[Verse 1] I kept my mouth shut down Like a fist in my pocket Watched that lie grow tall Till it kicked in the socket You can smile at a fire Call the smoke just air But the room still burns When the truth gets there [Pre-Chorus] I seen good men break On a polished excuse I seen whole lives bend For a half-told truth And the more you hide it The worse it gets Yeah, silence can poison What the heart won't admit [Chorus] Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth (than the truth) Nothing cuts deeper When it finds you If you bury it low It will rise right through Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth [Verse 2] Mama cried in the kitchen When the paper came home Daddy stared at the table Like a man made of stone That same old secret Wore a hole in the floor And the words we refused Just came back for more [Pre-Chorus] I heard that lesson In the screen door slam Love turns to wreckage In a closed-up hand So if my voice shakes I still let it bleed 'Cause the cleanest wound Is the one that's seen [Chorus] Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth (than the truth) Nothing cuts deeper When it finds you If you bury it low It will rise right through Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth [Bridge] Let it sting me Let it scar me green Let it knock these walls down Right between you and me I'd rather lose sleep Than lose my soul 'Cause a hidden heart Never gets whole [Chorus] Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth (than the truth) Nothing cuts deeper When it finds you If you bury it low It will rise right through Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth [Outro] Say it plain Say it true Nothing is more dangerous Than the truth
