[Verse 1] I watched it bend in their mouths Like a spoon in hot tea They polished the lie Till it gleamed like a key You saw the cracks I saw them too But they kept on smiling Like that made it true [Pre-Chorus] And the room got small When I said it plain Their faces changed Like paper in rain [Chorus] The further we drift The more they hate truth The further we drift The more they hate you Speak it anyway Speak it clean and loud The further we drift The more truth drowns out the crowd [Verse 2] I kept my hands still Kept my voice low But they fear a candle When the dark starts to show Names on the wall Faded and thin One brave line Can crack it open again [Pre-Chorus] And the room got small When I said it plain Their faces changed Like paper in rain [Chorus] The further we drift The more they hate truth The further we drift The more they hate you Speak it anyway Speak it clean and loud The further we drift The more truth drowns out the crowd [Bridge] I know your throat burns I know your hands shake Still, don’t trade the fire For a softer ache Let them turn away Let them call it sin What breaks the shell Is what was locked within [Final Chorus] The further we drift The more they hate truth The further we drift The more they hate you Speak it anyway Speak it clean and loud The further we drift The more truth drowns out the crowd The further we drift The more they hate truth The further we drift The more they hate you
