Unvarnished Truth [ Short Intro - 4 bars: Male Vocals ] ...New Cisco was different three days ago... ...nobody remembers the shift but us. [ Verse 1: Intimate Vulnerable Male Vocals ] New Cisco was a stable home A city made of glass and chrome But then the mid-tier started shifting And every street was slowly drifting [ Pre-Chorus 1: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] You talk until you’re turning blue The meaning never coming through [ Chorus 1: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] Keep it simple, keep it basic Nothing fake and nothing wasted Keep the evidence on display Unvarnished in a simple way [ Verse 2: Intimate Emotional Female Vocals ] For three days everything was wrong We couldn't find where we belong Addresses swapped on every block The language gave a sudden shock [ Pre-Chorus 2: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] It's getting hard to comprehend The message that they try to send [ Chorus 2: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] Keep it simple, keep it basic Nothing fake and nothing wasted Keep the evidence on display Unvarnished in a simple way [Instrumental Break - Atmospheric Synthesizer Solo] [ Bridge 1: Dry Duet Vocals, Crisp Piano, Tight Rhythm ] Multilingual signs are spinning A false reality is winning They walk past towers moved yesterday Ignore the walls that went astray [ Verse 3: Intimate Vulnerable Male Vocals ] Then suddenly the world was still They bent the memory to their will The neighbors walk a quiet line And say that everything is fine [ Pre-Chorus 3: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] We're drifting into outer space Can't recognize a single face [ Chorus 3: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] Keep it simple, keep it basic Nothing fake and nothing wasted Keep the evidence on display Unvarnished in a simple way [ Bridge 2: Dry Duet Vocals, Crisp Piano, Tight Rhythm ] The mid-tier levels are a lie A fabricated evening sky We are the watchers in the dark Who keep the true and honest spark [ Verse 4: Intimate Emotional Female Vocals ] Slade is standing in the biting cold The unvarnished truth is being told The asphalt jungle hides the ghost Of what the people wanted most [ Pre-Chorus 4: Building Emotional Tension, Passionate Female Vocals ] We cut right through the static noise To find the logic they destroy [ Final Chorus: Upfront Duet, Clear Tight Vocal Harmonies ] Keep it simple, keep it basic The fake reality, we face it Hold the evidence in the light Unvarnished truth throughout the night [ Outro: Upfront Dry Duet, Fading Emotional Resonance ] We keep it simple, keep it plain We're never looking back again Unvarnished and clear The only ones here [Male spoken Dialogue with quiet reflective warmth] ...look up... same moon. Just different dirt... ...at least we know what's real.
