The Truth
- Songwriter:
- Dan Wentworth
- Albums:
A song about perspective. The daily grind of life wears us down and you can reach a point where you feel like you've had it... But this is life, and it really is better than not being alive. In fact most of the problems we have in modern life probably would seem laughable to humans only a century ago.
The subject of this song is making things hard on themselves by clinging to a negative perspective. It is not only damaging to this person, but also to those around them, and it leads to isolation. In the chorus, a friend is appealing to the subject to consider this, and abandon the negative pattern.
Lyrics
There's a limit to the strain you can hide on your face But a visit to this pain let's you keep up your pace You can use your confusion to lean on their pity But the truth is illusion. Belief is not pretty. Baby, this is illusion But the truth is not that bad This is crazy, all this confusion Needs to get on There's a change in your pace when we can't see your face There's a glaze in your gaze as you face the disgrace You lose traction no action can bring satisfaction You lose track, and look back when the nightmare hits head-on Baby, this is illusion But the truth is not that bad This is crazy, all this confusion Needs to get on
Recording Notes
There are two versions of this song. An acoustic one was originally released with this album. This particular version is a full on instrumentation with heavy guitars, drums and bass.
Maybe I will make an acoustic version again one day. I like having unplugged versions. It gives me nostalgia for music in the 90s.