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Secrets & Lies
Secrets slither in the darkness sneaky and deadly
What secrets are housed in hearts blackened with hate?
Secrets of fire burn bridges and cut ties
Secrets are words hidden covered up by telling lies
Surrounded by shadows from where none shall return
Don’t be so distracted by the beauty of a rose that you are pricked by its thorn
The weight of things kept hidden is like quicksand around your waist
Toxic sludge black coats the mouths from whence secrets emerge
When the tongue drips honey it’s so sickly sweet
It disguises the stingers embedded in it
Behind the mask of insincerity lurks a demonic secret
Secrets break the body and burn the soul
They strain the muscles and crack the bones
Tainted by what’s withheld inside a shadowed soul
When a liar speaks black smoke clouds the atmosphere for they cannot be trusted
By the time you hear its rattle it’s too late to escape the snake
Barriers that define the boundaries of the shadows and the light sport handprints of blood
Where many a soul has tried to pass between the two before meeting an awful fate
Everywhere you look, in everyone you see, you will always find a secret that they keep
The reasons behind secret keeping are vast and infinite
Many keep them to prevent judgment, while others do so to prevent incrimination
Secrets are also ammunition to wound others while preventing the discovery of your own mistakes
You can spot a liar by looking where they’ve come from as the footprints will be ashy and muddy
Though a melody may emerge from their lips it is a trap and pretty soon you’ll find yourself sharp or flat
Be careful where you place your foot for some stones are not as solid as they seem
Guard yourself against things that seem too good to be true because they probably are
Secrets and lies go hand-in-hand one cannot be without the other
Secret identities, villains, superheroes, special agents they all have one thing in common
Though the reason for the secret of those differs in each scenario
Please don’t gaze upon her beauty and get so lost that you miss the knife she holds behind her back
You look at a little girl who looks like an angel
But the shadow she casts is nothing close to one
You look at a man with piercings and tattoos, you assume he’s evil
But his shadow is that of a praying man
What you see is not always what it is and what it is, is not always what you see
Deception is all around and casts shadows causing doubt
Liars lie because they’ve been lied to and it’s the only thing they know
Secrets don’t keep us close but rather divide us making us turn on one another
Secrets and lies are like salt and pepper or two peas in a pod
The pain that remains left from secrets and lies is not easily forgotten
A scar will always taint the skin, the heart, the soul of the victim
Mysteries glimmer in the moonlight beckoning to wandering souls
If you tell me your secret I will tell you mine
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Secrets can make us powerful for a time but ultimately they become a weakness
The same can be said for lies, the truth may hurt but is not as lasting as a lie
Maybe you’ll escape before your air runs out
Maybe just maybe you’ll escape the maze before time stops
Perhaps for today death will pass over you, it’s glance upon another
But sooner or later it will come to a head
Ghosts linger as their business is unfinished and they shimmer with foggy deception
Be careful of things that are beautiful for they hide the most ugly and dangerous of things
Each promise laced with poison making one susceptible to suggestion
Pretty liars are the most deadly for you see them not coming till it’s too late
They get close and personal knowing you better than you know yourself
You open up and become vulnerable and that’s your biggest mistake
Trust is the biggest most powerful weapon of secrets and lies
Lies are like slivers that stick in your finger and fester
Secrets are like splinters that dig into your skin and putrefy
Lies are like lasers that cut and burn what they touch
When secrets and lies invade your mind you can’t tell what’s real and what’s not
At their invasion you are unable to understand what’s true and what isn’t
It’s like your brain is clouded, your mind is covered in a mist
You can’t think clearly enough to find a way out and there’s a ringing in your ears
You have been disoriented by what you did not see coming
The warning of which you did not heed
It’s numbing not being in control
Those explosions surround you, you don’t hear a thing
Suddenly you’re underwater and everything is silent
Can you hold your breath long enough to survive
Because Mrs. Secret wants you to die and Mr. Lie wants you to give up and breathe the water in
Darkness has befriended you, shadows form wings behind you
Smoke creates feathers blackened by evil
You can run but you can’t hide, you’ll never escape secrets and lies
They’ll hunt you when you’re dreaming with torturous nightmares
But don’t expect to be saved during the day because they will hunt you there as well
You won’t have peace of mind there will be no quiet for your soul
Not as long as the poison runs through your bloodstream
What secrets aren’t you telling what lies have you let slip
They will be your undoing they have already begun to wear you down
