The whiter the lie (feat. King Marino)
Tonight, I can tell the whitest lies
Say, for example, The sun will rise
And it's going to be okay
Knowing you won't see the light of day
I could play with the truth a little
And break the brittle bones you own
With a sly smile and a word
That's not worth your while
'Cause tonight, I won't bat an eye
As I tell the whitest lies
To you like a parent to a child
Except my lies are dark as black bile
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
Tell me more, and then I'll tell you less
Say no more; I'll take it on the press
It's easier to attack them
When they have no defense
I'll quell the riots
Read my lips and deny this
Hush now, you better be quiet
The police are on their way
I can lie all night
But you won't even have a say
'Cause tonight, I can tell the whitest lies
And one day you live, but another's your demise
But no need to worry about a thing
The tear gas shouldn't make you cry
It shouldn't even sting
And all those rubber bullets shouldn't hurt so bad
You should see the other bullets we've always had
When they tell me I'm being too harsh in my response
I tell them back that my actions aren't really so wrong
If I had the choice, I'd silence their voice
And send them to the cemetery
'Cause this force is necessary
Keep the peaceful protesters coming
I'll light them up like they were nothing
And I promise that I'll solve the problem
And all I need is my knee on them
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
White lies and white silence
White guilt and white violence
White shame and white blame and
It's all just a game
That only white people play
And it's all the same
It's Twenty-Twenty-something, but nothing's changed
White lies and white silence
White guilt and white violence
White shame and white blame and
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
'Cause tonight, I can tell the whitest lies
Like, I understand your pain as if it were mine
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Say, for example, The sun will rise
And it's going to be okay
Knowing you won't see the light of day
I could play with the truth a little
And break the brittle bones you own
With a sly smile and a word
That's not worth your while
'Cause tonight, I won't bat an eye
As I tell the whitest lies
To you like a parent to a child
Except my lies are dark as black bile
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
Tell me more, and then I'll tell you less
Say no more; I'll take it on the press
It's easier to attack them
When they have no defense
I'll quell the riots
Read my lips and deny this
Hush now, you better be quiet
The police are on their way
I can lie all night
But you won't even have a say
'Cause tonight, I can tell the whitest lies
And one day you live, but another's your demise
But no need to worry about a thing
The tear gas shouldn't make you cry
It shouldn't even sting
And all those rubber bullets shouldn't hurt so bad
You should see the other bullets we've always had
When they tell me I'm being too harsh in my response
I tell them back that my actions aren't really so wrong
If I had the choice, I'd silence their voice
And send them to the cemetery
'Cause this force is necessary
Keep the peaceful protesters coming
I'll light them up like they were nothing
And I promise that I'll solve the problem
And all I need is my knee on them
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
White lies and white silence
White guilt and white violence
White shame and white blame and
It's all just a game
That only white people play
And it's all the same
It's Twenty-Twenty-something, but nothing's changed
White lies and white silence
White guilt and white violence
White shame and white blame and
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
The whiter the lie, the darker the truth
The stronger the fight, the weaker the root
'Cause tonight, I can tell the whitest lies
Like, I understand your pain as if it were mine
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
Heart darker than coal, soul colder than snow
Mouth shouting out smoke, guns shooting black folk
More white men with every kind of lie
Paler than tints of the bluest eye
Stare glaring full might, spite brighter than white
Gaze fazing daylight, rage staining calm skies
Yet another white man telling all sorts of lies
Whiter than a goddamn Ku Klux Klansman disguise
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Writer(s): Nolan Dannels
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