[Verse 1] You found yourself a story Where the good guys looked like you Every bastard on the other side Was everything that’s wrong and cruel Every headline that confirmed it Was evidence enough Anything that contradicted you Was bought or fake or corrupt You called the others brainwashed Said they couldn’t see what’s true Funny thing about that accusation They were saying it about you [Pre-Chorus] Everybody wants the truth Till truth walks through the door And says the thing you swore was certain Ain’t so certain anymore [Chorus] YOU BOUGHT THE LIE I BOUGHT ONE TOO Mine came wrapped in different colors But I swallowed that shit too YOU BOUGHT THE LIE ’CAUSE THE TRUTH WAS HARD TO HEAR It’s easier to hate somebody Than admit that we were wrong in here YOU BOUGHT THE LIE I BOUGHT ONE TOO [Verse 2] I had all my favorite voices Telling me I had it right Every morning brought another reason Not to question my own side When my people did the same damn thing I’d condemned the week before Suddenly there was context Suddenly I needed more I could spot your contradiction From a fucking mile away But when the mirror turned toward me I always found somewhere else to gaze [Pre-Chorus] Everybody loves a mirror When it shows them what they like But turn that bastard sideways And we start blaming the light [Chorus] YOU BOUGHT THE LIE I BOUGHT ONE TOO Mine came wrapped in different colors But I swallowed that shit too YOU BOUGHT THE LIE ’CAUSE THE TRUTH WAS HARD TO HEAR It’s easier to hate somebody Than admit that we were wrong in here YOU BOUGHT THE LIE I BOUGHT ONE TOO [Bridge] If every story you believe Makes your people always right If every fact that hurts your side Becomes another fucking lie If every bastard you despise Just happens to disagree And everybody standing next to you Is somehow brave and free Maybe nobody fooled us Maybe nobody had to Maybe they just learned What we wanted to be true [Breakdown] Tell me I’m right I’LL LISTEN Tell me they’re evil I’LL SHARE IT Tell me I’m the good guy I’LL BUY IT Tell me I might be wrong I DON’T WANNA FUCKING HEAR IT Tell me I’m right I’LL LISTEN Tell me I’m right I’LL STAY Keep telling me I’m righteous AND I’LL COME BACK EVERY DAY [Final Chorus] WE BOUGHT THE LIE ME AND YOU Different flags Different slogans Same old shit we wanted true WE BOUGHT THE LIE ’CAUSE THE TRUTH WAS HARD TO HEAR It’s easier to hate somebody Than look ourselves in the mirror WE BOUGHT THE LIE AND WE HELPED IT SPREAD Every share Every scream Every half-truth in our heads WE BOUGHT THE LIE BUT HERE’S WHAT SCARES ME TOO If somebody sold another one tomorrow Would I know it wasn’t true? [Outro] Maybe being wrong Doesn’t make you weak Maybe changing your mind Doesn’t mean defeat Maybe saying I don’t know Isn’t something we should fear Maybe truth gets easier to find When we stop demanding That it tell us What we want to hear.
