Almost Honest

"Almost Honest" is the second song as well as the second single of American thrash metal band Megadeth's seventh studio album Cryptic Writings. It was released in September 1997. It was later included on the compilation album, Capitol Punishment and the box set Warchest, but it is not on the Greatest Hits: Back to the Start or Anthology: Set the World Afire compilations. The song went up to the 8th position in the U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Almost Honest" has a theme similar to "Trust," but with a much lighter tone. It is about a person who enters a relationship with not too serious intentions. He does not really love the girl, but stays together with her just for sexual reasons and in wait of something better. Somehow she finds out, and breaks up the relationship, but by then the guy has realized that he has fallen in love with the girl after all. Thus he was 'almost honest' when expressing his feelings for her, because she thought he was lying when he was actually speaking the truth. Unfortunately, she doesn't want to see him anymore. Marty Friedman stated in an interview (2002) : "My fave off Cryptic Writings to play live. It just rocks. Cool video too. It was way cool to hear this one all over the radio in the summertime with chicks and sunshine. This is what rock and roll is all about. I used one of my fave pedals, the MXR Phase 90 on the solo. The remix of this tune is even more fun." The song was played heavily during the Cryptic writings tour through The World Needs a Hero tour, but has not been played live since 2001. (wiki)