Well, after posting the lyrics I thought there would be a ton of responses, but only one so far. This is my all-time favorite song by any artist. 6 minutes of pure awesomeness =) I love to put this song on and just crank the volume (but only once in a while... gotta save the ears). The opening electric riff is mind-blowing at high volume. Gotta make sure you have good speakers or headphones.
As for meaning, it's obviously about someone who's in denial and clings to lies, even though he knows they're nothing more than lies. It's in the context of relationships, but I don't think Ian meant for it to be very specific. The lyrics can cover a number of situations and you can apply them however you want.
"The lies that I believe are true": every time I hear that I think it's absolutely brilliant. Paradox of the century =) And what about that growly bridge. I absolutely love it, and it's so true. And that soaring solo... Thornley isn't as big on solos as many other bands, but I can't think of a more perfect way to end the album.
If you haven't bought the album yet, you owe it to yourself to get it. 12 songs, and not a single skipper. If you like good, solid hard rock you can't be disapointed.
Well, after posting the lyrics I thought there would be a ton of responses, but only one so far. This is my all-time favorite song by any artist. 6 minutes of pure awesomeness =) I love to put this song on and just crank the volume (but only once in a while... gotta save the ears). The opening electric riff is mind-blowing at high volume. Gotta make sure you have good speakers or headphones.
As for meaning, it's obviously about someone who's in denial and clings to lies, even though he knows they're nothing more than lies. It's in the context of relationships, but I don't think Ian meant for it to be very specific. The lyrics can cover a number of situations and you can apply them however you want.
"The lies that I believe are true": every time I hear that I think it's absolutely brilliant. Paradox of the century =) And what about that growly bridge. I absolutely love it, and it's so true. And that soaring solo... Thornley isn't as big on solos as many other bands, but I can't think of a more perfect way to end the album.
If you haven't bought the album yet, you owe it to yourself to get it. 12 songs, and not a single skipper. If you like good, solid hard rock you can't be disapointed.