我們從何而來？
將往何處去？
當我們死後又將到何處？
前世蘊藏著什麼，我們之前又經歷過什麼
在生命中有任何確定的事嗎

人們說："生命太短促"
此時此刻
妳得到的竟是一槍斃命
有什麼更甚於此的嗎

如果我在明天死去
我並不在意
因為我相信
即使我們消逝
靈魂將會繼續存在

我曾經抗拒死亡
我常想死亡就是生命的終結
但那都是過去
現在
我不再害怕死亡
因為我知道我的靈魂將會轉世

我可能一輩子也找不到答案
我也可能永遠無法理解
我更無法證實
我所得知的一切是不是真實的
但是我確信我仍必須去嚐試

如果我在明天死去
我並不在意
因為我相信
即使我們消逝
靈魂將會繼續存在

Victoria  say：
勇敢的向前進吧
別在我的墓前哭泣
因為我早已不在這裡
但請你千萬...別讓我消失在你的記憶之中

安詳的...在那包圍著我的光裡
我掙脫了恐懼與痛苦
我充滿疑問的心緒
幫助我再次找到了生命的意義
維多利亞是真實存在的
我終於感受到
平和的接納在我夢中的女孩
而我就在這
一切全都清楚了
我完全了解我所夢見的意義

即使我在明天死去
我一點都不在意
因為我相信
在我離開之後
我的精神將會持續到永遠

The Spirit Carries On

Nicholas:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?
What lies beyond
And what lay before?
Is anything certain in life?

They say, "Life is too short,"
"The here and the now"
And "You're only given one shot"
But could there be more,
Have I lived before,
Or could this be all that we've got?

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

I used to be frightened of dying
I used to think death was the end
But that was before
I'm not scared anymore
I know that my soul will transcend

I may never find all the answers
I may never understand why
I may never prove
What I know to be true
But I know that I still have to try

If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

Victoria:
"Move on, be brave
Don't weep at my grave
Because I am no longer here
But please never let
Your memory of me disappear"

Nicholas:
Safe in the light that surrounds me
Free of the fear and the pain
My questioning mind
Has helped me to find
The meaning in my life again
Victoria's real
I finally feel
At peace with the girl in my dreams
And now that I'm here
It's perfectly clear
I found out what all of this means
If I die tomorrow
I'd be allright
Because I believe
That after we're gone
The spirit carries on

轉載於Dream theater專輯Scenes From A Memory