The Count Of Tuscany (Intro)

Dream Theater - The Count of Tuscany







Several 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

A cannibal curator

A character inspired by my brother's life



Winding through the hills

The city far behind

On and on we drove 

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

A bearded gentleman

Historian

Sucking on his pipe

Distinguished accent

Making me uptight

No accident



I want to stay alive 

Everything about this place

Just doesn't feel right

I

I don't want to die 

Suddenly I'm frightened for my life



I want to say goodbye 

This could be the last time

You see me alive

I

I may not survive

Knew it

From the moment we arrived



Would you like to see 

Our 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 altar



History recalls 

During times of war 

Legend has been traced 

Back inside these castle walls



Where soldiers came to hide 

In barrels filled with wine

Never to escape 

These tombs of oak

Are where they died



Down the cellar stairs 

I disappear

Like the angel's share

The end is near



Come and have a taste 

A rare vintage

All the finest wines 

Improved with age



I want to stay alive 

Everything about this place

Just doesn't feel right

I

I don't want to die 

Suddenly I'm frightened for my life



I want to say goodbye 

This could be the last time

You see me alive

I

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



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

The next 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 and the wine

The fables and the tales

All handed down through time



Of course you're free to go

Go and tell the world my story

Tell about my brother

Tell them about me

The Count of Tuscany