Truth & Lies

A child is born with no state of mind

Blind to the ways of mankind

But I can’t find the words that properly describes

The problems that arise

So I gotta decide to either keep it bottled inside or

Swallow my pride

But I got god on my side I’m a follow his guide

So I got down on my knees, apologized

For all the times my son looked in his fathers eyes and

Saw the lies and alibis

Next day to my surprise when I woke at sunrise

I saw my son rise right next to me

Put his hands on my head and said to me

In a voice best described as heavenly:

“The truth shall set you free”

“Stop letting me walk around with blindness on

I’m relying on you to teach me right from wrong

Cause one day I’ll be gone, won’t be a child for long

You’ve found your words, now go write your song”

Who, what, when, where, why?

How do I find which way to reply?

Ask me no questions I’ll tell you no lies

Surprise, the truth’s right in front of your eyes

Riddle me this

You see a man slitting his wrists

And he’s rich

Beautiful women wanna give him a kiss

He was given a gift but it wasn’t something he wished

He’d rather throw it all away for some ignorant bliss

To exist or not to exist?

That’s a question I try to resist

Deep like a bottomless pit

So I swallow my pride and follow my wits

My motto is this: Hold your head high

You could call it a risk

But if I can’t live on my feet I’ll die on my knees

Sowing the seeds of the struggle, I gotta be free

Or better yet I gotta be me

I gotta believe that if the truth is a lie then

Knowledge is key

So yo, gimme the question and let me dissect it

My questions are deeper than my jealousy’s best diss

An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind

I gotta find what I seek or I’ll never respond

We’ve been lied to, we got reparations due

While you’re at it, where’s our 40 acres too?

Save the mule?

In fact you can save the bull

Why should we believe anything you say is true?

Been waiting too long man, them days are through

We no longer cater to red, white & blue

I posed those same questions to you-know-who

He said: “ask not what your country can do for you”

I said well when exactly you gonna do for us too

And where will we be when it finally comes through

Forget it, I don’t know why I’m asking you

You stole our ballots too

We know how you do

The proud and few, we never ever doubted you

Until we found out how your accountants grew fat from

Laying us flat

Taking the rap obeying your crap

Seeing the real reason that we’re breaking our backs

And yo, we wanna know why the leaders are gone

People can die, corporations treat us as pawns

You can see that it’s wrong but you let them lead us

Along

They’re the same corporations that you need to be

Strong

And I know that it’s a game

Truth is I shoulder the blame

I’m just another con artist making a claim

I know I need more than my words working for change

It makes me frustrated that I’m seeking personal gain

But tell me