Little Lies

What bends will someday break

I try to bear that weight

I learn to separate what I feel from what I feel

There's a car on the tracks, there's another attack

Can you see a way through the trees?

There's a maniac in a Cadillac

She's bloodied both your knees

I try to distillate what I need from what I need

Little lies

Little lies

Not much to look at but an awful lot to see

Live a half-life in a false light

Hear voices lost at sea

Your comings and going shouldn't mean that much to me

I'll disassociate what I see from what I see

Little lies (like I need you)

Little lies (like we'll make it through)

Little lies (kept on a private shelf)

Little lies (I tell myself)

Little lies (like I need you)

Little lies (like we'll make it through)

Frost-scarred roses barely hanging on the vine

Signs of life in a terrible time

Don't ask for answers when blood runs down your cheeks

Just take a breath, don't the air smell sweet?

Little lies (deceptions, feints and sleights)

Little lies (omissions and false lights)

Little lies (distortions, spins and slants)

Little lies (twists, fakes and shams)

Little lies

Little lies

Little lies