Thereby, I proclaim myself Wither

Wither

(lyrics and music by Dream Theater)

Let it out, let it out
Fill the empty space
So insecure
Find the words
And let it out

Staring down, staring down
Nothing comes to mind
Find the place
Turn the water into wine

But I feel I'm getting nowhere
And I'll never see the end

So I wither
And I render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me

Turn it on, turn it on
Let the feelings flow
Close your eyes
See the ones you used to know

Open up, open up
Don't struggle to relate
Lure it out
Help the memory escape

Still this barrenness consumes me
And I feel like giving up

So I wither
And I render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me
I wither
And give myself away

Like reflections on the stage
The world's what you create

I drown in hesitation
My words come crashing down
All my best creations
Burn into the ground
The thought of starting over
Leaves me paralyzed

Tear it out again
Another one that got away

I wither
And render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear

I wither
And render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me
I wither
And give myself away

Like reflections on the page
The world's what you create

The world's what you create
Let it out, let it out

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This is the song from Dream Theater 10th studio album, the Black Clouds and Silver Linings. I personally interpret this song as a song for those whose heart broken into pieces by something. The first time I heard this song when I opened the Dream Theater official site, dreamtheater.net right after knowing the most terrible fact in my musical world : Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater. Well, I think I also have something in common, but not that terrible, so that's why this song is really happening on my mind now and will be the song of this rainy summer. Clearly, it sounds like the goodbye song for both DT and Mike.