Dream Theater - Hell's Kitchen + Lines in the Sand

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Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Falling into Infinity
Year: 1997
Lyrics:
Hell's Kitchen:
[instrumental]
Lines in the Sand:
Sometimes, for a moment of bliss
And the passion, we're craving
There's a message we miss
Sometimes when the spirits left alone
We must believe in something
To find if we've grown
Tragic reflex, shattered calm
Static progress, senses gone
Numb awareness, final psalm
Swept away with the tide
(Swept away with the tide)
Through the holes in my hands
(Through the holes in my hands)
Crown of thorns at my side
(Crown of thorns at my side, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Drawing lines in the sand
Sometimes, if you're perfectly still
You can hear the virgin weeping
For the savior of your will
Sometimes, your castles in the air
And the fantasies you're seeking
Are the crosses you bear
Sacred conflict, blessed prize
Weeping crosses, stainless eyes
Desperate addict, faith disguised
Swept away with the tide
(Swept away with the tide)
Through the holes in my hands
(Through the holes in my hands, yeah)
Crown of thorns at my side
(Crown of thorns at my side)
Drawing lines in the sand
We fabricate our demons
Invite them into our homes
Have supper with the alien
And fight the war alone
We conjure up our skeletons
Enlist the den of theives
Frightened from our closets
Then sewn upon our sleeves
In the stream of consciousness
There is a river crying
Living comes much easier
Once we admit
We're dying
Sometimes, in the wreckage of our wake
There's a bitterness we harbor
And hate for hatred's sake
Sometime we dig an early grave
And crucify our instincts
For the hope we couldn't save
Sometimes a view from sinless eyes
Centers our perspective
And pacifies our cries
Sometimes the anguish we survive
And the mysteries we nurture
Are the fabrics of our lives
Swept away with the tide
(Swept away with the tide, yeah)
Through the holes in my hands
(Through the holes, holes in my hands)
Crown of thorns at my side
(Crown of thorns at my side, yeah)
Drawing lines in the sand

[@howardjohny]

WOW, you can actually hear Myung on these older DT albums

[@Tonatiuth]

Only those who own the album know the orgasmic pleasure of having these 2 songs together

[@thomaskostoroski9985]

And trial of tears

[@kimineusted]

Yeah I actually regretted the time I did not have the album and did not realize these two went together

[@DekkarJr]

I mean my average orgasms are way better than the feelings I get from anything else in life so I disagree LOL xD great song tho, very passionate guitar solo

[@yuritarelko9916]

This album is criminally underrated.

[@olivierlemarois9620]

I think that if it was not created by Dream Theater it would have been more appreciated

[@charliehenricks8827]

Criminally wayyyyyy underrated

[@gr8guitarplayer]

The solo that starts around 9:55 is simply one of Petrucci's best, if not THE best. All the feeling he puts into it... Gives me fucking goose bumps every time I hear it. The reverb, the string rakes, the wah pedal, the searing note pivots, God it's amazing!!!

[@bwlymoas]

Totally agree. I don't know why so many people knock this album.

[@ramondebakker6045]

gr8guitarplayer tears fill my eyes

[@udertyrat]

My favorite song from DT still

[@7389]

Agree!

[@einbertalstein9611]

Thank you! I agree, my all time favorite solo by Petrucci and he has written and played a lot of great solos!

[@lukasjenco1910]

By my humble opinion, this is the BEST album Dream Theater ever recorded.

[@ralexlu]

I absolutely agree. It's my favorite because it has so much feeling. I love their music but from the 2000s forward I feel everything to be too robotic.

[@haydenh3217]

Not my personal best but this is prolly in my top 3. The thing that’s odd to me is that what you said is actually a controversial take in the DT community

[@Soulfly415]

@@ralexlu And it was micromanaged by their label, something they hated, but it looks like it worked well for them... definitely better than all the cringe they've produced after 2006

[@olivierlemarois9620]

Falling into infinity is either: ABSOLUTE TRASH or BRO THIS IS A FUCKING MASTERPIECE

[@olivierlemarois9620]

@@ralexlu WTF, ROBOTIC?!!! this is not robotic, what is robotic is Mike Mangini.

[@danreedy9061]

The people in my life, they're not like me. A couple of friends play guitar, they still dont feel the richness of this music. Ill always carry these songs in my chest, always regard them

[@RatInYourSewer]

12:48 This is my favorite Dream Theater moment... 25 seconds of perfection.

[@glenn.albert]

This album deserve more love, it is so underrated :(

[@diegoarana5862]

This is actually a prog metal masterpiece tbh.

