Written by Sage Francis and Mark Linkous

Lyrics by Sage Francis

LYRICS
You gotta love the lie
You gotta love the lie
Love life
Love God, girls and lies
I can’t hear you through those veneers
But you keep speaking through those pearly whites
Love the lie that you live if it gives love back
You ain’t gotta stay together for the kids
If you wanna disappear don’t announce it
Vanish in thin air and bounce quick
Fix the cow lick, slick your hair back
Ride the rhythm bare back, get stared at
Lady Godiva might have been an exhibitionist
I’m not here to judge voyeuristic fetishes
If nobody looked then it’s a closed book
You can put your hang ups on a coat hook
I’m from a puritanical land where they burn witches
I’m the result of a cult figure burning up with sickness
The cure never came, Jesus never helped
We were all to blame, got beatings with a belt
If I heard your name I’d retreat into myself
I won’t hurt your name, I’ll keep it to myself
With love life
Love God, girls and lies
I can’t hear you through those veneers
But you keep speaking through those pearly whites
No legacy to claim, no enemies to squelch
No chemical imbalance that can remedy itself
Pedestals for the parents, medicine is on the shelf
Put the trophy in the spotlight, watch as it melts
Metal would have survived, plastic is cheaper
Ran into the fire, she asked me to leave her
Did what I could with the wood and the flammables
Stood with the good little animals, ran with the bulls
Soot on my hands that were full, put the good book on the mantle
Burn baby burn, you can serve as a candle
Last thing I heard was her on the piano
Last thing I saw was her being herself
By beating herself to see if it could help
If I heard your name I’d retreat into myself
I won’t hurt your name, I’ll keep it to myself
With love life
Love God, girls and lies
I can’t hear you through those veneers
But you keep speaking through those pearly whites
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie
The cure never came, Jesus never helped
We were all to blame, got beatings with a belt
If I heard your name I’d retreat into myself
I won’t hurt your name, I’ll keep it to myself
No legacy to claim, no enemies to squelch
No chemical imbalance that can remedy itself
Pedestals for the parents, medicine is on the shelf
Put the trophy in the spotlight, watch as it melts
With love
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie
Love the lie

CREDITS
Sage Francis
Brian Deck
Jim Becker
Tim Rutili

PRODUCTION
Produced and mixed by Brian Deck
Recorded at Engine
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

RELEASES
Love The Lie
Sage Francis: Li(f)e
Sage Francis: The Best Of Times UK 12″ Single
Sage Francis: Love The Lie UK Promo CD Single
Love The Lie (Instrumental)
Sage Francis: The Best Of Times UK 12″ Single