LIESSince she has gone I've only been lied to Well now I must oblige you To tell the truth Sometimes I wonder If there was a truth at all Or am I a thrall To dark forces unseen? Everyone's laughing Confusion is their bitter joke Free me from their yoke Before I crack When I look her way There's a vacancy in the eyes Brow-beaten by all those lies She needs me Where's the healing touch I'd known? Where's the lay of hands I'd grown Accustomed? Fumbling in the night I grasp Expecting to receive your clasp But no one's there And I'm alone and always will ... Oh beating heart won't you lie still? Where's the red-haired girl I'd known? Why's her conscience stretched and grown Taut? For all the facts you whispered dear Naught is left me year by year And now you're gone And I'm alone and always will ... Oh beating heart won't you lie still? Shining syllables once so bright Her words lit the darkest night And kept the snakes at bay Lord grant me charity Bless my sweet old Verity My love, my life, my fiery passion Auburn red in youth her tresses Ruby lips that dare professes The only truth that ever mattered And truth it is indeed 'Tis all I seek and all I need To find my way again |