Verse 1

I see it in the flicker of the nightly news,

A story bent soft, dressed in better views.

Flags wave clean while the wheels inside decay,

Smiles are rehearsed, and the truth slips away.

Pre-Chorus

Love tells me stay, fear tells me run,

Every side claims they’re the only one.

Deals are made under table and prayer,

Nothing seems wrong, but nothing feels fair.

Chorus

And I can’t touch the lie, but I feel it in the air,

Every answer splits when I ask it “where?”

The world’s a quiet hum that rocks me to sleep,

Truth hides in the shadows that I know I keep.

Verse 2

Layers on layers, smoke dressed as light,

Propaganda whispers to make it all feel right.

Is it belief, design, or just what we tell?

A story to survive in this spinning carousel.

Pre-Chorus

Hands shake, kisses of old lovers at war,

Conspiracies knock but won’t open the door.

I stand in the middle, eyes half-open wide,

Knowing the truth doesn’t shout—it hides.

Chorus

And I can’t touch the lie, but I feel it in the air,

Every answer splits when I ask it “where?”

The world’s a quiet hum that rocks me to sleep,

Truth hides in the shadows that I know I keep.

Bridge

It’s not about finding who’s wrong or right,

It’s about seeing the fog in the middle of the night.

I’m part of the story, the cover, the light,

Every hidden thread woven into my life.

Chorus

(Refrain)

And I can’t touch the lie, but I feel it in the air,

Every answer splits when I ask it “where?”

The world’s a quiet hum that rocks me to sleep,

Truth hides in the shadows that I know I keep.Nothing is as it appears, but that’s okay,

I see through the smoke in my own small way.

The world keeps spinning, stories rise and fall,

But standing here, I feel it all.