Build Me A Lie
single
Build Me A Lie
Running at a brisk 152 BPM in C major, ‘Build Me a Lie’ opens with a blues-stung guitar figure before Rose throws the doors open on a full-throttle rock arrangement that earns every decibel. The lyric does real work here: ‘Start with my fear, make the danger clear’ cuts through the noise and lands the theme of self-protective self-deception with uncommon directness, and the callback to the childhood prayer in the bridge gives the chorus a genuine emotional gut-punch. At nearly six minutes the song earns its runtime, with guitar work that has the same kind of technical confidence you hear in peak-era Santana, serving the song rather than showing off. A highlight.
Lyrics
You were the answer to my anger A promise in search of rage A home for every stranger The key for every cage
A Truth in need of a question The lens for my aggression
Build me a lie and I’ll hide every crack Make it sound honest, believe it’s a fact Start with my fear, make the danger clear Build me a lie and I’ll sleep… Believing you care
The spotlight starts to falter And the script’s a page too thin The crowd no longer sure Yet everyone pretends
A Truth in need of a question The lens for your aggression
Build me a lie and I’ll hide every crack Make it sound honest, believe it’s a fact Start with my fear, make the danger clear Build me a lie and I’ll sleep… Believing you care
Now I lay me down to sleep Safe and sound in my belief If I should die before I wake Free me from my last mistake
Build me a lie and I’ll hide every crack Make it sound honest, believe it’s a fact Start with my fear, make the danger clear Build me a lie and I’ll sleep… Believing you care
Build me a lie Build me a lie Build me a lie Build me a lie
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose