Everybody Heard the Lie

[Verse 1] You said it like a gentleman Calm enough to make it clean Set it down between the glasses Like we'd swallow everything Someone studied their reflection Someone suddenly needed wine Someone laughed a little louder Everybody heard the lie [Pre-Chorus] I watched twenty pairs of eyes Find somewhere else to hide Funny how a crowded room Can leave you on one side [Chorus] Everybody heard the lie Nobody moved, nobody asked why Twenty faces, twenty alibis Everybody heard the lie You made it sound so beautiful They almost let it fly But silence doesn't make it true Everybody heard the lie [Verse 2] You kept your hands so steady You even smiled at me Like confidence could turn a crime Into credibility Around us all the witnesses Were suddenly polite Nobody wanted blood on them So everybody called it white [Chorus] Everybody heard the lie Nobody moved, nobody asked why Twenty faces, twenty alibis Everybody heard the lie You made it sound so beautiful They almost let it fly But silence doesn't make it true Everybody heard the lie [Break] So this is how it works One person lights the match Twenty people watch it burn And call the smoke a fact [Verse 3] I could have let you finish I could have played along I could have joined the little choir That knew that you were wrong Instead I pushed my chair back And finally caught your eye You looked afraid for half a second So I smiled [Bridge] Say it again Say it slowly Give them every perfect word Say it again A little louder Make damn sure Everybody heard [Final Chorus] Everybody heard the lie Now everybody's looking in your eyes Twenty faces with nowhere left to hide Everybody heard the lie You made it sound so beautiful But beauty doesn't make it right I didn't have to prove a thing I only had to ask you twice Everybody heard Everybody knew Everybody chose What they were going to do Everybody heard the lie And this time So did you [End]