The Hard Truth

Clarity once came to speak
It unravelled in a (?) dream
I could see my life beneath
All the weight of wonder
At what I dared to see
Taking time to live the lie
Taking time to forge the alibi
Been looking hard to find the substitute
For the hard truth
The hard truth, (???) that burns again
I’ve lived in riddles and imitations of the truth
In plain sight of who I could be
And yet I’d take a bullet for you
I’ve had the promise of love
The detail of the shame
Now I carry around the burden
Of myself once again, because
Taking time to live the lie
Taking time to forge the alibi
Been looking hard to find the substitute
For the hard truth
The hard truth, (?) that burns again
Taking time to live the lie
Taking time to forge the alibi
Been looking hard to find the substitute
For the hard truth
For the hard truth, (?) that burns again