Build Me Up, Break Me Down (track)
by Dream Theater
Year: 2011
From the album A Dramatic Turn Of Events (track #2)
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Build Me Up, Break Me Down appears on the following album(s) by Dream Theater:
- A Dramatic Turn Of Events (track #2) (this album) (2011)
- Live At Luna Park (track #22) (2013)
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| ! | 05/14/2026 11:09 | phmusic | 73,504 | 100/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2025 08:22 |  luigybetis | 13,330 | 89/100 |
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Build Me Up, Break Me Down, the second track on A Dramatic Turn of Events is great music, but the lyrics are too dorky. It is James LaBrie, and the same old same old trite messiah lyrics that are borderline comedy because he takes himself so seriously. This song could have been reclaimed if it had better lyrics, as the music, excluding the vocals, is actually better overall than say, On the Backs of Angels.
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