The Spirit Carries On byDream Theater

LYRIC

I

Where did we come from ?

Dari mana kita berasal?
Why are we here ?
Mengapa kita di sini ?
Where do we go when we die?
Kemana kita pergi ketika kita mati ?
What lies beyond ?
Apakah hanya kebohongan diluar?
And what lay before ?
Apa yang terjadi sebelumnya
Is anything certain in life?
Apakah hidup ini memang sudah ditentukan ?

They say, life is too short,
Mereka bilang: hidup ini terlalu pendek
The here and the now
Disini dan sekarang
And you’re only given one shot
Dan kau hanya diberi satu kali kesempatan
But could there be more,
Tapi apa mungkin lebih dari itu
Have I lived before,
Apa aku pernah hidup sebelumnya
Or could this be all that weve got?
Atau memang hanya ini yang kita dapat?

REFF

If I die tomorrow I’d be allright

Jika aku mati besok, aku kan baik saja
Because I believe That after we’re gone
Karena aku percaya, walaupun setelah kita tidak ada
The spirit carries on
Jiwa ini akan tetap ada

II

I used to be frightened of dying

Dulu aku sangat takut akan kematian
I used to think death was the end
Dulu aku pikir kematian adalah akhir

But that was before, Im not scared anymore
Tapi itu dulu, sekarang aku tak takut lagi
I know that my soul will transcend
Aku tau jiwaku akan berpindah
I may never find all the answers
Aku mungkin tak akan pernah menemukan semua jawabannya
I may never understand why
Aku mungkin tak akan pernah mengerti mengapa ini terjadi
I may never prove What I know to be true
Aku juga tak akan bisa membuktikan segala yang aku tau itu benar
But I know that I still have to try
Tapi aku tau bahwa aku harus tetap mencoba

Back To REFF

III
Move on, be brave, Dont weep at my grave
Ayo, beranilah, jangan menangis di kuburanku
Because I am no longer here
Karena aku tak lagi berada disini
But please never let your memory of me disappear
Tapi tolong jangan biarkan kenangan tentangku terhapus dari pikiranmu

GUITAR SOLO

IV

Safe in the light that surrounds me
Aman dalam cahaya yang mengelilingiku
Free of the fear and the pain
Terbebas dari rasa takut dan kepedihan
My questioning mind Has helped me to find
Pikiranku yang terus bertanya telah membantuku menemukan
The meaning in my life again
Arti dari hidup ku lagi
Victoria’s real I finally feel
Victoria (nama orang) benar, akhirnya aku merasakan
At peace with the girl in my dreams
Kedamaian dengan gadis impianku
And now that Im here Its perfectly clear
Sekarang aku di sini, segalanya telah jelas
I found out what all of this means
Aku tau apa arti semua ini

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Ending 

Song Meaning : 
Theme Dream Theatre album "Metropolis" is about a man named Nicholas who has multiple personalities and is undergoing hypnotic therapy (regrassion). He always felt being chased someone named Victoria Page, Victoria is another personality of Nicholas ..
Victoria Page is a girl murdered in 1928, while Nicholas is a young man who lived in 1999 ..
Some songs before The Spirit Carries On tells the story of life at the time Nicholas has a split personality, why Victoria Page was killed and so on. And on this song Nicholas began to recover from multiple personality disease, seen from the lyrics of the song:
"Move on, be brave .. do not weep at my grave
because i am no longer here, but please
never let your memory of me .. disappear! "

As this is the last song, so the song became the ending / anti-climax of all the stories above. Where Nicholas is free of Victoria Page ..