They lied to us
about how it feels to grow old
They lied to us
about how it feels to grow old
about how you’ll understand better
about how you’ll wish you had done things
or hadn’t done things
About how life shrinks
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They lied to us
about the certainty of it all
about losing chances
about losing strength
losing creativity
They lied to us
and as we get angry
they don’t understand
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Because they lied to us
but more importantly
they lied to themselves
Because others lied to them
just as some others lied to those
and some others lied to those
And it would be too shattering
too painful
too unbearable
to face your own lies
to let go of this pretence
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They lied to us
but we believed them
We lied to ourselves
about who really knows the Truth
They lied to us
and we listened
and we lied to ourselves
But the truth is
we are strong enough
to bear the Truth
because the truth is
you don’t have to be strong
to face the Truth
you just need to be soft
and gentle
and fluid
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Be like water
and let it all go
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