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3* "I Walk Beside You" has what are possibly the most inspirational lyrics in any Dream Theater album. The song conveys the message that no matter how bad a situation may be for you, there is always someone who wants to help you through it.
4* The HiddenTrack after ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Dream Theater]]''[='=]s "Illumination Theory". 30 seconds after the song ends, Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci serenade you with an absolutely ''gorgeous'' piano and guitar duet that just calms and soothes you after the intense 19 minute journey you've been on. It's not only a rare instance of a hidden track not being scary, but also a hidden track being intensely satisfying and even the best part of the song.
5* "Caught in a Web" is the band's tribute to people suffering from body image/social image issues, and them telling said people that it's alright to not be what others consider "attractive".
6* "The Count of Tuscany" is NightmareFuel all the way through, until the narrator finds out that the titular Count meant no harm and apologises for the confusion.
7--> ''Of course you're free to go! / Go and tell the world my story / Tell about my brother, tell about me: [[TitleDrop The Count of Tuscany!]]''
8* Their many, many songs based on mental disorders can be a mixture of this trope and TearJerker, as they're handled incredibly tastefully and can be considered to raise awareness of an issue that is frequently neglected and marginalised in society. But they're also quite emotionally affecting for people who know someone who suffers from one of the disorders in said songs, or worse still, for people who suffer from one of them themselves. One could consider some of these songs heartwarming tearjerkers. Their work with the charity Save a Warrior for "The Enemy Inside" also counts.
9* "At Wit's End" is about a man whose wife was raped, and has been so traumatized by the experience, but the husband refuses to let it negatively impact their relationship and will stop at nothing to help her overcome it, and make her see that he truly does love her no matter what happened in her past.

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