[@Line480]

90s Dream Theater best Dream Theater

[@bensmyth450]

This is a fantastic album and the production is pristine.

[@aluandcache7336]

Absolutely beast drumming from MP! Really the best all around dummer

[@gemstony85]

It's the year 2004. 1 A.M. in the morning. My bro and I are waiting for the warehouse to open so we can go in and fold newspapers. He turns on his MP3 player in his car and plays these 2 tracks. When they end he says "That's my Favorite Song of all time." From that day on, the same has been true for me. Listening to it today on my birthday. 😉

[@SuperKrisco]

Your bro has mad taste. And so do you!

[@marktheelf53]

Time passes but this song remains an example of perfection, construction and crescendo!

[@lenandov]

11:40 - 13:00 goose bumps. Living comes much easier once we admit we are dying.

[@joxafoxa2552]

After not listening to DT for a few years i came back right to this!!! Now im hooked again!! Also so sad that Mike left, his playing style uniqely shaped the band and every song they made. It can never be replaced...

[@ramondebakker6045]

Petrucci's solo brings me to tears every time , the shere beauty and feeling, one of his most emotional ones ever .

[@ralphgehteha9924]

Ramon De Bakker Count Of Tuscany, though.

[@ramondebakker6045]

Oh hell yeah that one too !

[@TheInceptum]

Falling into Infinity is a great album. Lines in the Sand, Trial of Tears, Hells Kitchen, Hollow years! I would rank this album higher than some of their new material.

[@fuvizzo]

New material is really poor. Few ideas, too money

[@CredoDelAsesino100]

Fulvio Cusimano A Dramatic Turns of Events is a album with a fresh sound, i dont know why, but got it. Dream Theater...that album is poor...really really poor.

[@applepie5883]

More like higher than all new material

[@LazyFingers-oc4xc]

Way better than anything they have released after MP

[@aluandcache7336]

@@LazyFingers-oc4xc exactly

[@biancaneve5577]

Petrucci in stato di grazia. Questo album è uno dei miei preferiti dei DT! Le idee sono fresche e fluiscono con facilità e naturalezza.

[@isolirionband7300]

Album sottovalutato a me piace parecchio. Strano per una band che stava passando un brutto periodo, meno male non si sono sciolti.

[@ramondebakker6045]

Such a great song and Petrucci's solo is one of the all time greatest solo's in music history , ever !!!!

[@DRW1107]

Hopefully people are starting to realize this album was recorded well and actually isn't as terrible the reviews made it seem like!

[@Solanacia]

DRW1107 People said this album was recorded bad? How should the recording have been like?

[@popalltheway]

Arcturusalt well they were given alot of pressure by the record company at the time they recorded this album. basically they didn't have much freedom and mostly did what the record company wanted, not what they wanted to do. if you look at their next album Scenes From a Memory, it's totally different as they changed the label.

[@johnny150480]

+Arcturusalt from compositoric point of view... I remember when this album has been dragged down by critics. One of my DT fav's!

[@Solanacia]

johnny150480 Weird, this is like one of my top 5 favorite albums from this band.

[@Jeffkingson]

+DRW1107 yeah. People told me that this album was bad. I were really sick of this new dream theater's songs and i were searching for something different and i found this one. It is really good and underestimated. In my opinion this is one of DT's best albums.

[@DRW1107]

3:18 to 6:09 is pure musical perfection - I close my eyes and feel like I'm on a journey through time and space!

[@tomesilva36]

+DRW1107 Good idea!

[@Enoskjp]

I used to feel like u, but now their songs dont make me feel as good as it used to ...

[@Enoskjp]

i think time has changed my perspective about DT

[@robertamichelini6173]

+Enoque Mendes that's true but this is their history and it'll be here forever.

[@Enoskjp]

Roberta Michelini yes , it will. But I'm not sure if I will keep following them with the same hype that I used to have. Even though, they still are one of my favorite bands. By the way, are u from Brazil? That's weird, I've never met any girl that enjoys DT as u seem to do...

[@3rdorbproductions558]

Back when Dream Theater still had lightning in a bottle. Very underrated album

[@Enoskjp]

Lightning in a bottle? What does that mean?

[@Shaft-Industries]

@@Enoskjp powerful and magic. Special.

[@enman009]

Still, one of their weakest records. Distance Over Time, however, feels more consistent.

[@spencereadie318]

One of the most underrated albums

[@343killedhalo4]

@@enman009 if this is their worst that says a lot about their best.

[@swastikoyoga]

Almost 20 years.. and the songs.music..and sound still amazing

[@joxafoxa2552]

Egzactly my thoughts!! Got me hooked on DT all over again

[@andym28]

22yrs

[@michaelplound1026]

Living gets much easier once we admit........we're dying.