How long before your skin has gone and you’re left with muscle and bone
Then when the muscle atrophies and you’re left as brittle bone what will you do
Secrets and lies are how we disguise things that we don’t want others to know or to see
But sooner or later our true colors show
I guarantee you are not purely white
There will be patches of black
Secrets are grenades that when shared, blow up friendships and relationships
Lies alter perceptions others have of us and how they interact with us in the future
Walking on a tightrope over a pool of piranhas walking the line between wrong and right
Some things are better left unsaid for words cut deeper than a knife
But the wisdom to know what secrets to share and what lies not to tell is not common anymore
Instead of standing in the light we love to bask in the deliciousness of the dark
What we do in the dark cannot be judged and cannot be seen by our peers
We are no longer bugs underneath a microscope but are free to follow pleasure and desire
Tripping up on secrets and over our lies is like bare feet getting blisters as you run through a desert
We are like sheep who will so willingly drink the Kool-Aid whoever the source may be
We are quick to believe lies because we don’t want to face the truth
Do not gaze into the shadows if you don’t possess the wisdom to discern their meaning
Deception is waiting behind every rock and around every corner
Promise me you won’t tell a soul the secret I’ve just told you
Swear to me that you will never lie to me and will always tell the truth
I cannot believe a word you utter for they drip with smoke and darkness and deceiving hope
Like a broken butterfly wing that will tear with the slightest touch or breeze
Relationships where secrets and lies have dwelt or dwell are just hanging by a thread
Eventually the secrets become too much, as do the lies
They will be the straw that broke the camel's back
Backs are lined with bruises like a patchwork quilt
Patterns made from the various weights they’ve born
Ones that never fade because the weight is too much
Others that have rented a space for their recurring presence
A venomous spider that sets a trap, a web to catch its prey
You reach the top of the stairs but where do you go from there
And when you turn back can you see all the blood you spilled
Can you see the people you stomped on and the bruises you left
Can you see the hearts that you broke and the souls you destroyed
Don't let yourself fall asleep for when your ears are unguarded
In crawl the spiders of secrets and the worms of lies
A knife to the heart a needle prick to the finger a wound to the soul
Secrets slither in the darkness sneaky and deadly
What secrets are housed in hearts blackened with hate?
Secrets of fire burn bridges and cut ties
Secrets are words hidden covered up by telling lies
Surrounded by shadows from where none shall return
Don’t be so distracted by the beauty of a rose that you are pricked by its thorn
The weight of things kept hidden is like quicksand around your waist
Toxic sludge black coats the mouths from whence secrets emerge
When the tongue drips honey it’s so sickly sweet
It disguises the stingers embedded in it
Behind the mask of insincerity lurks a demonic secret
Secrets break the body and burn the soul
They strain the muscles and crack the bones
Tainted by what’s withheld inside a shadowed soul
When a liar speaks black smoke clouds the atmosphere for they cannot be trusted
By the time you hear its rattle it’s too late to escape the snake
Barriers that define the boundaries of the shadows and the light sport handprints of blood
Where many a soul has tried to pass between the two before meeting an awful fate
Everywhere you look, in everyone you see, you will always find a secret that they keep
The reasons behind secret keeping are vast and infinite
Many keep them to prevent judgment, while others do so to prevent incrimination
Secrets are also ammunition to wound others while preventing the discovery of your own mistakes
You can spot a liar by looking where they’ve come from as the footprints will be ashy and muddy
Though a melody may emerge from their lips it is a trap and pretty soon you’ll find yourself sharp or flat
Be careful where you place your foot for some stones are not as solid as they seem
Guard yourself against things that seem too good to be true because they probably are
Secrets and lies go hand-in-hand one cannot be without the other
Secret identities, villains, superheroes, special agents they all have one thing in common
Though the reason for the secret of those differs in each scenario
Please don’t gaze upon her beauty and get so lost that you miss the knife she holds behind her back
You look at a little girl who looks like an angel
But the shadow she casts is nothing close to one
You look at a man with piercings and tattoos, you assume he’s evil
But his shadow is that of a praying man
What you see is not always what it is and what it is, is not always what you see
Deception is all around and casts shadows causing doubt
Liars lie because they’ve been lied to and it’s the only thing they know
Secrets don’t keep us close but rather divide us making us turn on one another
Secrets and lies are like salt and pepper or two peas in a pod
