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Drained Lyrics by James LaBrie

Elements of Persuasion

2005

[Verse 1]
The air's so thick
It blurs my vision
I can't think straight
In this condition
This dim lit hall
Is stretching further
Not knowing
What I might discover

[Pre-Chorus]
Through a door half open
A painted light bulb swings
Casting someones shadow
Reaching towards me

[Chorus 1]
Something draws me here
Not sure
Feeling Drained
Still I am curious
Haunts me
Taunts me
Now I start to Gravitate

[Verse 2]
Remain composed
I hear some laughter
The darkness in me
Moving faster
A handle turned
A door is opened
Ashtrays
Cigarettes still smoking

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And there again before me
The painted light bulb swings
And see I cast the shadow
The one I saw moving

[Chorus 2]
Cannot catch my breath
Can't cope
His face turns toward me
Can't be
Not me
The man in the mirror

[Post-Chorus]
It's all too clear
As I stood there
Acknowledged him
In reflective glare

[Bridge]
I don't quite understand
Why any of this
Is who I am
I'm damned cause I doubt
It's part of me
Trick of the mind
Schizo you see

[Guitar Solo - Marco Sfogli]

[Chorus 3]
It's like awakening
I'm in
Someone else's skin
Molds me
Holds me
Controlled
Left me Drained and empty

[Chorus 4]
Transformed
Shifting
I peer inside
A well of atrocities
Like quicksand
You pulled me
Down deeper
All twisted inside of me

About “Drained” by James LaBrie

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"Drained" appears on "Elements of Persuasion" in 2005.

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