River of Deceit
Mad Season * Track #3 On Above
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River of Deceit by Mad Season
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Mad SeasonWrited by
Layne Staley & Mike McCready & Barrett Martin & John Baker SaundersAbout
The music for “River of Deceit” came together from rehearsals with the band before Layne Staley joined.
The lyrics, written by Staley, were partially based on “The Prophet”, the prose poetry book written by Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran in 1923. Staley was reading the book during the makin...
River of Deceit Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My pain is self-chosen
At least, so the prophet says
I could either burn
Or cut off my pride and buy some time
A head full of lies is the weight tied to my waist
[Chorus]
The river of deceit pulls down, oh-oh
The only direction we flow is down
[Post-Chorus]
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
[Verse 2]
My pain is self-chosen
At least I believe it to be
I could either drown
Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
[Chorus]
The river of deceit pulls down, yeah
The only direction we flow is down
[Post-Chorus]
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
[Outro]
The pain is self-chosen, yeah
Our pain is self-chosen
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
Down, oh, down
River of Deceit Q&A
Who wrote River of Deceit's ?
River of Deceit was written by Layne Staley & Mike McCready & Barrett Martin & John Baker Saunders.
Who produced River of Deceit's ?
River of Deceit was produced by Mad Season & Brett Eliason.
When did Mad Season release River of Deceit?
Mad Season released River of Deceit on Tue Mar 14 1995.
What did Mad Season say about "River of Deceit"?
According to drummer Barrett Martin
Layne Staley felt as though he was on a spiritual mission through his music. Not a rock mission, a spiritual mission.