On the Backs of Angels
On the Backs of Angels

Dream Theater - On the Backs of Angels Lyrics

Strap in for a ride on Dream Theater's dystopian rollercoaster, where angels aren't quite celestial and the American dream is a bit of a nightmare. The band serves us a potent cocktail of social commentary, highlighting our reliance on flawed systems and the… Read more

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Sep 29, 2014
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On the Backs of Angels Lyrics

Standing on the backs of angels
Destined to create
Mounting the attack
While heroes carry your weight

We spiral towards disaster
Survival fading faster

Riding out the wave
Content to feed off the machine
Bleeding us to death
The new American dream

You're blinded by your hunger
Beware your days are numbered

Tears fall from the shameless
Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water
Selfless are the righteous
Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter
Blurring lines drawn in between
What is right and what is wrong
Victims on the radar string us along

We're on to your agenda
The dead end road to nowhere

Tears fall from the shameless
Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water
Selfless are the righteous
Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter

Tears fall from the shameless
Shelter me, guide me to the edge of the water
Selfless are the righteous
Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter
Selfless are the righteous
Burden me, lead me like a lamb to the slaughter

Writer(s): JOHN MYUNG, JOHN PETRUCCI, JOHN RO MYUNG, JORDAN RUDESS, JORDAN CHARLES RUDESS
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of On the Backs of Angels?

Strap in for a ride on Dream Theater's dystopian rollercoaster, where angels aren't quite celestial and the American dream is a bit of a nightmare. The band serves us a potent cocktail of social commentary, highlighting our reliance on flawed systems and the exploitation by the powers-that-be. Through poetic angst and vivid imagery, they draw stark lines between righteousness and moral decay. Heroes carrying the weight of our collective sins? It's like Atlas shrugged, but with guitars. And oh, those faceless "victims on the radar" – are we doomed to be sheep led to the slaughter? Basically, brace yourself for a musical exposé, where angels weep, heroes groan, and you might just question your life choices. #SocialCommentary #ModernDystopia #MoralDecay #MusicalRevelation

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