Truth Is for Cowards

You wear your smile like a counterfeit crown Speak in riddles just to dumb it all down Every phrase, a cheap charade Your tongue’s a scalpel in a velvet blade You twist the tale, then kiss the floor Preach “honor” while you sell your core The truth, to you, is just decor A fragile thing you can’t afford So here’s applause for your disguise A standing O for alibis But masks will melt, and time will tell Who walked through heaven, and who built hell You lie, lie, lie with a halo on your head But a mouth full of flies and a heart full of dread You cheat with a grin, say “it’s all just a game” Then wonder why no one remembers your name Oh, truth is for cowards, said the liar to the mirror But the cracks in your glass are getting clearer and clearer Half-truths whispered in perfumed breath You decorate your path in theft Of trust, of time, of dignity Your gospel’s gaslight sophistry You quote morality like prose But underneath: a rusted rose Integrity? A foreign tongue You sold your soul and called it fun “Little white lie,” you say but there’s blood on your receipt And every “almost honest” word has rot beneath its beat. You don’t deceive me. You insult me. There’s a difference. And you’ll feel it. The smoke you blew will one day choke The friends you faked, the oaths you broke We’re counting scars, not second chances Your empire’s built on backwards glances You lie, lie, lie like the truth’s your prey But it waits in the dark, and it knows your name You dressed up your shame in eloquence and flair But we all see the ghost that isn’t there Yeah, truth is for cowards, said the liar to the flame Now it’s burning through your stories, through your shame, through your name... Lie to the mirror Lie to the wall Lie to the silence 'Til you can't speak at all...