This is from the forthcoming CD based around Virtual Reality concept. $Bill: guitars, synths, bass. Matt: vocals, drums, synths, piano
prog rock
epic
virtual reality
Story behind the song
This is from the forthcoming CD based around Virtual Reality concept. Seems that lies are the original virtual reality (alternative facts, as it were... geesh!). The lyrics sprout from that idea - lies on social media, in the news, from our leaders, it goes on and on.
Lyrics
"What is fact and what is fiction?",
Said the Phantom to the LostSoulCastaway,
"You can make use of the system
And #whatisnews
A sea of doubt is there for you to use",
Then he leaned against an imaginary wall
He took a breath and cut me to the quick, saying,
"You can hope they let you finish
And await your fifteen minutes
But fate is in your hands, instead of leaving it to chance, why not
Tell a lie
Make it vaguely detrimental
Keep them lost inside
Play it close to the vest
Their belief is fundamental, but tell a lie".
His words rang false with their insanity
Inhumanity, his vanity
And even now I could not turn away
I wondered what he meant with this message that he sent
But it seemed as though he'd finished with his chosen task
With a whisper and a wink before he left
He leaned in closer to me
As if he was looking through me
His body shook, trembled and vanished as he said,
"Tell a lie, make it vaguely detrimental
Keep them lost inside
Play it close to the vest
Belief is fundamental, but tell a lie".
And once again I wondered what it was
That made me pause
And had I lost?
But even now I can not look away
Was there a method to his madness, for much to my surprise
A darkness had hollowed out my eyes
And I marveled at the sound coming from my mouth
It fairly oozed a character obscene
Something made me nervous
As I sunk below the surface
With a solitary purpose, I was almost screaming,
TELL A LIE...