[Verse 1]
Silver smile
plastic praise
Every word
cut both ways
Say you’d bleed
for anyone
But you’re safe and dry
when the sirens come
[Pre-Chorus]
You sell grace
in a cheap disguise
But your hands
tell on all your lies
[Chorus]
How can you say you love people
with a mouth like a forked tongue?
What’s in your heart will speak first
long before your lungs
Your halo bends in the daylight
all that poison on your breath
How can you say you love people
when your actions preach death?
[Verse 2]
You quote fire
you quote peace
Break a soul
then call it “free”
Open arms
for the chosen few
Stone in hand
for the rest of us who
[Pre-Chorus]
You sing hope
while you pull the thread
But the trail you leave
shows what you meant
[Chorus]
How can you say you love people
with a mouth like a forked tongue?
What’s in your heart will show loud
long before you speak once
Your halo bends in the daylight
all that poison on your breath
How can you say you love people
when your actions preach death?
[Bridge]
[Violin and guitar trade a jagged melody under half-time drums]
I don’t need your pretty phrases (hey!)
I can read the way you move
Every secret that you’re hiding
bleeds right through the things you do
So keep your hollow blessings
and your counterfeit concern
Love is more than empty letters
it’s a fire that has to burn
[Chorus]
How can you say you love people
with a mouth like a forked tongue?
What’s in your heart writes the story
line by line in what you’ve done
Your halo cracks in the daylight
truth cuts deeper than your threats
How can you say you love people
when your actions preach death?
[Outro]
So change the heart
change the hands
Let your life
speak again
One true word
One true vein
Let your love
carry your name