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PlayWait for Sleep is the seventh song from the album Images and Words by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. The song was written by the former band member Kevin Moore and it consists of a duet between a piano (played by Moore) and vocals (by the current vocalist James LaBrie).

It is played in E minor and has a very calm feeling to it, in syntony with the lyrics theme, a woman trying to deal with her fears as she waits to fall asleep. The song was written about a friend of Kevin’s who was going through a hard time and doubting her faith.

The song’s lyrics are the source of the album’s title, Images and Words:

She shuts the doors and lights
And lays her body on the bed
Where images and words are running deep

==ANALYSIS==

The song begins with Kevin introducing the main theme on a piano sound, most likely from the Roland JD-800. Beneath this there is an overdubbed synthesizer string sound, probably the Roland D-50. The piano motif gets more complex as Kevin adds counterpoint with his left hand. The piano part simplifies as LaBrie’s vocals enter in the first verse.

The piano part changes to a jazzy progression (the synth strings double this) with matching rootnotes to fit under the second verse. The piano motif returns with some added flourishes and introduces the third verse. The jazzy progression returns again for the next verse.

The piano part next moves to an arpeggio of the E power chord. This builds up and is resolved in an octaved D to introduce the closing middle 8.
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