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There Were Lies

from Until It's Beautiful by Everything in Pen

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It seems there were lies
I was told they were true
I was told they were facts
I was told to recite them
And write them all down in five paragraphs
If I could

And when I was young
I was told to be proud of the place we came from
Cause we founded it
We found it
I never quite knew what that meant and I’m less sure now

And if the victors get all the words
Isn’t that what I’m doing now
It must be somebody’s else’s turn
But I find that I’m not done

Where I come from we all know everyone
It’s a lie that we tell
It protects us, deflects us
Cause if we don’t know who you are
Then you don’t belong

When I’m in the street sometimes I hear my name
And I think I’ve forgotten
Though I’ve never met them
As if I were something to say
Though I am rarely there

And if the victors get all the words
Isn’t that what I’m doing now
It must be somebody else’s turn
But I find that I’m not done

It seems there were lies
But I took them as true
I rejected the facts
I accepted the story
That there wasn’t anyone else
In our City on the Hill.

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from Until It's Beautiful, released September 2, 2015
Elizabeth: vocals, guitar, keys
Alexi: bass, drums, keys

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Combining the pop sensibility of Big Star and narrative observations of Jonathan Richman and Aimee Mann, Everything in Pen’s songs cover many topics---war criminals, sexism, and Dave Eggers--through her unique lens as an obsessive reader. She sings the things you won’t say aloud, of the foolishness, the hopefulness and the almost unbearable humanness of us all. ... more

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