Lyrics
What can you believe?
Questioning the reliability of beliefs.
And what do you tell yourself to get some sleep
Reflecting on self-deceptive thoughts for comfort.
The human disease
Referring to falsehoods as a pervasive human condition.
Yeah we'll believe anything to get relief
People believe anything to find solace.
You can't wish it away
Acknowledging that problems persist despite wishing otherwise.
The little things that we tell
Small lies we tell ourselves daily.
Ourselves day after day
Using deception to cope with reality.
To find some escape
Seeking escape to avoid confronting problems.
And deny all the problems we don't want to face
Denying and avoiding unpleasant issues.
And you know that it's true
Acknowledging the universal nature of deception.
That we're all believing
Continued belief in lies as a commonality.
Lies
Explicitly stating the theme of the song: Lies.
The words that we use
Highlighting the role of words in shaping our lives.
To define our lives
Lies as defining elements of our existence.
Lies
Reiterating the prevalence of lies.
We can't face the truth
Facing the truth is challenging.
So we wear a disguise
Using disguises to avoid confronting reality.
And you can't deny
Emphasizing the collective nature of belief in lies.
That we're all believing - lies
Reaffirming the universal acceptance of lies.
What's hiding under your bed?
Asking about hidden fears or fabricated concerns.
Is it more of the stuff
Referring to imagined anxieties created mentally.
You make up in your head
Thoughts created in the mind without a basis in reality.
And do you just pretend
Pretending to have all the answers to life's complexities.
That you have all the answers
Questioning the coherence of one's beliefs.
When nothing makes sense
Chaos and confusion when confronted with life's mysteries.
Can you show me some proof?
Demanding evidence for strongly held beliefs.
For all the things you believe
Challenging the basis of unquestioned convictions.
When you don't have a clue
Believing without understanding or evidence.
It's the human excuse
Human tendency to accept appealing narratives.
To buy into the stories
Buying into stories that sound comforting.
That sound good to you
Choosing narratives that align with personal desires.
It's only ourselves we're deceiving
Self-deception as the primary form of deceit.
You better believe it
Asserting the inevitability of self-deception.
We're all believing lies
Reiteration of the collective belief in lies.
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