This is about never really knowing if whether what we read, see and hear, is actually real/true. These lyrics were written over a couple of weeks.
Feet on the ground
Above is the sky
Sea surrounds
Far and wide
Neighbours we see
Strangers on TV
Words in the papers
Can we believe that
The truth is the truth
And what they say’s a lie…
Is a lie?
We appeared through evolution
The pinnacle of creation
With hands that could write
A living revelation
We created languages
With alphabets and words
Numbers and money
For the working world.
And now…
In the history of time
We discovered caves
Castles, graves
Weapons, bones
Artefacts and Precious stones
Story books
Poems, rhymes
Fables, fairy tales
And the bible!
God knows!
What happened?
Adam and Eve
Jesus Christ
Virgin Mary
Son of God
Crucified
Why?
Good and evil
Heaven and hell
Faith healers
Relentless killers
Predators, pray
The meek, weak
Wither and die
Even if we pray
Is this the way
God intended?
The truth is…?
The truth is…?
The truth is…?
Warlocks, wizards,
Witches casting spells
Spirits, ghosts and
Ghouls.
What is true?
What can we believe?
What is true?
Even what we see
Isn’t reality
We have visions
We have dreams
But our thoughts can’t be seen
By anyone but ourselves.
Alcohol, medication
Hallucination, frustration
Disorder, disillusion
Doubt!
Religion, prison
Laws and rights
Rules, freedom
Corruption, hypocrites
Bureaucrats.
The truth is the truth…
And what they say’s a lie…
Is a lie.
Can we believe what we saw?
Do we believe what we read?
The facts are questionable
Throughout history.
The truth is the truth…
And what they said’s a lie…
Is a lie.
But, in fact
It’s true to say
Nothing’s for sure
When the truth can cause
Repercussions, conflict
Hatred – death!
Less said the better (they say)
Less we see, less we grieve
Out of sight – out of mind
But war is more
Than just a little secret
Between two armies
It’s more!
The world’s entwined
In business, travel
Investment, families
Friends.
We have hearts that care
For those in trouble
And despair
Facing devastation
Disaster and terror
We must protect
Respect the innocent
Fight the offender
Avoid surrender
And defeat.
The reasons
For attack
Are assumed, presumed
Guessed or explained
But sometimes
The truth is hidden
Or never disclosed
Or instead
Disguised in lies
For self-justification
And approval.
The truth is…?
The truth is…?
The truth is…?
© 2022 – Colin E. Pyle