Vocalist James LaBrie described his vocals on Awake as "more varied and a lot more aggressive" than on Images and Words to the extent that people may think the band had a new singer for the album.
Vokalis James LaBrie menjelaskan vokal pada Awake adalah "lebih bervariasi dan lebih agresif" daripada Images and Words, sampai-sampai orang mungkin berpikir band memiliki vokalis baru untuk album ini.