Dying For Truth And Living With Lies





( Verse 1 )

The cute little mottos and the trite pholosophies

are deception in marketed pride.

While down in the trenches, truth is held in chains

they keep that all quietly hid inside.

Formulaically processing rhetoric and rhymes

presumming they know how others feel.

But Emerson has taught us that self reliance

is the cornerstone for creative ideals



( Chorus A )

Dying for truth and living with lies

Everyone’s become desensitized.

Tired of every wrong always being justified

Dying for truth and living with lies



( Chorus B )

Dying for truth and living with lies

Tired of every wrong always being justified



( Verse 2 )

They say there’s never money for the classroom in the schools

while the kids still use out dated supplies

But the rich still get tax breaks and a new building’s going up

How can they look the children in the eyes?

Weddings are turned out on loveless assembly lines

with no thought given to their magnitude

If it doesn’t work out we’ll just go our own way

has now become the prevailing attitude



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( Verse 3 )

Most messages today qualify what it’s okay

by the level of pleasure that’s gained.

Can a constitution change as quickly as a heart?

Is there understanding to refrain?

The assasins cold bullet penetrates father time

and is lodged deep inside of us all.

They lead us to believe that justice has been served

and feel that that they are all above the law.



( Chorus A )

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© 2003 Terry G. Reed




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