Complete List Of Dream Theater Songs From A to Z

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Dream Theater originated in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, when Berklee College of Music students John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy formed a band initially called Majesty. Their shared vision centered on progressive music built from complex arrangements, heavy metal power, extended compositions, and exceptional instrumental technique.

The band’s debut album, When Dream and Day Unite, arrived in 1989. Although it received limited commercial attention, it established the musical foundation Dream Theater would develop more fully on Images and Words in 1992. That album’s “Pull Me Under” received substantial radio and MTV exposure, becoming the band’s breakthrough song and one of the most recognizable recordings in progressive metal.

Dream Theater continued expanding its sound through albums including Awake (1994), Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999), Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002), and Octavarium (2005). Scenes from a Memory, a narrative concept album filled with recurring characters and musical themes, became one of the defining works in the band’s catalog.

Personnel changes never diminished the group’s commitment to technical ambition. Mike Mangini served as drummer from 2011 through 2023, appearing on five studio albums. Founding drummer Mike Portnoy then returned to the lineup alongside vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess.

The reunion produced Parasomnia, Dream Theater’s sixteenth studio album and its first full-length release with Portnoy since Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Its eight compositions explore dreams, sleep disorders, fear, memory, and the uncertain border between waking life and the subconscious.

Dream Theater won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for “The Alien,” from A View from the Top of the World. The band later received another nomination in the same category for “Night Terror,” demonstrating that its most recent work continued to earn recognition beyond the progressive metal community.

The band’s live reputation rests on demanding performances, extended instrumental passages, and a willingness to revisit long-form works in their entirety. Petrucci, Myung, Portnoy, Rudess, LaBrie, and former members have also influenced generations of musicians through clinics, instructional materials, masterclasses, and the example set by the band’s exacting approach to composition and performance.

This A-to-Z list covers the songs appearing across Dream Theater’s sixteen studio albums, including the bonus track “Viper King” and the complete eight-song sequence from Parasomnia.

Complete List Of Dream Theater Songs From A to Z

A–E

“6:00” – Awake (1994)
“2285 Entr’acte” – The Astonishing (2016)
“About to Crash” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“About to Crash (Reprise)” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Act of Faythe” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Afterlife” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“The Alien” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Along for the Ride” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Anna Lee” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Another Day” – Images and Words (1992)
“The Answer” – The Astonishing (2016)
“The Answer Lies Within” – Octavarium (2005)
“Answering the Call” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Are We Dreaming?” – Parasomnia (2025)
“As I Am” – Train of Thought (2003)
“Astonishing” – The Astonishing (2016)
“At Wit’s End” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Awaken the Master” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Barstool Warrior” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Begin Again” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Behind the Veil” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Bend the Clock” – Parasomnia (2025)
“Beneath the Surface” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“The Best of Times” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“A Better Life” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Beyond This Life” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“The Bigger Picture” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Blind Faith” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Breaking All Illusions” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Bridges in the Sky” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“A Broken Man” – Parasomnia (2025)
“Brother, Can You Hear Me?” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Build Me Up, Break Me Down” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Burning My Soul” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Caught in a Web” – Awake (1994)
“Chosen” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Constant Motion” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“The Count of Tuscany” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“The Dance of Eternity” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“The Dark Eternal Night” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“Dead Asleep” – Parasomnia (2025)
“Descent of the NOMACS” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Digital Discord” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Disappear” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Dystopian Overture” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Endless Sacrifice” – Train of Thought (2003)
“The Enemy Inside” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Enigma Machine” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Erotomania” – Awake (1994)

