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*** [[Jossed]]; according to Akerfeldt Portnoy is probably not going to be involved.

* [[Blasphemous Boast]]: "Slave Called Shiver":

{{quote| I may be nothing now, but I will rise~~ ~~

{{quote|I may be nothing now, but I will rise

I'll have more followers than Jesus Christ }}

* [[Breather Episode]]: "Sentimental", which is stuck between [[Epic Rocking|"Anesthetize"]] and "Way Out of Here", two of their bleaker songs.

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* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: "Linton Samuel Dawson"

* [[Last of His Kind]]: "A Smart Kid":

{{quote| A spaceship from another star~~ ~~

{{quote|A spaceship from another star

They ask me where all the people are~~ ~~

They ask me where all the people are

What can I tell them?~~ ~~

What can I tell them?

I tell them I'm the only one~~ ~~

I tell them I'm the only one

There was a war but I must have won }}

* [[Loudness War]]: Steven is opposed to this, including a disclaimer in the inner sleeve of ''Deadwing'' that the album is mastered less loud to maintain dynamics.

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** Being as how ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' is told from the perspective of the son of ''[[Bret Easton Ellis|Lunar Park]]''s middle aged protagonist, it's debatable whether Steven Wilson is more disgusted with the adult producers or the young consumers.

** The title of "The Nostalgia Factory" is a swipe at the music press' short attention span (and hilariously, ''Melody Maker'' compared the song to [[Ride]] when it came out, proving the point).

{{quote| '''Wilson''': One thing I’ve tended to experience with the British music press is that if you try to talk to them about the history of music, their knowledge often doesn’t go back beyond [[The Stone Roses]] or Happy Mondays.}}

{{quote|'''Wilson''': One thing I’ve tended to experience with the British music press is that if you try to talk to them about the history of music, their knowledge often doesn’t go back beyond [[The Stone Roses]] or Happy Mondays.}}

* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: The lyrics of [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127049/ Nine Cats]. Full stop.

** As seen below under Word Salad Lyrics, many of the lyrics prior to ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' or arguably ''Signify'' could fall under this. Nine Cats seems almost sensible compared to [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127040/ The Joke's On You].