futuro e tenho algumas notícias pra vc 🙃

[@lucasgraeff5391]

ele voltouuu

[@LordVekten]

2:21 What an amazing musician we can see here!!

[@musicplaylistmaster5451]

Wither on, JP! Songwriting is hard, but you seem to have mastered it during the struggle. Dream Theater is definitely best band ever.

[@VulgrimOfficial]

Music Playlist Master yeeeep agreed

[@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey]

❤Happy Birthday to John❤

[@chandrakusumawijaya2726]

Makna lagu yang sangat dalam... Dream theater forever 👍👍👍

[@MalmosDarurat]

Welcome home, Mr. MP! Also thanks a lot for everything Mr. MM \m/

[@fritsravn6814]

Best drummer ever left :(

[@もりぞの-h3m]

つられて泣いてしまった…！ポートノイが帰ってきてほんとに良かった

[@charliekirby7901]

This song always helps me when I feel so low. I truly love this song

[@manuhh9340]

This last solo is one of my favorites.. It has every note perfectly placed. It's not overwhelming and it's genius. Fantastic job JP :O

[@alwenfranzzy6168]

dulu bapak sering banget mutar lagu ini, sekarang kangen rasanya, karena bapak dengar lagu taylor swift sekarang:(

[@davidnitzberg4281]

how this song never got radio play is beyond me!!!!

[@eduardomont9131]

Mike is back! Mike is back ! Mike is back at home with DT!

[@qorisuwendo]

The Best of Times and Wither got me crying...

[@arfan_1312]

4:50 Indonesian is still waiting for you to come back again...... and I hope this song is on the song list...

[@ricardorodriguez218]

Mike's back!

[@Strings-jg2to]

Behold, the greatest band in the world.

[@jrgilbert]

Josh Arrubla one of the top? The zenith my friend.

[@danielsulistyo3659]

Josh Arrubla im agree with you. I love DT, and i try to let people around me to know this band and their music. A lot of them said that DT have a weird transition, messed up beats, and so hard to listen. But thats the important parts of progressive rock right? So now i believe, so many people love music, rock genre, but not everyone love progressive rock music. Not the band, just the genre. This song, another day, forsaken is easier to listen and maybe people out there will like them because of it 😂

[@kevinisidro2577]

Have you heard of Queen?

[@urossvilar5571]

@@kevinisidro2577 yeah i heard theres a movie about them

[@matheusassisdeoliveira7432]

try to listen seventh wonder

[@riccardocampus3870]

Finally he's back❤

[@kop-ct6fc]

And now, MP is back! Welcome home MP.

[@kirissdrums3954]

Welcome back to the family Mike!

[@DbladeMedic]

Now this is a power ballad

[@sanose80]

Best album from DT ever. Big album and full skill. And best metal album from DT, black cloud silver

That solo..😭❤️

[@holycrab6316]

Tears down my face everytime I listen to this song. So many things to relate to.

[@abhimanyudharma21]

yes bro its a very tragic song ..!!

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

@@abhimanyudharma21 about nothing. 😂 Look up what Petrucci says about it!

[@ricsagikro7408]

@@abhimanyudharma21 exactly remembering the odds in life if we loose something important it's difficult to get it back bro.

[@Alan-yr6hj]

I love these kind of REALISTIC music videos that presents the everyday-life of band members! 🤘

[@aLfFrEdDo]

One of my new favorie songs... Peaceful and deep, this song is one of the best songs of Dream Theater, and sounds like a farewell (I hope that isn't a farewell). The guitar solo is very melancholy and is beautiful. Congratulations Dream Theater.

[@phi4857]

NOSTALGIA

[@georgecaf]

muito bom som.

[@custom8846]

cláudiando vero

[@alanmoreno1406]

cláudiando es verdad ,trae recuerdos! quizás somos de la misma época

[@ひかり-m9f]

Minha favorita do DT

[@Anonimosersempre]

cláudiando tanta

[@drumfan1230]

2024...waiting for Nov 1 Budapest...no matter what, we will be there...cant wait to see and listen them again....❤

[@benedwards9291]

will always be one of my fave solos to play petrucci is a legend

[@cagrtiktas7549]

This group is so underrated..

[@massimopescatori6514]

Brano bellissimo, quasi il testamento di MP con la band ... quando alla fine saluta i fans mi viene la pelle d'oca .