F–J

“Fall into the Light” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“False Awakening Suite” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Far from Heaven” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Fatal Tragedy” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Finally Free” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Forsaken” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“A Fortune in Lies” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“The Gift of Music” – The Astonishing (2016)
“The Glass Prison” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Goodnight Kiss” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“The Great Debate” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Heaven’s Cove” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Hell’s Kitchen” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Hollow Years” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Home” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Honor Thy Father” – Train of Thought (2003)
“The Hovering Sojourn” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Hymn of a Thousand Voices” – The Astonishing (2016)
“I Walk Beside You” – Octavarium (2005)
“Illumination Theory” – Dream Theater (2013)
“In the Arms of Morpheus” – Parasomnia (2025)
“In the Name of God” – Train of Thought (2003)
“In the Presence of Enemies – Part I” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“In the Presence of Enemies – Part II” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“Innocence Faded” – Awake (1994)
“Invisible Monster” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Just Let Me Breathe” – Falling into Infinity (1997)

K–O

“The Killing Hand” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“Learning to Live” – Images and Words (1992)
“Lie” – Awake (1994)
“A Life Left Behind” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Lifting Shadows Off a Dream” – Awake (1994)
“Light Fuse and Get Away” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“Lines in the Sand” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“The Looking Glass” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Lord Nafaryus” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Losing Faythe” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Losing Time/Grand Finale” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Lost Not Forgotten” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Machine Chatter” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Metropolis—Part I: ‘The Miracle and the Sleeper'” – Images and Words (1992)
“Midnight Messiah” – Parasomnia (2025)
“The Ministry of Lost Souls” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“The Mirror” – Awake (1994)
“Misunderstood” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Moment of Betrayal” – The Astonishing (2016)
“My Last Farewell” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Never Enough” – Octavarium (2005)
“A New Beginning” – The Astonishing (2016)
“New Millennium” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Night Terror” – Parasomnia (2025)
“A Nightmare to Remember” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“Octavarium” – Octavarium (2005)
“On the Backs of Angels” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“One Last Time” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“Only a Matter of Time” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“Our New World” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Out of Reach” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Outcry” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Overture” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Overture 1928” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)

P–T

“Pale Blue Dot” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Panic Attack” – Octavarium (2005)
“Paralyzed” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“The Path That Divides” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Peruvian Skies” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Power Down” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Prophets of War” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“Pull Me Under” – Images and Words (1992)
“Ravenskill” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Regression” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Repentance” – Systematic Chaos (2007)
“A Rite of Passage” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“The Road to Revolution” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Room 137” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“The Root of All Evil” – Octavarium (2005)
“S2N” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Sacrificed Sons” – Octavarium (2005)
“A Savior in the Square” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Scarred” – Awake (1994)
“The Shadow Man Incident” – Parasomnia (2025)
“The Shattered Fortress” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“The Silent Man” – Awake (1994)
“Sleeping Giant” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Solitary Shell” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“Space-Dye Vest” – Awake (1994)
“The Spirit Carries On” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Status Seeker” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
“Strange Deja Vu” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Stream of Consciousness” – Train of Thought (2003)
“Surrender to Reason” – Dream Theater (2013)
“Surrounded” – Images and Words (1992)
“Take Away My Pain” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“Take the Time” – Images and Words (1992)
“A Tempting Offer” – The Astonishing (2016)
“The Test That Stumped Them All” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“These Walls” – Octavarium (2005)
“This Dying Soul” – Train of Thought (2003)
“This Is the Life” – A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
“Three Days” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Through Her Eyes” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Through My Words” – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
“Transcending Time” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Trial of Tears” – Falling into Infinity (1997)

U–Z

“Under a Glass Moon” – Images and Words (1992)
“Untethered Angel” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Vacant” – Train of Thought (2003)
“A View from the Top of the World” – A View from the Top of the World (2021)
“Viper King” – Distance Over Time (2019)
“Voices” – Awake (1994)
“Wait for Sleep” – Images and Words (1992)
“The Walking Shadow” – The Astonishing (2016)
“War Inside My Head” – Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
“When Your Time Has Come” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Whispers on the Wind” – The Astonishing (2016)
“Wither” – Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
“The X Aspect” – The Astonishing (2016)
“You Not Me” – Falling into Infinity (1997)
“The Ytse Jam” – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)