Faded on the lips, a smiles edge and eyes awry Caught between the senses, bit the fruit but now the tongue has dried Credible as ever, slipped the truth behind the lies Paragon of virtue, now your shadow begs for our respite Liar, Liar, Liar, Liar Liar, take the pulpit, pound your fists while people kneel behind Put your thumb between my eyes, don’t stop until I cross myself blind Then lead the weak and helpless, promises to keep them kind Shepard the penned, then take the key and lock the door behind You play your games And all the fucking politicians pretend to rage Bear the weight away You’re in prisoner’s chains And though your thoughts might stay the same Underneath those marks remain And every cry, every claw, all the nails in your heart Won’t change, or go away Press your hands together, feeding on emotion when our fears arrive Bodies of the children, pass around the hat so we can cry and tithe Called a man of virtue, standing in the rubble as you proselytize Speech is full of guile, one behind the battles since the dawn of time Liar, Liar, Liar, Liar Liar, telling me you know me You don't know a damn thing I don't owe you anything (I don't owe you anything) Selling off your time to The gullible and pious Never any questioning (Never any questioning) You often tempt the poor with Promises of better things Then you aren't delivering (They don't owe you anything) Cut the fake messiah Shit and all the pandering Saving’s not your color (Try a bit of listening) We don't owe you anything We don't owe you anything We don’t owe you anything You're bound in chains But you act as though it's us in the cage Bear the weight away You’re in prisoner’s chains And though your thoughts might stay the same Underneath those marks remain And every cry, every claw, all the nails in your heart Won’t change, or go away A light that ends the day Illuminates the past in shame And though our minds can mend the pain Underneath those marks remain Every tear that you saw, all the lives left in dark And you're to blame