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The Killing Hand is a sci-fi lyric, inspired by the types of stories commonly seen on the Twilight Zone.

The main character of the story wakes up alone in the middle of a field. Standing up, he is facing a war […]

Ytse Jam is Majesty written backwards. It doesn’t have any special meaning otherwise. Majesty was the name of the band until 1989, when they were forced to change due to another band having the same name.

“Ytse” […]

According to Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci, it was about a friend of theirs who was arrested for stealing and the experience he gained from that. The lyrics are abstract, with no direct references made.

The […]

Andrea Held Leone was Mike Portnoy’s late mother who died in a tragic plane crash – the events of which were later the basis for the song “A Change of Seasons”.

Ralph R. Dominici Sr. was Charlie Dominici’s late father.