How many times have you lied?
To protect those you care about?
A lie for the briefest moment
Allowing them to continue feeling
At peace
You look good
It tastes great
You'll be fine.
These lies are inconsequential
They are made out of love and cruelty
Amounting to nothing

How many times have you lied to yourself?
How many times have you turned the other cheek
Every time you convince yourself otherwise
To believe something you don't.
To say you are alright.
To believe everything is fine.
How many times have you settled for something?
This is all I can get.
It's just the way it is.
That would never happen.
I could never see myself doing that.

All the things you could be
All the things you could do
For the better of yourself and in turn the world
Rot away with every lie
With all the lies we tell.