Name: The Books Were Filled With Lies
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: Sometimes I think the media may be lying to me. Just because everyone believes it doesn't make it true. Step back and think for yourself.

The Books Were Filled With Lies

from The Perfect Day by Lou Leaves the Room

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Sometimes I think the media may be lying to me. Just because everyone believes it doesn't make it true. Step back and think for yourself.

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The polar bears were dying so we saved all the ice
Then an army of bears came to devour us twice
All the trees rejoiced when we dismantled all our saws
But our books fell apart and our houses are all gone

And all we had were books
And the books were filled with lies
And lies became the truth
Right before our very eyes
And the truth that we forgot
We burned up all the words
That left us with the lies
So the truth was never heard

But we wanted to have cool hair and burned a hole in the air
The sun cooked our skin; it was worse than the bears
We saved all the dolphins from the tuna man
Then they hooked all their boats and dragged them to the sand

And all we had were books
And the books were filled with lies
And lies became the truth
Right before our very eyes
And the truth that we forgot
We burned up all the words
That left us with the lies
So the truth was never heard

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from The Perfect Day, released April 17, 2012
Gabe Martin - vox, synth
Scott Ferguson - vox, brass, guitar

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Lou Leaves the Room Atlanta, Georgia

I love music. I love listening to music and I love creating music. Some musicians are purists, but I am definitely a tweaker. I try to play music I would want to hear.

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