I agree that the lyrics to Wither and the Beautiful Agony of A Nightmare to Remember are both pretty good, but the rest of the album is a total miss when it comes to lyrics. The Count of Tuscany is such a great song musically, but is one of the few DT songs where the mediocre lyrics really bring it down a few notches for me. The Shattered Fortress' lyrics, much like the music, seem like both a total rehash of the prior 12-step songs and total cliches. Finally, while the sentiment of The Best of Times is obviously something everyone can get on board with, the actual lyrics aren't very good.