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== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
 
"Fraud" is available on the album [[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]], which can be ordered through [https://secure.jonathancoulton.com/ArtificialHeart/ Coulton's website] or on iTunes.
 
"Fraud" is available on the album [[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]], which can be ordered through [https://secure.jonathancoulton.com/ArtificialHeart/ Coulton's website] or on iTunes.
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== Fan Interpretation ==
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One interpretation that has been discussed is that the artist, suffering after a break up with a significant other ["it"], has been religated to "the friends zone" and is argueing with him/herself ["you fraud"] about how to handle the current situation with the significant other.
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Lines like:
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''It tells you lies
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''You say you won't but you compromise
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''Just don't imagine you'll ever win
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''Any race you aren't running in''
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Seem to indicate that the artist understands that he or she will not be able to be with the significant other ["it"].
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Or, this song could be about a cat...''Sharp teeth test your skin/Too late, you let an angel in.''
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== Themes ==
 
== Themes ==

Revision as of 08:45, 23 January 2012


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Fraud
ReleaseArtificial Heart
Length3:00
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"Fraud" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's eighth studio album, Artificial Heart.

Live performance

This song has not been played live as of yet.

Availability

"Fraud" is available on the album Artificial Heart, which can be ordered through Coulton's website or on iTunes.


Fan Interpretation

One interpretation that has been discussed is that the artist, suffering after a break up with a significant other ["it"], has been religated to "the friends zone" and is argueing with him/herself ["you fraud"] about how to handle the current situation with the significant other.

Lines like:

It tells you lies

You say you won't but you compromise

Just don't imagine you'll ever win

Any race you aren't running in

Seem to indicate that the artist understands that he or she will not be able to be with the significant other ["it"].


Or, this song could be about a cat...Sharp teeth test your skin/Too late, you let an angel in.


Themes

Self-doubt

The creative process

Artificial Heart
1. Sticking It To Myself · 2. Artificial Heart · 3. Nemeses · 4. The World Belongs to You · 5. Today With Your Wife · 6. Sucker Punch · 7. Glasses · 8. Je Suis Rick Springfield · 9. Alone at Home · 10. Fraud · 11. Good Morning Tucson · 12. Now I Am An Arsonist · 13. Down Today · 14. Dissolve · 15. Nobody Loves You Like Me · 16. Still Alive · 17. Want You Gone · 18. The Stache