According to Portnoy, Queensrÿche guitarist Mike Stone tried giving John Petrucci tips on playing guitar, leading Petrucci to write the lyrics: "Don't tell me what's in, tell me how to write".
Podle Portnoye, kytarista Queensrÿche Mike Stone se snažil dávat Johnu Petrucci tipy na hraní na kytaru, což vedlo Petruccio napsat slova: "Neříkej mi, co je in, řekni mi, jak psát".