The Count of Tuscany - Dream Theater

Seven years ago

In a foreign town

Far away from home

I met the Count of Tuscany

A young eccentric man

Bred from royal blood

Took me for a ride

Across the open countryside

Get into my car

Let’s go for a drive

Along the way I’ll be your guide

Just step inside

Maybe you’ll recall

I kind of felt curious

A character inspired by my brothers life

Winding through the hills

City far behind

On and on we go

Down narrow streets

And dusty roads

At last we came upon

A picturesque estate

On sprawling emerald fields

An ancient world

Of times gone by

Let me introduce my brother

I’ve been a gentleman

Historian

Sucking on his pipe

Distinguished accent

You’re making me uptight

No accident

I wanna stay alive

Everything about this place

Just doesn’t feel right

I don’t wanna die

Suddenly I’m frightened

For my life

I wanna say goodbye

This could be the last time

You see me alive

I may not survive

Knew it from the moment

We arrived

Would you like to see

A secret, holy place?

I come here late at night

To pray to him by candlelight

Then peering through the glass

I saw with disbelief

Still dressed in royal clothes

The saint behind the alter

History recalls

During times of war

Legend has been traced

That inside these castle walls

When soldiers came to hide

In barrels filled with wine

Never to escape

These tombs of old

That’s where they died

Down the cellar stairs

I disappeared

Like the english heir

The end is near

Come and have a taste

A rare vintage

All the finest wines

Improve with age

I wanna stay alive

Everything about this place

Just doesn’t feel right

I don’t wanna die

Suddenly I’m frightened

For my life

I wanna say goodbye

This could be the last time

You see me alive

I may not survive

Knew it from the moment

We arrived

Could this be the end?

Is this the way I die?

Sitting here alone?

No one by my side

I don’t understand

I don’t feel that I deserve this

What did I do wrong?

I just don’t understand

(I just don’t understand)

Give me one more chance

Let me please explain

It’s all been circumstance

I’ll tell you once again

You took me for a ride

Promising a vast adventure

Next thing that I know

I’m frightened for my life

Now wait a minute man

That’s not how it is

You must be confused

That isn’t who I am

Please don’t be afraid

I would never try to hurt you

This is how we live

Strange although it seems

Please try to forgive

The chapel and the saint

The soldiers in the wine

The fable’s and the tales

All handed down through time

Of course you’re free to go

Go and tell the world my story

Tell them about my brother

Tell them about me

The Count of Tuscany