Written by John Petrucci
Intro C#m – B – G#m – B - G#m C#m – B – C#m – B – G#m Letra C#m B G#m He seemed no different from the rest C#m B E Just a healthy normal boy C#m B G#m His mama always did her best C#m B E And he was his daddy's pride and joy C#m B G#m He learned to walk and talk on time C#m B E But never cared much to be held C#m B G#m And steadily he would decline C#m B E Into his solitary shell. B A E As a boy, he was considered somewhat odd. B A E Kept to himself most of the time. B A E He would daydream in and out of his own world, A B But in every other way, he was fine. E He's a Monday morning lunatic B Disturbed from time to time. A Lost within himself E B In his solitary shell. E Temporary catatonic B Madman on occasion A When will he break out E B E Of his solitary shell? Solo Teclado C#m – B – G#m – B - G#m C#m – B – C#m – B – G#m C#m B G#m He struggled to get through his day C#m B E He was helplessly behind C#m B G#m He poured himself onto the page C#m B E Writing for hours at a time. B A E As a man, he was a danger to himself. B A E Fearful and sad most of the time. B A E He was drifting in and out of sanity. A B But in every other way, he was fine. E He's a Monday morning lunatic B Disturbed from time to time A Lost within himself E B In his solitary shell E A momentary maniac B with casual delusions. A When will he be let out E B Of his solitary shell? Solo da Banda G - A - Em - Gm – A - G - D - E