In the great American tradition of hustlers and con men, we know that people have a weakness for liars — our song “Lies” tries to catch this vibe. With its bluesy swing rhythm and sweet-talking horn section, it evokes almost a jazz noir sensibility, smoky, mysterious, and alluring.
Lyrics
LIES — Katherine Bergeron
People are sheep, they don’t know their own minds
One minute they see, the next they’re blind
Beware the philosophers who pontificate
Twisting the truth until it turns to hate
Like Iago whispering in Othello’s ear
Telling him the things that everyone most fears
It’s the oldest trick in the book
To catch them line, sinker, and hook with
Lies: it’s a total travesty of justice
Lies: ruin someone else so you’re not busted
Lies: if they knew they truth about you they’d be disgusted
Hypocrites have responsibility
To disguise their dual personalities
How can a master of iniquity
Stand for peace and justice and equity
Birds of a feather they flock together
Especially in inclement weather
The going gets rougher, the weak act tougher
But everybody knows about this bluffer’s
Lies: it’s a total travesty of justice
Lies: ruin someone else so you’re not busted
Lies: if they knew they truth about you they’d be disgusted
You have to admit it was a clever ruse
To get out of the game before you could lose
Almost as clever as your goodbye letter
Where you tried to make your reputation better
Placing the blame on someone else
For all the things you didn’t do yourself
That’s the way to pay your dues
With cowardice, incompetence, your own fake news and
Lies: it’s a total travesty of justice
Lies: ruin someone else so you’re not busted
Lies: if they knew they truth about you they’d be disgusted
They’d be disgusted
Yeah, if they knew they truth about you they’d be disgusted