{"id":60,"date":"2005-11-15T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-15T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/?p=60"},"modified":"2015-09-22T19:52:57","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T02:52:57","slug":"world-of-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayearofsongs.org\/blg\/2005\/11\/15\/world-of-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Lies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World<\/p>\n

W<\/span>ritten in the summer of 1983… I was looking for something to shore up the romantic end of my song portfolio, which, after the punk years, was looking a little threadbare.<\/p>\n

But what came out was this song that laces cynicism with romanticism (me, I think the two go hand in hand — unlike love<\/em> and cynicism, say) but manages, I like to think, to still suggest an honest, soul deep yearning<\/em>. Or not.<\/p>\n

It may seem strange, 22 years after its writing, that I’ve never gotten a proper, produced recording of this song onto tape or disk — but I have often included it in live sets. I keep thinking I’ll look up in the middle of performing it in some coffee house or dive and lock eyes with my next<\/em> soul-mate, I guess.<\/p>\n

This version gets the chords and words right but I’m still looking to the future to capture the song’s true essence. You should pardon the expression.<\/p>\n\n

THE WORLD OF LIES
\n<\/strong>
\nMeet me in the world of lies
\nlet’s be hypnotized…<\/em><\/p>\n

You know that love is just a foolish game
\nit always fades away
\nI know that you won’t stay
\nbut at least you’re hear today<\/p>\n

Meet me in the world of lies
\nlet’s be hypnotized
\nSomething in me goes wrong
\nevery time a dream dies<\/em><\/p>\n

I know that I’ll always be alone
\nand I know life’s just to die
\nI know a wise man gives up the world
\nbut maybe I’m not that wise<\/p>\n

Meet me in the world of lies
\nlet’s be hypnotized
\nDon’t let this dream die
\nmeet me in the world of lies<\/em><\/p>\n

Summer 1983 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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