FLATTER TO DECEIVE

Where was I when all this happened?
How did night and day get turned around?
Such amazing gracelessness
There’s something lost
For anything that’s found

Can’t pretend I understand the thinking
Wouldn’t want my common sense to leave
Can’t begin to see it through those eyes
Or serve the ones who flatter to deceive

Where was I when all this happened?
How did kindness become such a tease?
It’s not worth the looking back
When nothing stings
​Like happy memories

Can’t pretend I understand the thinking
Wouldn’t sell out something I believe
Can’t begin to see it through the eyes
That serve the ones who flatter to deceive

It’s a shame we choose to say
This is the best that we can do
The indifference leaves me shaken
All the same, we fight the proxy wars
That pit me against you
Get the feeling you’ve been taken?

Can’t pretend I understand the thinking
Wouldn’t wear the weakness on my sleeve
Can’t begin to see it through your eyes
You serve the ones who flatter to deceive