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Honor Thy Father
Train of Thought
Length 10:14
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Lyrics Mike Portnoy
Music Dream Theater
First live performance
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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!!!!
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