Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence III. War Inside My Head Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence(2002) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock |
| Labels | Elektra Records |
| Ranked | #4 for 2002 , #201 all-time |
Album rating : 90.7 / 100
Votes : 61
Votes : 61
3. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence III. War Inside My Head (2:08)
Napalm showers showed the cowards
we weren't there to mess around
Through heat exhaustion and mind distortion
A military victory mounted on innocent ground
[CHORUS] Hearing voices from miles away
Saying things never said
Seeing shadows in the light of the day
Waging a war inside my head
War inside my head!
Years and years of bloodshed and warfare
Our mission was only to get in and kill
A free vacation of palm trees and shrapnel
Trading innocence for permanent psychotic hell
[CHORUS]
Feeling strangers staring my way
Reading minds never read
Tasting danger with each word I say
Waging a war inside my -
we weren't there to mess around
Through heat exhaustion and mind distortion
A military victory mounted on innocent ground
[CHORUS] Hearing voices from miles away
Saying things never said
Seeing shadows in the light of the day
Waging a war inside my head
War inside my head!
Years and years of bloodshed and warfare
Our mission was only to get in and kill
A free vacation of palm trees and shrapnel
Trading innocence for permanent psychotic hell
[CHORUS]
Feeling strangers staring my way
Reading minds never read
Tasting danger with each word I say
Waging a war inside my -
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Lyrics
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Album Credits
Members
- John Myung : Bass
- Mike Portnoy : Drums, Additional Vocals
- Jordan Rudess : Keyboards
- James LaBrie : Lead Vocals
- John Petrucci : Guitars, Backing Vocals
Additional musicians
- Howard Portnoy : Gong Drum (on outro of "the great debate")
Other staff
- Mike Portnoy : Producer
- John Petrucci : Producer
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