[@Shaft-Industries]

It's 2020 and the orchestrated world chaos cannot take me from immersing myself in this masterpiece. All of a sudden the world means nothing and all its charades. It's good to be alive.

[@shredkills]

I feel faithfull whenever I hear this both songs Hells Kitchen / Lines in the sand. Magnificent piece

[@ifuge]

Fantastic album, with so much more feeling and emotion than their latest material. Miss Mike P. and miss Derek.

[@xaviergostanian6398]

Il est super !!!

[@Shaft-Industries]

Absolutely. This is probably my favorite DT album. It reaches down deep inside.

[@KommandantDahl]

A fantastic pair of songs from a phenomenal (screw the naysayers!) album.

[@azzkikrj]

This album is perfectly done.

[@doctorphoto2000]

A masterpiece. Gets better with every listen.

[@7389]

This and Six Degrees are my two favorite DT albums.

[@jakeclarke4418]

9:54 10:58 That bluesy guitar solo part, my soul jives with it... this whole song... oh and the ending part of hell's kitchen... Truly beautiful music! thanks Tonz for this...

[@hsuredfish9690]

2:18-3:14 guitar and keyboard perfect match

[@mareg3965]

One of the best songs, from the best album I ever bought. And it was about 20 years ago, and it is still one of the top. :)

[@DRW1107]

These 2 were married by DT and should be played together.

[@naelz1114]

DRW1107 And therefore what DT has joined in marriage, no record company shall separate

[@MrChoobsabre]

What's weird is hell's Kitchen was initially a break in the middle of burning my soul, check out the latter's demo track to hear that

[@FoodieFindings]

Yeah no, these were NOT married by DT. They were forced together by Kevin Shirley kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmLKfKKPZrtrsKM

[@Voliveira96]

Finalmente! Duas canções que, assim como The Mirror/Lie, merecem ser ouvidas apenas juntas. Uma das dobradinhas mais épicas do Dream e que infelizmente é muito subestimada pelos fãs, assim como o álbum em geral. Duas das melhores músicas deles, na minha opinião.

[@raphaelleiteiro]

Concordo totalmente. Só as ouço juntas: transição do Petrucci de uma pra outra simplesmente inesquecível! Álbum realmente subestimado...

[@GFPONTES]

Eu só consigo ouvir esse album de cabo à rabo! Ouvir apenas essa ou aquela faixa me traz aquela sensação de coito interrompido! KKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@TheDarkEternalKnight07]

@@GFPONTES kkkkkkkkkkkk

[@hernanvaldes8872]

Make Dream Theater great again

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

Doug Pinnick from King's X doing additional vocals I am absolutely SURE of it. Bad ASS vocalist.

[@kevino3190]

His backing vocals is really what puts this song over the edge. Masterpiece.

[@pmcate2]

Some people think it's cheesy, idk why. I think it's great I think it gives the chorus the energy it needs, and for the longest time I actually thought it was Portnoy.

[@konstantinospappas2108]

This solo...

[@borismedarski9214]

This Album adds even more COLOURS into the flawless Dream Theater history ! :)) Underrestimated as fuck, but the once who knows the best, they know! :))!!

[@MisterTokolo]

This couple, specially Lines In The Sand, is my TOP best 10 songs of DT

[@thegougeman]

Robert Rocha agree bro..

[@NavidKhan84]

DT first five albums ..sheer quality..i still get chills when i listen to these songs now as i did when they came out..hope DT goes back to its classic roots rather than making generic crap...its a clear a clear choice btw money n art

[@ifuge]

Listening to this after years reminds me how much Derek was a bonus to the band. The "wizzard" Rudess is boring (though a pure technical monster). Derek was playing with soul and character. Miss this period of DT

[@revylokesh1783]

Alex. F. I agree on JR. Technicality does NOT trump all. Derek and Kevin actually knew WHAT to play, not only HOW to play. All JR does is legato runs unisono or in harmony with JP. Kevin Moore especially knew how to COMPLEMENT Petrucci's playing.

[@conjured_up_skeletons6178]

Portnoy said they knew rudess even before the recording of FII, and said "Jordan is the one we always wanted" cause portnoy was desperately seeking to resurrect the band from the one hit wonder label that had plagued them since I&W.

[@aluandcache7336]

Rudess boring? Probably now so as all of band members but he's beast at melody and classic as well..

