Start ’em Young

At home

One lie

They ask you to tell

It begins so small

Tiny

Insignificant

You barely notice it at all

Don't miss the pieces it strips from your soul

It lays dormant

Until the day it decides to wake

It's hungry for you to feed

To get its cheap thrill

It escapes your treacherous mouth

It yearns for more

Will you give in?

It's just so easy isn't it?

They always believe your innocent little voice

Slip one in here and slide another there... no one will notice right?

And at school!

Look! they're paying attention to you!

Those who never looked twice, looking now

They're hanging on your every word

They flow so freely

The words sound so sweet dripping from your tongue

The lies don't hurt anyone

Not really

You're just giving them a grand story of a life you've never lived

But wish you had

You don't know the truth anyway

It all blends together

It's not your fault though

You were never taught lying is wrong

They had you lying the minute you learned words

Hiding secrets, acts committed in dark quiet places

"Playing games" not hurting you to the point of madness when you grow up

How are you to know the truth will out

Would it set you free?

Most likely not

How are you to know there is no Love in a Lie

Because everyone who "loved" you lied

And they still don't believe your truth

Yet they knew the whole time