When every word has been writtennWhen every line has been readnWhen every person cries for justicenAnd every partner drops deadnnWhen every loss has been sufferednWhen every war has been foughtnWhen every son been laid to restnWhen every lesson has been taughtnnThere comes a time when you realizenIt's all over - sooner or laternAll of us together - stop pretending it's notnIt's going down - It's going downnNobody listens - I can't believe it.nn(Petrucci solo)nnThere comes a time when you realizenIt's all over - sooner or laternAll of us together - stop pretending it's notnIt's going down - it's going downnNobody listens - I can't believe it.nnWhen every breath has been drawnnWhen every sickness has been sharednWhen every soul has quit religionnWhen every priest has run scarednnWhen all the actors take a last bownWhen all the big deals have gone downnWhen every cynic's crucified usnWhen every mother screams out loudnnThere comes a time when you realizenIt's all over - sooner or laternAll of us together - stop pretending it's notnIt's going down - it's going downnNobody listens - I can't believe it.nn(Murphy-Guillory solos)n(Petrucci solo)nnFound asleep at the wheelnBelieving in things that are not realnOur reasons more of the samenPointless encounters - endless clichesnnThings escape me time and againnRunning in circles while anarchy winsnNot me - I'm not going downnRefuse to sell out or lay downnFate speaksnFate speaks loudlynFate speaksnFate speaksnFate speaks loudlynFate speaks loudly...nn(Petrucci solo)nnFace my sentence in despairnPacing the floor - the enemy's therenI'm just so sick and tired of it allnNothing but commercenMakes my skin crawlnnFate speaksnFate speaks loudlynFate speaksnFate speaksnFate speaks loudlynFate speaksnFate speaksnFate speaks loudlynFate speaksnnYou think I've lost itnFor what I have saidnYou've got the problemnAnd it's all in your headnIt's just too darknIt's just too realnDon't take for grantednThis chance we have to feelnWhy do we take it?nWe're out of controlnWe're getting worse nownAnd we're selling our soulsnIt's just too darknIt's just too realnDon't take for grantednThis chance we have to feelnn(Sherinian solo)n(Petrucci solo)nnWhy do we take it?nWe're out of controlnWe're getting worse nownAnd we're selling our soulsnIt's just too darknIt's just too realnDon't take for grantednThis chance we have to feelnnYou think I've lost itnFor what I have saidnYou've got the problemnAnd it's all in your headnIt's just too darknIt's just too realnDon't take for grantednThis chance we have to feel...nn(Gardner solo)n(Petrucci solo)n(Gardner solos to outro)