The Truth That Burns

acoustic roots/blues folk
[Verse 1]
Why do the best men lie in graves
While the liars walk in golden chains
They spoke the truth when the truth was dangerous
Now their names are dust, their voices rain

[Pre-Chorus]
The good ones never made the headlines
They never sold the fear, they never played the game
They carried light when the world wanted darkness
And darkness always wins when no one says the name

[Chorus]
Why do the best men lie in graves
While the worst keep breathing air they don’t deserve
The good articles never see the front page
’Cause truth don’t sell when the world wants to be preserved

[Verse 2]
The quiet healer who saved without a crown
The father who held the hand till the end
The child who smiled while the rope was tightening
They’re six feet down, and the silence won’t bend

[Pre-Chorus]
The brave ones never asked for cameras
They never traded soul for a seat at the feast
They paid in blood when the world asked for silence
And silence is the price of the beast

[Chorus]
Why do the best men lie in graves
While the worst keep breathing air they don’t deserve
The good articles never see the front page
’Cause truth don’t sell when the world wants to be preserved

[Bridge]
So we dance on the ashes they left behind
We howl at the moon for the ones who are gone
We keep the fire when the fire wants to die
Because someone has to carry on

[Final Chorus]
Why do the best men lie in graves
While the worst keep laughing in the light
The good articles never see the front page
But the truth still burns in the night…
It still burns in the night

[Outro]
Why do the best men… lie in graves…

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