[Verse 1] Know your facts before you speak Don’t trade truth for a cheap trick Every word can cut the weak So count it twice, keep it strict I hear the talk, I see the smoke One-sided tales and bent-up quotes You twist the frame, you sell the joke Then wonder why the whole thing chokes [Pre-Chorus] Don’t paint me with your borrowed lies Don’t feed the fire, don’t feed it twice If you don’t know, then say you don’t Truth deserves a cleaner voice [Chorus] Facts before fire Facts before fire Don’t build a liar’s choir Facts before fire Facts before fire Facts before fire Truth won’t feed your wild desire Facts before fire [Verse 2] You leave out doors, you cut the light Make a half-truth sound airtight But holes in stories show at night And questions bloom when things don’t write Wildfires grow from careless hands From made-up words and shaky plans I won’t stand for shaded stands I need the whole truth in my hands [Pre-Chorus] Don’t paint me with your borrowed lies Don’t feed the fire, don’t feed it twice If you don’t know, then say you don’t Truth deserves a cleaner voice [Chorus] Facts before fire Facts before fire Don’t build a liar’s choir Facts before fire Facts before fire Facts before fire Truth won’t feed your wild desire Facts before fire [Bridge] [Female vocals] Keep it kind, keep it real Let the honest cuts reveal If the story’s not complete Don’t you call that something sweet (know your facts) (know your facts) [Final Chorus] Facts before fire Facts before fire No more smoke, no more liar Facts before fire Facts before fire Facts before fire Truth stands tall and burns higher Facts before fire
