A Thousand Lies (Bridge to Nowhere)

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The best liars don't really need a reason.

They're glib. They're creative. They enjoy lying.

They're not sociopaths... clinically speaking. They have feelings, stirrings of empathy; they indulge in sentimentalism and symbolic emotionalism... in fact, it's the language they speak... all too fluently, at times.

A Thousand Lies (Bridge to Nowhere)

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The delight they take in their lies helps sustain them. It invigorates them. In a very real way, their lies give meaning to their lives.

Because they lie from the inside, out.

In a way, the skein of interlocking lies that lace their lives, is their lives.

They lie to themseslves even though they are perfectly aware they're lying. Their lies are simultaneously excuses and self-entertainments, creative endeavors that provide endless hours of diversion and delight.

And... sometimes... they become politicians.

lyrics
A Thousand Lies (Bridge to Nowhere)

I've got a thousand lies
I can't wait to tell you
I've got a bridge to nowhere
I know I could sell you
I've got a real nice dream
as phony as hell
you know it's all a
part of the game

I know the rules
I'm making them up
anything that works
just to stay on top
I don't care who
else takes the drop
'cause it's all a
part of the game

tell a lie often enough
people forget
where the truth leaves off
but sometimes that truth
can be pretty rough
besides it's all a part of the game

I've got a reason
for all that I do
life's got a meaning
I'll explain it to you
it's all about me
it's not about you and
it's all a part of the game

2008-09-19
(C)2008, TK Major