track name

White Lies

album and band name

from Alt Takes. Live Songs. Unreleased Tracks. by Dead Heart Bloom

 
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ABOUT THIS SONG:
A new song originally meant for the upcoming Strange Waves record. We tried a few different takes of this, but the spirit is much more of the 'Oh Mercy' EP, so it appears here instead in its intended version. Saddled with the unfortunate working title "Corker", this is a full-throttled bit of rock n' roll featuring a rare appearance by Boris on lead guitar in the break.
lyrics
I seen the better life
I seem so satisfied
I see the bright side of a war, and more,
I don't get sad inside
I fail but at least I try
I tell the truth but with a bit of all them

white lies
and cold eyes
hid behind a liar's smile
the teeth shined by a strange denial

I feel so good and gone
I sung my pretty song
I feel the pulling of a strong desire
to show you what I done
to show what is wrong
to tell you I can still command all them

white lies
and cold eyes
hid behind a dead man's trial
freed up by a jury of my peers
denied

I've read The Impersonal Life
I've watched them words go by
I've tried to make those maudlin thoughts apply
So I don't get sad inside
and fail, but still I'm trying
to tell the truth with just a bit of all them

white lies
and cold eyes
hid behind a mask that hides
a soul that's been tried and cast aside

with all them
white lies
and cold eyes
staring down a loser's pride
never knowing that's the way they're bound
to watch it die.
credits
from Alt Takes. Live Songs. Unreleased Tracks., track released 21 June 2010
Boris Skalsky, guitar, vocals, piano
Paul Wood, guitar
Nate Goheen, bass
John Hadfield, drums
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