Tactical compliments Time honoured systems of touch Methods of self preservation To escape when it all gets too much These are the games that we play While we're waiting for the lie These are the games that we play While we're waiting for the lie Literal armament I'll stick to my stones We imagine the shape of the danger And decide that we're better off alone These are the things that we say While we're waiting for the lie These are the things that we say While we're waiting for the lie ♪ When you find that you've nowhere to hide We're all waiting for the lie The truth is so undignified We're all waiting for the lie We all carry the guilt We're all waiting for the lie When you know you'll be breaking their heart We're all waiting for the lie The deception is part of the art We're all waiting for the lie When it's time to apportion the blame We're all waiting for the lie The excuses will all be the same We're all waiting for the lie Whenever the government speaks We're all waiting for the lie Instead of the truth we should seek We're all waiting for the lie Whenever you open your mouth We're all waiting for the lie Without any shadow of doubt We're all waiting for the lie These are the things, the things that we say These are the things, the things that we say