Joseph Schwartz - The Hardest Truth of All Lyrics

Yeah, you marched on with your belief, so bold
Sang the tales that you were told
Clutched the dreams you thought you'd hold
But then the truth, it hit like cold
Your eyes, they opened wide, you see
The lies that kept you from being free
In the mirror, the reflection of a fool
Who built a castle on a broken rule
And I watched it crumble, watched it fall
I based it all on a lie, that's the hardest truth of all
Every choice, like a house of cards
Fell apart when life hit hard
And now, with every step, you tread
Unraveling threads of false hope you were fed
In the ashes, the shadow of a dream
Where the colours faded from what they seemed
And I saw the walls, how they cracked and how they called
Built on whispers of a lie, that unveiled the deepest fall
Yeah, we fall but we learn, start to yearn
For the truth 'neath the burn
As we rise from the tales, old fairytales
Shake off the dust, set the sails
So I rebuilt from the heart, piece by piece
Tore the illusions and found my release
Clear vision now with naivety shed
The tangled webs we weave, once full of dread
I faced the mirror, shattered illusions I'd own
Forged a strength from the fallacies I've outgrown
Now the castle's foundations are truly stone
I found my kingdom in truth, and it's mine alone