Some that would have to be, because they couldn't tell the truth. Some that would be the only thing that makes sense. Some they say because they have nothing else to say. Some you'd say if you had to. Would you have to? Our economy is one of hype. Is hype a lie? Hype is a lubricant for action. Are all lies hype? and don't you need some action?
Is truth about what's good? Is it about freedom? Is it about power? Or is it about itself? Do all lies conceal an evil, and is this why you want to know the truth? The truth certainly is out there. In Manhattan, Bagdad, Abbottabad, Wuhan. Is out there where your life is? It may be. If it's not, can truth still be about freedom? Power is about reaching beyond where your own life is. Do you deserve the truth because you deserve power? Do you want the truth because you want power? In your dreams, do you play the big game?
lyrics
I've got a riddle to spin your wheel,
in this falling cage of melting steel.
Bagdad's on the news again,
and a whiplash from wall street has triggered a paper rain.
It hits, it hits, it hits,
and your silence is deafening.
It hits, it hits, before you know,
you'll become all the things you say you hate.
You'll be just like the people you hate.
Writing fairy tales for grown-ups,
in the language of blasphemy.
I've read from all the prophecies of doom,
and I don't know what to believe.
Loyalty traded for a judas kiss,
allied causes conquer your campus.
Contracts, kickbacks secrets and foes,
the generation of change will have to make its own.
And your tongues can be eased,
and your palms can be greased,
and when there's no pride left,
they'll reap the rewards.
Lies are the only way forward.
Lies are the only way forward.
It hits, it hits, it hits,
and your silence is deafening.
It hits, it hits, before you know,
you'll become all the things you say you hate.
You'll be just like the people you hate.
Lies are the only way forward,
under the banner of sanctity.
I've read from all the prophecies of doom,
and I don't know what to believe.
You've become all the things you said you hated.
You'll be just like, just like, just like...
Lies are the only way forward.
Lies are the only way forward.
Lies are the only way forward.
Lies are the only way forward.
credits
from All The Things,
released April 7, 2021
Written, performed and recorded by Antoine Kerbérénès at Trigger Warming Records in Paris. Mixed and mastered by Antoine Kerbérénès and Matthieu Kirby in Bordeaux. All visuals by Antoine Kerbérénès.
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