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A Fortune in Lies Lyrics
I can remember when,
In the unity of our five-day sessions
Not even once did we hear the siren song
What kind of imagination
Asleep in some lyrical coma
Who's vain futile memory
Could have been so wrong?
<b>Chorus</b>
You can make a fortune in lies
You can keep a giant alive
You can ride the red
Until everybody smiles
A trifling euphoria
was such an untimely religion
maybe your life can explain
the reason for my indecision
Here is a poor man
the heart of this monster creation
He said we both will be heroes
and I was led into temptation
<b>Chorus</b>
Can you show me your gold
and your silver?
A hero in frozen water
Now you've made a fortune in lies
and you kept a giant alive
You rode the red
You rode the red
It sounds like its about how tempting it is to sell out for money and for fame, and how being a sincere musician can be harder than it looks.
Live @ the Marquee-version is the way to go.
According to Mike Portnoy, this song is about a friend of theirs who was busted for stealing and the experience he gleaned from it.
Beautiful song and beautiful lyrics. Second best in WDADU, with The Killing Hand first.
I think the earlier albums have better lyrics. I like the music of the newer ones more.