[@alfredoooooooooooooooooooooooo]

@@aluandcache7336​​⁠I would say he has been quite consistently good on all albums he is part of, but in live recordings, especially those of older songs originally recorded with Moore or Sherinian, he plays really boring lines that are all over the place

[@ralphgehteha9924]

This is the first DT song combination I learned on drums (I'm actually re-learning it now). That drum track has so many turns and twists and bells and whistles, it's huge fun to learn and play! And it goes perfectly with JP guitar track, it was a perfect collaboration between MP and JP, creating fantastic pieces of art, both musically and emotionally. Too bad that it ended.

[@sebraodellwallsstamps7746]

These two songs are beautiful dUg Pinnick on lines in the sand... awesome!

[@tohasaputra1383]

00:00 - 16:22 the best😍😙😙😙😙

[@justinboros2834]

Saw DT play these two in '98. Over time, I forgot the song names and when I heard this duo, the flashbacks at 12:49, 9:55 and 3:18 gave me chills. They played with Peter Frampton and Joe Satriani. Best. Show. Ever.

[@pmcate2]

DT, Joe Satriani, and Peter Frampton??? Peter seems like the odd one out but thats cool! And I loveeee 12:49

[@justinboros2834]

@@pmcate2 I've been to dozens of concerts, perhaps a hundred or more even. This one was by far the best of them. When Frampton's 'Do You Feel Like We Do' entered its famous mid section, a fireball streaked across the sky as if on cue, and brighter than any star in the sky by far. The audience was cheering it on and everyone was pointing at it. I'll never forget that day.

[@timwilson7162]

For me... this is them at their best IMO, saw this tour live and it was spectacular! Nice almost dark brooding mood and spectrum with these jazzy/proggy/ethereal songs, really lots of emotion and feeling put into "Hell's Kitchen" and "Lines in the Sand". John Petrucci at his best. Such a mature sound from this band in those days. They will always be the best... it's hard to compete with or compare with this!

[@GameplayandTalk]

I agree. It's been nearly twenty years from the release of this album, and it's aged like a fine wine.

[@zacharyhagberg678]

9:58. the start of magic

[@sonnyhendra4093]

Reminds me of Satriani's song

[@1stcircletube]

Amazing Music Talent. Beautiful Recording. Always Goosebumps... ❤

[@DeLetsPlayNinja]

14:28 is a magical transition

[@loujrisautistic8379]

Lines in the Sand is the most Rush-ish (Rush-esque?) DT has ever been, sounds like after the "synth" period of rush, around Presto and Counterparts

[@lenandov]

You can dig DT starting with any album. I'm lucky, I came in at Images and Words. I've watched them grow over the decades. This is my favorite of theirs. Only song I like more is surrounded. But that's for the inspiration it gives me. Thanks for posting this!

[@earth_coin]

Gotta say, i think Moore and Sherinian had great effect in tempering DTs indulgence for going off on abrasive muaical tangents. I dont think they get enough credit! As soon as Rudess came on it was basically Liquid Tension Experiment with a singer 75% of the time.

[@juholaaksonen7455]

Matt Leonard I wouldn't agree about the LTE part there. Just remember the first album they did with Rudess; SFTM. Magig.

[@Macy1ify]

* Yeah Matt - great, insightful and intelligent comment :)

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Matt Leonard Rudess has a trait to make everything fancy. And back when the other two were in the band, their technical superiority was being controlled. Rudess is usually even wackier than all of them.

[@vincentstephan6558]

Paradoxically, it started going downhill from when Rudess joined (I don't like SFAM that much, though there are magical moments... but I don't find it that consistent). The same happened to Nighwish to some extent, when they enrolled a "better" bass player - but the Nighwish I truly liked died after "Wishmaster"...

[@nicosimioni7363]

Are you sure you are not being blinded by nostalgia?

[@Thiaghen1]

I love this album

[@HansGTR]

it's much better than their new materials

[@Enoskjp]

I totaly agree with u. I think after the black clouds they started going even more heavy than prog.

[@cameronfoster2179]

+Enoque Mendes New album says otherwise. Haha

[@subutaynoyan5372]

He said that his tone gets heavier with his beard, and creativity gets shorter with his shorter hair.

[@longwarn]

The Astonishing is very prog though

[@aeperez7172]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yesssssssssss

[@GeorgeLifterMann]

Through the holes in my hands? *Crucifixion* Crown of Thorns at my side?....Jesus? Is that you?

[@ianwheeler8764]

Two of the best tracks on this amazing album in my humble, but correct opinion. ;-)

[@paradiddle1]

2019 - and there’s still a crown of thorns at my side, drawing lines in the sand.

[@jlucasound]

Thank You, Serban.

