Tonight we move on with the next song of the From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness series -- track number ten, "The Lying Lies & Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court." Try saying that ten times fast in one breath.

I like to think of this song as a kind of groove. The first seven tracks of the album were the heavy, hard rock type of songs, while "Wake Up" helped to break the formula and slow things down. "The Suffering" kicked back in with a loud and fast paced, bouncy type of song. Now, the album starts to wind back down a little bit as we reach toward the last third of the album. Tell me you couldn't listen to the opening riff of this particular song, and not find it at least a bit groovy?

From start to finish, the guys play catchy and groovy instrumentals that, added to Claudio's continued mastering over his voice and learning how to be a better singer, makes for what I think is the catchiest song on the record. However, the band doesn't overdo it, realizing any groovy tune on this particular record needs to stay in tune with the heavy and dark atmosphere of the story.

In terms of the concept, the Writer's continued descent into madness is marked by yet another hallucination of Ten Speed (to clarify, his bicycle gone demonic). However, the Writer hasn't totally lost his mind. Whether its through Ten Speed's influence or by the Writer's own will, he's come to completely understand his role and his destiny, so to speak, in the course of the story's events. The "unwritten end" mentioned in the song is a reference to how, currently, the story doesn't have an ending. But, the Writer can make that happen. Further, the line "Cause when you go, they won't be following" alludes to how, once the Writer finds his ending and makes it happen, the characters will cease to exist.

All of this is the result of the Writer's anger and hatred for Erica Court, which is where the title of the song gets it name, even if it appears to be nothing remotely close about Erica.

This review ends tonight with a video of the guys playing this song live. I love that Claudio forgets the lyrics momentarily and asks the audience for help. So hilarious!