Dream Theater – On The Backs Of Angels lyrics

There are videos showing how the symbol for dream theater is a masonic symbol. There are many bands initiated into the entertainment side of this Kabal. See John Todd on YouTube. Maybe cause Mike Portnoy was the head of this masonic band and was always at the forefront of control the band seeing the state of the future decided to fall out of favor from the masonic oath. Mike being the diehard mason droped out of the band knowing how dangerous it is to depose the nwo for fear of retrabution left. It is a thought.

This may just be the delicious Sam Adams Imperial White brew talking, but I'm getting the feeling that there is, like most dt songs, several things going on here.
Dtfan1 isn't entirely incorrect in the interpretation presented, and neither is Nilatir.
But (and that's a big butt) there is something else going on here that is not evident on first analysis.
If you look at the artwork that's presented on the YouTube still, you can see there is some heavy symbolism going on with the image of the unicyclist riding off in to apparent infinity (or nowhere) on a rope that is about to break behind him. That appears to be symbolic of the whole "forgetting you past will doom you" trope. I also think that has something to do with the lyric "we spiral towards disaster" in that the rope itself is obviously a spiral and the unicyclist is heading to destruction. I'm still working out what exactly the colors of his outfit mean, other than maybe it has something to do with "McDonald's" which has been for a while a representation of everything that is wrong with American consumerism.
But anyway, feel free to pick apart this analysis as much as you want as it is fueled by high abv beer.

"You're blinded by your hunger
Beware, your days are numbered"
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Could it be a Mike Portnoy reference?
Advising him to slow down, and don't pursue the A7x thing - the hunger being lust for money and fame (Rudess and Petrucci said he talked about a 5 year break, and returning with dt then, and Portnoy should have said 'we are going to be bigger than ever' about the return).
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"We're on to your agenda
The dead end road to no where"
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This could be another Mike Portnoy reference if one were willing to see the guys as angry with him, and sending a message that is 'don't let your ego run wild, Mike'.
Portnoy on his parting in his press release made a big number of telling how hard he had always worked, and signed himself 'your fearless x-leader'. Well - I actually love Portnoy, I love dt, I would have liked them to stick together - but dt clearly contains 5 very intelligent men, both then with Portnoy and now with Mangini.
Portnoy should know better than _anyone_ just how capable the other guys are. When reading interviews with Petrucci it is clear that he is a very determined man, and he will not tolerate anything to disturb his work. He loves to play, but he also wants people who listen to his music - if someone or something gets in the way of his ambitions he will instantly react to it and do damage control.
Obviously at least some nasty words must have been said behind closed doors, first with him leaving, and then wanting to come back, after they hired Mangini.
Portnoy himself wrote on his forum that the guys wouldn't even return his calls, which of course is only his version of the story, but it makes the other guys look bad.
It's basic politics: Make yourself look like the victim. Gain sympathy from the masses. That could be the 'agenda'. And the guys responds 'it's a dead end, Mike. You will not be able to make us take that fight with you in public'.
The other guys have acted extremely well co-ordinated as a team, in terms of press coverage. They are almost quoted for saying the same exact phrases. They are on to the agenda of divide and conquer, and they will not act on it.
Well - it could be that - it could be nothing: D.
But I will be listening very closely for hints about Portnoy in the lyrics on the other tracks.