[@mrgreenpepper1097]

I CANT MOVE ON

[@Docksidestudio1]

Great album, love it and wish in another universe DT had followed this musical path...... and the album had bass!!!!! Usually lacking in the mix dept on DT albums.

[@mzxeternal]

Its amazing at the time how much I disliked this album... coming off Awake and Change of Seasons I thought this album was terrible. By comparison to their recent (especially post-Portnoy) material, this album has aged exceptionally well. While disconnected from much of their other material of the period, it still has something the newer albums seem to lack, passion. There's a feeling to every note in this song, while today's stuff feels phoned in. Very lackluster album back then, that's aged incredibly well. Probably one of my favorites today.

[@joxafoxa2552]

Couldn't have said it better my self..... 🎶🎶🎶🎧

[@Kimijun78]

That instrumental dialogue at 14:00. though

[@stonedprophet2463]

Never understood the flack this album got. These are great songs.

[@kevlebmxeur]

A wonderful unique prog rock song

[@donalllandrafi159]

ITS amazing dream theater .i like it John Petrucci we love dream theater..very good

[@javiersocarras3489]

Masterpiece! Love it!!!

[@osirisgolad]

"In our STREAM of consciousness there is a RIVER crying" is such a fucking good line.

[@wediardin6606]

I don't know why i like derek more than moore and ruddes...but they all totally insane on keyboard...

[@jakeclarke4418]

musical genius's... composed so well... thumbs up!!!

amazing song From Brazil

[@javiermunoz6356]

masterpieces!

[@Alvaro26]

Las 2 mejores canciones de este discazo!!

[@JL-dz8sj]

Mike portnoy... Oh how I miss him The music isn't the same without him

[@masterpantera]

+Don't Touch Me its not the same because john petrucci is doing what he wants, and all the other are somewhat happy with that... except us, the fans.

[@muratucan8404]

[JL35] kidding. With mangini all seem kinder garden... Portnoy is founder and will always be...

[@conjured_up_skeletons6178]

shut up

[@7389]

I hate the asshole. Yes, he is a very good drummer but he is a narcissist and a crybaby. He boo hoo's every time someone hurts his feelings, and he begs fans to vote for him in poles. Neil Peart would NEVER do stuff like that.

[@aluandcache7336]

@@7389 kid detected

[@nunocarlos1370]

Good I miss this 💪🏼

[@cam9837]

I love that part at around 5:31 Also, this song should be called Hell in the Sand

[@natteralus]

+Hatake Kakashi How about Lines in the Kitchen?

[@cam9837]

+Natter Alus Yeah i like that, or it could be Kitchen in the Sand lol

[@renzo3939]

3 years late, but Lines in Hell is a good name too

[@feirmor3002]

Sand in the Kitchen. Sounds tropical

[@weezerida1552]

Totally awesome music thanks

[@alek3271]

Great Album!

[@Wastedyears2112]

Living comes much easier once we admit we’re dying

[@riffdt1197]

Perfect

[@jorgeraulrodriguez9448]

Buen albun diria excelente

[@eduardovalderrama6803]

amazing song

[@shinyahirano7]

IYAIYA, masterpiece!!!

[@newpowersoul2005]

I love DT in this era.

[@rociogarciach.696]

Amazing 👏👏👏👏🙌😘😍

[@nunobettencourt9360]

Still 🙏✌️😋😋😋 in 2019 🙏💪

[@lidusreparation7726]

9:55 begining of ....

[@PrabowoHaspito-tc9sz]

Dream theater still yahud euy.🤸🙏🇮🇩👼

[@DontTestTheX]

4.20-5.20 sounds like soundtrack to Blade Runner or some 80's sci fi, and some Pink Floyd sounds....

[@juholaaksonen7455]

Aaaaah soooo gooood

[@locthiennguyen]

14:01 I LOVE THIS PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wanberuas]

Yes. I could remember in years of 90's my friends give me money as they don't know what to give as a gift..So with that money i went to a records shop and bought this album..🥳

[@TheBfutgreg]

Really underrated album, might even prefer it to Awake just for its more melodic nature

[@littlemisskimmycat78]

My sister got married yesterday and she walked down the aisle to the Hell’s Kitchen track.

[@spencereadie318]

Most underrated album of all time. It's a fucking masterpiece. Fuck the haters.

[@cloud9smokeshop]

myungs bass sounds like it has a fuckin forked tail

[@elijahperez7617]

Praise God, Praise Kek!

[@cosimomazzotta]

10:12 very gilmourish

[@DeLetsPlayNinja]

That shit is too sick m8. Solo's like that make me remember every note.