A Better Life - Dream Theater

«Attention, battalion!

To rank right, face!

Forward, march!»

EXT.

RAVENSKILL REBEL COMMAND — NIGHT

ARHYS

As fearless leader of the Ravenskill Militia

The blood of warriors flows throughout my veins

My brother’s gift remains my secret ammunition

It is our hope, our pride

A catalyst for change

Still the fires of revolution burn within my eyes

On this perilous road to freedom

He’s our one and only guide

For many years I’ve seen

Our people starve and suffer

How many more will die before we stand and fight?

They ask me «Arhys, could things be any tougher?»

The answer’s no surprise: «Yes, you bet your life!»

Now the fires of revolution won’t burn for evermore

I see liberty in our future

And it’s one worth fighting for

We all long for a better life

Like a dream that can’t be denied

This is the moment

Now is the time

Freedom if we live or if we die

I shall give him a better life

I swore this vow to my dying wife

Sure she would not survive

Peacefully she slipped away

The meaning in my life

Was born that day

And so I found the strength to carry on with this crusade

It is my fate

Evangeline, you lived a life of misery and pain

Evangeline, I’ll never let your memory die in vain

Evangeline, my heavy heart still bleeds

I dedicate my life to set him free

And I will carry on to plant the seeds

I promise in the name of our new son

This battle won’t be over until it’s won