T-Bone Burnett - House Of Mirrors lyrics

rate me

He was born in BrooklynAnd grew up in the Church of

RomeThere was a girl there who loved him and had faithHe

loved her like a madman, he loved her like a foolHe

got a lot of big ideasAnd fought his way up to mad

avenueHe navigated that bizarre world easilyHe did

good work and he was smartHe knew his superiors,

he disdained his inferiorsHe was proud and dignified

and she waitedThe more money made,

the more he wantedThe more glory he got,

the more he wantedHis appetites were never satedEverything

he knew about himselfHe drew from what was around himYou

know this suit is you, this car is youThis studio is

youPeople were no different,

people were also his mirrorsOften he was their mirror

as wellLife became complicated and overstatedAnd underrated

and she waitedThe more power he got,

the more he wanted naturallyThe more women he had,

the more he wantedHis appetites were never satedShe

finally married a wine salesman and had three childrenSometimes

he thinks of herBut it's a gnawing,

painful memoryEventually, like Napoleon, he attacked Russia