The pain that remains left from secrets and lies is not easily forgotten
A scar will always taint the skin, the heart, the soul of the victim
Mysteries glimmer in the moonlight beckoning to wandering souls
If you tell me your secret I will tell you mine
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Secrets can make us powerful for a time but ultimately they become a weakness
The same can be said for lies, the truth may hurt but is not as lasting as a lie
Maybe you’ll escape before your air runs out
Maybe just maybe you’ll escape the maze before time stops
Perhaps for today death will pass over you, it’s glance upon another
But sooner or later it will come to a head
Ghosts linger as their business is unfinished and they shimmer with foggy deception
Be careful of things that are beautiful for they hide the most ugly and dangerous of things
Each promise laced with poison making one susceptible to suggestion
Pretty liars are the most deadly for you see them not coming till it’s too late
They get close and personal knowing you better than you know yourself
You open up and become vulnerable and that’s your biggest mistake
Trust is the biggest most powerful weapon of secrets and lies
Lies are like slivers that stick in your finger and fester
Secrets are like splinters that dig into your skin and putrefy
Lies are like lasers that cut and burn what they touch
When secrets and lies invade your mind you can’t tell what’s real and what’s not
At their invasion you are unable to understand what’s true and what isn’t
It’s like your brain is clouded, your mind is covered in a mist
You can’t think clearly enough to find a way out and there’s a ringing in your ears
You have been disoriented by what you did not see coming
The warning of which you did not heed
It’s numbing not being in control
Those explosions surround you, you don’t hear a thing
Suddenly you’re underwater and everything is silent
Can you hold your breath long enough to survive
Because Mrs. Secret wants you to die and Mr. Lie wants you to give up and breathe the water in
Darkness has befriended you, shadows form wings behind you
Smoke creates feathers blackened by evil
You can run but you can’t hide, you’ll never escape secrets and lies
They’ll hunt you when you’re dreaming with torturous nightmares
But don’t expect to be saved during the day because they will hunt you there as well
You won’t have peace of mind there will be no quiet for your soul
Not as long as the poison runs through your bloodstream
What secrets aren’t you telling what lies have you let slip
They will be your undoing they have already begun to wear you down
How long before your skin has gone and you’re left with muscle and bone
Then when the muscle atrophies and you’re left as brittle bone what will you do
Secrets and lies are how we disguise things that we don’t want others to know or to see
But sooner or later our true colors show
I guarantee you are not purely white
There will be patches of black
Secrets are grenades that when shared, blow up friendships and relationships
Lies alter perceptions others have of us and how they interact with us in the future
Walking on a tightrope over a pool of piranhas walking the line between wrong and right
Some things are better left unsaid for words cut deeper than a knife
But the wisdom to know what secrets to share and what lies not to tell is not common anymore
Instead of standing in the light we love to bask in the deliciousness of the dark
What we do in the dark cannot be judged and cannot be seen by our peers
We are no longer bugs underneath a microscope but are free to follow pleasure and desire
Tripping up on secrets and over our lies is like bare feet getting blisters as you run through a desert
We are like sheep who will so willingly drink the Kool-Aid whoever the source may be
We are quick to believe lies because we don’t want to face the truth
Do not gaze into the shadows if you don’t possess the wisdom to discern their meaning
Deception is waiting behind every rock and around every corner
Promise me you won’t tell a soul the secret I’ve just told you
Swear to me that you will never lie to me and will always tell the truth
I cannot believe a word you utter for they drip with smoke and darkness and deceiving hope
Like a broken butterfly wing that will tear with the slightest touch or breeze
Relationships where secrets and lies have dwelt or dwell are just hanging by a thread
Eventually the secrets become too much, as do the lies
They will be the straw that broke the camel's back
Backs are lined with bruises like a patchwork quilt
Patterns made from the various weights they’ve born
Ones that never fade because the weight is too much
Others that have rented a space for their recurring presence
A venomous spider that sets a trap, a web to catch its prey
You reach the top of the stairs but where do you go from there
And when you turn back can you see all the blood you spilled
Can you see the people you stomped on and the bruises you left
Can you see the hearts that you broke and the souls you destroyed
Don't let yourself fall asleep for when your ears are unguarded
In crawl the spiders of secrets and the worms of lies
A knife to the heart a needle prick to the finger a wound to the soul
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