Original song (C) Oden Eriksson

Body of lies

Don’t talk like you still know me
I broke that mirror quietly
You gave me words, I wore them down
They fit like ropes, I played the clown
You smiled like that was how it works
And I believed it wouldn’t hurt
You said, “It’s fine,” and smiled so wide
While something in me slowly died

I stayed too long
I bit my tongue
Skinned by you, the ghost within
I held my breath and let you win

This is the Body of Lies!
I let you paint me clean
Then watched you light the fire
And said, “That’s fine with me”
You called it love, I took the fall
But now I don’t believe at all
And I became what I despised

You never yelled, you never tried
You let me twist, then watched me lie
I traced your shape into my spine
Then lost the parts I called mine
You built a home, I brought the skin
Then asked me why I let you in
But I remember every line
And every word you made mine

I stayed too long
I bit my tongue
Skinned by you, the ghost within
I held my breath and let you win

This is the Body of Lies!
I let you paint me clean
Then watched you light the fire
And said, “That’s fine with me”
You called it love, I took the fall
But now I don’t believe at all
And I became what I despised

You had your truth, I wore it well
But I was choking in that shell
You called me “strong” while I gave in
And now I’m paper over skin

(Chanted: “LIES. LIES. LIES.”)

This is the Body of Lies!
I traded soul for touch
But found no voice to break it
Just echoes, cold and crushed
We built this cage, I closed the door
And lost the war I started for
And I became what I despised

The light went out
But I still stare
You disappeared
And I was there