I have consistently felt that this is one of the best DT ballads (top 3) and time has not changed my view of it. It's a really beautiful song- simple and direct. The lyrics are great too.
It's my favorite song from that album.
I can get behind this.
One of the things that really sets ADTOE apart from the rest of the Mangini-era albums, for me, are the ballads.
Setting aside The Astonishing (bc I frankly don't consider it a traditional DT album), DT12, DOT, and AVFTOTW are all just so, for lack of a better word, dense. Even DT12's 'ballad' ("Along for the Ride") feels almost impenetrable, something that is not aided at all by what I feel is an offensively 'thuddy' drum sound.
On an album that is practically balls-to-the-wall from beginning to end, "Out of Reach" is a much needed moment of space (much like "Vacant' was to TOT).
And, yes, the lyrics are pretty top-notch....that JLB can definitely paint a picture with his words.