Beautiful Lies (Original)

Dreams, hard work, equality, kindness -
supported by these ideals,
people push others down
and end up hurting themselves.

These are the "beautiful lies"
everyone is taught at least once.

An English adaptation of the grunge rock song "Beautiful Lies",
exploring the contradictions of human nature
caught between ideals and reality.

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"Beautiful Lies"
Lyric: KISHI

It was a story from long ago
"Everyone can be number one"
That beautiful lie we learned back then
Then came the war to belong
"Together we'll all make it through"
Another beautiful lie came through

But reality kept breaking us down
Like a silent game of chairs, no sound
Your hand beside me kept me warm
It felt so kind, it kept me safe
Yet in the moment you pushed me down
You wore the sweetest, brightest smile

Covered in glitter, plated gold
Inside this world so cold, so cold
Raised by morals twisted and cruel
We hide behind fake plastic smiles
Wearing perfume that smells like rust
In this world corroded by distrust
Among the crowd that looks away
Holding hearts too weak to break away
Still walking between truth and lies

It's also a story far too near
"Winning or losing don't matter here"
That beautiful lie we all were fed
Then I kept painting over it instead
"We'll rise as one and all succeed"
Spreading beautiful lies like seeds

Before I knew it, I was dancing
Inside survival, always spinning
Even warmth that reached for me
Turned into hands that crushed someone
Only when I dragged them under
A smile was laughing deep inside

The plated lies won't peel away
In this world consumed each day
Telling myself it's all to survive
Stealing became the only way of life
The smell of rust will never fade
In this world drowning in the shade
My broken face in shattered glass
The face of someone beyond saving now
Still lost between the truth and lies

If I work hard, will dreams come true?
If I believe, will I break through?
Donations vanished, lost somewhere
Empty cries of saving earth
Come take my hand and smile again
With hands stained deep by beautiful lies

Seeds are sown with beautiful lies
In this world that never dies
Flowers bloom from beautiful lies
Never knowing they were deceived
Still spreading beautiful lies again
Soaked in all those beautiful lies
In this world that's breaking down
Hearts are screaming without a sound
We push others down, pretend not to see
Tomorrow beautiful lies will bloom

No escape from this...
No escape from this...