Musically, this song progresses in a slow but painfully heavy atmosphere, almost resembling 2008’s “Snuff.” The song gives the listener the opportunity to go with Corey Taylor in yet another trip to his depression story, reflecting on how society looks at depressed people.
In this song, Corey seems...
[Verse 1]
A season at an end
A harvest of seclusion and regret
The burning can begin
A period of ash is what you get
The quiet is a curse
But my respect was shown to you by force
Another day too late
Another neck too eager for the rope
[Refrain]
Liar
Liar
[Verse 2]
Yesterday was hard
Tomorrow's just a promise of the same
When friends have all subscribed
To spitting on the ground to say my name
Fire on the ice
December in the summer kills the heart
Your hate is no surprise
I guess I have to die to play my part
[Refrain]
Liar
Liar
[Verse 3]
You close your eyes and join the blind
Slit your wrists for peace of mind
Turn your back and show us the truth
There's only one way to remember it for you
Burn, burn, burn the liar (Liar)
Burn, burn, burn the liar (Liar)
Burn, burn, burn the liar (Liar)
Burn, burn, burn the liar
[Chorus]
(Hold the weight)
Never trust the one beside you
(Carried away)
You know just as much as I do
(Hold the weight)
Do it all for what you really love
(Carried away)
Use you up until they've had enough
(Hold the weight)
Never trust the one beside you
(Carried away)
You know just as much as I do
(Hold the weight)
Do it all for what you really love
(Carried away)
Use you up until they've had enough
[Post-Chorus]
Clench your teeth and tighten your grip
Stand up straight, don't let it slip
Burn, burn, burn the liar (Liar)
Burn, burn, burn the liar
[Bridge]
True victims and survivors learn to make war
Don't want to be the sad man singing anymore
I did it all wrong so I'd get it all right
We're wasting all the candles, the dead need no light
[Outro]
Liar
Liar
Liar
A Liar’s Funeral was written by Michael Pfaff & Alessandro Venturella & Jay Weinberg & Jim Root & Craig Jones & Sid Wilson & Shawn Crahan & Mick Thomson & Corey Taylor.
A Liar’s Funeral was produced by Slipknot & Greg Fidelman.
Slipknot released A Liar’s Funeral on Fri Aug 09 2019.
This is the one song that I was like, “That has to be on the record.” It was a demo that I worked on at home, and I got really fond of it—but then put it on the back-burner while we were working on other songs. Corey put lyrics to it and then I just loved how heavy it was. It doesn’t have any thrash...