Believing the Lie

now you’d think that what most folks might want is the truth
but as we’re seeing that ain’t always the case
there’s a whole lotta people, surprising in their numbers
who’d prefer to have you lie right to their face

believing the lie is easy
ah but the truth is harder than that

well the truth, you know, is often full of shadows
shifting sands and areas of gray
ah but lies, you know, are usually told in black and white
cut and dried and simplified in a comforting way

believing the lie is easy
ah but the truth is harder than that

now it is written, in the Bible, that ye shall know the truth
and the truth, it says in the Bible, will set you free
but there’s one simple fact, and though it’s hard to understand
it looks like free is not what some folks *want* to be

believing the lie is easy
ah but the truth is harder than that

so don’t go swallowing what the snake oil salesmen try to sell you
or any old fairy tale someone pulls from his hat
beware of people who point you toward some scapegoat enemy
been a lotta misery all through history that’s come from exactly that

believing the lie is easy
ah but the truth is harder than that
just a little harder than that
takes more courage than that