The Price Of Truth

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THE PRICE OF TRUTH

(Spoken Intro)

They told me...

Keep your head down.

Sign the paper.

Look the other way.

Everybody sleeps better when the truth stays buried.

But some men were never built for silence.

(Verse 1)

I wore the badge for years and years

Saw broken dreams and hidden fears

Saw good men bend and bad men rise

Watched power hide behind polished lies

They said:

"Don't ask questions.

Don't rock the boat."

But every lie felt heavier than the coat

And every night the mirror looked back at me

Asking what kind of man I wanted to be

(Pre-Chorus)

Because there comes a moment

Every soul must choose

Between protecting comfort

Or standing up to lose

(Chorus)

The truth has a price

And it ain't cheap

It can cost your friends

It can steal your sleep

It can shake your world

And leave you standing alone

But I'd rather walk through fire

Than live a lie I've known

The truth has a price...

But so does selling your soul

(Verse 2)

Some people called me foolish

Some called me brave

Some said I'd dig myself an early grave

But I wasn't fighting for headlines

Or a place in history

I was fighting so my children

Could believe integrity

Because silence pays well

For a little while

But guilt walks beside you

Every single mile

(Pre-Chorus)

And when the crowd disappears

And the cameras all go dark

The only judge that matters

Lives inside your heart

(Chorus)

The truth has a price

And it ain't cheap

It can cost your friends

It can steal your sleep

It can shake your world

And leave you standing alone

But I'd rather walk through fire

Than live a lie I've known

The truth has a price...

But so does selling your soul

(Bridge – Spoken)

Maybe nobody remembers my name.

Maybe history turns the page.

Maybe tomorrow comes with consequences.

Maybe it comes with peace.

But when my story ends...

My children will never have to wonder

Which side I stood on.

(Final Chorus)

The truth has a price

And it ain't cheap

But some things are worth more

Than the promises we keep

And if I have to stand alone

Then alone is where I'll stand

Because a man without his conscience

Is a shadow of a man

The truth has a price...

And I'd pay it all again.

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THE PRICE OF TRUTH (Spoken Intro) They told me... Keep your head down. Sign the paper. Look the other way. Everybody sleeps better when the truth stays buried. But some men were never built for silence. (Verse 1) I wore the badge for years and years Saw broken dreams and hidden fears Saw good men bend and bad men rise Watched power hide behind polished lies They said: "Don't ask questions. Don't rock the boat." But every lie felt heavier than the coat And every night the mirror looked back at me Asking what kind of man I wanted to be (Pre-Chorus) Because there comes a moment Every soul must choose Between protecting comfort Or standing up to lose (Chorus) The truth has a price And it ain't cheap It can cost your friends It can steal your sleep It can shake your world And leave you standing alone But I'd rather walk through fire Than live a lie I've known The truth has a price... But so does selling your soul (Verse 2) Some people called me foolish Some called me brave Some said I'd dig myself an early grave But I wasn't fighting for headlines Or a place in history I was fighting so my children Could believe integrity Because silence pays well For a little while But guilt walks beside you Every single mile (Pre-Chorus) And when the crowd disappears And the cameras all go dark The only judge that matters Lives inside your heart (Chorus) The truth has a price And it ain't cheap It can cost your friends It can steal your sleep It can shake your world And leave you standing alone But I'd rather walk through fire Than live a lie I've known The truth has a price... But so does selling your soul (Bridge – Spoken) Maybe nobody remembers my name. Maybe history turns the page. Maybe tomorrow comes with consequences. Maybe it comes with peace. But when my story ends... My children will never have to wonder Which side I stood on. (Final Chorus) The truth has a price And it ain't cheap But some things are worth more Than the promises we keep And if I have to stand alone Then alone is where I'll stand Because a man without his conscience Is a shadow of a man The truth has a price... And I'd pay it all again.

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