LORDEL
LIES [AI] 🅴

[Verse 1] Click on the screen and it stares right back Teeth all white on a plastic mask Smile so wide but the eyes off-track Every headline like a jump scare, facts? Scroll that feed, feel my brain get bent Every spin got a villain they invent Every clip cut clean, out of context Tell me who edits what we call "blessed"? They sell fear as a home-made meal Dress up greed like a brand-new deal Say "trust us" as they turn that wheel Then blame us when the crash feels real [Pre-Chorus] I been tryna tune ‘em out But the volume only grows Every channel, every mouth Got a script somebody wrote [Chorus] Lies in the living room Lies on the evening news Lies in the words they choose Twistin’ what we’re livin’ through (yeah) Lies in the headline font Tell you what you should want World on a borrowed truth Who do I listen to? Lies all around, all around And they call that "view" [Verse 2] Kids learn fear ‘fore they learn their names See the world through a frame full of flames Every story got a side that’s missing Every cut make a clean incision Talk shows turn pain to a product Victims to a viral topic Turn the worst day of your life To a clip they can crop and profit I watched ‘em sell storms like seasons Weather maps shaped like demons If it bleeds, it leads, that’s the thesis Then they cut to ads and sneakers I see hands in the puppet strings Pullin’ hearts like they pullin’ rings Tell me, when did we trade our minds For a pair of branded wings? (hey!) [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been drownin’ in their sound Tryna find a voice that’s mine Static in the background Buried in the bottom line [Chorus] Lies in the living room Lies on the evening news Lies in the words they choose Twistin’ what we’re livin’ through (oh) Lies in the headline font Tell you what you should want World on a borrowed truth Who do I listen to? Lies all around, all around And they call that "view" [Bridge] Mute that screen, hear my pulse go loud Heart talk real, it don’t play to the crowd If the world don’t change, I’ma change my route Cut that cord, let the signal drown out I’m done tryna fit their frame I’m done wearin’ secondhand shame If the truth don’t trend, I’ma trend my name Stand in the dark till I spark my flame (yeah) [Chorus] Lies in the living room Lies in the words they use Lies in the painted proof Tellin’ me what’s “right” to choose Lies in the headline font Tell you what you should want World on a borrowed truth Who do I listen to? Lies all around on the screen, in the sound I’ve been breathin’ ‘em in, I’m refusin’ ‘em now Lies all around, all around, all around I’m breakin’ out, I’m breakin’ out, right now