[@cecilializarraga]

These were the best of times, I'll miss these days...

[@monojterang3046]

K

[@magnoguilhermesouzanunes5917]

Mike is Back!

[@PaweDrozanski]

I have just started crying while listening to that song. Amazing piece.

[@kah_c89]

PORTNOY is back!! 2023 ❤

[@rodolfoconcha2379]

A tear on my throat , impossible to resist

[@Richer78mani]

Thanks Dream Theatre for giving this song when i need it the most

[@aredet5437]

I cry when listening to this song.😭

[@kriduttsewa9666]

I don't care what this generation has to say.. Rock and roll was and is the best genre of all time...

[@anisjajankowska]

Pięknie, pięknie, pięknie Panowie. Brawo! Kocham Was.

[@Mrsauravification]

0:45 Portnoy with Opeth logo then Åkerfeldt shows up later.. Beautiful

[@reneeguberlet1436]

Love this, especially the lyrics, of course the music!

[@shaheryarashraf2189]

The king is back after 13 years

[@robsonfaxas]

A marca do Mike Portnoy nessa música é muito forte. Os sons que ele insere em certas músicas são muito únicos.

[@awp9534]

The song is so powerful that if you want to write something after listening to the song, you also put something from this song in the things you write

[@nuksungpongener27]

Let it out, let it out Feel the empty Space So insecure find the words and let it out Staring down, staring down Nothing comes to mind Find the place turn the water into wine But I feel I'm getting nowhere And I'll never see the end So I wither And render myself helpless I give in and everything is clear I breakdown And let the story guide me Turn it on Turn it on Let the feelings flow Close your eyes See the ones you used to know Open up open up Don't struggle to relate Lure it out Help the memory escape Still transparentness consumes me And I feel like giving up So I wither And render myself helpless I give in And everything is clear I breakdown And let the story guide me I wither And give myself away Light reflections on the cage The worlds want to create I drown in hesitation My words come crashing down And all my best creations Burning to the ground The thought of staring over Leaves me paralyzed Tear it out again Another one that got away I wither And render myself helpless I give in And everything is clear I wither And render myself helpless I give in And everything is clear I breakdown And let the story guide me I wither And give myself away Light reflections on the cage The worlds want to create The worlds which you create Let it out let it out 🤘

[@shriharshithk8256]

Copy paste but thanks

[@ryneagheilim9782]

Bitterness not transparentness

[@RazielBR]

Also Page, not cage

[@somdapaz3111]

Uaaaaaaaaaw

[@eugeniobelli9567]

O

[@diogosoares7691]

2019 Mike Portnoy Forever!!!! FOREVER DT +MIKE PORTNOY!!!!!!

[@simonealbertini5580]

Best Dream Theater

[@derVengman]

He's back!

[@Guitarplayer22222]

I like this song because it's an interesting change of pace from dream theaters usual intensity.

[@spartansquid5931]

“Interesting change of pace” is an interesting way of describing this, since there are songs like this on just about every album. Not even remotely a change of pace.

[@patryckhellphilip2245]

Q canção amigos q canção Simplesmente sensacional

[@zukipetrucci847]

Dengar lagu ini keingat waktu kuliah di Jogja.

[@deanlangley4003]

One of the best and most amazing Progressive Metal songs

[@greencase]

Nah.

[@deanlangley4003]

How? It’s one of their best ballads

[@studleydave]

Song: Amazing. Video:Good. Band: Phenomenal May they rock on forever! DT most definitely rule!!! :-)

[@mulyadimustamin6377]

WELCOME BACK MR MIKE 🎉❤

[@KristianEgs]

amazing song, amazing band.

[@Lemmika]

Welcome back MIKE

[@darbz2321]

Who is listening in 2024 ❤

[@beverlywatkins8271]

Me!

[@tohapdipoanggono1194]

See you on every year 🤟

[@PrateekKhati-l4o]

Yup I'm here man. And I gotta hell lot of memories with this song.

[@jeffrue9865]

Here in Green Bay

[@WellDTR]

Fodástico!!! Dream Theater é digno de melhor do mundo!!!

[@krispynachos9980]

Only Dream Theater could write a song about song writing and writer's block and make it sound emotional af!