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The Truth
8
Metal
The Truth was released on October 6, 2023 by Relapse Records as a part of the album Little Bird
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Release DateOctober 6, 2023
LabelRelapse Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Keening
The Keening
Performer
Rebecca Vernon
Rebecca Vernon
Electric Guitar
Billy Anderson
Billy Anderson
Electric Bass Guitar
Andrea Morgan
Andrea Morgan
Violin
Allegra Sauvage
Allegra Sauvage
Cello
Kelly Schilling
Kelly Schilling
Flute
Lily Breshears
Lily Breshears
Harp
Daniel Partridge
Daniel Partridge
French Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rebecca Vernon
Rebecca Vernon
Songwriter

Lyrics

There was a man in Rome
Who saw a dark deed at midnight
And when the judge called him to tell all
He got a letter from the mob
They said, You have a beautiful wife
You have a beautiful daughter
And so, he was pinned like a butterfly
Between truth and lies
So, I ask you, baby, did the truth set him free?
There was a girl of seventeen
Who fell in love with the county scoundrel
In her eyes he could do no wrong
They got married and she had his son
Slowly the light faded from her eyes
As he beat her almost every night
And then he framed her suicide
And inherited her daddy's gold mines
So, I ask you, baby, did the truth set her free?
Sherpas on the mountain
Philosophers and kings
Pilgrims to lost lands
All searching for the same thing
And when you finally achieve the peaks
Of a heaven so few ever reach
You see a table set for two
And the truth waiting patiently
She gestures you to take a seat
Looks at you so sadly
Then she puts poison in your cup
Will you drink it up?
So, I ask you, baby, did the truth set you free?
The truth is a hard mistress
The truth is a burning coal
The truth is a clinging thorn
That digs deeper as we grow old
The truth is like a stranger at a wake
In the coffin he lays
He takes your heart like a sparrow
The truth is like a killer on the streets
That when your eyes chance to meet
You shudder and are glad to be rid of him
The truth is like a dove in a gale
It beats its wings to stay afloat
Till the storm has passed
The truth is like a stranger at a wake
In the coffin he lays
He takes your heart like a sparrow
The truth is like a friend from the past
That when you see him at last
You open up your arms to receive him
The truth is like a little child
That when he comes to your side
You don't stop to ask why
The truth is like a fire in the night
A beautiful treasure
With a terrible price
The truth is like a friend from the past
That when you see him at last
He shines like a star in the darkness
Written by: Rebecca Vernon
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