You can tell us that it isn't serious

And you can tell us that you'll do it right

You can tell us that you've got it all worked out

You can tell us that it's all for us



But we know you're lying through your teeth



You can tell us that it's for security

And you can tell us it's for our own good

You can tell us that we wouldn't understand

And you can hide behind your practiced grin



But we know you're lying through your teeth



You will bear the brunt of liability

It will be a stone around your neck

Drowning you in irresponsibility

Underneath the weight of your regret



You can sell our secrets for your benefit

You can toss our bodies in the ground

You can ship our children off to battlefields

You can wipe the blood from both your hands

You can tell us that it's indisputable

As you throw away the evidence



But we know you're lying through your teeth



You will bear the brunt of liability

It will be a stone around your neck

Drowning you in irresponsibility

Underneath the weight of your regret