Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Dream Theater
Canonical path: /dream-theater/sleeping-giant
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Sleeping Giant
Read Sleeping Giant lyrics by Dream Theater on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Sleeping Giant
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Some will be driven by conflict
Others will fight the good fight
Some will rely on the darkness
Some will rely on the light
Some elevate with compassion
Yearning for knowledge and peace
Some motivate through aggression
Selfishly serve their own needs
Shadows disappear at night
Buried out of fear
Driven underground
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like a ticking bomb
That doesn't make a sound
People will obsess
With suffering and death
Questioning their own desires
This morbid fascination
Renders us possessed
By our violent and destructive side
When we lay our armor down
Fragments of our love
Slip through the cracks of hate
But the raging storm below
Will never go away
If it is not embraced
Shadows disappear at night
Buried out of fear
Driven underground
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like a ticking bomb
That doesn't make a sound
Shadows disappear at night
Harmless as a dove
Clever like a snake
Hidden lies the rage inside
Like sleeping giant
One we dare not wake
Standing under the eclipse
Are we sheltered and concealed
Or bathing in its glow?
Our desires and ambitions
And our need to believe
There is good in this world
Spin a common thread
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Sleeping Giant"?
Dream Theater performs "Sleeping Giant", and this lyric page sits inside the Dream Theater catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Sleeping Giant"?
Yes. The related section below points to 2285 Entr'acte and A Better Life with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Dream Theater?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Dream Theater's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Sleeping Giant yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.