House Of Mirrors Lyrics

House Of Mirrors lyrics

He was born in Brooklyn

And grew up in the Church of Rome

There was a girl there who loved him and had faith

He loved her like a madman, he loved her like a fool



He got a lot of big ideas

And fought his way up to mad avenue

He navigated that bizarre world easily

He did good work and he was smart

He knew his superiors, he disdained his inferiors

He was proud and dignified and she waited



The more money made, the more he wanted

The more glory he got, the more he wanted

His appetites were never sated



Everything he knew about himself

He drew from what was around him

You know this suit is you, this car is you

This studio is you



People were no different, people were also his mirrors

Often he was their mirror as well

Life became complicated and overstated

And underrated and she waited



The more power he got, the more he wanted naturally

The more women he had, the more he wanted

His appetites were never sated



She finally married a wine salesman and had three children

Sometimes he thinks of her

But it's a gnawing, painful memory

Eventually, like Napoleon, he attacked Russia