Rising up like smoke from the podium
Casting shadows in the shape of a flame
Flattering words and succulent accusations
Feeding the appetite for someone to blame
Mendacity
This is a word we all should be learning
Mendacity
Now that we know that something is burning
Twisting and turning as it coils in the air
Call it mendacity
Counting up the lies surreal and unbelievable
Every one of them with a life of its own
Like fluttering birds all with their own intentions
They darken the earth wherever they've flown
Mendacity
This is a word we all should be learning
Mendacity
Now that we know that something is burning
Twisting and turning as it coils in the air
Call it mendacity
Puffing up with pride and fraudulent explanations
They powder his face and they pull at his grin
They call out his name in spite of the implications
And the gold dust glint that shines on his skin
Mendacity
This is a word we all should be learning
Mendacity
Now that we know that something is burning
Twisting and turning as it coils in the air
Call it mendacity
Mendacity
I said Mendacity
It's Called mendacity
Mendacity