Honor Thy Father | |
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Length | 10:14 |
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Lyrics | Mike Portnoy |
Music | Dream Theater |
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Recorded | Cove City Sound Studios, Pie Studios NY |
Other appearances | Score (bonus disc) |
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One of the heaviest Dream Theater songs. The instrumental section features samples from a variety of different films, most prominently Magnolia.
The lyrics are about Mike Portnoy's stepfather, as he clarified in an IRC chat. The transcript follows.
- [Portnoy] Let me clear this up right now....
- [Portnoy] It is NOT directed at my father, Howard Portnoy...we have a GREAT relationship and I love him dearly...
- [Portnoy] It is aimed directly at somebody else in my immediate family....
- [Portnoy] If you take the key word from the title as well as the key word from the bridge (Crooked _____), you can figure out who it was written for...
- [Portnoy] I've never been ghood at writing love songs, so i decided to write a HATE song!!!!